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Global Partners CEO Eric Slifka said Q2 was 'strong' with each segment contributing during the Aug. 7 call; the company noted forward-looking statements.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed the CLARITY Act vote is postponed until Sept. 14. With only 14 scheduled weekdays before midterm campaigns, the bill faces long odds.

Danny Sanders of Trezor says the Coldcard incident is a specific flaw, not a crack in self-custody. He warns against moving Bitcoin to exchanges out of fear.

PhonePe users can now compare and book fixed deposits from partner banks and NBFCs directly in the app, with a micro-savings product starting at ₹100 per day.

Nykaa's 45.9% gross margin comes with fixed costs in stores, fashion, and quick delivery. The company's FY30 target depends on each engine earning back its capital.

Raw materials flipped from $10M headwind to $39M tailwind, fully offsetting $72M in annual cost pressure. Sulfur costs at record highs, but a $200/ton decline projected by 2027.

Mayu Yoshida ordered 4.3 billion yen of Naruto and One Piece goods under fake names. She paid nothing and refused delivery. She was arrested Aug. 4.

Grayscale made staking the default and set up monthly cash payouts from $27.3M in net rewards, just before the Aug. 10 IRS deadline for crypto funds.

A bug in the CryptoJS library, first released in 2016, let attackers brute-force seed phrases. Over 2,100 addresses drained. Migration is the only fix.

A whale moved $76.6 million in ETH off exchanges July 31 while staking hit a record 40.2 million ETH. Ether is 62% below its all-time high with resistance at $1,960.

The exchange said it secured a court-ordered asset freeze as part of the lawsuit, though no jurisdiction or recovery amount has been disclosed. The FBI had attributed the theft to North Korea in 2025.

Jason Arday, Cambridge's youngest black professor, accused of plagiarism and fabricating marathon and charity claims. The scandal raises questions about DEI-driven hiring and academic integrity.