It’s day 203 of the Iran war. And, at least five countries are rationing fuel or reporting empty pumps as of September 19. Brent crude traded at nearly $110 this month, its strongest level since spring. The Strait of Hormuz has been largely shut since Iran retaliated for US and Israeli strikes on February 28. The post Fuel Shortages Hit 5 Countries on Day 203 of the Iran War: Full List appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Charles Hoskinson believes artificial intelligence (AI) is about to repeat a pattern he witnessed firsthand decades ago. The Cardano founder argues that blockchain technology will eventually absorb AI, much like cryptocurrency once absorbed cryptography as a discipline. Why Hoskinson Sees a Coming AI Reckoning Speaking on the Deeptech Insights podcast this week, Hoskinson pointed to The post Charles Hoskinson Predicts Crypto Will Eat AI: What's His Reasoning? appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Zcash (ZEC) has climbed 177.8% in a month, and the traders betting against it are paying for that move. One short was closed at a $10.68 million loss this week, and the largest position still open sits $33.87 million underwater on Hyperliquid. Zcash Shorts Collapse as the Token Jumps 177% in a Month Lookonchain flagged The post Trader With 89% Win Rate Loses $10.68 Million Shorting Zcash appeared first on BeInCrypto .
A Hong Kong court has jailed a former China Construction Bank (Asia) relationship manager for four years after he took more than $470,000 in Tether (USDT) to authenticate forged bank instruments with a stated value above $1.6 billion. The Independent Commission Against Corruption said Lam Chun-yin, 32, worked in consumer banking at a Causeway Bay The post Hong Kong Jails Ex-Banker Who Sold His Signature for Crypto appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Two crypto projects, a16z-backed layer-1 network Linera and permissionless oracle protocol Switchboard, announced closures a day apart. The shutdowns land in a year that has already buried more than 260 crypto projects, according to the tracker RootData, which is still adding names to its 2026 list. Linera Ran Out of Road Before Mainnet Linera told The post Crypto Bear Market Claims 2 More: Linera and Switchboard Shut Down Back to Back appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Kevin O’Leary says Bitcoin (BTC) can reach $1 million. He attaches one condition, which is resolving doubts about quantum computing breaking the encryption behind the network. The O’Leary Ventures chairman set out that condition, speaking with The Rollup podcast at Avalanche Summit in New York. Why Quantum Doubt Stands Between Bitcoin and $1 Million Interviewers The post Kevin O'Leary Names the One Thing Standing Between Bitcoin and $1 Million appeared first on BeInCrypto .
VanEck rated Metaplanet “Bad” on executive compensation practices, the only company among the 10 largest digital asset treasuries to get that grade. It fails all four of the firm’s tests. The research note landed on September 18. That grade holds even after Metaplanet cut its executive option pool twice in the past month. What a The post Metaplanet Fails All 4 VanEck Tests on Treasury Executive Compensation appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Anthropic is weighing two key decisions as the firm plans to debut in public markets this year. One concerns the timing of the listing, the other what it ships before the roadshow begins. Each decision may shape how investors price what could be the largest listing ever. Anthropic Sets a November IPO Window The Wall The post Anthropic's Path to the Public Markets Just Got 2 New Developments appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Zcash (ZEC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew $98.2 million in the week ending September 18, the largest inflow among 14 crypto products. Ethereum (ETH) funds posted the only outflow at $140 million. The weekly totals mask a volatile round trip. Both Ethereum and Bitcoin (BTC) products sold off hard midweek, and only one of them The post Which Crypto ETF Drew the Most Money Last Week? Not Bitcoin, and Not Ethereum appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Four frontier AI labs have now confirmed that their models reached the open internet and then accessed the systems of real companies. Google joined that list on Friday, roughly four months after its own incidents happened. Gemini accessed three real companies during a May evaluation. Notably, the model stopped in all three cases. Google’s Gemini The post Google Confirms Gemini Hacked 3 Real Companies in May Safety Test appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Elon Musk says AI will double US growth to 4% next year. The Fed projects 2.4%. Here is what the data shows. The post Elon Musk Says AI Will Double US Growth to 4%: Can It? appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Robinhood's default crypto route costs nearly 2% to trade Bitcoin. The fee sits inside the price, not on the bill. The post Trading Bitcoin on Robinhood? Why 2% Spread Has Traders Worried appeared first on BeInCrypto .