💰 The scam exchange FTX will begin its third round of repayments on September 30, with August 15 set as the claims record date.

A bankruptcy court approved reducing the claims reserve from $6.5B to $4.3B, freeing up an additional $1.9B for former customers.

FTX has already distributed around $6.2B — $1.2B in February and $5B in May. The total repayment plan aims to return up to $16.5B.

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🪙 Adam Back’s company Galaxy Digital has transferred around 13 000 BTC (approximately $1.5 billion) to exchanges over the past 8 hours.

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🪙 A new study shows that MEV arbitrage on the Ethereum network is becoming increasingly centralized.

Most of the profits now go to large players who either operate within companies or have exclusive deals with block builders.

This gives them a significant advantage and pushes out regular users.

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☠️ In the first half of 2025, over $3 billion was stolen in 119 crypto hacks — surpassing the total amount stolen in all of 2024, according to Global Ledger.

Laundering now happens within minutes — in 23% of cases, it was completed before the hack was publicly disclosed.

Only 4.2% of the stolen funds were recovered. About 15% of laundered assets went through centralized exchanges, which often have just 10–15 minutes to block suspicious transactions. Most losses (54%) were linked to attacks on CEXs.

Experts urge the adoption of real-time automated monitoring systems to stop laundering before it’s completed.

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🤖 Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, shared a series of bold predictions about the future of AI and human society:

1️⃣ Colleges will become obsolete. Traditional education may no longer be relevant for the generation being born today.

2️⃣ GPT-5 already outperforms Altman. The new model handles specialized tasks better than Sam himself and, according to him, could soon take over the responsibilities of a CEO. Machine-led corporate leadership may not be far off.

3️⃣ AI will replace much of today's office work. Future models will think, code, negotiate, and plan faster than human employees, reshaping many professions.

4️⃣ The intelligence gap between humans and AI will keep widening. Machines won’t just assist — they’ll lead. Even at OpenAI, the CEO role could soon go to an AI system.

5️⃣ Public ownership of AI output could replace universal basic income. Altman sees shared benefits from AI as a better path than simply handing out money.

6️⃣ AI makes humans feel replaceable. When GPT-5 instantly solved a tough problem, Altman felt useless — a feeling many workers may soon face.

7️⃣ Nuclear fusion is key to powering the AI future. Meeting AI’s growing energy demands will require breakthroughs in how we produce energy.

8️⃣ Artificial wombs may replace pregnancy. Within 40 years, childbirth could become a fully biotechnological process.

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🪙 Amid BNB's surge to $850, Forbes estimates Changpeng Zhao’s net worth at no less than $71 billion — placing him at 23rd on the list of the world’s wealthiest individuals.

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🪙 Meme tokens and NFTs are nothing more than digital junk with no intrinsic value, according to the creator of the Solana blockchain.

Anatoly Yakovenko compared meme tokens and NFTs to loot boxes in mobile games, emphasizing their lack of fundamental worth. He noted that consumers spend around $150 billion annually on such game mechanics.

Notably, a significant portion of today’s so-called “shitcoins” are issued on the Solana blockchain itself.

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📊 Last week, net inflows into spot Ethereum ETFs totaled $1.85 billion.

By comparison, spot Bitcoin ETFs saw significantly more modest inflows over the same period — just $72 million.

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