My contractor handed my $42,000 pool upgrade to a subcontractor I had already rejected. What can I do?
“I specifically rejected Contractor A because of his reputation and chose Contractor B because of his reputation.” Source：MarketWatch
Kraken users briefly locked out after a flood of sanctioned crypto transactions
The activity, appearing to spread sanctioned funds to trigger account restrictions, occurred between Aug. 17 and Aug. 24. Source：CoinDesk
Live updates: Bitcoin options worth $6.4 billion just expired as prices hover near $80,000
The $6.4 billion expiry cleared after bitcoin’s run from roughly $62,000 to $80,000, leaving traders to rebuild positions around a very different price range.…
IREN shares fall 8% as costly AI transition weighs on earnings
Weakening profitability overshadowed a major milestone in IREN’s transformation into an AI cloud provider. Source：CoinDesk
Marvell Technology shares slump as investors question Google deal. Here’s what Wall Street is saying.
Strategists at a number of banks noted that investors’ eyes were firmly on news about the company’s recent partnership with Alphabet’s Google, with…
Visa works with Upbit parent on stablecoin payments, AI commerce
Visa and Dunamu will explore stablecoin payments and remittances, with Open Standard’s proposed OUSD among several projects under review. Source：Cointelegraph
Here’s why Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech is a major event for bitcoin and gold
Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech could shape expectations for Fed support of Treasury buybacks, with implications for bitcoin, gold and longterm yields.…
Solana’s faster supply cuts lead vote while $800,000 daily burn plan trails
All three proposals have cleared quorum, but a plan to slow new SOL creation is only narrowly passing while a separate vote to sharply increase token burns…
Bitcoin under $80,000, solana leads majors higher before Warsh's Jackson Hole debut
Every major but HYPE gained over 24 hours, capping a week that added 9% to bitcoin and 20% to solana. Source：CoinDesk
An XRP treasury company backed by Ripple is a shareholder vote away from Nasdaq
The SEC cleared the paperwork for Evernorth's merger with a shell company, setting up a Sept. 30 vote and a listing under the ticker XRPN. Source：CoinDesk
Abu Dhabi royal backs 49% stake in Trump-linked crypto bank venture: WSJ
Sheikh Tahnoon’s group reportedly backs a 49% stake in the holding company behind World Liberty’s conditionally approved US trust bank. Source：Cointelegraph
Judge says Trump administration’s blacklist of Anthropic was illegal
The Trump administration violated Anthropic’s First Amendment rights when it blacklisted the AI company earlier this year, a federal judge ruled late Thursday.…