Day: May 3, 2026

Strategy paused bitcoin purchases, shifting market focus to its 818,334 BTC exposure. Michael Saylor confirmed the halt after the company’s latest disclosed buy, leaving traders watching his orange-dot posts for the next signal. Key Takeaways: Strategy paused bitcoin purchases after its latest disclosed $255 million BTC acquisition. Investors shifted focus toward MSTR’s leverage, reserves, volatility, […]

This week, the Bitcoin network recorded its second consecutive difficulty reduction, easing another 2.3% on May 1 after the April 17 epoch posted a 2.43% decline. Hashrate has also trended lower, now resting beneath the 1 zettahash per second (ZH/s) threshold. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.3% on May 1, marking 6 cuts in 2026 […]

Overview – CPU 2026 Doesn’t look like it’s supposed to be out just yet judging by the number of broken links on the page, so here’s an archived version of the page in case of the original page getting taken down. Integer suite: FP:

Following a week marked by an absence of both inflows and outflows, the stablecoin economy recorded $1.08 billion in inflows from April 26 through May 3. Data further indicates that, as of Sunday, the sector’s total market valuation stands at $321.759 billion, based on figures logged by defillama.com. Key Takeaways: Stablecoin market hits $321.759B after […]

Well — to recap and update — I had already ordered the plug-in module. I might as well use it if you think it’s “more secure” — but I don’t much have security problems here in the house. Maybe I should start another thread in “Cases and Cooling”, but just as well for the “Motherboard” […]

This is 2026. Those who are familiar with me here, if they haven’t died already, may recall interactions with me going back to 2005. THAT’S 21 FREAKING YEARS! You may recall more recently from “Social” -> “Relationships” or “Health and Fitness” that I lost half my family — my youngest brother (RIP 66) in 2022 […]

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This week’s crypto stories spanned enforcement, mining, regulation, adoption, and institutional flows. Chainalysis traced Iran-linked stablecoin routing behind a major USDT freeze, while Riot continued its steady BTC sales to NYDIG. France dropped a proposed self-custody reporting rule, Binance argued crypto’s next wave of users will come through payments and utility, and Canada’s AIMCo disclosed […]

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, Brazil’s central bank issues a resolution banning the use of crypto rails in regulated cross-border payments, Bitso estimates 40% of all crypto purchases include stablecoins, and Meta launches USDC payments in Colombia. Key […]

People who tend to buy the expensive 4K or high refresh rate 1440p monitors will also buy expensive GPUs. At most technology like FSR and DLSS just offer more options for settings as those cards age out. Frankly, 1440p isn’t even necessary. There are a lot of great 1080p displays and most people with midrange […]