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Leopold Aschenbrenner of hedge fund Situational Awareness has returned after losing billions of dollars in July — and he’s already losing money again.  CNBC broke the news Friday morning, six weeks after Aschenbrenner’s historic blow-up, that Situational Awareness was re-buying AI stocks and leveraged options on tech stocks. By Monday’s open, every one of the six tickers tied to his fund had already collapsed, down as much as 8% from Friday’s close. Situational Awareness is the fund Aschenbrenner still runs after a July collapse in AI valuations erased billions of assets from his portfolio.  Despite one of the most spectacular and well-publicized implosions of any fund manager in history, Situational Awareness quietly bought options tied to AMD, Bloom Energy, and CoreWeave this month. It also bought leveraged exposure to other AI names like SK Hynix, SanDisk, and the Roundhill Memory ETF.  CNBC sources dated those purchases between September 2-10....

JPMorgan Chase is now reviewing whether to launch its own stablecoin. The bank is doing that work on a separate track from a group of 21 banks and financial firms that plan to build a dollar stablecoin for business payments across borders, reports The Wall Street Journal. That group includes Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Santander and Goldman Sachs. They want the venture running in the first half of 2027 and plan to set up a company to run it. The token will be pegged to dollars, with other Group of Seven currencies planned for launch in the future. Use will be aimed at commercial clients initially, and some regions may offer it to retail customers later. Meanwhile, JPMorgan’s stablecoin Analysis remains in early stages. Banks see the project as a way to keep business that independent stablecoins could take after last year’s Genius Act set federal rules for dollar tokens and made a bank-issued coin easier to attempt. The same firms have also worked on ...

Top crypto exchange Coinbase has signed a new crypto infrastructure deal with trading platform WeBull to expand the latter’s operations to Canada. Built on Coinbase’s Crypto-as-a-Service platform, Webull Canada will leverage Coinbase’s institutional-grade custody and trading services. Per a press release from both companies, Coinbase will provide core crypto infrastructure, including liquidity access and custody services, for Webull Canada Crypto Limited. JUST IN: Coinbase signs crypto infrastructure deal with Webull in Canada. pic.twitter.com/TeLyTMgpJx — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 31, 2026 Michael Constantino, CEO of Webull Canada, said in the statement: “Our partnership with Coinbase provides the infrastructure needed to deliver this offering with the scale and reliability our clients expect. As adoption continues to grow across the country, we remain focused on giving investors secure, regulated tools to build their portfolios on their own terms.” Also Rea...

Users on X suspect that a recorded interaction between representatives of GTA VI publisher, Rockstar Games, and a pseudonymous X user was staged to pump a crypto scam amid the game’s ongoing leak scandal. The clip appears to show the representatives knocking on the door of X user “@LewisBi94895348” who, via Reddit account “Pilotx1970,” appeared to predict major GTA VI leaks. Last month, they posted “August 18 — don’t ask me how I know,” along with, “If you don’t believe me, come back on that date and we will see.”  They also claimed to know the identity of “CyberLeek,” the main X account that’s been leaking footage of GTA VI gameplay since August 18. In footage posted by the Lewis X account today, one of the alleged Rockstar reps can be heard saying, “They’re not happy with it,” before asking, “Do you know certain individuals under certain handles, and who are the associates?”  One minute video of rockstar a...

According to Shiba Inu (SHIB) team member Lucie, Grayscale has listed the popular memecoin under the “Consumer & Culture” sector in its Market Byte: Here Come the Altcoins from October 2025. The financial institution lists SHIB as a “ leading project shaping community, culture, and entertainment in crypto. “ Good news for SHIB holders Grayscale’s Market Byte Here Come the Altcoins from October 2025 officially lists Shiba Inu SHIB under the Consumer & Culture crypto sector in the FTSE Grayscale Crypto Sectors framework. SHIB is recognized by Grayscale Investments and FTSE Russell as… pic.twitter.com/8jBpKkP9PL — 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐄 (@LucieSHIB) November 2, 2025 While being included in Grayscale’s list of leading projects is a notable milestone, let’s discuss whether Shiba Inu (SHIB) can recover from the ongoing market crisis. Will Grayscale’s Praise Help Shiba Inu Rebound? Source: Watcher.Guru The crypto market has struggled to gain momentum over th...

“From memes to mainstream—Base’s cultural playbook.” When most crypto networks chased liquidity, Base chased culture —and that might just be why it won the summer . The Onchain Summer campaign wasn’t your average blockchain rollout or DeFi incentive blitz. It was a vibe-driven movement , blending art, music, and crypto-native humor into something that felt less like a product launch and more like a cultural festival. The Cultural Playbook: Build Vibes, Not Just Protocols While others were busy optimizing tokenomics, Base was optimizing energy . Instead of leading with tech jargon or whitepapers, Base leaned into the chaos of crypto Twitter —memes, builders, creators, and collectors all vibing under a single banner: Onchain Summer. It wasn’t about selling a chain. It was about building belonging. Each activation felt like an invitation to play, experiment, and co-create. “Culture moves faster than capital. Base just built the rails for both.” Art, Music, and Crypto Collide At its core,...

In a recent interview with Fox News, former President Donald Trump voiced support for using Bitcoin as a tool to help pay down the United States’ $35 trillion national debt as he positions himself for a potential 2024 presidential re-election, while also signaling a notable shift in the Republican party’s stance on digital assets. Trump’s Strategy To Tackle $35 Trillion Debt With Bitcoin “Crypto is a very interesting thing, very high level in certain ways, intellectually very high level,” Trump said. The former president acknowledged the rapid growth and adoption of cryptocurrencies globally, warning that if the US does not embrace the technology, countries like China will move ahead and seize the initiative. Related Reading Research Firm Predicts Bullish Bitcoin Breakout For Q4: 4 Key Reasons 15 hours ago ...

The Kujira price tumbled 44% in the last 24 hours to trade at $0.3129 as of 04:15 a.m. EST on trading volume that skyrocketed 90% to $7.7 million. This severe drop was triggered by the liquidation of the Kujira Foundation’s operational wallet. The Foundation had taken on leveraged liquidity positions worth millions of dollars but failed to manage them properly on its own DeFi platform. The funds used in leveraged positions were intended to enhance liquidity and stimulate activity on their decentralized exchange (DEX). The team said in a post on X that it takes full responsibility for the incident and apologized for its impact on the token’s price. Before the liquidation, the Kujira price was trading in a sideways pattern, as KUJI consolidated around $1.04. In the last three days, KUJI has tumbled to trade in a falling channel pattern, fueled by the unraveling of the Foundation’s leveraged bets. Kujira Price Aims For A Bullish Trend Reversal The price of Kujira n...

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Russia is reportedly set to swap two prisoners — a Wall Street Journal reporter and a former US marine — for a number of Russians held by the US and its allies, including the operator of the BTC-e crypto exchange, Alexander Vinnik. Bloomberg report ed today that journalist Evan Gershkovich and Marine Paul Whelan are en route to locations outside of Russia .  According to a report from Business Insider that cites state-run Russia n outlet TASS, Vinnik, Vladislav Klyushin, Vadim Konoschenko, and Maxim Marchenko, will be sent in the other direction and their names have now been removed from the FBI electronic database. Founder of crypto exchange BTC-e eyes prisoner swap with WSJ journalist Read more: No, Russia did not just lift its ban on domestic crypto use In May this year, Vinnik pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering while working at BTC-e. He was responsible for the loss of around $121 million and encouraged criminals to use the platform to lau...