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In brief The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer mentioned a Dacity Coin, and a previous leak of the game showed a mission requiring the protagonist to perform a stunt to pump the coin. Meme coin traders have now created a real-world, unofficial token and are pumping it as they hope Dacity Coin will be a big part of the upcoming game. Some believe that it'll just be a feature of some side missions, while others think it'll be a tradable in-game asset. The recent Grand Theft Auto 6 launch trailer briefly mentioned a "Dacity Coin," and crypto traders are speculating on how involved the apparent meme coin will be in-game. Some believe it'll feature in a few side missions, while others believe it'll be a fully tradeable in-game asset.

In response, crypto degens have created an unofficial Solana meme coin of the same name and pumped it to a peak market capitalization of $15 million. Traders say they are essentially gambling on the prominence of Dacity Coin in GTA 6, believing that if it is deeply integrated, it'll lead to bigger gains—despite the Solana token having no official ties to the game.

"I think there will be some missions related to Dacity Coin where [GTA 6 protagonist] Lucia will need to promote it to earn money," pseudonymous meme coin trader Nicstho told Decrypt. "This is the classic thesis."

This theory is corroborated by leaked gameplay of an apparent mission, released more than a week ago by notorious Rockstar hacker "Cyberleek." According to the GTA wiki, Lucia is asked to parachute as a stunt to attract investment to the Dacity Coin.

"Give them a show. They'll buy Dacity Coin before they even know what it is," someone tells Lucia on the phone during the mission, according to a leaked screenshot.

In the official launch trailer, a wing walker sets off a smoke bomb atop a plane plastered in Dacity Coin branding. This has led some traders to believe that the Dacity Coin could be featured in multiple missions, with the player tasked with performing crazy stunts to pump the token—just like real-world meme coin traders have done in the past.

Dacity Coin also appears to be connected to an in-game brand called AudaCity, with AudaCity featuring in both the leak and trailer alongside the coin. It appears that AudaCity is the company behind the Dacity Coin, per the GTA wiki.

Some traders believe that the meme coin will feature more heavily than just a couple of side missions. Nicstho said that the bull thesis is that Dacity Coin is an in-game currency that can be spent both in single-player and multiplayer, adding that would be "huge" for the real-world Solana token—despite there being no official link between the two.

"I guess you’ll be able to trade it like you trade stocks on GTA V," pseudonymous meme coin trader Corey Ape told Decrypt. "Just think the last GTA you could buy any of the stocks from the mission on the game, you can probably do the same here."

Myriad: Where does the CS2 knife index go next? Click to make your prediction.Corey Ape said that this is purely gut instinct, but it makes sense. In GTA V's single-player story mode, gamers could invest in stocks in an attempt to get rich quick—entire investment guides were created around this feature. Corey Ape believes it is only natural for an in-game meme coin to be tradable by gamers, after Rockstar set this precedent in the last game.

"Obviously the [real-world] coin hasn't been launched by Rockstar," Nicstho said. "They just want to mog memecoin traders."

As rumours and speculation continue to swirl, the real-world Solana token has soared. One trader has unrealized profits of $285,000 from just a $20,000 investment, according to trading platform Pump.fun. Though it's important to stress none of this is realized and it could sharply fall at any moment, as is the nature of meme coins.

A section of crypto traders are now eagerly awaiting GTA 6's November release, hoping it'll pump their bags.

Rockstar did not respond to Decrypt's request for comment.

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GTA 6 to Drain $1B From US Economy With Take-Two Expected to Bank the Same Amount

Rockstar Games nearly doubled its staff to 4,711 while building Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6). Parent Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) is still down substantially this year, a month before launch.

Bloomberg reports analysts expect about 40 million sales and $3 billion in revenue within four months of launch. However, TTWO closed Friday at $205.28, down 21.86% over 12 months.

Did Rockstar Fix Its Crunch Problem?Bloomberg News discussed the shift. Rockstar overhauled its production culture to curb excessive overtime. Even so, the studio could not avoid extra hours entirely, according to Bloomberg’s written report.

Headcount rose from 2,441 when Red Dead Redemption 2 launched in 2018 to 4,711 across 12 studios by August.

Meanwhile, GTA 6 took more than eight years and two delays, the second pushing launch to Nov. 19.

Rockstar believes that work could shorten development of its next major release.

Is GTA 6 Already Priced Into Take-Two?Take-Two guides to $8 billion to $8.2 billion in fiscal 2027 net bookings, its measure of digital and physical sales. It reiterated that outlook in August, citing the Nov. 19 launch.

Net bookings fell 3% to $1.39 billion in the June quarter, the first of its fiscal year. Still, GTA typically makes up less than 15% of quarterly revenue, GameSpot reports.

Rockstar also priced the standard edition at about $80, $20 above GTA V’s 2013 launch price, GameSpot reports.

StoneX analyst Mike Hickey keeps a Buy rating and $300 price target on TTWO. He ties the declines to online mode timing, slowing console sales, and early NBA 2K27 sales concerns.

Leak concerns persist, with a pseudonymous GTA 6 leaker threatening to spoil the ending if caught. Separately, Xbox denied reports of exclusive cloud streaming rights for GTA 6 this month.

Ultimately, Nov. 19 will show whether a larger Rockstar can turn eight years of work into the sales analysts expect. It will also test the studio’s belief that its next release could arrive sooner.

In brief AnyPS5 is an open-source, AI-powered project on GitHub that converts PS5 game executables into programs that run natively on PC. Speculators believe that the tool will allow users to get higher performance out of PS5 games by using high-powered PCs. Some gamers hope that the project will be able to run GTA VI on PC at launch, although Discord members warn there's likely to be roadblocks. Vibe coders are porting PlayStation 5 applications to Windows and Linux, leaving some users optimistic that the project will unlock better performance for PS5 games, and could even work for GTA 6 at launch.

AnyPS5 is an open-source, AI-powered project on GitHub that converts PS5 game executables into programs that run natively on PC, swapping Sony’s system libraries for its own version rather than emulating the console. A community-run tracker lists more than 180 PS5 titles that have been tried with the tool, but only a handful have been verified as playable.

An important distinction to make is that this is not an emulator and that games will be running natively on PC. As a result, some speculators believe that users will be able to get better performance from PS5 games by playing them on a high-powered PC.

"GTA 6 most likely will be able to run on your PC at launch, and [with] significantly higher frames than it would on your PS5," pseudonymous gaming content creator Schlayerr said on TikTok. "We live in a crazy time."

"Technically, this is feasible given the similarities between console and PC architectures, and AI can dramatically accelerate the reverse engineering work," Theodore Agranat, Director of Web3 at Gunzilla Games, the game studio behind battle royale Off the Grid, told Decrypt. However, he remained skeptical over whether they "can deliver the quality, performance, and fidelity players expect from AAA games at scale."

🚨 ANYPS5 SYSTEM LIBRARY SUPPORT JUST HIT 86%! 🤯🔥

Development has been FAST since Friday, and the library side is becoming the next phase to watch.

• 3,005 / 3,475 declared system functions implemented
• Overall system library support is now 86.47%
• libc: 99%
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— Chris Mizo (@MizoChris) October 12, 2026

The latest project update claims that 100% of the PS5 GPU shaders have been ported while 88% of the system libraries have been ported. Discord community members believe the final 12% for system libraries is likely to take a long time, especially as new system libraries are continuously being discovered.

In the Discord showcase channel, some users have shown off rudimentary demos of PS5 games on PC. One community developer reported running GTA 5 at 27 frames per second, or FPS, in the performance graphics mode. Others have reported getting 4 FPS on Epic Mickey, 25 FPS on Phasmophobia, and 60 FPS on Vampire Survivors. It's still a work in progress.

Still, in all of these examples, the games aren't fully playable due to the incomplete system library port as well as game-specific bugs being encountered.

A potential roadblock in playing GTA 6 on PC at launch is a mandatory firmware update, Discord members say. This is because the AnyPS5 project would need to overhaul its converted files to the latest update in order to get GTA 6 running. As such, there is likely to be a delay before the game is available on PC via AnyPS5.

"Firmware updates could create hurdles, particularly around DRM, but likely wouldn’t invalidate the entire approach," Agranat said.

A response to Sony's disc ban?AnyPS5 bans any form of piracy in its Discord server, meaning using the tool requires purchasing the game on the PlayStation Store. That said, there is nothing stopping an individual using AnyPS5 with a pirated copy of a video game.

Some PlayStation users have speculated that the movement is a response to Sony's plan to discontinue physical game discs.

"The reason this all happened is because Sony discontinued discs," pseudonymous gaming content creator The 1st Gamer said on TikTok. "They wanted to go digital, and they did, but just not on PS5."

Sony announced in July that it plans to stop producing physical discs at the start of 2028. The decision was met with major community backlash, including a petition called "Don't Kill the Disc" gaining over 385,000 signatures. Shawn Layden, a former PlayStation executive, called the move a "heavily spreadsheeted decision" and said it has damaged the company's reputation.

In August, Sony argued in a California court that purchasing a digital game in the PlayStation Store does not equate to ownership of it. Sony claimed its Terms of Service and the Software Product License Agreement explain this and that users should understand it as a fact.

"Even without Sony stopping physical discs, this was bound to happen with AI accelerating dev," Agrant said. "My hope is that projects like this push platform holders to offer the same flexibility themselves, but at a much higher standard," he told Decrypt, hoping for a future where Sony rolls out games on PC as well as console. "That would be a genuine win-win."

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Europol warns that crypto wallets are a key risk vector for quantum attacks, and recommends proactively advancing quantum-resistant migration.

Europol has released two reports urging the crypto industry and policymakers to proactively prepare for the threat of quantum computing. The EU law enforcement agency’s European Cybercrime Centre identified crypto wallets as a primary risk point for quantum threats: a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could derive private keys from exposed public keys, enabling unauthorized asset transfers. By contrast, hash functions that underpin blockchains and mining remain largely resistant to quantum attacks. The reports note that cryptocurrencies will not collapse due to quantum computing, but recommend a phased migration to post-quantum cryptography, alongside improvements to wallet security and key management. For wallets whose public keys are already publicly visible on-chain, the reports advise moving funds before an attack occurs. The reports also point out that standardized post-quantum signatures are 10 to 120 times larger than Bitcoin’s current ECDSA signatures, which could increase block space pressure, drive up transaction fees, and slow transaction confirmations. The second report focuses on the "collect now, decrypt later" risk: attackers gather encrypted data now to crack it once quantum technology matures. There is currently no clear evidence that this tactic has been systematically or widely deployed, though government communications and corporate confidential data are seen as the most likely targets.

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Senior Iranian official: The US and Iran have not held negotiations over the nuclear program, and the US's recognition of Iran's right to uranium enrichment is Tehran's red line.

An Iranian senior official told Reuters that no negotiations are underway between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program. The official noted that there are disagreements between the U.S.’s approach to Iran’s nuclear plans and Iran’s demands, adding that Washington must first meet Tehran’s conditions before nuclear issues can be discussed. The official emphasized that Iran will never abandon its right to uranium enrichment, though details of enrichment can be discussed at a later time. He also stated that U.S. recognition of Iran’s uranium enrichment rights is Tehran’s red line, and described remarks made by U.S. Vice President Vance regarding Iran’s nuclear program as the U.S.’s “ideas and demands.”

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Analysis: Overall Bitcoin buyers are still sitting on unrealized losses in 2025, with $88,000 emerging as a key resistance level.

Investors who bought Bitcoin in 2025 are the only annual buying cohort still holding an overall unrealized loss, with an average cost of roughly $88,000. Bitcoin hit $87,500 in September, then consolidated before falling back below $84,000 on Wednesday. As some more recent buyers may choose to sell once they break even, $88,000 could act as a key resistance level. Annual volume-weighted average cost (VWAP) has repeatedly functioned as either support or resistance in this cycle. Bitcoin rose to around $82,100 in May, hitting the average cost of the 2024 buying cohort and stalling, before dropping to $60,000 and only breaking that level in August. The 2023 buying cohort currently has an average cost of roughly $65,000, which largely acted as support during the 2026 bear market, though prices briefly dipped below it. The 2026 buying cohort’s average cost is around $73,500; since Bitcoin broke above that level in late August, most investors in this group have been in profit. The average cost of U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF holdings is roughly $82,300, with investors in these products only recently returning to overall profitability for the first time this year, and this level could serve as support during any further price pullbacks.

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NEAR co-founder: On-chain tools are reducing demand for centralized exchanges; near.com will expand its fiat and tokenized stock features.

NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin said at the 2026 Digital Assets Summit in Singapore that as on-chain tools expand, users no longer need centralized exchanges for many crypto activities. near.com has integrated cross-chain spot trading, tokenized stocks, yield products, and perpetual contracts into a single interface, and is advancing features including bank withdrawals, tax transaction records, and selective disclosure for confidential transactions. Polosukhin noted the platform will add more fiat-related functions. NEAR has partnered with Monerium to support users converting between euros in their bank accounts and EURe via IBAN, with the ultimate goal of enabling NEAR Intents to facilitate "any asset to any asset" swaps. After integrating Ondo Finance in September, near.com now offers tokenized stocks and plans to add equities from more global markets. He also stated: "AI is the front end, blockchain is the back end." NEAR's Agent Market extends intent models to natural language tasks, allowing users to describe their needs, and the platform will source agents capable of executing the tasks. Funds are held via a custodial mechanism and released after tasks are completed and verified.

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Jumper has announced the JUMP token sale allocation plan, with approximately 55% allocated to community wallets.

Multichain decentralized exchange (DEX) Jumper has unveiled the JUMP token sale allocation plan. The sale received subscription commitments totaling approximately $48.614 million from 9,690 participants—24 times the initial $2 million target—with the final accepted amount set at $3 million. The subscription commitments hit the $3 million hard cap just 18 minutes after the sale launched. Of the final allocation, $1.64 million (around 55% of total sales) is allocated to the community wallet, with weights primarily based on Jumper Loyalty Pass (JLP) tier and ranking, giving higher priority to long-term, deeply engaged users. The second-largest allocation category goes to strategic contributors, including angel investors, developers, traders, and content creators; an additional 5% of the allocation is reserved for Republic participants. The waitlist category covers the top 500 ranked participants, with rankings determined by a combination of Legion Score and referrals, with greater weight placed on the Legion Score. Existing Jumper users can boost their priority via waitlist ranking, but different weights are not additive—only the highest eligible tier applies. Jumper noted that it has combined long-term loyalty data and wallet linkage signals from Legion to filter out suspected Sybil participants.

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Solana Accelerate China will host events in four cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen, aiming to connect Eastern and Western talent and technology and empower cutting-edge technological innovation.

Solana Accelerate China, a high-profile tech innovation exchange gathering, will kick off in four Chinese cities starting October 16: Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Beijing. The event centers on cutting-edge technology infrastructure, AI and digital applications, and global product expertise, aiming to connect talent, technology, and capital between East and West, while driving the implementation and development of next-generation innovative applications. It will bring together outstanding developers and innovative teams from home and abroad, fostering deep integration between local innovation strengths and the international frontier ecosystem through cutting-edge sharing sessions and technical demos. Event website and registration link: https://solana.com/nl/accelerate/china

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A Maryland lottery player has claimed a $50,000 Pick 5 prize by playing the zip code from his old New York home.

The Columbia resident told lottery officials the digits were 11694 from his years in Queens, and his wife bought the ticket at Columbia Auto Care and Wash on Little Patuxent Parkway for the August 30th evening drawing, reports UPI.

He checked the results later that night and was shocked to see the win.

The winner says he told his wife right away.

“It really was something. I showed my wife and she made sure to check again to be sure.”

The couple plans to put new tires on her vehicle and fund a vacation next year.

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Auto-compounding yield puts your earnings back to work without extra transactions. For holders of ETH, BTC or stablecoins, a strong option is ether.fi Liquid vaults on KyberEarn, where the vault handles allocation and compounding while you hold a single position. ether.fi Liquid held over $450M in TVL at launch, and its three core vaults went live on KyberSwap on September 25, 2026.

This guide explains how auto-compounding works and what to look for in a place to earn it. It also shows how ether.fi Liquid vaults compare with other ways to earn on KyberEarn.

What Is Auto-Compounding Yield? Auto-compounding means your rewards are reinvested for you. When a position earns yield, that yield is added back to the principal, so the next round of earnings is calculated on a larger balance. Over time, this growth on top of growth is what separates compounding from simple interest.

Without automation, compounding takes work. You have to claim rewards, swap them into the right assets and redeposit, often paying gas each time. Many users compound less often than they should, or skip it on smaller positions because gas costs eat into the gain.

An auto-compounding product removes those steps. The strategy reinvests earnings inside the product itself, so your position grows without you signing extra transactions.

What Makes a Good Place to Earn Auto-Compounding Yield? The right place depends on your assets and how involved you want to be. Still, a few criteria help separate a solid option from a weak one. Before you deposit, check for:

Clear strategy scope: You should know which protocols and assets the strategy can use. Asset fit: The vault’s base asset should match the exposure you want, whether that’s ETH, BTC or dollars. Easy entry: Depositing with tokens you already hold saves separate swaps and extra transactions. Low added costs: Check whether the platform adds its own fee on top of the strategy. Flexible exits: Know how long withdrawals take and whether a faster route exists. Reward continuity: Points and partner rewards should still apply, however you enter. ether.fi Liquid vaults on KyberEarn meet each of these criteria. The sections below explain how.

How Do ether.fi Liquid Vaults Auto-Compound Your Yield? ether.fi Liquid vaults compound through the value of your vault share, not through extra reward tokens. When you deposit, you receive a yield-bearing vault token. As the strategy earns, the redemption value of each share rises, so your position grows in place with nothing to claim.

Behind the scenes, each vault spreads deposits across a set of DeFi positions and rebalances as markets move. One position can tap into several yield sources at once. Rewards are then compounded automatically as part of the strategy.

Guardrails are built into the design. Liquid USD, for example, runs on Veda’s vault architecture, where every rebalance must include a Merkle proof showing it only touches whitelisted protocols, assets and contract functions. This limits what a strategist can do with deposited funds.

Which ether.fi Liquid Vault Fits You? Three vaults are live on KyberEarn, each built around a different asset. All three run on Ethereum, so you can pick the one that matches the exposure you already want.

VaultStrategy focusChainSuited forLiquid ETHETH-focused DeFi strategiesEthereumETH holders who want to stay in ETHLiquid USDMarket-neutral stablecoin strategiesEthereumUsers who want dollar-denominated yieldLiquid BTCBTC-focused DeFi strategiesEthereumBTC holders looking for onchain yield Why Earn Auto-Compounding Yield Through KyberEarn? KyberEarn brings ether.fi’s strategies into the same DeFi platform where you already swap and provide liquidity. The vaults sit in Partner Vaults, a new KyberEarn section for yield strategies run by partner protocols, and ether.fi Liquid is the first integration.

Here’s what that means for you:

Deposit with what you hold: Use one or more of any token in your wallet. KyberSwap converts them into the vault’s asset during the deposit, so there’s no separate swap step. No KyberSwap fee: KyberSwap adds no platform fee on vault deposits. Keep your rewards: Deposits through KyberEarn still earn ether.fi points and partner rewards, just like depositing on ether.fi. One place to track: Monitor vault positions under My Vaults, alongside your other KyberEarn activity. Two exit routes: Withdraw instantly to any token through market liquidity, or take the native route, which usually takes about 3 days. For users who want DeFi yield without managing every position, this is a simple way in. You get ether.fi’s strategies with fewer steps and no added KyberSwap cost.

How Do Auto-Compounding Options Compare? Not every earning strategy compounds the same way. On KyberEarn, you can choose between hands-off vaults and more active liquidity positions. Vaults suit users who want to set and forget, while LP positions suit users who want to earn trading fees and manage price ranges.

For LPs, KyberEarn offers One-Click Compounding, which reinvests a position’s accrued fees back into its principal in a single transaction. It’s a middle ground between full automation and doing every step by hand.

ether.fi Liquid vaultLP with One-Click CompoundingLP with manual compoundingHow it compoundsAutomatically, through share valueYou trigger it, fees reinvested in one transactionYou claim, swap and redeposit yourselfYour effortLowMediumHighEarnings sourceVault strategy yield, plus ether.fi points and partner rewardsTrading fees, plus FairFlow or Merkl rewards in eligible poolsTrading fees, plus FairFlow or Merkl rewards in eligible poolsRange managementHandled by the vault strategyYou manage your price rangeYou manage your price rangeExit optionsInstant to any token, or native withdrawalZap Out, standard withdrawal or Smart ExitZap Out, standard withdrawal or Smart Exit What Risks Should You Know Before Depositing? Auto-compounding makes earning easier, but it doesn’t remove risk. Keep these points in mind before you commit funds:

Variable APY: Rates shift with market conditions and strategy performance. Treat any displayed APY as an estimate, not a promise. Conversion costs: Depositing with tokens other than the vault’s base asset involves swaps, which carry price impact and slippage. Instant exit pricing: The instant withdrawal uses market liquidity, so the amount you receive may differ from a native redeem. Protocol risk: Every vault carries smart contract, market, liquidity and third-party protocol risk. Review each vault’s details on KyberEarn before you deposit. Size your position based on how long you can leave funds in place.

How Can You Start Earning Auto-Compounding Yield? Getting started takes a few clicks. Head to KyberEarn on kyberswap.com, open Partner Vaults and choose Liquid ETH, Liquid USD or Liquid BTC. Deposit with the tokens you already hold, and let the vault handle allocation and compounding from there.

For a full walkthrough, read ether.fi Liquid Vaults Are Live on KyberEarn.

FAQ What is the difference between APR and APY? APR shows the yearly rate without compounding. APY includes the effect of compounding, so for the same base rate, APY is higher when earnings are reinvested more often. When comparing an auto-compounding vault with a position that pays claimable rewards, make sure you’re comparing the same metric.

How does a vault share token earn yield? When you deposit into an ether.fi Liquid vault, you receive a vault share token. Yield shows up in the share’s redemption value instead of being paid out as separate rewards, so there’s nothing to claim. If each share is worth more than one unit of the base asset, you’ll receive fewer shares than the tokens you deposited, which is expected and not a loss.

Is auto-compounding better than claiming rewards manually? Auto-compounding removes the need to claim, swap and redeposit, and it reinvests without you tracking the timing. Manual compounding gives you more control over when and where rewards go. The better choice depends on how active you want to be.

Who should use a vault instead of providing liquidity? Vaults suit users who want ETH, BTC or stablecoin yield without managing price ranges or rebalancing. LPing suits users who want to earn trading fees and are comfortable monitoring positions. KyberEarn supports both, so you can use each where it fits.

Is auto-compounding yield guaranteed? No. APY is variable and depends on market conditions and strategy performance. Vaults also carry smart contract, market, liquidity and third-party protocol risk.

Are there fees for depositing into ether.fi vaults on KyberSwap? KyberSwap adds no platform fee on vault deposits. If you deposit with tokens other than the vault’s base asset, the conversion swaps may carry price impact and slippage.

Insight Beating AI Flash News: OpenRouter has launched Jev Router, integrating the type-safe Jev into its model routing system. Before each request is dispatched, Jev evaluates task difficulty, precision requirements, and the adequacy of the current model and inference tier, then decides whether to keep the existing setup, boost inference intensity, or switch to another model. OpenRouter’s original Auto Router previously selected models based on task type: it first identifies the task category, then references seven days of usage data for similar requests to route. Jev Router goes a step further by assessing the specific difficulty of each individual round. For simple tasks, it can lower inference tiers; for complex ones, it increases reasoning effort. If the same model can still handle the task, it avoids switching unnecessarily. A critical practical factor here is context caching: when switching models during a long conversation, cached context typically cannot be reused, forcing the new model to reprocess the entire chat history. Jev Router accounts for this loss, only switching models if the expected benefit of the switch exceeds the switching cost, prioritizing retaining the same model whenever possible. OpenRouter’s internal testing shows that across four agent benchmarks totaling 423 tasks, Jev Router completed 237 tasks, compared to 130 for Auto Router—an ~82% increase in task completion. Additionally, in five other agent benchmarks, its median first-token latency was lower than that of other tested routers. Similar approaches have previously existed in the Jev community. For example, `gholtzap/jev-codex-model-and-effort-router` uses Jev to select models and inference tiers for Codex, then locks the entire thread to reuse caching; `Jev-Auto-Router` attempts to reselect models per call. OpenRouter has now integrated this approach directly into its official routing service.

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New developments extend BASIS across real-world asset and AI-native infrastructure while introducing automated reward restaking for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG participants

BASIS, the institutional-grade crypto yield and staking platform built on market-neutral execution infrastructure, is continuing to expand its institutional footprint with three new developments: an ecosystem partnership with XDC Network, a collaboration with Zypher DAO, and em-dash (Auto Earn an automated) reward restaking feature now live for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG participants.

Yield Infrastructure Meets Real-World Financial Infrastructure

BASIS and XDC Network have announced a new partnership exploring opportunities at the intersection of crypto yield, real-world assets (RWAs), and the broader on-chain economy. XDC Network is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain powering payments, trade finance, and real-world asset solutions.

By combining BASIS's market-neutral yield and staking infrastructure with XDC Network's high-throughput, enterprise-oriented blockchain, the two teams are exploring how disciplined yield execution can connect with real-world financial infrastructure from tokenized assets to trade-finance ecosystems.

Verifiable AI Meets Market-Neutral Yield

BASIS has also entered into a collaboration with Zypher DAO (Zypher Network), an AI and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) powered Web4 ecosystem building AI-native blockchain infrastructure and intelligent digital economies.

The collaboration brings together Zypher's verifiable AI and ZK capabilities with BASIS's market-neutral yield infrastructure, with both teams exploring new possibilities across intelligent finance, verifiable execution, and on-chain asset management.

Auto Earn Automates Reward Restaking

Separately, BASIS has launched Auto Earn, an automated process that restakes eligible unclaimed staking rewards into a user's existing position every Monday at 00:00 UTC.

Auto Earn touches accrued-but-unclaimed rewards only. It does not create a new position, add a new lock-up, reset the lock-up timer, or change the original maturity date or booster schedule. The feature is enabled by default, and users can turn it off or back on at any time in account settings. Full documentation is available at docs.basis.pro/economics-and-rewards/auto-earn.

About BASIS

BASIS is an institutional-grade crypto yield and staking platform for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG, where participants can earn rewards by staking their assets on basis.pro with rates following the platform's live Dynamic Reward Rate (DRR), which varies with market conditions and is not fixed or guaranteed. The platform executes market-neutral strategies designed to reduce directional exposure, with capital-preservation controls including risk constraints and circuit breakers embedded across its execution and operating framework. BASIS is operated by BASIS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD, a Seychelles-registered IBC (LEI: 254900IX2F2KCWNSSS64), under ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certified management systems, with execution research, systems modeling, and risk design contributed by Base58 Labs, a London-based independent research and engineering institution.

About XDC Network

XDC Network is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain powering payments, trade finance, and real-world asset solutions.

About Zypher Network (ZDAO)

Zypher Network (ZDAO) is an AI and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) powered Web4 ecosystem building the next generation of AI-native blockchain infrastructure and intelligent digital economies.

ContactEvan Sinclair
BASIS
[email protected]

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September 16th, 2026 – London, United Kingdom

New developments extend BASIS across real-world asset and AI-native infrastructure while introducing automated reward restaking for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG participants

BASIS, the institutional-grade crypto yield and staking platform built on market-neutral execution infrastructure, is continuing to expand its institutional footprint with three new developments: an ecosystem partnership with XDC Network, a collaboration with Zypher DAO, and em-dash (Auto Earn an automated) reward restaking feature now live for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG participants.

Yield Infrastructure Meets Real-World Financial Infrastructure

BASIS and XDC Network have announced a new partnership exploring opportunities at the intersection of crypto yield, real-world assets (RWAs), and the broader on-chain economy. XDC Network is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain powering payments, trade finance, and real-world asset solutions.

By combining BASIS’s market-neutral yield and staking infrastructure with XDC Network’s high-throughput, enterprise-oriented blockchain, the two teams are exploring how disciplined yield execution can connect with real-world financial infrastructure from tokenized assets to trade-finance ecosystems.

Verifiable AI Meets Market-Neutral Yield

BASIS has also entered into a collaboration with Zypher DAO (Zypher Network), an AI and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) powered Web4 ecosystem building AI-native blockchain infrastructure and intelligent digital economies.

The collaboration brings together Zypher’s verifiable AI and ZK capabilities with BASIS’s market-neutral yield infrastructure, with both teams exploring new possibilities across intelligent finance, verifiable execution, and on-chain asset management.

Auto Earn Automates Reward Restaking

Separately, BASIS has launched Auto Earn, an automated process that restakes eligible unclaimed staking rewards into a user’s existing position every Monday at 00:00 UTC.

Auto Earn touches accrued-but-unclaimed rewards only. It does not create a new position, add a new lock-up, reset the lock-up timer, or change the original maturity date or booster schedule. The feature is enabled by default, and users can turn it off or back on at any time in account settings. Full documentation is available at docs.basis.pro/economics-and-rewards/auto-earn.

About BASIS

BASIS is an institutional-grade crypto yield and staking platform for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG, where participants can earn rewards by staking their assets on basis.pro with rates following the platform’s live Dynamic Reward Rate (DRR), which varies with market conditions and is not fixed or guaranteed. The platform executes market-neutral strategies designed to reduce directional exposure, with capital-preservation controls including risk constraints and circuit breakers embedded across its execution and operating framework. BASIS is operated by BASIS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD, a Seychelles-registered IBC (LEI: 254900IX2F2KCWNSSS64), under ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certified management systems, with execution research, systems modeling, and risk design contributed by Base58 Labs, a London-based independent research and engineering institution.

About XDC Network

XDC Network is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain powering payments, trade finance, and real-world asset solutions.

About Zypher Network (ZDAO)

Zypher Network (ZDAO) is an AI and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) powered Web4 ecosystem building the next generation of AI-native blockchain infrastructure and intelligent digital economies.

Contact Evan Sinclair
BASIS
[email protected]

 

New developments extend BASIS across real-world asset and AI-native infrastructure while introducing automated reward restaking for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG participants

BASIS, the institutional-grade crypto yield and staking platform built on market-neutral execution infrastructure, is continuing to expand its institutional footprint with three new developments: an ecosystem partnership with XDC Network, a collaboration with Zypher DAO, and Auto Earn – an automated reward restaking feature now live for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG participants.

Yield Infrastructure Meets Real-World Financial InfrastructureBASIS and XDC Network have announced a new partnership exploring opportunities at the intersection of crypto yield, real-world assets (RWAs), and the broader on-chain economy. XDC Network is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain powering payments, trade finance, and real-world asset solutions.

By combining BASIS’s market-neutral yield and staking infrastructure with XDC Network’s high-throughput, enterprise-oriented blockchain, the two teams are exploring how disciplined yield execution can connect with real-world financial infrastructure from tokenized assets to trade-finance ecosystems.

Verifiable AI Meets Market-Neutral YieldBASIS has also entered into a collaboration with Zypher DAO (Zypher Network), an AI and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) powered Web4 ecosystem building AI-native blockchain infrastructure and intelligent digital economies.

The collaboration brings together Zypher’s verifiable AI and ZK capabilities with BASIS’s market-neutral yield infrastructure, with both teams exploring new possibilities across intelligent finance, verifiable execution, and on-chain asset management.

Auto Earn Automates Reward RestakingSeparately, BASIS has launched Auto Earn, an automated process that restakes eligible unclaimed staking rewards into a user’s existing position every Monday at 00:00 UTC.

Auto Earn touches accrued-but-unclaimed rewards only. It does not create a new position, add a new lock-up, reset the lock-up timer, or change the original maturity date or booster schedule. The feature is enabled by default, and users can turn it off or back on at any time in account settings. Full documentation is available at docs.basis.pro/economics-and-rewards/auto-earn.

About BASIS

BASIS is an institutional-grade crypto yield and staking platform for BTC, ETH, SOL, and PAXG, where participants can earn rewards by staking their assets on basis.pro with rates following the platform’s live Dynamic Reward Rate (DRR), which varies with market conditions and is not fixed or guaranteed. The platform executes market-neutral strategies designed to reduce directional exposure, with capital-preservation controls including risk constraints and circuit breakers embedded across its execution and operating framework.

BASIS is operated by BASIS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD, a Seychelles-registered IBC (LEI: 254900IX2F2KCWNSSS64), under ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018 certified management systems, with execution research, systems modeling, and risk design contributed by Base58 Labs, a London-based independent research and engineering institution.

About XDC Network

XDC Network is an EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain powering payments, trade finance, and real-world asset solutions.

About Zypher Network (ZDAO)

Zypher Network (ZDAO) is an AI and Zero-Knowledge (ZK) powered Web4 ecosystem building the next generation of AI-native blockchain infrastructure and intelligent digital economies.

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For years, crypto tried to make games more financial.

The next opportunity may be the opposite: make the creator economy around great games more efficient.

Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for November 19, 2026, and the release is already one of the largest attention events in gaming. But the economic story will not stop at software sales. A blockbuster game now creates a second market around itself: livestreams, reaction videos, guides, edits, memes, roleplay, commentary, Discord communities, sponsorships and thousands of independent creators competing for attention.

That matters to crypto because the creator economy has started to look less like a social-media side hustle and more like a financial market.

Creators are becoming small media companies. Brands are buying distribution from them. Platforms are underwriting future earnings. Payment providers are competing to move creator revenue across borders.

The interesting question is no longer whether creators can make money online. It is who builds the infrastructure that connects attention to money.

GTA 6 arrives into an influencer economy that already thinks like a market Table of Contents

Influencer marketing used to be simple enough to describe: a brand paid a creator for a post.

That model still exists, but the machinery around it is becoming more sophisticated. Campaigns now involve creator discovery, briefs, approval workflows, disclosure rules, audience quality, performance tracking, usage rights, payment terms and repeat relationships.

The creator is no longer just a distribution endpoint. The creator is an operating business.

That shift is visible in finance. In early September 2026, CreatorFi said it had secured up to $45 million in financing commitments for creator-led businesses. Its model advances capital against projected earnings from platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Spotify and Roblox. The larger implication is that creator cash flow is increasingly being treated as something measurable and financeable.

Now add a launch like GTA 6.

The game can create enormous demand for sponsored content without Rockstar having anything to do with those sponsorships. Hardware brands, gaming accessories, streaming tools, communities, crypto projects and consumer products can all want access to the audiences forming around the release.

The challenge is turning that demand into an organized market.

The real bottleneck is coordination and payment There will be no shortage of GTA 6 content.

The shortage will be reliable systems that answer basic commercial questions. Which creators fit a campaign? What should they make? How is the work reviewed? How does a sponsor know the content is authentic? Who gets paid, how quickly and in what currency?

Those questions are less exciting than game trailers or token launches. They are also where real businesses get built.

Traditional influencer marketing platforms solve some of the coordination problem, but payments remain fragmented. Creators may earn from platforms, sponsors, affiliates, subscriptions and communities while dealing with different payout schedules, currencies and intermediaries.

Crypto payments become more interesting when they disappear into that background.

In April 2026, Meta began offering USDC payouts to select creators in Colombia and the Philippines through Stripe, with supported wallets on Solana and Polygon. Meta did not need to launch a new social token. The underlying content business stayed the same. Only the payment rail changed.

That is a more mature crypto proposition.

Stablecoins solve the boring part—and that is the point Stablecoin payments have become one of crypto’s strongest real-world narratives because the value proposition is easy to understand.

A dollar-denominated asset can move across blockchain networks without waiting for conventional international settlement. A creator or business can receive value to a compatible wallet, hold it, transfer it or convert it depending on available services and local rules.

The user does not have to care about “Web3.” They care that the money arrived.

That is why stablecoin payment infrastructure continues attracting investment. Diameter Pay raised $10 million in September after saying it had processed more than $10 billion in payment volume during 2026, serving financial institutions with dollar accounts, payments and stablecoin on- and off-ramps.

The lesson for the creator economy is straightforward: crypto becomes more useful when it is infrastructure instead of the pitch.

A gaming creator should not need to become a token analyst to complete a campaign. A sponsor should not need to design a blockchain economy to pay creators. The technology earns its place when it reduces friction in a workflow people already understand.

Sponsored content needs more than a wallet Payments alone do not create a functioning creator marketplace.

A wallet cannot tell a brand which creator is trustworthy. A stablecoin cannot determine whether a submission followed a brief. Fast settlement does not solve fake engagement, campaign eligibility or quality control.

The market needs a coordination layer: structured campaign briefs, creator reputation, submission review, eligibility rules, reward pools and a persistent record of participation.

That combination is more powerful than any single payment method because it creates a repeatable path from advertiser intent to creator output.

The game supplies attention. Creators turn attention into media. Brands buy access to that media. A network coordinates the transaction.

Crypto can then support rewards, payments, access or economic participation underneath that system without pretending to be part of GTA 6 itself.

Wanted Network is building around that coordination gap Wanted Network is one example of a platform designed around this model.

It is an independent creator campaign network starting with gaming and is not affiliated with Rockstar Games or Take-Two Interactive. Its current Missions use structured creator briefs, submission requirements and review to onboard creators and test participation. Approved activity can contribute to Heat, the platform’s creator reputation score, while Mission-specific rules determine eligibility and rewards.

That current layer is distinct from the planned commercial layer.

Wanted Network’s whitepaper describes Sponsored Missions as externally funded creator campaigns in which advertisers fund structured briefs for the network. Those campaigns are intended to connect advertiser demand with eligible creator work rather than automatically paying everyone who submits content.

The project also separates reputation from token utility.

Heat is intended to support ranking, reputation and eligibility. WNTD is the planned Solana SPL utility token for creator rewards, access, platform tools and broader ecosystem participation as those functions become available.

The platform does not need WNTD to exist inside GTA 6. It is trying to build an economic layer around creators and campaigns that form around major gaming attention cycles.

The bigger bet: creator marketplaces become financial infrastructure The first era of the creator economy was about distribution.

The next era may be about infrastructure.

Creators already know how to make content. Brands already know they want attention. The missing layer is increasingly everything between those two points: discovery, trust, campaign execution, reputation, payment and repeat commercial relationships.

GTA 6 could make that gap unusually visible because the attention wave will be enormous and the creator supply will be global.

If that happens, the winners may not be the companies trying to force crypto into the game.

They may be the companies that make it easier for creators to turn cultural attention into structured commercial opportunity—and make the payment layer feel almost invisible.

That would be a quieter crypto revolution than the industry is used to.

It may also be a much more useful one.

Explore Wanted Network Website: https://wantednetwork.io

Whitepaper: https://wanted-network.gitbook.io/wanted-network-docs

X: https://x.com/Wanted_Network

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The blockchain trail shows that Cyberleek did not need to sell the bulk of the original liquidity to profit. 

The GTA 6 hacker, responsible for the Cyberleek coin, has cashed out about $350k, entirely from LP fees. They have washed funds through a variety of OTC providers

This is the first hacker that I've ever seen make money solely on liquidity provision (versus dumping a token) https://t.co/5czgluVKBn pic.twitter.com/ABzjSjYAed

— Conor (@jconorgrogan) September 1, 2026 Instead, the leaker appears to have designed an incentive loop in which the GTA VI footage generated attention, attention generated trading volume, and trading volume generated fees. 

Anonymous GTA VI clipsEarlier this year, an account using the name Cyberleek began distributing previously unseen Grand Theft Auto VI footage online. 

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The first clips showed relatively mundane gameplay involving Jason. Other clips followed, displaying elements of driving, combat, NPC interactions and so on. 

Rockstar had tightly controlled GTA VI's official marketing campaign with its plan to release an "Extended Look" presentation scheduled for late August. 

Cyberleek began releasing material from what appeared to be an in-development build just days before Rockstar's planned presentation.

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Blockchain researchers have traced the CYBERLEEK token's launch to Aug. 15.

The identity of the person controlling those wallets also remains unproven publicly.

Once the fee withdrawal became public, CYBERLEEK's price suffered a sharp decline.

Rockstar publicly acknowledged the leaks on Aug. 26. The gaming giant described the situation as "heartbreaking". 

The company filed DMCA subpoena applications seeking identifying information from Microsoft and Discord,

For now, Cyberleek remains an alias, not a confirmed identity. 

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Federal Reserve Chair Warsh attended the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.” He stated that recent inflation data does not perfectly reflect underlying inflation. Any central bank would be pleased when data moves in the right direction. In the short term, AI investment is beneficial for employment. During this period, AI will trigger disruptive changes. AI investment could be very good for jobs because we are building infrastructure. It is inappropriate to prejudge the content of a meeting without factual basis. I strictly comply with and exceed my ethical agreements, having sold or soon to fully sell assets acquired before I became Fed Chair. I have converted investments into cash equivalents and short-term Treasuries. He expects AI to push up observable price levels in the next 12 months, and whether AI leads to inflation depends on the Fed. He believes AI is a long-term job creator, though it may bring disruptive impacts. Regarding the short-term impact of AI, I cannot guarantee no job disruption, nor can I provide reassurance on employment. The price surge triggered by AI is real and I don’t want to downplay it. I would rather see companies invest than buy back stock. Corporate capital investment contributes tremendously to GDP, and I expect this trend to continue.

Perpetual DEX OSTIUM on Arbitrum Suspected of Being Hacked, Losing Approximately $18 Million

Security team Blockaid monitoring shows that the perpetual contract DEX Ostium Vault on Arbitrum is suspected to have been attacked. The attacker used a registered PriceUpKeep forwarding contract and authorized oracle reports with "pre-signed future times" to artificially create fake trading profits, triggering a loss of approximately 18 million USDC from the vault.

Chun Wang Transfers Around 4,950 ETH to Binance After Unstaking via Lido

Chun Wang (王纯) transferred approximately 4,950 ETH (around $9.53 million) to a Binance address 0xf42b…2b51 after completing ETH unstaking through Lido and unwrapping WETH.

Ostium Suspends All Trading to Investigate OLP Vault Issue

The Ostium project team stated that it has noticed issues related to the OLP Vault and has suspended all trading on the platform. The team is investigating the cause of the incident. Earlier, security firm Blockaid pointed out that Ostium’s vault on Arbitrum was suspected of being exploited, with the attacker creating fake profits through oracle and contract logic, draining approximately 18 million USDC from the vault.

Anthropic Plans to Launch IPO Roadshow, Potentially Listing as Early as October

Claude chatbot developer Anthropic is planning pre-IPO investor meetings with underwriting banks in preparation for a potential large listing. Sources said the lead underwriters are arranging roadshow communications in the coming weeks, and Anthropic is considering launching an initial public offering on the U.S. stock market as early as October.

Summer.fi to Shut Down Operations After Protocol Exploit, Frontend Available Until August 31

According to the Summer.fi blog, due to the Lazy Summer Protocol being attacked on July 6, the team announced it will shut down Summer.fi and the Labs company behind it. The attacker manipulated the share prices of two USDC Vaults on Ethereum mainnet, stealing approximately $6.04 million in deposits in a single transaction, causing significant losses to the protocol and the team’s own funds and depleting operating capital. Against the backdrop of DeFi being under pressure following the Stream Finance incident in October 2025, the team stated there is no viable restructuring path and will keep the Summer.fi frontend available until August 31. The future development of Lazy Summer Protocol will be decided by the Lazy Summer DAO, which is advancing the process to restore full Vault withdrawals and redemptions; the official support email and Discord will remain open until the end of August.

SpaceXAI Open-Sources Its Coding Agent and Terminal User Interface Grok Build

SpaceXAI announced the open-sourcing of its coding agent and terminal user interface Grok Build, with the source code now available on GitHub. The open-sourced content includes modules such as the agent loop, tool system, terminal UI rendering, and extension systems (skills, plugins, hooks, MCP servers, and sub-agents). Grok Build now supports fully local-first operation, allowing users to compile it themselves and point it to a local inference instance, driven by a config.toml configuration file.

SpaceX Stock Price Falls Below $135 IPO Price for the First Time

According to Bybit market data, SpaceX’s stock price fell for the fourth consecutive trading day on Wednesday, briefly dipping below the $135 per share IPO price intraday, marking the first time since its listing. The stock fell about 0.60% on Wednesday to close at $135.27 per share. During its first month of trading, SpaceX shares reached an all-time high of $225.64.

Fed Beige Book: Most Districts Saw Slight to Modest Growth, Prices Rose Moderately Overall

The Fed’s Beige Book showed that from late May through June, economic activity expanded at a slight to modest pace in 11 of the 12 Federal Reserve districts, while one district reported no change in activity. Prices overall rose moderately; among the 12 Fed districts, 9 reported moderate price increases, 2 saw stronger increases, and 1 saw smaller increases, with the overall pace of increase holding steady or slowing compared to the prior period. Employment overall increased, with five districts experiencing modest, moderate, or solid employment gains, while seven saw little or no change. Businesses surveyed generally expect the economy to continue expanding in the coming months, but several districts noted high uncertainty regarding the outlook for fuel costs.

Fed Governor Cook: Prepared to Act if Inflation Does Not Cool Soon

Fed Governor Cook stated that there are reasons to believe inflation will continue to cool, but tariffs, the Middle East conflict, and AI investment could keep price pressures persistent; it is prudent to wait for further disinflation over a period, and if inflation is not seen cooling in the near term, she is prepared to act.

Crypto Clearing Firm Glacis Labs Closes $6.8 Million Seed Round With Participation From Franklin Templeton

Glacis Labs, the startup behind the crypto clearing platform ZeroDelta, closed a $6.8 million seed round led by Lightspeed Faction, with participation from Franklin Templeton, Coinbase Ventures, A.GAIN, Protein Capital, and Techni Ventures. The funding structure is equity plus token warrants, with the valuation undisclosed. Founded in January 2024, Glacis has developed the ZeroDelta multi-chain clearing platform, which reduces counterparty risk by matching, netting, and settling cross-chain digital asset transfers. ZeroDelta currently supports USDC, USDT, and USDe, with plans to expand into tokenized securities, RWAs, and forex. Glacis generates revenue by charging fees on clearing volumes, having processed over $1 billion in volume with an annualized run rate of $1.5 billion. The team currently has 10 members and plans to expand its engineering, compliance, and marketing teams.

Coinbase Executive Jesse Pollak Steps Down as Head of Base Applications, Cobie Takes Over

Coinbase executive and Base blockchain founder Jesse Pollak posted on X, announcing he will no longer lead the Base applications team, with Cobie (Jordan Fish) taking over. Pollak acknowledged that Base’s previous bets on social and creator features largely fell flat — Farcaster was sold, Zora shifted to Solana, and most creator token investors lost money. Pollak described Q1 2026 as hitting “like a punch,” noting that the focus on social features caused Base to fall behind in key areas such as trading, stablecoin payments, and AI agents. He will shift to Base chain infrastructure, aiming to “make Base the blockchain for global finance and committed to becoming the core platform for global money settlement over the coming century.” Cobie joined Coinbase last year after Coinbase acquired his ICO launchpad Echo for approximately $375 million in cash and stock. Previous reports indicated that the Coinbase CEO publicly admitted the failure of the Base creator token strategy.

Arthur Hayes Suspected of Accumulating 1,293 ETH via OTC Transactions, Worth Around $2.48 Million

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is suspected of accumulating ETH through over-the-counter transactions. The first involved sending 1.25 million USDC to Galaxy Digital and receiving 646.33 ETH ($1.24 million); the second was completed through FalconX, receiving 646.93 ETH ($1.24 million). The two transactions total approximately 1,293 ETH, worth about $2.48 million. The relevant addresses have been publicly disclosed.

Strategy CEO: The Company Will Not Stop Buying Bitcoin, Only Needs to Worry About Debt if BTC Falls Below $10,000

Strategy President and CEO Phong Le said in an interview with Bloomberg Television that the company will not stop buying Bitcoin, and "the goal for the foreseeable future is to be the largest Bitcoin buyer." He noted that debt risks would only need to be considered if Bitcoin fell to around $8,000–$10,000, and the company is currently "very comfortable" with its balance sheet. Le said that the recent sale of over $215 million worth of Bitcoin and the increase of cash reserves to $3 billion were in response to preferred stock shareholders' demand for short-term liquidity and to demonstrate the liquidity of the company's Bitcoin holdings. Once STRC returns to its $100 par value, the company will issue more preferred stock to purchase Bitcoin. Strategy's price-to-book ratio has rebounded from below 1 to around 1.02, with BTC currently trading near $65,000.

Trump to Attend Key Thursday White House Meeting on Clarity Act Ethics Provisions

Ethics concerns will take center stage at a Thursday afternoon meeting with President Trump, a small group of lawmakers and White House staff, as legislators try to resolve the ethics provisions in the Clarity Act. Solana Policy Institute President Kristin Smith said the meeting is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. local time Thursday and will include Republican Senators Bernie Moreno and Cynthia Lummis, senior White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. The meeting comes as lawmakers have been negotiating the ethics provisions to address legislative concerns over Trump and his family’s crypto ventures. Smith described the meeting as “critical” for the Clarity Act’s passage and expressed hope of securing Trump’s approval on the ethics language. Crypto industry sources said progress hinges on the Thursday meeting and that “Trump’s personal attendance is a big deal.” Senate Majority Leader Thune aims to bring the bill to a full floor vote before the August recess, with updated text expected to be released this week.

BlackRock CFO: Firm’s Long-Term Goal Is to Offer Crypto Assets and All Types of Traditional Assets Within Digital Wallets

BlackRock CFO Martin Small laid out a vision for the convergence of crypto and traditional finance on an earnings call, stating the long-term goal is to make BlackRock products natively available where investors hold digital assets. “Investors won’t have to leave their digital wallets to efficiently allocate to crypto assets, stablecoins, and long-term equities and bonds,” Small said. The firm also seeks to eventually offer tokenized treasury funds, iShares ETFs and private market products, calling tokenization and crypto a “purely organic growth opportunity.” Despite digital assets under management falling to $49 billion in the second quarter (down roughly 40% year-over-year) amid the market downturn, BlackRock reaffirmed its $500 million revenue target for crypto-related businesses by 2030. Shares of the company rose more than 7% in early trading after the earnings release. BlackRock manages the world’s largest spot Bitcoin ETF, with approximately $60 billion in AUM.

A Whale Bought and Withdrew 21,300 ETH Worth About $40.95 Million From Fidelity Custody

Another whale is accumulating ETH, buying and withdrawing 21,300 ETH ($40.95 million) from Fidelity Custody to a new wallet.

PeckShield: Ostium’s Public OLP Vault Drained of Approximately 24 Million USDC

Ostium’s public OLP vault has been drained of approximately 24 million USDC. The attacker swapped the funds for 12,080 ETH and has deposited 10,540 ETH into Tornado Cash. The attacker initially funded the wallet address with 1 ETH each via ChangeNow and Bybit as seed funds.

Tether Invests $20 Million in Argentine Digital Bank Ualá to Expand Latin American Footprint

Tether invested $20 million in Argentine digital bank Ualá as part of the $197 million funding round Ualá announced in March. Ualá plans to use the capital to accelerate its expansion in Argentina, Mexico and Colombia. Ualá founder and CEO Pierpaolo Barbieri said that due to the regulatory environment in Argentina and Mexico, the platform will not integrate the USDT stablecoin in the short term, and Tether is participating solely as a financial investor. Ualá has 11 million customers and is valued at $3.2 billion after this round, and plans to accelerate expansion in Mexico.

ORANGE JUICE Raises $40 Million to Build a Permanent Capital Holding Company Backed by Bitcoin Reserves

ORANGE JUICE announced it has closed $40 million in financing to establish a permanent capital holding company backed by bitcoin reserves. The company was co-founded by ego death capital partners Jeff Booth, Lyn Alden, Nico Lechuga and Andi Pitt, among others, with Grupo Salinas founder Ricardo Salinas participating as an anchor investor. ORANGE JUICE is not constrained by fund lifecycles or resale pressure, allowing it to focus on the long-term development of its portfolio companies, and plans to pursue a public listing in the future. The firm will initially acquire stable cash-generating businesses with annual cash flows of $1 million to $10 million; acquired companies will retain their brand identities, and founders can choose to retire, stay on, or gradually transition. Cash generated by operations will be reinvested into acquisitions or bitcoin reserves.

A Whale Withdrew 30,000 ETH From Coinbase Prime and Distributed Them Across Three New Wallets, Worth About $57.66 Million

A whale withdrew 30,000 ETH ($57.66 million) from Coinbase Prime and distributed them across three new wallets.

Stanford Study: Signs of Manipulation in Polymarket Five-Minute Bitcoin Betting Market

Researchers at Stanford University found signs of manipulation in Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin betting market. The study analyzed contract data over roughly two months and found repeated, one-way trading pulses on the Binance exchange that briefly influenced the Bitcoin price in the seconds before a bet resolved, benefiting those with aligned positions. The researchers described this pattern as “temporary manipulation to push up the spot price” and noted a structural vulnerability in such contracts — participants can influence outcomes by trading the very underlying asset that determines wins and losses. A Polymarket spokesperson said the platform uses multiple independent price oracles to ensure accuracy and plans to transition some markets to settlement using longer time windows within the next year to enhance market integrity. The study estimated suspected manipulators netted approximately $8.2 million over two months, mainly from retail trader losses. Similar patterns were not evident in 15-minute markets, where longer windows make outcomes harder to influence.

Aave V4 Goes Live on Avalanche Network, First Expansion Beyond Ethereum

Decentralized lending protocol Aave Labs announced that Aave V4 has officially launched on the Avalanche network, marking the version’s first expansion since its deployment on the Ethereum blockchain. The deployment is part of Aave founder Stani Kulechov’s plan to introduce tokenized RWAs to the protocol. V4 uses a “hub-and-spoke” architecture to isolate risk across different liquidity hubs, with the Avalanche deployment running one core liquidity hub and three independent markets: the main market, an AVAX-related market (built around liquid staking), and a foreign exchange market.

NYDIG: Bitcoin Is the Worst-Performing Major Asset Year-to-Date; If It Replicates 2022 Pattern, Could Drop to $38,000–$39,000

An NYDIG report shows Bitcoin is down nearly 30% year-to-date, making it the worst performer among major assets, underperforming U.S. Treasuries, silver and the Swiss franc. The report notes the current slump stems from supply dynamics rather than risk sentiment, and the timing and structure of its 2025-2026 drawdown are increasingly resembling the correction years of 2014, 2018 and 2022. Should it fully replicate the 2022 pattern, the cyclical low could be near the $38,000–$39,000 area. However, Bitcoin also experienced its least volatile year on record in 2025, leading some analysts to believe this year’s drawdown could be shallower than in previous bear markets. The rolling correlation between Bitcoin and gold rose in Q2 2026, with both assets experiencing sell-offs as the “debasement trade” lost momentum. Bitwise said last week that although Bitcoin is in its deepest and longest slump since the last bear market, the fundamentals are in place for a rapid recovery. NYDIG called the CLARITY Act “the most important forward-looking catalyst for the digital asset industry.”

Another Whale Again Withdraws 50 WBTC From Binance; Total ETH and WBTC Holdings Surpass $100 Million

A whale or entity that has accumulated nearly $100 million worth of ETH and WBTC since July withdrew 50 WBTC from Binance 8 hours ago. It currently holds 49,407 ETH and 300 WBTC, with a total value exceeding $103 million, an average cost of approximately $1,705 and $63,027.58, and an unrealized profit of $11.113 million.

BlackRock CEO: Bullish on the market in the next 12 months, crypto market more stable after leverage flush-out

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said in a CNBC interview that he is "very optimistic" about the market in the next 12 months, believing that the technology revolution will drive more companies to achieve better profit margins. Fink pointed out that the current level of leverage in the financial system is far lower than during the 2008–2009 financial crisis, overall risk exposure is limited, but warned that localized risks still exist. Regarding Bitcoin, Fink said that previous crypto cycles had too many leveraged participants, and after multiple rounds of liquidations, Bitcoin and the crypto market have become more stable. BlackRock has improved its profit margin by 260 basis points over the past 12 months due to technology adoption, adding $1 trillion in assets without increasing headcount.