Nvidia says its much-publicized $100 billion AI hardware deal with OpenAI is still only a letter of intent, with no final contract in place and no OpenAI demand included in its 2025–26 GPU sales forecasts.
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BlackRock’s 2026 outlook says rising U.S. debt could weaken traditional investments and speed up Bitcoin adoption by big financial firms. The report also notes AI power demand is boosting bitcoin miners as they rent out data center capacity.
A customer who bought an RTX 5080 graphics card from Best Buy received rocks in the box instead, highlighting how scammers are bypassing package weight checks and how big retailers’ systems can still fail to prevent hardware fraud.
Bitcoin slipped from above $93,000 to around $92,300 after a drop in major tech stocks linked to weaker AI sales outlooks, but BTC remains about 3% higher over the past 24 hours as the recent crypto rally pauses.
Cloudflare says the Aisuru botnet set a new record DDoS attack, peaking at 29.7 Tbps and lasting 69 seconds. The botnet, built from up to 4 million hacked devices, has launched over 1,300 attacks this year against targets like gaming and telecom firms.
Bank of America will let its wealth advisors put 1–4% of client portfolios into Bitcoin and other digital assets, and Vanguard has reversed course to allow trading of spot BTC ETFs on its platform, broadening mainstream access to bitcoin investment.
Arrowhead’s Helldivers 2 update slashes the PC game’s install size from about 154GB to 23GB by removing duplicate data, trading a few extra seconds of loading on old hard drives for over 130GB of storage savings on most systems.
Bitcoin settled about $6.9T in payments over the past 90 days, roughly matching Visa and Mastercard combined, according to Glassnode, highlighting Bitcoin’s growing role as a global network for moving money, mainly for trading, remittances and savings.
Uber and startup Avride have launched a robotaxi service in Dallas, offering self-driving Hyundai Ioniq 5 cars with a safety driver in a 9-square-mile area, with plans to expand to hundreds of vehicles and fully driverless rides in the future.
Australia’s main Bitcoin industry group has filed a formal complaint against ABC News, saying a recent article wrongly claimed Bitcoin has no use and is mainly for crime, and is asking the broadcaster to correct the story and use expert input.
Russia’s internet regulator has threatened a full ban on WhatsApp, accusing it of aiding terrorism and breaking local laws, in a move that could cut an estimated 97 million users in the country off from the encrypted messaging app.
Bitcoin has drawn a record $732B in new capital since its 2022 low, more than all previous cycles combined, according to Glassnode and Fanara Digital, highlighting growing institutional adoption and a structural shift in Bitcoin’s market.
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Z TriFold, its first phone with three folding screens. It has a 10-inch inner display, runs on a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, and can run three apps side by side like using three phones at once.
Bitcoin traders who bought BTC 1–3 months ago are seeing their biggest unrealized losses of this cycle, while spot Bitcoin ETFs have turned positive again, logging five straight days of net inflows after November’s outflows.
Google releases Chrome 143 update, fixing 13 security flaws, including a serious bug in its JavaScript engine used to run web pages.
Bitcoin’s futures and spot trading have surged this cycle, with futures open interest hitting a record $67.9B and spot volume doubling to as high as $22B daily. Bitcoin now processes $6.9T in transfers over 90 days, rivaling major global payment networks.
Google has quietly removed the Call Home feature from the Google Home app, ending direct calls from a phone to Nest Hub and other smart displays on the same account. Users must now rely on Meet calls, which require added accounts on the display.
Trust Wallet has added prediction markets for real-world event trading, allowing its users to place bets on outcomes like elections or sports. The update was highlighted by Bitcoin-focused outlet Bitcoin News as part of broader crypto app growth.
Healthify has launched an upgraded version of its AI health assistant Ria that supports real-time voice chat, camera-based food logging, and over 50 languages, using OpenAI tech to give users personalized health insights from multiple tracking devices.
Glassnode and Fasanara report that despite a three-month drop, Bitcoin is seeing record new investment, lower price swings, and steady demand from spot ETFs holding about 6.9% of BTC, suggesting the market is in a pause, not entering a long downturn.