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Islam Makhachev headlines UFC 330 as a heavy favorite over Ian Machado Garry, while Dern-Robertson, Abdul-Malik, and Barboza-Ribovics help round out a stacked card.UFC 330 heads back to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the first time since 2019 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday. In the main event, pound-for-pound king Islam Makhachev looks to defend his welterweight title for the first time against the rising star from Ireland, Ian Machado Garry.The main card gets underway at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+, with early prelims kicking off the action at 5:30 p.m. ET.Kalshi, Polymarket and Gemini traders are lining up almost identically…

Miami, Florida, USA, August 16th, 2026, PlayNewswire BiggerZ is strengthening its position as a fairness-first betting platform, bringing casino gaming, sports betting and prediction markets together under one account while making transparency, verifiability and clearly defined rules central to the player experience. As online betting platforms expand across crypto, casino gaming, sports and prediction markets, BiggerZ is taking a different approach to how these products are presented to players: fairness should be explained rather than simply claimed. The platform’s approach is built around four principles – transparency, clarity, verifiability and defined rules – applied at the moments where players would…

(NYSE: BMNR; BMNP) Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (“Bitmine” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared seventeen cash dividends on the Company’s 9.50% Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “BMNP” The dividends will be payable in cash in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Preferred Stock. The record dates, payment dates, and per-share amounts for each dividend are set forth below:About Bitmine Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), and its subsidiaries (“Bitmine”…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 14th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its August 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, audited by Hacken, showing that reserve ratios for all major assets remained above 100%, with the BTC reserve ratio reaching 288%. This report reflects MEXC’s robust financial position and its continued commitment to safeguarding user assets. Amid a broader wave of consolidation across the crypto exchange industry in 2026, MEXC continues to stand out by releasing monthly Proof of Reserves reports independently audited by Hacken, allowing users to verify at any time that their own assets…

In brief Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team set Claude agents to work together and recorded them sabotaging, colluding, and waging what it calls “turf wars.” In one test, agents deployed self-replicating malware and locked each other out; newer models often “win” by revoking access first. The behavior tracks real incidents Decrypt covered: Claude hacked three companies during internal testing, and price-fixed in a business simulation. Anthropic’s own AI agents turned on each other and proved they like to go rogue—again.In a test the company’s Frontier Red Team published Aug. 13, groups of Claude models were handed shared coding work, and quickly…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Neutrl has suspended minting and redemptions for its NUSD synthetic dollar after unspecified circumstances affected protocol reserves, leaving the cause and scale of any potential impairment unclear. On Thursday, Neutrl said it had also paused other protocol functions on legal advice while it assesses the impact. The protocol did not identify the affected asset or counterparty, say whether reserves suffered a realized loss or provide a timeline for resuming operations. Structured-yield protocol Strata later said it paused minting, redemptions and related functions for contracts in its Neutrl market, which supports several NUSD-linked products. Strata said its other markets…

Riot Platforms has signed a long-term data center lease agreement tied to Anthropic, giving the Bitcoin miner another route into AI and high-performance computing as miners continue looking beyond block rewards. The company’s filing describes a 20-year lease agreement for 191 megawatts of critical IT capacity at its Rockdale campus. The deal carries total revenue potential of up to $16.1 billion if extension options are exercised. That is a huge number, but it needs careful framing. This does not mean Riot is abandoning Bitcoin mining. It means the company is using its power portfolio and data-center footprint to diversify into…

In brief The Bitcoin Red Team is using Chinese AI models to search Bitcoin projects for security flaws. Calle said developers have confirmed numerous critical and high-severity vulnerabilities. They warned that unmaintained projects should not be trusted. The Bitcoin Red Team is using Chinese AI models to search nearly the entire Bitcoin open-source ecosystem for security flaws, according to pseudonymous developer and Red Team lead Calle.The volunteer group combines AI tools with human review to examine wallets, Lightning applications, software libraries, and other Bitcoin projects. Researchers privately report credible findings to developers so the flaws can be fixed before details…

Coinbase has launched futures, options, and perpetuals for professional clients in the United Kingdom, expanding its derivatives offering through its MiFID authorization. The rollout is not for UK retail users. Eligibility is limited to users classified as Professional Clients, which means they must meet criteria tied to trading activity, portfolio size, or relevant professional experience. That is the most important detail. Crypto derivatives can offer hedging, leverage, and more sophisticated trading strategies, but regulators draw a clear line between professional and retail access. Coinbase’s UK expansion gives qualifying clients more tools, while keeping retail users outside the product set. For…

A new SEC filing puts Elon Musk’s SpaceX holding at 48.4%, or roughly 6.42 billion shares worth more than $900 billion. The same stake carries over 82% of the company’s votes. That gap between ownership and control now decides everything SpaceX does, including what happens to its Bitcoin. How Much of SpaceX Does Elon Musk Own? Musk reported sole voting and dispositive power over all 6,418,547,515 shares. The count reflects his position as of June 30. Four buckets make up the total. Trusts where Musk serves as trustee hold 849.5 million Class A shares and 3.92 billion Class B shares.…