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CryptoLiquid Network lost 3,998 BTC to a bug already fixed on GitHub
A cache bug minted 3,998.5 L-BTC that no bitcoin backed. The fix was committed to the Elements repo on 3 August, and no tagged release carries it.
AI moneyGitHub Copilot cut team AI credits up to 44%. The price didn’t move.
On 1 September, Copilot Business seats fell from 3,000 included credits to 1,900 and Enterprise from 7,000 to 3,900. Seat prices did not move.
MoneyThe ACA repayment cap is gone. Freelancers now repay every dollar.
Insurers want 15% more for 2027 plans. The bigger change: a freelancer who underestimates income now repays the whole subsidy, where the cap was $1,625.
MarketsThe August jobs report added 162,000. Two sectors gave 101,000.
Payrolls beat every forecast at 162,000. Restaurants and local schools supplied 101,000 of it, real hourly pay fell 0.2%, hike odds hit 60.4%.
MoneyHow much do Upwork and Fiverr actually take in 2026?
Upwork posts a 0% to 15% freelancer fee and collects 19.6%. Fiverr pays sellers 80% and collects 28%. Where the gap goes, with sources and dates.
MarketsCompanies plan $215B of bonds in September. Read who absorbs it.
Dealers expect a record $215 billion of high-grade supply in September, into a 30-year at 5.25%. The AI buildout borrows, and your bond index fund buys.
MoneyX now pays US creators only into X Money. Read the 6% conditions.
On 2 September X moved US creator payouts off Stripe. The money lands instantly in an account X runs, and the 6% rate carries conditions worth reading.
MarketsJapan's 10-year hit 3%. Its money stopped leaving the country.
Japan’s benchmark yield touched 3% on September 1. Its biggest investors sold 1.8 trillion yen of foreign bonds this year, after buying 9.66 trillion last year.
CryptoBitcoin's best August since 2017 came off a 21-month low.
Bitcoin gained 24% in August, then held flat when US strikes hit Iran. The rally began at a 21-month low and the ETF money left on August 28.
AI moneyWhen your AI tool gets acquired, you get about a week to export.
Acquisitions are 150 of the 285 entries in the biggest AI tool graveyard. Clockwise and Hiro users each got seven days. Read where the risk sits.
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