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Three high-ranking Moscow police officers received lengthy prison sentences for stealing funds from customers of the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex. The Butyrsky District Court of Moscow issued its ruling on August 24, setting prison terms ranging from 12 to 14 years. The convicted individuals were Antonina Shakina, a senior investigator with the Investigative Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Renat Bakhtiev and Leonid Golubev, operational officers and senior interrogators w

The Bank of Russia reported 2,600 crypto wallet addresses whose owners it suspects of illegal activity. The addresses belong to legal entities, various projects, and individual entrepreneurs. Over their lifetimes, the wallets received cryptocurrency worth a total of about 1 billion rubles. The Central Bank added these 2,600 addresses to a specialized information system accessible to government agencies and law enforcement authorities. Banks and law enforcement agencies use the system to assess c

President and Chairman of the Management Board of the investment and financial group Finam Vladislav Kochetkov suggested that Russia faces the risk of developing a separate, isolated market for “tainted cryptocurrency,” detached from the international market. Kochetkov is referring to digital assets that have passed through addresses or platforms subject to international sanctions. In the expert’s view, such assets are considered toxic by foreign counterparties because their use entails high com

Bitcoin has surged more than 25% since last week, briefly reaching $81,000, driven by the U.S. Treasury’s plan to double its long-term Treasury buybacks to $4 billion per operation starting Sept. 9. According to a report published this week by Julio Moreno, head of research at on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, Bitcoin has historically entered a bull market only after breaking above its 365-day moving average, which is currently at $83,100. Two Major Drivers Behind Bitcoin’s 25% Weekly Gain Ac

The author of 《HUNTER×HUNTER》, Yoshihiro Togashi, stated in his end-of-issue comment in Issue 40 of 《Weekly Shonen JUMP》 that he had AI ghostwrite his comment. The original text was revealed by the X account HxH HQ on August 27. Previously, in July, Yoshihiro Togashi had asked in the end-of-issue column of several issues whether there was AI drawing software that could operate offline and help share the workload of producing 《HUNTER×HUNTER》 manuscripts. Issue 40 End-of-Issue Comment: Yoshihiro T

President Donald Trump hinted at potential sanctions on Chinese banks over Iran transactions, responding 'Who said I'm not?' when asked by reporters. The remark came two days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast on August 25, a sanctions expansion designating o

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix share buyback programs drove the 'Other Corporations' investor category to purchase over 1 trillion won daily for six consecutive trading days from August 20-27 on the Korean stock market, according to Korea Exchange data released on the 28th. The buying surge

Bain Capital invested $66 million in RQD Clearing as part of a $74 million funding round for the stock and options clearing firm. The investment came as the US options market grew 25% year-over-year to an average of 70 million contracts daily in July. Industry executives have warned that clearing ca

Strategy Inc., the firm formerly known as MicroStrategy, briefly ranked as the 10th-most actively traded equity in the United States on August 19, generating $4.4 billion in daily trading volume. The surge was driven by the company's Bitcoin treasury strategy, with the firm holding over 840,000

Cursor reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue faster than any software company on record, according to venture firm Andreessen Horowitz in August 2026. The AI coding tool, built by Anysphere, achieved this milestone despite competition from Microsoft's GitHub Copilot and Anthropic's

JPMorgan warned in a report published July 24 that global food prices face a 'compounding storm' driven by Middle East conflict and extreme weather patterns. The bank's report, titled 'Food Security is National Security,' projects global food inflation could reach approximately 5% on an annualized b

OpenAI has rolled out ads on ChatGPT for select plans in India, targeting free users and those on the 399 rupee ($4) per month 'Go' plan. The artificial intelligence company is implementing ads to maximize revenue ahead of its planned 2027 listing, with the ad feature already live in 38 countries in

Machi Big Brother (Huang Licheng) posted on X on August 26, citing a Taiwanese media report that claimed his “Futures Account multiplied 84x” and calling it fake news. According to records from the on-chain data tool Hyperbot, the perpetual-contract address had total net deposits of NT$841 million. Before ETH began rising on August 17, the account’s equity had fallen to just 1.4% of its net deposits, while realized profits over the following five trading days reached NT$295 million. Machi Big Br

President Donald Trump praised Nvidia Corp. and CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday following the company's Q2 earnings report, which showed revenue more than doubled to $96.2 billion and a forecast of 70% growth in fiscal 2028. Trump posted on Truth Social that such achievements are 'only possible in

OpenAI rolled out ads on ChatGPT for select plans in India, targeting free users and subscribers to the 399 rupee ($4) per month Go plan. The artificial intelligence company implemented advertising to support broader access through free and lower-cost tiers while maximizing revenue ahead of its plan

Hugging Face’s robotics team, Pollen Robotics, officially opened preorders for its second open-source robot, Microduck, on August 27. The early-bird price is $399 (excluding tax and shipping). It is available in four colors: cream white, graphite gray, lavender purple, and sky blue. Shipping is expected to begin before Christmas 2026, with the first wave shipped to North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Microduck Key Hardware Specifications: 25 Centimeters, 15 Motors (Source: YouTube) Ac

OpenAI rolled out ads on ChatGPT for free users and subscribers to the 399 rupee ($4) per month 'Go' plan in India, with self-serve ads launching Sept. 4. The artificial intelligence company aims to maximize revenue ahead of its planned 2027 listing, facing pressure to justify its $852 billion

Michael Burry thanked tech columnist Tae Kim after Kim praised the investor for making 'a killing' on Nvidia and Microsoft calls ahead of earnings in the past month. Burry's Nvidia calls gained 50% to 60% in less than a day following second-quarter results on Wednesday, while his Microsoft calls

Nvidia paused parts of a financing program for AI cloud companies last week, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter. The chipmaker's stock slipped 1% in after-hours trading Thursday following the report. The initiative, unveiled in early July, offered

Affirm Holdings Inc. (AFRM) shares jumped over 10% overnight late Thursday, heading toward early July highs, after the buy now, pay later firm's fourth-quarter results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The company posted revenue of $1.17 billion against consensus estimates of $1.11 billion and