Grayscale’s proposed Zcash ETF would carry a 2.5% annual fee. Under one dated ownership calculation, a DCG affiliate could receive about 34% of the fund. If effective, the Aug. 21 SEC amendment would rename the existing trust “The Zcash ETF” and list it on NYSE Arca under ZCSH. The registration remains preliminary. The securities cannot […]
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Foreign investors sent a net $133.5 billion into US financial markets in June. During the same month, they sold $29 billion of Treasury bills. Those numbers describe two different tides in the same month. Most of the incoming money went into US stocks, while demand for government debt was much weaker. Foreign buyers purchased $181.4 […]
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iPhones stolen in San Francisco ended up in Los Angeles; an iPhone and MacBook were seized from a disgraced ex-Congressman, and police arrested a man for AirTag stalking, all in this week’s Apple Crime Blotter. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider feature, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Bail revoked in Hingham Apple Store […]
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MANTRA Chain remained halted on Aug. 21 after the team said an attacker exploited a vulnerability in an upstream dependency. Transactions, transfers, and staking are unavailable while the mainnet is paused. MANTRA identified the vulnerable software only as an upstream dependency. In its official incident record, the team said it was tracing fund movements, working […]
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Crystal ball: Oura is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over the accuracy of its sleep-tracking claims. Filed this week in San Francisco by Clarkson Law Firm, the complaint argues that Oura’s smart rings can’t directly detect the physiological signals needed to assess sleep quality or identify sleep stages, and instead lean on AI-generated estimates […]
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Batteries Matter: Sennheiser has just introduced its latest premium earbuds. The Momentum True Wireless 5 have been completely redesigned and include several noteworthy features that could offer significantly better value, despite their substantially higher upfront cost. Sennheiser said that the Momentum True Wireless 5 are the company’s most advanced earbuds yet. The buds have been […]
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The race to achieve Return on Investment (ROI) from enterprise AI is becoming increasingly important as enterprises are deploying AI in production. Organizations are moving past simple chatbots and isolated proofs-of-concept into the era of Agentic AI. This transition requires massive computing environments, AI Factories, to support large foundation models and agentic workloads. Yet […]
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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon has announced that it will adjust prices for its Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus plan perks. All perks are getting a price bump, except the $15 Legacy Disney Bundle. The changes will go into effect on September 17, 2026. Recently, NBCUniversal raised the price of Peacock subscription plans. […]
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Some keyboard shortcuts are so ingrained that we barely think about using them anymore. Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V, Ctrl + Z, and Alt + Tab probably account for an absurd number of keystrokes on any given workday. But it’s the less universal ones that tend to reveal how someone actually uses their computer. […]
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Riot Platforms entered 2026 with 3,977 BTC pledged against a $200 million Coinbase loan. Bitcoin then fell far enough that the agreement required another 1,825 BTC, taking the collateral balance to 5,802 in February. Those coins still belonged to Riot and sat in a segregated custody account under Coinbase’s lien. Riot couldn’t deploy them elsewhere […]
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