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According to Libya's power company, part of the Harsha Power Station's units have halted operations following an explosion, according to disclosures from company sources.

According to Adam Back on August 15, Bitcoin's 21 million supply cap debate resurfaced this week after Peter Todd's case for permanent block rewards was revisited at the Bitcoin++ conference. Back characterizes the proposal as a false narrative designed to rally support for a change he views as dangerous. Todd argues that after new Bitcoin issuance ends around 2140, transaction fees alone may prove too volatile to secure the network. A small, permanent reward, he claims, would stabilize miner in

Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has launched pre-IPO perpetual contracts for Chinese robotics firm Unitree and artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI. The USDT-denominated contracts provide traders price exposure to these pre-IPO companies without ownership of underlying shares. Bybit said its TradFi perpetuals lineup has now grown to more than 200 products since launching in April, spanning equities, ETFs, commodities, indices and pre-IPO companies. Unitree received approval from China's

According to Al Arabiya, a Hamas delegation led by Khaled Khaya is heading to Cairo tonight for consultations.

According to The Information, Nvidia is in talks to invest $3 billion in SB Energy as part of an OpenAI data center project.

Cboe BZX Exchange recently filed a proposed rule change seeking U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approval to list 3x leveraged exchange-traded funds, including products tied to Bitcoin and Ether. The proposed lineup also includes 3x Gold, Silver, Crude Oil and Natural Gas ETFs, each designed to deliver three times the daily performance of its underlying asset through futures contracts. Volatility Shares LLC would sponsor the funds, which would be structured as commodity pools under CFTC o

According to Arabia TV, Houthi forces recently fired 4 ballistic missiles and 4 unmanned drones at residential areas in Marib, according to local authorities in the region.

According to Odaily and Bitcoin.com News, the BIP-110 fork separated from Bitcoin on August 8 at block height 961632 and has produced only 4 blocks in 7 days, with the Roughnecks mining pool accounting for all mined blocks. The fork chain remains at block height 961635. Supporters plan to switch the proof-of-work hash function from SHA-256 to Blake2b as early as September, requiring updates to block header verification and mining pool, wallet, and indexing tools. The fork coin lacks exchange lis

According to analyst Michaël van de Poppe, Chainlink (LINK) has exited its bear market, with the token trading at $9.35 on August 15, up 6.2% for the day. Van de Poppe expects the cryptocurrency to climb toward $11, citing higher highs and higher lows on the chart. LINK has surged 12.3% over the past seven days and holds a $6.97 billion market cap, ranking 17th.

According to Qatar's Foreign Ministry, Qatar invited an Iranian delegation in April to discuss details of rescue operations, but Iran has not yet responded to the invitation.

According to its latest 13F SEC filing, Harvard Management Company kept its BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) position unchanged at 3,044,612 shares worth $101.4 million as of June 30, 2026. The $15.6 million decrease in value reflected IBIT's price decline over the quarter, following a 43% reduction in holdings between September 2025 and Q1 2026. Harvard fully exited its Ethereum ETF position worth $86.8 million and now holds more in gold-related products ($171.2 million) than in bitcoin f

According to Bitcoin News posted on X, COLDCARD Mk3 users recently faced potential bitcoin theft risk following a security breach affecting the hardware wallet platform. Prince Filip, a Mk3 user, discovered the vulnerability during vacation when he learned that his entire bitcoin holdings could be compromised.

According to Israeli media, local authorities have notified residents of Upper Galilee that they will hear explosions overnight due to Israeli military operations in Lebanon.

According to Bloomberg, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee indicated on Friday, August 14, that the central bank should wait 3-4 months of improved inflation readings before considering further rate hikes. Goolsbee noted that while recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed encouraging signs with tariff and oil price impacts being absorbed, inflation remains elevated above the Fed's 2% target. He supported the Fed's decision to hold rates steady in July, citing inflation as the

According to Bloomberg, on Aug. 13, a Betterment survey revealed that 26% of Gen Z investors in the U.S. treat sports betting as a "deliberate, ongoing component" of their wealth plans. By contrast, only 14% of millennials, 6% of Gen X, and 1% of baby boomers view sports betting as a wealth-building tool. The online survey gathered responses from 1,000 U.S. retail investors. The finding aligns with a Northwestern Mutual study from March, which attributed the shift to housing unaffordability and

Gate News message, US Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net inflow of $6.1M on August 14. Bitwise's CEXB led the inflows with $6.1M, while ARKB experienced the largest outflow at $58.8M, followed by Fidelity's FBTC at $55.1M. Tracked ETF custody wallets moved 2,015 BTC (approximately $126.1M) during the period.

On Thursday's Clacton by-election, Nigel Farage won his seat back with 22,239 votes (63% of the vote), allowing a resumed parliamentary standards investigation into his failure to register a £5 million gift from cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards suspended its inquiry when Farage resigned as an MP in July; his electoral victory returned him to Parliament and triggered the probe's resumption. The investigation concerns whether Farage should

According to Bitcoin News on X, a long-term Bitcoin holder lost approximately $750,000 in BTC after depositing funds to an Australian exchange, with all assets withdrawn within 12 hours of the deposit. A friend of the victim revealed that hackers had compromised their Google account for around three months, gaining access to email and cloud-backed Google Authenticator credentials, and waited for the holder to deposit BTC before extracting the funds. The exchange approved the withdrawal request,

According to the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General, Iran's attack constitutes an unacceptable escalation and seriously violates international freedom of navigation.

According to Bitcoin News, a long-term Bitcoin holder lost approximately $750,000 in BTC within 12 hours of depositing funds to an Australian exchange after his Google account was compromised for about three months. According to his friend, the attacker gained access to his email and Google Authenticator backup credentials stored in cloud storage, then waited for the victim to deposit BTC before initiating the withdrawal. The exchange approved the attacker's withdrawal request, and the account h