#️⃣ X shuts down its creator monetization program and replaces it with a new "Original Content Rewards Program," effective September 7.

Every existing creator must reapply starting September 8. Here's what changes:

- You now need 500K impressions from verified users in 90 days just to qualify.

- Only impressions from Premium subscribers count toward payouts.

- Content with a Community Note is automatically ineligible for earnings.

- Asking followers to like, reply, bookmark, follow or repost will get you removed from the program.

- Downloading and reuploading someone else's content is ineligible, even with attribution.

- Commentary and memes count as original only if they add "meaningful value" beyond what already exists.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 ELON MUSK HAS LOST $513 BILLION OF HIS FORTUNE OVER THE PAST 53 DAYS.

#️⃣ Michael Saylor hints Strategy may be buying more $BTC.

His message was simple: "Doing ₿usiness."

Strategy currently holds 842,138 $BTC worth $54.66 BILLION at an average cost of $75,653.

💬 BINANCE FOUNDER CZ AGREES THAT THE CRYPTO WINTER IS STILL GOING, BUT DISAGREES THAT CRYPTO IS DYING.

"2026 isn't over yet. Yes, Bitcoin $BTC is trading around $60,000, and the last time it traded at $60,000 after reaching $80,000, we called it a 'winter.'

But does that mean crypto will die? Absolutely not. I believe a supercycle will come."

☀️ CREATING AN ENTIRE GAME WITH AI IS NOW ALMOST FREE.

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 reportedly created a complete game from a single prompt in just 32 minutes, with the total generation cost coming to only $0.07.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 U.S. NATIONAL DEBT HAS OFFICIALLY SURPASSED $40 TRILLION.

Economists say the debt may never be fully paid down to zero. The only U.S. president who managed to completely eliminate the national debt was Andrew Jackson, in 1835.

He achieved this through three main measures: keeping federal spending low, generating significant revenue from high import tariffs, and actively selling government-owned land in the western United States.

#️⃣ 🇺🇸 Trump Media discloses holding 14,139 Bitcoin worth $905,000,000.

🥺 Oil surges toward $90 as competing US-Iran demands threaten a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

⏳ 🇺🇸 MARK ZUCKERBERG PREDICTS THAT AI WILL LEAD TO AN "ABUNDANCE OF JOBS" RATHER THAN MASS UNEMPLOYMENT.

💬 🇺🇸 ERIC TRUMP REMAINS CONFIDENT THAT $BTC WILL SURPASS $1 MILLION.

He also believes the fourth quarter of this year will be "incredible."

💬 🇺🇸 Elon Musk says we "will get flying cars."