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Reaching instant 27ms validation on Bitcoin will take 17 GPU years of compute power

Hazync’s developer reports millisecond verification for blocks 1 through 1,789, while the full-chain proving campaign remains unfinished.

Liam 'Akiba' Wright 55 mins ago · 5 min read

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Aligned Launches $ALIGN, the Native Token of Its Full Ethereum Stack

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BYDFi Joins Coinfest Asia 2026, Connecting with Institutions, Builders and Traders in Bali

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BNB Chain Launches BNB Agent Studio v2, Giving AI Agents the Ability to Earn

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BITmarkets Publishes New Study Ranking the Top 10 Athletes in Crypto Partnerships

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BTC / USD $77,090.55 1.54%

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Total market cap: $2.6T
24h volume: $147.57B
BTC dominance: 59.34%

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What price will Bitcoin hit in August? Outcome 75,000 66.5%

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Will Bitcoin hit $150k before 2027? Outcome by December 31, 2027 64.5%

64.5%

What price will Bitcoin hit in 2026? Outcome 80,000 88%

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What price will Ethereum hit in August?

85.5% 2,400

85.5%

Closes: Sep 1, 2026
Volume: $5.03M
Source: Polymarket

Culture

GTA 6 launch postponed again?

8.5% Yes

8.5%

Closes: Nov 19, 2026
Volume: $689.18K
Source: Polymarket

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Fed rate hike in 2026?

55.5% Yes

55.5%

Closes: Dec 9, 2026
Volume: $7.88M
Source: Polymarket

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What will Anthropic’s valuation hit by December 31?

96.9% $1.25T

96.9%

Closes: Jan 1, 2027
Volume: $3.99M
Source: Polymarket

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SEC proposes a path for crypto projects to raise $75 million and later end the token’s securities contract

The proposal would give crypto projects a federal roadmap for raising money and eventually leaving the investment contract behind.

By Andjela Radmilac · 8 hours ago

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Total market cap: $2.6T
24h volume: $147.57B
BTC dominance: 59.34%

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Key development: CLARITY Act: US Digital Asset Market Structure
Legal status: Passed
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4.8 /10 Crypto Exchanges

HTX

Poor HTX (formerly Huobi) is one of crypto's oldest exchanges, closely tied to Justin Sun, with a broad product range, weakened regulatory standing,... Read the full review

Pros

700+ assets with large books on majors
Full spot, margin, futures, and options stack

Cons

US users blocked, no US entity
Frozen funds after source-of-funds demands

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Last updated: Aug. 22, 2026

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SEC’s latest crypto rules only open a few of Wall Street’s ‘million doors’ – Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan

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Decentralization was the beginning. Call it onchain finance

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Fantium CEO Jonathan Ludwig says sports tokenization needs utility, alignment, and real access

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Aligned Launches $ALIGN, the Native Token of Its Full Ethereum Stack

BYDFi Joins Coinfest Asia 2026, Connecting with Institutions, Builders and Traders in Bali

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