A daily brief · crypto + AI

TrustCore Media

Monday, July 20, 2026

Edition · 200 items · 3:44 AM ET

Calm signal from the crypto and AI firehoses — hand-picked from 14 sources, every morning. No commentary, just what moved.

Crypto · lede

South Korea eyes September launch for second phase of CBDC pilot: Report

The Bank of Korea’s CBDC pilot will add two regional banks, new payment features and tests of government subsidy payments using tokenized bank deposits

CoinTelegraph · 26 minutes ago

AI · lede

Gemma 4 is still lazy

Please tell me I'm doing something wrong. My config: [*] flash-attn = on jinja = true fit = true offline = true mmproj-offload = false mmap = false cram = -1 parallel = 1 [unsloth/gemma-4-31B-it-qat

LocalLLaMA (Reddit) · about 2 hours ago

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Bitcoin’s new $80K target: Hodler’s Digest, July 19AIgiven the increasing likelihood of an open source AI ban, what are the alternative channels for downloading models?CryptoSaylor urges Bitcoin to reject BIP-110 in 110-point essay as soft fork’s August showdown approachesCryptoUpbit parent Dunamu faces sanction process nearly eight months after $30 million hack: reportCryptoUK turns delayed wallet identification into a 14-year criminal risk for crypto firmsAIHuggingFace security incident report: "the attacker was bound by no usage policy, while our own forensic work was blocked by the guardrails"CryptoThe GENIUS Act turns 1: State of Crypto CryptoFrance orders internet providers to block Polymarket ahead of World Cup finalCryptoGrayscale is setting up a quarterly cash showdown between Ethereum and Solana stakingAI[Paper] Automated Tensor Scheduling for Hybrid CPU-GPU LLM Inference on Consumer DevicesCryptoSaylor turns up heat with ‘110 reasons’ why BIP-110 is a bad ideaCryptoMetaMask code was open to a North Korea-linked contractor for a month before Consensys halted releasesCryptoBitcoin's biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is 'a bad idea'AIHow long before Chinese models fully surpass US models?AIPlease Qwen, can we have more 3.x-35B-a3B please 🙏AIHey Qwen Team: We Need a 100B MoE Model for Spark!CryptoTreasuries are amplifying market selloffs and Bitcoin is paying the priceCryptoAI is destroying the internet. Math is our only hope.CryptoCrypto malware in 8 Steam games steals tokens after leaving trail to Uber Eats deliveriesCryptoTether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platformsCryptoKraken says simpler options can unlock crypto's next derivatives marketCryptoUS agencies miss GENIUS Act deadline for final stablecoin rulesCryptoBitcoin sellers are tiring but weak demand leaves an 18% fall to $52,900 in playCryptoBitcoin rallied on cheaper gas while Americans expect rents to surge 8.3%AIOSS gathering in ShanghaiCryptoUpbit parent Dunamu faces South Korean regulator sanctions process: ReportCryptoWall Street’s $128 billion private credit exposure is starting to look harder to containCryptoBitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coinsAIPrepare your (v)ram - Qwen3.8 is coming!AIAhem! Qwen is on the move againCryptoInside Zcash's new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per secondAIAI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-MakingAIClaude Code uses Bun written in Rust nowCryptoUS regulators miss GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline for final stablecoin rulesCryptoFrance orders country's internet service providers to block PolymarketCryptoBitcoin Japan, which holds no bitcoin, taps EVO Fund in planned $60 million raise to finally buy someCryptoCrypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank accountAISQLite Query ExplainerCryptoBitcoin is trading through a dangerous weekend as 20% of the world’s oil hangs in the balanceCryptoDOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fightCryptoTrump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's paymentsCryptoGPT-5.6 vs Fable 5 Review: Which One You Pick Depends on These FactorsCryptoChina found a $125 billion escape valve for an economy running out of momentumCryptoUNI burn poised to grow as Uniswap governance votes on v4 fees and Robinhood Chain expansionCryptoKaspersky identifies malware framework targeting crypto investorsAIControlling Reasoning Effort in LLMsCryptoFrench gambling regulator orders ISPs to block PolymarketAIClaude make Fable 5 permanentAInascheme/quixoteCryptoFTX to distribute $900M to creditors in fifth payment roundCryptoBank of America taps new leaders to bridge crypto, AI and traditional financeCryptoECB Warns Stablecoins May Drain Bank Deposits—Here's What That MeansCryptoGalaxy lands 15-year Texas Tech stadium naming rights dealCryptoCryptoQuant says Strategy still needs disciplined bitcoin buying and selling frameworkCryptoConsensys unknowingly outsourced developer work to North KoreanCryptoCardano Pumps as Network Moves to Further Decentralize DevelopmentCryptoBitcoin Sentiment Is Turning Bullish — But It’s Too Early to Celebrate: ReportCryptoFTX to distribute roughly $900 million to creditors in fifth wave of payoutsCryptoTrezor exec pushes back on ZachXBT claim that hardware wallets are ‘complete garbage’CryptoKimi K3 Just Triggered DeepSeek Flashbacks for the Stock MarketCryptoOcean Mining VP Jason Hughes: BIP-110 on Track to Fail as Miner Signaling Stays Below 1%CryptoSBI Holdings Takes Majority Stake in Singapore’s Coinhako After MAS ApprovalCryptoChina’s Kimi K3 Is Out—And Beats Claude Fable and GPT 5.6 Sol on Key BenchmarksCryptoGalaxy Puts Its Name on Texas Tech's Stadium in a 15-Year, Crypto-Native DealCryptoBitcoin slides toward $63,000 as Coinbase premium stays negative for a record 60 daysCryptoBitcoin Mining Giant Foundry Asks Miners To Vote on BIP-110 Soft ForkAIFine-tune video and image models at scale with NVIDIA NeMo Automodel and 🤗 DiffusersCryptoThree Men Jailed for Posing as Police in $5.3M UK Crypto FraudAIQuoting Kimi K3CryptoBitcoin Price Falls Under $63,000 on U.S.-Iran Strikes and Trump’s China Charge, but Onchain Data Points to BuyersAILLM cliché highlighterCryptoMorning Minute: Citadel Securities Invests $400M in Crypto.comCryptoBitcoin Tests $63K as Long-Term Holders Keep Selling at a LossCryptoCrypto.com Hits $20B Valuation After $400M Citadel Securities InvestmentAISpot birds not golfAIFirefox in WebAssemblyCryptoCrypto.com Secures $400M Investment From Citadel Securities at $20B ValuationCryptoLeaks Reveal Suno Fed Thousands of Hours of Deezer, YouTube and Pond5 Data Into Its AIAIKimi K3, and what we can still learn from the pelican benchmarkCryptoMorgan Stanley Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Trading on E*TradeCryptoT. 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