Regulation Crypto Assets: Here is a Comparison to Reg A and Reg CF
The SEC proposed new Regulation Crypto Asset exemptions modeled after existing securities regulations Reg CF and Reg A. Reg CA allows issuers to raise capital through crypto assets using frameworks comparable to these two established exemptions.
Bitcoin Posts Biggest Week Since 2024 as Trump Pushes Senate on CLARITY Act
Bitcoin rose 22.6% in a single week, marking its largest seven-day gain since November 2024. The surge followed President Trump directing congressional lawmakers to pass the CLARITY Act during a White House meeting with crypto executives.
Apollo Global Management Hit by Social Engineering Attack and Data Breach
A social engineering attack gave unauthorized parties access to Apollo Global Management's cloud platforms between July 6 and July 10. The breach compromised certain information stored on those platforms, though specific details about the data affected were not disclosed.
Smart Money Helping Support Bitcoin Rebound, Says Pantera Capital
Bitcoin has experienced recent price surges, according to Pantera Capital's portfolio manager, who attributes the rebound to smart money support. The manager stated it is difficult not to be bullish given these recent price increases.
Hydrogel platform uses vitamin B2 and blue light to simplify living tissue models
A hydrogel platform using vitamin B2 and blue light enables researchers to create customized biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug discovery under cell-friendly conditions. The plug-and-play crosslinking technology allows incorporation of biological molecules including proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids into hydrogels.
Arsenal start title defence with comfortable win over Coventry
Arsenal defeated Coventry City 3-0 in their Premier League title defence opener at Emirates Stadium. Goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Odegaard secured the comfortable victory.
Climate change could triple the price of wheat
Climate change could triple wheat prices by simultaneously causing water shortages across major wheat-growing regions in North America, Europe, and Asia. These shortages would increase costs for bread, pasta, and breakfast cereals on supermarket shelves.
Anthropic Brings Claude Mythos 5 to Claude Security: Enterprise Teams Get Frontier Vulnerability Scanning Without Direct Model Access
Claude Security now runs on Claude Mythos 5 and scans GitHub repositories for vulnerabilities without requiring separate model access. The tool traces data flows across files and returns findings with CWE categories, confidence and severity ratings, plus suggested patches.
Complex odors prove easier to map than expected with machine learning
A machine learning model can map complex odors using chemical composition data, similar to how the Pantone system categorizes colors. The researchers found that odor perceptions cluster predictably based on molecular properties, enabling systematic comparison between different scents.
Laser-cut aluminum foil could replace costly terahertz polarizers
Researchers laser-cut aluminum foil to create wire-grid polarizers for terahertz experiments, replacing components that previously cost thousands of dollars each. The new method uses a simple technique to pattern the foil into the required optical device structure.
Utorg launches Utapp crypto wallet and card for iOS users, expanding its consumer product ecosystem
Utorg released Utapp, a self-custodial crypto wallet and card application for iOS users. The app allows users to buy, hold, send, swap, and spend cryptocurrency in one interface while supporting planned future wallet, card, and payment features.
Scientists map hair follicle formation in spacetime, advancing understanding of how organs develop
Scientists developed technology to capture 3D molecular snapshots of hundreds of developing hair follicles and reconstructed time to create stop-motion animations showing organ formation. The research, published in Cell, maps hair follicle development across both space and time at the molecular level.
AI Is Opening New Revenue Streams for Automakers
Automakers Ford and General Motors are developing AI assistants connected to vehicle data to generate ongoing revenue after purchase. These AI systems aim to maintain customer relationships and create new income streams beyond the initial vehicle sale.
Hudson River Trading Expands Partnership with CoreWeave for Advanced AI Infrastructure
Hudson River Trading secured a multi-billion-dollar multi-year agreement with CoreWeave to access specialized AI computing resources for developing trading research and machine learning models. The partnership provides the quantitative trading firm with advanced infrastructure to support next-generation algorithmic trading capabilities.
WhiteFiber Closes $310M Convertible Notes to Fund Data Center Expansion
WhiteFiber closed a $310 million convertible notes offering on August 21, 2026, netting approximately $298.5 million in proceeds. The company allocated roughly $180 million toward data center expansion after using $118.5 million to exchange existing convertible debt.
Legendary Investor Ray Dalio Touts Bitcoin — With Gold — To Hedge Against Incoming Debt Crisis
Ray Dalio stated that Bitcoin will perform well alongside gold as a hedge against government money printing and an incoming debt crisis. Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, recommends holding both assets to protect against currency devaluation.
Former JPMorgan COO Matt Zames to Advise Social Security Administration on Modernization
Matt Zames, former JPMorgan Chase COO, will serve as an unpaid advisor to the Social Security Administration starting August 24 to help modernize the agency. He will work alongside Frank Bisignano, another former JPMorgan colleague who is currently at the SSA.
TikTok to Pay $400 Million to Settle DOJ Child Privacy Case
TikTok and ByteDance will pay $400 million to settle a Justice Department lawsuit over collecting data on children in violation of online privacy law. The settlement resolves allegations from the Biden administration regarding unlawful data collection practices targeting minors on the platform.
Iron hydride enters an exotic state of matter under Earth's inner-core conditions
Researchers at Science Tokyo used laser-heated diamond-anvil cells to identify signatures of superionic iron hydride at Earth's inner-core pressure and temperature conditions. This exotic state of matter may exist in Earth's core, which is primarily composed of iron with small percentages of light elements.
Zcash Rally Extends to 40%: Can ZEC Hit $1,000 This Cycle?
Zcash's price rose approximately 40% over one week to reach around $675, with a 19% gain in the past 24 hours. Trading volume exceeded $1 billion as the cryptocurrency approached the $680-$700 resistance zone.
Apple cuts more than 200 jobs across Siri and Vision Pro
Apple is eliminating over 200 positions, with approximately 100 from Vision Pro operations and 100 from Siri and software teams, including the closure of the headset's gaming unit. The company stated it is realigning teams and will create new roles to replace some of these positions.
Aptera has found someone to build its solar car, and it is in Shanghai
Aptera partnered with Shanghai's Launch Design for a $44 million manufacturing programme covering tooling, testing, and pilot production, with Aptera paying two-thirds of costs. Aptera reported $10.1 million in cash and substantial doubt about continuing as a going concern in its latest filing.
NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, Air, Space
A total solar eclipse on August 12 darkened skies over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, briefly revealing the Sun's corona to observers in the path of totality with clear skies. NASA researchers and photographers documented the event from ground, air, and space vantage points.
Nvidia Pays $6 Billion to License Poolside AI Model-Development Software
Nvidia is paying $6 billion to license Poolside's Model Factory software for artificial intelligence model development. Nvidia will also hire 109 Poolside employees who worked on the company's open-source Laguna AI model.
Washington Goes All-In on Crypto: Trump Pushes Clarity, SEC Rules, and CFTC Warnings
Trump urged executives to pass a fair version of the Clarity Act while the CFTC threatened to write its own rules if the bill stalls. The SEC simultaneously advanced its first crypto fundraising framework, establishing a regulatory structure for digital asset fundraising activities.
Bitcoin Miners Had a $2 Billion Ghost Seller, Citadel Just Cleared It
A $1.99 billion Bitcoin miner position held by a collapsed fund was recently cleared by Citadel. The fund's book contained this substantial ghost seller position that Citadel has now mostly liquidated.
Bitcoin Has Its Best Week Since 2023 as Shortsellers Continue To Get Wiped Out
Bitcoin achieved its strongest weekly performance since 2023, with the price rising significantly. Short sellers betting against bitcoin experienced substantial losses during this period.
Anthropic Deploys Claude Mythos 5 in Security Tools, $35M Open-Source Fund
Claude Mythos 5, a cyber-capable model previously limited to vetted defenders since April 2026, now runs vulnerability scans in Claude Security for Enterprise customers. Anthropic committed $35 million in credits to a new open-source defense fund and plans to expand its Cyber Verification Program for broader access to Mythos-class models.
Webb Opens Treasure Chest
The James Webb Space Telescope captured an infrared image of a cometary globule called the "Treasure Chest" located in the Carina Nebula star-forming region on August 6, 2026. A cometary globule is an isolated cloud of gas and dust with a dense core.
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Four astronauts will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at a ceremony on August 28 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The recipients are NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, plus Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.