Crypto News
Regulatory News
The SEC filed a lawsuit against Richard Heart, founder of Hex, Pulsechain, and PulseX, alleging unregistered securities sales and personal misappropriation of funds for luxury purchases.
Surge in Hacks, Scams, and Rug Pulls
July experienced over $300 million in losses from exploits and fraud. Notably, Curve Finance suffered a ~$50 million hack, with concerns raised about the CEO's substantial debt backed by Curve tokens.
Ethereum Futures-based ETFs
Six asset managers—including VanEck, ProShares, and Grayscale—filed SEC applications to launch Ethereum futures-based ETFs.
Top-performing Altcoins in July
XRP (+46.53%), MKR (+44.81%), UNI (+22.56%), SOL (+22.64%), and OP (+20.60%) led performance.
Changes in the Last Week
- Bitcoin: $29,615 (+1.2%)
- Ethereum: $1,859 (+0.1%)
- Gold: $1,933
AI News
OpenAI's GPT-5 Trademark Filing
OpenAI filed for GPT-5 trademark covering language model applications including "speech and text production advancements, audio conversion, speech recognition."
Meta's AudioCraft
Meta introduced AudioCraft, an AI suite generating music and audio from text prompts, though copyright concerns were raised.
ChatGPT Plus Custom Instructions
OpenAI added Custom Instructions, allowing users to "set default behavior and text for their chat sessions."
Travel Tips
Discussion of Mexico's safety, emphasizing research, awareness of high-crime areas, respectful conduct, valuables protection, secure ATM usage, and avoiding drug involvement.
I Am Currently Listening
The Authority Hacker Podcasts: #316 - Ultimate New Pinterest Strategy
I Am Currently Watching
The full story of MrBeast
Tool of the Week
Fiverr.com — a freelance marketplace for digital services including design and writing. Fiverr enables outsourcing for digital nomads and small business owners, improving efficiency through delegating tasks to skilled freelancers.
Inspiring Quotes
"One version of confidence is: I've got this figured out. Another version is: I can figure this out. The first is arrogant and close-minded. The second is humble and open-minded." — James Clear
"No one can compete with you on being you" — Naval Ravikant