This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The collapse left little to show for what had been intended as Tether’s testing ground for a broader expansion across South America. It also illustrates the vulnerability of Bitcoin mining to power costs and contract terms, even in countries with abundant renewable electricity. Tether invested about $60 million in each of two sites in Uruguay’s rural Florida department, Reuters reported, citing a former contractor’s assessment. The company never disclosed…
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Aug 25, 2026 00:23 Uniswap (UNI) v4’s Permissioned Pools enable tokenized funds and regulated assets to access AMM liquidity while enforcing compliance rules. Uniswap (UNI) Labs has launched Permissioned Pools on Uniswap v4, enabling tokenized funds and regulated assets to access automated market maker (AMM) liquidity while adhering to strict compliance requirements. The feature, which leverages Uniswap’s v4 hook architecture, is now live on Ethereum mainnet and the Sepolia testnet as of August 24, 2026. Permissioned Pools address a longstanding challenge in DeFi: integrating assets that require issuer-imposed rules about who can hold or trade them. These assets, such as…
Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 97% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 14 months ETH gained 30% in the past week, the largest weekly gain since May 2025 and July 2021. Both precedent instances were followed by subsequent gains of +170% and +167%, respectively. Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine has 5,067,309 staked ETH, representing $12.4 billion at $2,440 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America…
A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha has driven certain corners of the internet into a frenzy of speculation about who actually built it. The free model was released on OpenRouter on Thursday, where it was described as “a reasoning model designed for coding, sustained agentic work, and production workload.” On X, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison (whose company is acquiring OpenRouter) described Ox Alpha as “very impressive.” So who’s actually behind Ox Alpha? The OpenRouter listing described it as a “stealth model” and said it was “developed and operated by a third-party provider who has chosen to remain anonymous…
Alvin Lang Aug 23, 2026 10:41 PLTR is sitting at $180.46 with RSI pushing overbought, MACD momentum completely exhausted, and smart money overwhelmingly short — the near-term path of least resistance points toward a $172–$176 r… Market Context: Why PLTR Is Moving Now Palantir has earned its standing as one of the defining equity stories of the current AI infrastructure cycle. Its AIP (Artificial Intelligence Platform) has burrowed deep into U.S. defense and intelligence contracting while simultaneously building out a commercial client base that most skeptics dramatically underestimated two years ago. That genuine fundamental upgrade is what powered PLTR from…
Key TakeawaysThe Bank of Russia eased qualified investor rules, now accepting local financial knowledge tests.The move replaces strict international certificate needs, aiming to boost real financial literacy.This change allows more retail investors to bypass a strict $3,800 annual cap on crypto purchases. Bank of Russia Eases Requirements To Acquire Qualified Investor Status The Bank of Russia has eased the requirements needed to reach “qualified investor” status for expanded trading activities in the country. The institution announced that individuals can now become qualified investors by passing a test on financial and banking knowledge and obtaining a Qualifin Certificate from the National…
As Harvard Business School seeks to expand its reach, it’s leaning on AI avatars to provide individual feedback. These avatars were created by a startup called HeyGen and are included in the eight-week, $699 HBS Foundry bootcamp for entrepreneurs. The program offers live sessions with instructors every week, but the AI avatars are the ones providing feedback during practice pitches and board meetings. New York Times reporter Sarah Kessler actually tried this out herself by pitching an AI-generated copy of Flybridge Capital co-founder Jeff Bussgang. Apparently, both the real Bussgang and his simulacra were unimpressed by her plan to build…
Luisa Crawford Aug 22, 2026 16:12 Algorand (ALGO) 5.0 upgrade doubles app sizes, expands transaction limits, and evolves fee models, enhancing developer capabilities. Algorand (ALGO)’s latest upgrade, version 5.0, brings significant enhancements to the network’s functionality, particularly for developers. The update, which officially activated on August 22, 2026, introduces larger app sizes, expanded transaction limits, and revamped fee structures. These changes are designed to support more complex decentralized applications (dApps) and streamline the user experience. The most notable improvement in Algorand 5.0 is the doubling of maximum app sizes. Developers can now deploy applications up to 16 KB, up from…