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Berkshire Hathaway finally started spending its nearly $400 billion in cash — on one stock it knows very well

Berkshire is buying its own stock after years of building up a cash pile. Not everyone is excited.

UK regulators to prepare tokenized gold framework: Report

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-uk-and-crypto-fca.jpg" alt="UK regulators to prepare tokenized gold framework: Report" class="type:primaryImage">The UK’s FCA is reportedly preparing a regulatory framework for tokenized gold and how these products may be used as collateral assets in wholesale markets.

Bitcoin Red Team founder turns to Chinese AI: ‘It absolutely guts me’

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/ai-gut.jpg" alt="Bitcoin Red Team founder turns to Chinese AI: ‘It absolutely guts me’" class="type:primaryImage">Bitcoin Red Team has now found 1,288 critical and high-level vulnerabilities in the Bitcoin ecosystem as of Saturday.

Australia orders Cryptolink Bitcoin ATMs offline over ‘basic reporting’ failures

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/atm.jpg" alt="Australia orders Cryptolink Bitcoin ATMs offline over ‘basic reporting’ failures" class="type:primaryImage">Australia’s financial watchdog has suspended Cryptolink’s registration for three months, adding to a crackdown that previously saw the Bitcoin ATM operator fined $56,340.

Crypto’s first quantum attack will look like unexplained breach: Quantus founder

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/quantum.jpg" alt="Crypto’s first quantum attack will look like unexplained breach: Quantus founder" class="type:primaryImage">Bad actors with access to a cryptography-breaking quantum computer probably won’t try to announce it to the world by hacking Satoshi Nakamoto’s high-profile Bitcoin wallets, crypto executives say.

U.S. stock futures flat as investors await inflation data, grapple with more Iran uncertainty

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday, after new demands from Iran raised fresh doubts about the Strait of Hormuz reopening anytime soon and as investors await key inflation data later this week.

BIP-110 dies with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hodlers" alt="BIP-110 dies with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9" class="type:primaryImage">BIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No.

Ex-US defense secretary calls CLARITY Act a ‘national security bill’

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-mad-max-fury-road.jpg" alt="Ex-US defense secretary calls CLARITY Act a ‘national security bill’" class="type:primaryImage">Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the CLARITY Act is not merely a financial services bill, its a national security one.

S&P 500 sales growth is at a nearly 5-year high. Here’s what’s behind the surge.

Energy companies in the S&P 500 have put up a 42.5% revenue gain in the second quarter, powering the index’s sales performance.

The number of stocks beating the S&P 500 is the highest in 4 years. Why that number should rise.

For the first time in four years, the average stock is beating the stock market.

BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-coinbase-seeks-ipo.png" alt="BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens" class="type:primaryImage">The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.

Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-latin-america-and-blockchain-2.jpg" alt="Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold " class="type:primaryImage">The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review.

BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/thief-bitcoin.png" alt="BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds" class="type:primaryImage">Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.

Bitcoin’s BIP-110 enters mandatory signaling with miner support below 3%

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/the-bitcoin-and-bitcoin-cash-wars.png" alt="Bitcoin’s BIP-110 enters mandatory signaling with miner support below 3%" class="type:primaryImage">The deployment milestone tests whether enforcing nodes can sustain the change amid limited miner signaling and discussion of a hard-fork fallback.

Don’t worry about what other people have saved for retirement. Here’s how to find your perfect number.

Don’t compare your nest-egg balance to a number that doesn’t actually mean anything. Instead, do this calculation to see if you’re on track for retirement.

‘My wife and I are both retired’: Do we dip into our $2.3 million fund to pay off our $300,000 mortgage at 2.9%?

“Right now, we’re withdrawing about $100,000 a year from our investments.”

US spot Bitcoin ETFs post best week since April with $1B inflows

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-part-2-where-oh-where-has-btc-volatility-gone-etf.jpg" alt="US spot Bitcoin ETFs post best week since April with $1B inflows" class="type:primaryImage">The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds registered their third-strongest showing since October as institutional demand showed signs of renewed momentum.

US Senate to vote on advancing CLARITY Act in September after Thune files cloture

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-us-crypto-regulation-is-pushing-its-way-to-clarity-act-2.jpg" alt="US Senate to vote on advancing CLARITY Act in September after Thune files cloture" class="type:primaryImage">The procedural move puts crypto market structure legislation back on track as lawmakers continue negotiations over ethics and stablecoin provisions.

Berkshire Hathaway profit doubles, fueled by a near $13 billion investment gain

Berkshire Hathaway booked a near $13 billion gain on investments in the latest quarter, and has put $32 billion of its cash pile to work.

Bitcoin will never fall below $60K again: Nansen founder

<img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/alex-svanevik-interview.jpg" alt="Bitcoin will never fall below $60K again: Nansen founder" class="type:primaryImage">Crypto is growing up thanks to trading in real world assets, and Bitcoin will never dip below $60K again, says Nansen founder founder Alex Svanevik.