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๐Ÿ“ฑ Nikita Bier Says X Trade Buttons Are Coming Soon

Nikita Bier said X trade buttons are coming soon, allowing users to trade tokens directly from their timelines.

"I literally built Cashtags, allowing people to add Solana and Ethereum charts directly into posts โ€” with trade buttons coming soon.

You can even paste contract addresses for newly minted tokens. There wasnโ€™t a single feature on X for crypto traders until I joined," โ€” Bier said.


He also pointed to U.S. Treasury bond buybacks, not X, as a driver of the rally.

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๐ŸŽ Apple Gears Up to Launch Its First New Mac Mini in Two Years

The new desktop will debut as soon as the coming days, potentially putting the unveiling ahead of a September event to introduce the next iPhones. Apple has tested versions with both the M5 and M6 generations of its processor line.

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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand Plans Overhaul of Market Laws to Speed Up Fraud Probes

Thailand plans to overhaul its securities laws to speed up investigations of financial crimes and tighten oversight of auditors and advisers.

The cabinet approved proposed amendments to four laws covering financial and capital markets and digital assets, the SEC Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon said. The changes would allow SEC officials to work alongside police in probes of serious market offenses.

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Franklin Templeton and Hashkey roll out U.S. tokenized money fund in Asia

Hong Kong regulated crypto exchange Hashkey has teamed up with financial giant Franklin Templeton to distribute its flagship tokenized money market fund, Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Liquidity Fund (grBENJI), to digital asset investors in Asia.

๐Ÿ”œ GrBENJI is designed to provide professional investors with access to a tokenized fund investing mainly in U.S. government money market products and U.S. dollar cash assets on the blockchain.

๐Ÿ”œ Franklin Templeton manages $1.8 trillion in assets globally across more than 35 countries. The fund uses blockchain infrastructure to provide investors with exposure to traditional money market instruments through a tokenized wrapper, or a blockchain-based token that represents a claim on the underlying asset.

The move reflects growing institutional demand for yield-generating instruments backed by real-world assets on regulated digital platforms. Tokenized U.S. Treasury and money market funds have grown 1,500% to $15 billion in the last two years, according to data source rwa.xyz. ๐Ÿš€

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil Slaps TikTok Owner With $30 Million Fine Over Data Use

Brazilโ€™s data protection regulator fined TikTok parent company ByteDance more than 153 million reais (nearly $30 million) because of alleged failures in the handling of personal data of children and teenagers.

The regulatory body said in its ruling that TikTok breached data privacy laws across both logged-in accounts and guest browsing sessions through the collection and processing of young usersโ€™ personal information without a valid legal basis or adequate safeguards.

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๐Ÿค‘ Stellarโ€™s Denelle Dixon weighs in on regulatory uncertainty in crypto

Stellar approaching $4 billion in RWAs on-chain, which would put it roughly alongside and potentially ahead of Solana by that measure. What does that what does a milestone like that represent to you? And what does that say about where the market is going?


So I love this stat, not just for the stat itself. The stat itself is great. But what I love is the trend line. If you think about how this started. So January, we were at a billion. We were at 2 billion a couple of months later, 3 billion in June, and now we're approaching 4 billion. So the trend line to me is way more important than the single stat itself.


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๐Ÿ–ฅ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Indian AI Data Center Firm Orders 9,000 Nvidia Vera Rubins

AM Intelligence, an Indian AI infrastructure company, has ordered 9,000 Nvidia Corp. Vera Rubin systems, seeking to become one of the first adopters of the advanced computing platform in Asia.

Servers equipped with the rack-scale systems are slated to come online next year in southern India, the Hyderabad-based company said. Customers include major cloud-service providers, AI labs and organizations aiming to develop homegrown Indian AI models.

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๐Ÿ•ต๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ Police arrests dozens of suspects in global cybercrime crackdown

Law enforcement agencies from 22 countries helped identify 263 suspects and arrested 58 individuals linked to cybercrime networks coordinated by African crime groups. The "Operation Jackal IV" international joint action targeted West African criminal networks between November 2025 and June 2026.

The operation also focused on disrupting the Black Axe cybercrime syndicate, known for its involvement in global-scale cyber-enabled financial fraud. Most commonly, Black Axe and similar criminal rings are targeting victims in romance scams, cryptocurrency and investment scams, or business email compromise fraud.

During Operation Jackal IV, Argentinian law officers made 17 arrests, and they linked 196 suspects to a major Crime-as-a-Service network that provided West African organized crime groups with web domains and money-laundering support.

South African authorities also arrested 39 individuals, blocked 257 bank accounts, and seized $2.67 million from a criminal syndicate that targeted retirees in English-speaking countries in investment and romance scams.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿค‘ RLUSD crossed $2B in market cap last week, with close to $1B issued on the XRP Ledger

Live since December 2024, built for real-world utility and designed for enterprise use cases.

RLUSD is just getting started. ๐Ÿš€

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿช Elon Musk Outlines Path to Kardashev Type II and III Civilizations

In posts on X, Musk explained that massive solar cell production, AI chips, millions of Optimus humanoid robots, and a Moon mass driver are key to reaching Kardashev Type II status, where civilizations tap their star's entire energy output, and eventually Type III for galactic scale.

He estimated one million Optimus robots plus one gigawatt of solar could create the first Von Neumann probe, a self-replicating machine that expands using local materials. The ideas blend SpaceX's Starship heavy-lift capabilities with Tesla's robotics, sparking talk of timelines like 7,000 flights for a megaton to orbit using a fleet of 35 vehicles.

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๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Starbase, Louisiana will be built to support thousands of Starship flights a year with missions launching to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond

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๐Ÿค‘ Checker integrates with Stellar to accelerate stablecoin adoption and settlement

As part of the Stellar network, Checker now supports cross-border transactions on the Stellar blockchain, expanding network coverage and reinforcing Checker's role as the access layer for financial institutions building products powered by stablecoins.

Stellar provides infrastructure for settlement and asset issuance, while Checker provides the on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure layer that connects stablecoins with local and international financial systems.

By connecting domestic payment rails to a blockchain purpose-built for payments, the partnership further reduces the friction traditionally associated with international transactions. Everyday use cases such as fintech operations, international payroll, and treasury management can now operate with the same speed and transparency as a local payment. ๐Ÿš€

"We share a vision of making everyday international payments more direct and predictable. We believe this new generation of infrastructure, combining stablecoins with modern blockchains like Stellar, has the potential to completely transform how money moves globally," โ€” Jack Chong, CEO at Checker.


Beyond payments, Stellar plays a key role in powering humanitarian aid and financial inclusion initiatives, aligning with Checker's recent commitment to support NGOs and charitable organizations through fee-free cross-border stablecoin transfers. ๐Ÿ’ธ

The partnership was originally published on August 18, 2026.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Treasury Announces the Quantum-Readiness Task Force

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Quantum-Readiness Task Force, following President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order 14412 establishing guidelines to strengthen cryptographic protections for America's sensitive data, critical infrastructure, and digital economy.

The Task Force supports the Administration's efforts to secure American innovation; strengthen supply chains; and ensure U.S. leadership in critical and emerging technologies. ๐Ÿ†

โ€œAmerica must lead in securing the technologies that power our economy,โ€ โ€” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. โ€œThis Task Force will help ensure our financial system remains strong, secure, and competitive as new technologies reshape the global landscape.โ€


โ—๏ธThe Quantum-Readiness Task Force is a public-private initiative to help accelerate the U.S. financial sectorโ€™s transition to quantum-safe technology in an orderly and operationally resilient manner, building on the G7 Cyber Expert Group roadmap for the transition to post-quantum cryptography.

๐ŸŸ The Task Force will operate through three workstreams: Sector Alignment & PQC Transition; Third-Party & Vendor Readiness; and Digital Assets and Emerging Technology Risk.

Quantum computing has the potential to transform science and technology, but it also poses a long-term cybersecurity challenge because future quantum systems could break many of the cryptographic tools that protect financial data, payment systems, digital identities, and market infrastructure.

๐ŸŸ The Task Force will bring together government, financial institutions, financial market infrastructures, technology providers, and other private-sector leaders to support coordinated preparation for quantum-related cyber risks.

Transitioning to post-quantum cryptography is essential to protecting U.S. economic security and strengthening the resilience of the financial system.
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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿฆ U.S. state banking associations plan to launch their own nationwide blockchain network

After a year of policy battles in Washington between bankers and the crypto sector, the banks' state associations have announced they intend to launch a new bank-run blockchain network to facilitate financial innovations, including smart payments, tokenized deposits and stablecoins.

Thirty-nine of the state banking associations signed on to the "BankChain Alliance" with an aim to build out the blockchain by next year, describing the project as "industry-owned, industry-designed and industry-governed."

It's "an unprecedented collaboration representing thousands of banks," โ€” said Kathy Kraninger, the head of the Florida Bankers Association and a former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.


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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ California Becomes Latest State to Approve Plug-in Solar

California is the latest US state and the largest market to pass a law allowing residents to install small plug-in solar systems on apartment balconies and in backyards to offset soaring electricity costs.

The bipartisan bill approved by the state legislature on Tuesday now goes to Governor Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to sign it into law. If he does enact the bill, California will become the ninth state to legalize plug-in solar since 2025.

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๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan eyes blockchain for instant stock, government bond settlement

Japan is preparing to set up a payment infrastructure to enable instantaneous settlement of โ€‹transactions in stocks and Japanese government bonds โ€Œusing blockchain technology. The Financial Services Agency, the Ministry of Finance, the Bank โ€‹of Japan and financial institutions will launch โ€‹a study group this summer and are โ expected to formulate a development plan around โ€‹the beginning of 2027 at the earliest.

The plan is expected to cover the design of the blockchain to be used, the division of โ€‹responsibilities among agencies and institutions, and a โ€‹road map for future work. Operations could begin within โ€Œa โ few years, with the system potentially up and running in the early 2030s, if the plans are formally approved. The instant โ€‹payment system โ€‹could also โ extend to international remittances.

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โš”๏ธ OpenAI Claims Its New Chips Can Outperform Nvidia Processors in Tests

OpenAI said that its new Jalapeno chips performed better than Nvidia Corp.โ€™s current lineup during testing, underscoring the companyโ€™s progress developing AI processors in-house. In the tests, the Jalapeno processor led in two categories: the amount of AI work it could handle per unit of power and its speed at returning responses.

"The results show a major advance: more intelligence from every watt and faster responses, delivering both higher throughput and lower latency in one architecture without sacrificing efficiency," โ€” OpenAI said.


The semiconductor was measured against Nvidiaโ€™s GB300, which was the leading option on the public benchmarking system used in the test, according to OpenAI chip chief Richard Ho.

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๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Google expands Gemini Enterprise AI platform for law firms, lawyers

The company said its Gemini Enterprise for Legal would help law firms use AI to manage routine and complex work to allow lawyers to focus on higher-value services, while keeping their data secure and confidential.

The new plug-in for Gemini Enterprise โ€‹includes integration with legal software and data platforms and a stable of AI agents that Google said can โ€‹handle specialized legal and administrative functions without significant human oversight. In addition to legal, Google said it was unveiling industry tools for the financial services sector and would later โ€‹roll out other industry-specific offerings.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿš˜ Honda Eyes US to Build Newest Factory

Honda Motor Co. is considering building a new plant in the US as it seeks to expand its lineup of gas-electric hybrids models from 2030, a senior executive at the Japanese carmaker said. The manufacturer plans to introduce 15 new hybrids by March 2030, primarily targeting North America.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Xi to Make First Egypt Trip in Decade, Attend Kyrgyzstan Summit

Xi will travel from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3 at the invitations of Egyptian leader Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. The Egypt stop will be Xiโ€™s first visit to the Middle Eastโ€™s most populous nation in 10 years.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ First Lady Melania Trumpโ€™s Fostering the Future initiative is expanding its network through a $2M donation from IndyCar & Fox Corporation to fund scholarships at Indiana & Purdue University

โ€œAmericaโ€™s greatest competitive advantage remains in its own people. Tomorrowโ€™s leaders are sitting in classrooms today, including those growing up in foster care. Their capability is no less remarkable,โ€ โ€” said Melania Trump.


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