Michael Saylor stated that his company intends to buy up as many BTC as possible, effectively removing them from the market — according to him, this strategy will reduce the available supply and strengthen the network itself.

OpenAI stated that the development of AI is progressing faster than expected, and new models may already pose a real cybersecurity threat.

In specialized tests, GPT-5 solved 27% of hacking-related tasks, while the more advanced GPT-5.1 solved 76%, demonstrating capabilities that were previously considered unattainable.

The company emphasizes that the entire industry is moving toward increasingly powerful AI systems — and with that, potentially more dangerous ones.

Tether wants to fully acquire Juventus Football Club — the USDT issuer has already submitted an official offer.

Paolo Ardoino called the club ‘a part of his life’ and a symbol of Italian excellence.

The U.S. Senate has postponed the crypto market structure bill until next year.

Since the beginning of this year, the volume of issued euro-denominated stablecoins has grown to €425,000,000 (+168%).

Binance has announced a reward of up to $5,000,000 for information about fake listing intermediaries who impersonate representatives of the exchange.

Several individuals and companies involved have already been blacklisted and may face legal action.

Northern Data, in which Tether holds a controlling stake, has sold its mining division to companies owned by Tether executives.

Michael Saylor’s company Strategy did not buy BTC last week, but increased its reserves by $748 million and now holds $2.19 billion and 671,268 BTC.

Cipher Mining is entering the largest wholesale electricity market in the United States by acquiring a 200 MW data center site in Ohio — the company’s first expansion outside of Texas.

The facility is designed not only for Bitcoin mining, but also for high-performance computing and data center hosting, reflecting growing demand from major cloud players.

The deal fits into a broader trend in which public miners are increasingly diversifying their businesses toward energy, HPC, and AI infrastructure.

In a trading tournament organized by Aster, the human team lost to neural networks.

By the end of the competition, humans posted a result of −32.21% (a total loss of about $225,000), while the AI team limited its drawdown to just −4.48% (around $13,000).

Bitmain has significantly slashed prices on some of its ASIC miners amid a deteriorating mining economy. With the network hash rate near record highs and the simultaneous drop in the BTC price, miner profitability has declined, leading to a noticeable weakening in demand for new equipment.

This is forcing manufacturers to revise their pricing policies in order to support sales.

Only about 30% of Polymarket's 1,730,000 trading addresses ended up in profit. Meanwhile, nearly all the profit is concentrated within a very narrow group—just 0.04% of addresses accounted for over 70% of the total profit ($3.7 billion).

The majority of profitable participants earned very little: roughly a quarter of them made no more than $1,000.

In the end, the market profits from a handful of players, while the vast majority of traders remain at a loss.

Santiment reports a sharp surge in whale activity for XRP

CNBC recently called XRP the hottest trade since the beginning of 2026

On Polymarket, the probability that Bitcoin will reach $150,000 by 2027 is currently estimated at around 21%.

At the same time, a number of prominent analysts, including Standard Chartered and Bernstein, expect BTC to rise to $150,000 in 2026, with some predicting a price range of $200,000–250,000.

glassnode:
The $BTC VDD Multiple remains in a low-frequency range.

This accumulation pattern reflects limited long-term spending by coin holders and subdued pressure from profit distribution.
The market continues to absorb the previously achieved gains, demonstrating a structurally constructive approach.

The average daily number of transactions on the ETH network is hitting record highs — historically bullish

The world's top investors.

In its 2026 outlook, BlackRock notes that Ethereum could benefit significantly from tokenization, as around 65% of all tokenized assets are already issued on its blockchain.

The head of BlackRock emphasizes that tokenization is a trillion-dollar market that is still only at the very beginning of its development.

Tether announced the launch of USA₮, a federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin made in America.

Tether has open-sourced its mining operating system

Tether announced the open-sourcing of Mining OS (MOS) — an operating system designed for managing, monitoring, and automating Bitcoin mining.

According to the press release, MOS allows for control not only over computing power (hashrate) but also over energy consumption, the technical condition of devices, and the related infrastructure of the mining farm. The software is suitable for both small-scale operations and industrial-scale facilities.

The system includes plugins for integration with many popular models of miners, electrical and cooling systems, thermostats, and other equipment.