BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF With Downside Buffer and Capped Upside

A new filing with the SEC shows BlackRock wants to release an exchange-traded fund that offers downside protection but also caps gains.

BlackRock has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an exchange-traded fund tied to Bitcoin, according to the filing. The proposed fund would offer downside protection while also capping gains.

Claude Fable 5.5 and GPT 6.2 Astra Could Be Right Around the Corner, Leaks Suggest

Users say Claude is routing some requests to a stronger unreleased model, a Mythos 5.5 label appeared in Anthropic's site code, and OpenAI appears to be testing GPT-6.2 Astra.

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Mystery $106 Million Crypto Theft Hits EU Entity Days After Binance Hack

Onchain investigator ZachXBT says an unidentified EU entity lost more than $106 million from centralized exchange accounts on Sunday,

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Tom Lee Calls Bottom on AI Stock Selloff, Citing Tight Supply and Crypto Resilience

The Fundstrat strategist says constraints on AI spending have slowed growth without ending the boom, while crypto’s response to the Binance hack suggests sellers may already be exhausted.

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Binance Drained of $5.5 Billion in Suspected Hack, Tether and Circle Freeze $1.8 Billion

An on-chain tally puts the suspected Binance drain at $5.57 billion across three blockchains, as Tether and Circle froze $1.8 billion.