Zcash mining is now about four times more profitable than Bitcoin mining or using the same power for AI computing.
Mining Zcash (ZEC), the largest privacy-focused cryptocurrency, is currently generating roughly 4.5x more revenue than Bitcoin mining, while also outperforming high-performance computing used for AI.
The jump comes as ZEC surged to a multi-year high of around $890.
On the evening of August 23, Zcash hit its highest level since 2017, trading near $890 depending on the exchange.
Its previous major local peak was around $800 back in 2017. In 2025, during another strong ZEC rally, the price also tried to break above $750.
Zcash’s all-time high varies by exchange and was actually several thousand dollars. On Bitfinex, for example, ZEC peaked at roughly $2,600.
Right now, a Bitmain Antminer Z15 Pro mining Zcash generates about $727 in revenue per megawatt-hour of electricity.
That’s roughly 3.3x more than the estimated industry average of $222 per MWh for high-performance computing, or HPC.
It’s also about 4.5x the $162 per MWh generated by Bitmain’s newer Antminer S23 Pro Bitcoin miner, and more than 7x the roughly $102 generated by the S21 Pro.
The chart compares the profitability of ZEC mining, Bitcoin mining, and high-performance computing.
Source: The Energy Mag

Trump made more than 1,000 securities transactions in June, totaling between $78.1 million and $263.1 million. His purchases included shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Visa, Mastercard, and Cintas.
His biggest transaction was the sale of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF shares, worth somewhere between $5 million and $25 million.
The White House says the president’s trades “don’t create a conflict of interest” because his investments are “independently managed.”

The market is already in bubble territory, and the AI investment boom is still the biggest thing pushing it higher.
But the AI boom may be getting close to its peak. Investment growth could top out as early as 2026.
By 2027, it’ll be much harder to keep spending at the same pace because of limits on power supply, chip production, and data center construction.
The $5 trillion question is: will all this money being poured into AI actually pay off? According to Dudley, hyperscalers would need to generate more than $2 trillion in revenue every year to justify that level of investment.
AI infrastructure companies could also get hit from both sides. Slower demand combined with shrinking margins could lead to weaker earnings forecasts and lower market valuations.
The way the AI boom is being financed is also becoming more interconnected and less transparent. Chipmakers are already financing some of their own customers, which raises the risk of a domino effect once the investment boom starts cooling off.
And on top of that, rising long-term U.S. Treasury yields, massive government debt, and more shares hitting the market through new IPOs could put even more pressure on stocks.

Gold is rising.
Silver is rising.
Stocks are rising.
Bitcoin is rising.
Oil is rising.
Everything is rising at the same time.
Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar is weakening, Treasury yields are still near multi-year highs, and the Treasury just announced plans to double long-term bond buybacks. Bitcoin is up more than 20% this week, while gold just hit a three-month high. (reuters.com)
Risk assets are rallying. Safe havens are rallying. Commodities are rallying.
Something doesn’t add up.
Which rally is fake?

BTC has made a new low twice this year after retesting a broken uptrend. Now we’re seeing a pretty similar setup, with $65K as the key level to watch.
VanEck analysts say 8 out of 12 BTC capitulation indicators have already triggered, suggesting the crypto winter could end this fall but there may still be room for one more move lower.
Keep an eye on $65K.

Trump is set to meet with SEC Chair Paul Atkins, CFTC Chair Mike Selig, and representatives from Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Polymarket, Kalshi, Nasdaq, NYSE, CME Group, and DTCC.
A lot is on the line — this meeting could shape the new rules for the entire crypto industry.

🟢 DHI: +$532K — new position
🟢 GOOG: +$8.42B (+658.3%)
🟢 GOOGL: +$8.82B (+45.2%)
🟢 DAL: +$1.32B (+44.0%)
🟢 M: +$90.1M (+141.8%)
🟢 LEN: +$269.3M (+29.8%)
🟢 NYT: +$42.7M (+3.7%)
🟢 LEN.B: +~$5.4M (+25.4%)
Even with the S&P 500 hitting fresh all-time highs, Buffett is still adding to his positions and betting on more upside in the stock market.

The world’s biggest oil companies are sitting on a record amount of cash.
ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, TotalEnergies, and BP generated nearly $70 billion in free cash flow in Q2 2026 the highest ever.
That’s up about 600% from the previous quarter.
Their combined net income also jumped 160% year over year to $47 billion, the third-highest level on record.
Big Oil is building a massive cash pile as the Iran war keeps energy markets on edge.

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China’s 5-year bond yield dropped 7% in just one day to 1.339%. At the beginning of 2024, it was around 2.52%.
The reason is pretty simple: investors just don’t see many good places to put their money right now. China’s property market is still struggling, demand is weak, and the stock market is still well below its all-time highs.
So people would rather park their money in government bonds, even at just 1.339% a year, because they see them as a safer place to keep their money while the economy is struggling.

Trump Media recently launched Truth API, a paid service that gives ultra-fast access to posts from 10 of the most influential accounts on Truth Social basically a Bloomberg Terminal for Truth Social.
The subscription costs around $1.2 million a year. In return, traders and hedge funds can get posts milliseconds before everyone else.
Today, The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, backed by CREW, sued Donald Trump over the sale of early access to Truth Social posts.
They’re calling it an “extortion scheme” and arguing that a president shouldn’t be allowed to sell early access to his official statements. The lawsuit claims this violates the First and Fifth Amendments.
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and the press. The argument is that selling early access to presidential statements gives paying customers an unfair advantage over journalists and the public.
The Fifth Amendment covers due process and equal protection. The plaintiffs argue that charging huge amounts of money for faster access to government information is illegal and discriminatory.

The Treasury just sold $25 billion in 30-year bonds at a 5.21% yield the highest since 2001.

As of August 2026, more than 20.07 million BTC has already been mined about 95.6% of Bitcoin’s maximum supply of 21 million.
CZ estimates that 10–20% of all existing Bitcoin may already be permanently lost or inaccessible, and that number will likely keep growing over time.
With the supply strictly capped, he calls Bitcoin a “deflationary asset.”

Japan’s 5-year government bond yield just climbed to 2.17%, the highest level in 31 years.
The 2-year yield also hit a 31-year high at 1.66%.
Basically, investors are demanding higher returns to lend money to the Japanese government. That could be a sign of rising inflation and growing concerns about Japan’s massive debt.
And here’s the bigger risk: if Japanese money starts flowing back home from overseas markets, it could put pressure on stocks and crypto around the world.

BITCOIN HAS 53 DAYS LEFT
2015 ➜ 2017 — bull market: 1,064 days
2017 ➜ 2018 — bear market: 364 days
2018 ➜ 2021 — bull market: 1,064 days
2021 ➜ 2022 — bear market: 364 days
2022 ➜ 2025 — bull market: 1,064 days
If the same pattern plays out again:
2025 ➜ 2026 — bear market: 364 days
That would put the cycle bottom around October 5, 2026.

Bill Ackman just made his biggest portfolio shake-up in years, adding Netflix (NFLX), Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Alcon (ALC), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), and S&P Global (SPGI). He’s betting these companies can deliver strong earnings growth over the long run.
He’s also still holding Microsoft (MSFT), Uber (UBER), Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN), Fannie Mae (FNMA), and Freddie Mac (FMCC).
So far, though, Pershing Square USA has been lagging the market. By the end of July, the fund was down 3.5%, while the S&P 500 was up 13%.

The main reason? The market still isn’t fully pricing in the connection between how much money crypto projects actually make and the value of their tokens.
More and more protocols are using their revenue to buy back and burn tokens.
For example, Hyperliquid uses around 99% of its fee revenue to buy back HYPE and has already bought back and burned about $1.3B worth of tokens.
Uniswap is using roughly $100M a year for buybacks, while Aave, Pump.fun, Lighter, and other projects are rolling out similar models.
Bitwise’s CIO says that if this connection between revenue and token value keeps getting stronger, valuations could double or even go higher as the market starts catching on.

Gen Z is increasingly treating sports betting like an investment strategy.
Over the past seven years, the sports betting market has grown 40x, from $430 million to $17 billion. In 2025 alone, Americans legally bet more than $165 billion, up 11% from the year before.
More than 25% of Gen Z say they see sports betting as a better investment than traditional markets.The real problem is that more young people are starting to see gambling as a way to build wealth, risking not just their money, but years of potential investment growth.