OpenAI completes $15 billion funding round at a valuation of $1.25 trillion.

Coinkite CEO Rodolfo Novak stated that an AI model discovered a vulnerability in Coldcard firmware versions 4.0.1 and later that could bypass the hardware random number generator. Between July 30th and August 4th, over 5,200 addresses lost approximately 1,816 BTC, worth about $116 million. James O'Beirne privately pointed out in May 2025 that Coldcard had an issue with random number generation. A firmware update fixed the problem on new devices but not on older mnemonic phrases; affected users needed to generate new ones. (Source: Bitcoin News)

JPMorgan Chase announced the purchase of $47 million worth of Bitcoin. JPMorgan Chase currently holds over $539 million worth of Bitcoin. (The Bitcoin Historian)

Bitcoin falls to $71,500, derivatives market sees $368 million in liquidations in 24 hours. Bitcoin has fallen below $72,000. Coinbase's BTC-USD price chart shows it reached a low of $71,500 at 22:44. Data from Coinalyze shows that the derivatives market it tracks saw $368 million in liquidations in the past 24 hours, including $300.2 million in long positions and $67.8 million in short positions. (Source: The Defiant)

OpenAI has raised $15 billion in funding at a valuation of $1.25 trillion.

A major whale's $493 million long positions in BTC and ETH opened at the end of August have all been liquidated, resulting in a total loss of $68.59 million. One hour ago, the last long position worth $80.12 million was liquidated. The whale opened a position with a principal of $69.21 million and currently has $620,000 remaining. At the time of opening the position, the whale went long on 1,543.87 BTC and 115,470 ETH. The opening price for BTC was approximately $82,205 and the opening price for ETH was approximately $2,604.