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Stripe in advanced talks to acquire OpenRouter for around $10B
Analysis Aug 16, 2026
Stripe in advanced talks to acquire OpenRouter for around $10B

Stripe's acquisition of OpenRouter could reshape AI infrastructure, centralizing control over billing and routing, impa…

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Tether Gold leads market cap growth in tokenized gold assets, adding $237M
Analysis Aug 16, 2026
Tether Gold leads market cap growth in tokenized gold assets, adding …

The rise of tokenized gold like Tether Gold could revolutionize asset trading, offering 24/7 liquidity and attracting i…

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Tether Gold adds $237M to market cap, leading tokenized gold asset growth
Analysis Aug 16, 2026
Tether Gold adds $237M to market cap, leading tokenized gold asset gr…

The rise in tokenized gold assets like Tether Gold may signal a shift in investor preference, potentially impacting tra…

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Turkey calls for reopening of Strait of Hormuz to resume global oil flows
Analysis Aug 16, 2026
Turkey calls for reopening of Strait of Hormuz to resume global oil f…

The prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens global energy stability, prompting geopolitical shifts and alte…

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Inside the Solana reinsurance sale where parent company Oxbridge supplied 95% of public token demand
News Article Aug 16, 2026
Inside the Solana reinsurance sale where parent company Oxbridge supp…

Oxbridge supplied $744,623 to T20 and T42 while third parties provided $37,143, and filings do not disclose the purchas…

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The SEC meeting that wasn't: State of Crypto
News Article Aug 16, 2026
The SEC meeting that wasn't: State of Crypto

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This Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury diluted shareholders 18-fold to survive a $212 million crypto loss without selling its stash
News Article Aug 16, 2026
This Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury diluted shareholders 18-fold to s…

The 7,500-BTC holder’s filing separates a noncash crypto loss from equity sales that supported its operating runway. Th…

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Cboe pushes for 3x Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs after 2x crypto funds suffer losses of up to 96%
News Article Aug 16, 2026
Cboe pushes for 3x Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs after 2x crypto funds su…

The proposal remains pending, while ETHU's sponsor-reported -96.15% average annualized NAV figure through June 30 shows…

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Gemini 3.7 Flash Review: Google's Cheap Model Isn’t Dumb Anymore
News Article Aug 16, 2026
Gemini 3.7 Flash Review: Google's Cheap Model Isn’t Dumb Anymore

Three weeks after a Flash release that couldn't produce a working file, Google's budget tier zero-shots a playable game…

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Crypto investors are looking past market-cap rankings and back to fundamentals
News Article Aug 16, 2026
Crypto investors are looking past market-cap rankings and back to fun…

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Over 1.3 million staked tokens remain stranded onchain after a major validator missed its deadline to exit Aztec
News Article Aug 16, 2026
Over 1.3 million staked tokens remain stranded onchain after a major …

Its provider feed showed 16 delegations after Aug. 15, while the cost of missing its Aug. 5 request remains unknown. Th…

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Crypto wallet SafePal reveals a data breach exposing nearly 40,000 customers' order info
News Article Aug 16, 2026
Crypto wallet SafePal reveals a data breach exposing nearly 40,000 cu…

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