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September 21, 2026
‘This power is entirely inward-facing’ — theweek.com
‘In the land of billionaire barbarians’ Arielle Pardes at The New York Times Silicon Valley is “home to four of the most powerful companies in the world,” yet “by looking at it, you’d hardly know this place had any influence,” says Arielle Pardes. Tech
London neocloud Nscale takes its $1B loss to Wall Street — theregister.com
London-based neocloud Nscale has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange after expanding rapidly on the back of the AI infrastructure boom. The rent-a-GPU business, which emerged from cryptocurrency miner Arkon Energy, filed a Form S-1
Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys Bitcoin again as surprise rally pushes price above $85,000 — fortune.com
Bitcoin has been rising during a month that has historically been bearish for the asset. Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, bought 950 Bitcoin for nearly $76 million over the past week, according to its latest financial disclosure. The
Bitcoin just cracked its highest price since January. Why is BTC rising? — fastcompany.com
After a long-suffering 2026, cryptocurrency markets have turned positive in recent weeks. Will it last? Mortgage rates and Treasury yields aren’t the only things shooting to the moon.
Clop gets a taste of its own medicine after ShinyHunters hijack leak site — theregister.com
Clop has discovered what life is like on the receiving end of an extortion demand after rival crew ShinyHunters hijacked its leak site and demanded an eight-figure payout. The takeover surfaced over the weekend, when Clop's dark web leak site displayed a
North Korean hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwide by posing as tech recruiters — qz.com
The WaterPlum group posed as tech recruiters to trick developers into downloading malware, stealing funds from more than 7,000 cryptocurrency wallets
The Bank of Mom and Dad has a new line item: guilt — fortune.com
Ask U.S. Bank’s wealth executives whether Gen Z has thrown in the towel on traditional wealth-building, and the answer is a firm no. Ask them about the “Bank of Mom and Dad,” and the answer gets more complicated — and more emotional. Both questions came
Bitcoin surged to an eight-month high above $85,000 as oil fell and ETF inflows returned — qz.com
The cryptocurrency added nearly 5% on Monday, building on last week's gains despite a Fed rate hike and the failure of key crypto legislation
The corporate blockchain wars are heating up as Circle’s Arc goes live — fortune.com
Mid-September marks Fashion Week in New York City. But in many corners of the city last week, it might as well have been Blockchain Week. That included a warehouse north of Tribeca, where an audience of hundreds gathered to watch Circle executives hype the
The ECB will invest in tokenised securities, and settle the trades on its own new rail — thenextweb.com
The European Central Bank is preparing to put some of its own money into tokenized securities, moving from building the plumbing for digital asset markets to buying in them. Settlement will occur in central bank money, routed through Pontes, the system the
Money-losing Nscale’s $35 billion IPO includes a $3 billion deal with Nvidia and ‘going concern’ worries — fortune.com
Good morning. On Fortune’s radar today: Nscale’s $35 billion IPO Markets: Bitcoin shows signs of life There was a $62 billion wave of stock-buying before the Fed’s last call The internet is now half-written by robots AI’s $3.6 trillion circular financing
There’s One Group That Still Loves Trump — newrepublic.com
Everyone, it seems, is turning on Donald Trump these days. Two-thirds of Latino voters—a bloc that helped propel him to victory less than two years ago—now disapprove of his presidency. He has a 44-point deficit with young voters, another group he
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Bitcoin ETFs Swing Positive as Token Holds Jump Above $81,000 — bloomberg.com
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded chunky inflows at the end of last week, fully reversing earlier outflows and helping to drive the original cryptocurrency back above $81,000 for the first time in a fortnight.
The new Romantic Age — unherd.com
The year is 2038. A ghostly, snow-swept winter in a New York City grown colder and taller. In a tendril-like high-rise, playwright M is trying to reconnect with his wife, S, an actress. The delivery drones swarm in the afternoon, keeping Ruby, the couple’s
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