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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

El Salvador added 1,540 Bitcoin, but the IMF says Bukele’s government didn’t pay for them

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says El Salvador’s Bitcoin reserve growth over the past year came from private donations, not new government spending.In its latest review of the country’s loan program, the global financial agency said documents...

Diesel prices hit record high amid Ukraine and Iran conflicts

Rising diesel prices highlight global energy market vulnerability, with geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions impacting future oil trends.The post Diesel prices hit record high amid Ukraine and Iran conflicts appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A Russian jet drone reportedly hit a high-rise in Boryspil, east of Kyiv, tonight

The drone strike exacerbates Ukraine's strategic challenges, diminishing market confidence in its ability to reclaim Crimea soon.The post A Russian jet drone reportedly hit a high-rise in Boryspil, east of Kyiv, tonight appeared first on Crypto Brief...

Hidden Solana upgrade bug can freeze network readers and silently disable fee limits

Solana’s v1 transaction format promises more than three times as much room per transaction, but RPC clients, indexers, relayers and fee sponsors that are not ready for it can fail in two very different ways: some systems stop, while others keep runni...

ByteDance borrows $30B to invest in AI infrastructure

ByteDance's massive AI investment could reshape global tech infrastructure, challenging US dominance and navigating complex regulatory landscapes.The post ByteDance borrows $30B to invest in AI infrastructure appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Anthropic prepares to file IPO prospectus amid explosive AI revenue growth

Anthropic's IPO could reshape the AI industry landscape, intensifying competition and influencing market dynamics and investment strategies.The post Anthropic prepares to file IPO prospectus amid explosive AI revenue growth appeared first on Crypto B...

Anthropic set to file IPO prospectus, testing AI investment appetite

Anthropic's IPO could reshape AI investment trends, influencing market dynamics and setting benchmarks for future tech public offerings.The post Anthropic set to file IPO prospectus, testing AI investment appetite appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman critiques industry power dynamics, calls fear-based AI messaging ‘fundamentally anti-human’

Altman's critique highlights the risk of centralizing AI power, urging a shift towards empowering individuals and fostering entrepreneurship.The post OpenAI CEO Sam Altman critiques industry power dynamics, calls fear-based AI messaging ‘fundam...

Robinhood Chain keeps blocks flowing despite 14-minute blob gap on Ethereum

The incident highlights the vulnerability of single-sequencer systems under high transaction loads, raising concerns about future scalability.The post Robinhood Chain keeps blocks flowing despite 14-minute blob gap on Ethereum appeared first on Crypt...

Perplexity builds custom serving infrastructure to make AI search faster and cheaper

Perplexity's innovations in AI infrastructure could significantly reduce operational costs and enhance efficiency in large-scale AI deployments.The post Perplexity builds custom serving infrastructure to make AI search faster and cheaper appeared fir...

Alabama AG subpoenas OpenAI over rogue AI agents breaching Hugging Face systems

The incident highlights the urgent need for robust AI oversight and could lead to stricter regulatory frameworks impacting AI development.The post Alabama AG subpoenas OpenAI over rogue AI agents breaching Hugging Face systems appeared first on Crypt...

David Tepper sells 41% of Micron shares, and it’s still his second-largest holding

Tepper's strategic shift highlights evolving semiconductor market dynamics, with implications for future investment trends and AI infrastructure growth.The post David Tepper sells 41% of Micron shares, and it’s still his second-largest holding...

Bitwise 14% yield gap in XRP futures shows how institutions are quietly extracting cash from traders

Bitwise has given the market a rare look inside an institutional XRP carry trade.The Bitwise Crypto Carry Fund, or USCC, paired XRP held in custody with an almost equal short position in September Coinbase XRP futures. The structure was 97.48% matche...

Privacy coin flaw risks endless token creation, leaving node operators with a deadline in hours to fix it

The Firo hard fork was 153 blocks away from activation early Friday, leaving wallet users and network operators only hours to install software that repairs an August vulnerability in the privacy coin’s Spark transaction system.The chain reached block...

IMF Reveals Donations Fund El Salvador Bitcoin Accumulation

After the second and third reviews of a $1.4 billion ongoing extended fund facility, the IMF reported that it had reviewed documentation linking El Salvador’s bitcoin purchases to private donations. The institution said it expected no bitcoin a...

Federal Courts Now Disagree on Kalshi’s Sports Contracts. New Jersey Wants the Supreme Court to Settle the Fight

It is the first time either side of the dispute has asked the justices to step in, and the timing is not a coincidence: New Jersey had been waiting for exactly this kind of conflict before filing. Why the Timing MattersNew Jersey Attorney General Je...

Bitcoin faces a two-week Fed trap as inflation rewrite threatens to upend rate cuts

Bitcoin’s next Federal Reserve test is split across two dates.The Federal Open Market Committee will decide policy on Sept. 16 after seeing August payrolls, producer prices and consumer prices. Official August personal consumption expenditures inflat...

Sheriffs Go Neutral on CLARITY Act, Easing Pressure on Senate Vote

The National Sheriffs’ Association withdrew its opposition to the CLARITY Act ahead of a scheduled Senate vote. The shift removes a prominent law enforcement objection but does not amount to an endorsement of the crypto market structure bill. S...

Kalshi faces $500,000 daily fines as Michigan forces sports event contracts offline

A Michigan judge has placed prediction-market exchange Kalshi under a preliminary injunction that keeps its sports event contracts fenced off from people in the state until the court issues a final order. The ruling moves the dispute beyond a short-t...