Bitcoin security researchers, company founders, and policy advocates are publicly warning that restrictions on leading U.S. AI systems are making legitimate defensive cybersecurity work harder, while Chinese open-source models are producing usable results. Rob Hamilton of AnchorWatch said OpenAI blocked him from analyzing a codebase he had already responsibly disclosed, even after he joined the company’s trusted cyber program and had completed KYC months earlier. He later said he was cut off again within 19 minutes after receiving access to OpenAI’s Daybreak Blue cyber model. Francis Pouliot of Bull Bitcoin said Chinese open models helped identify and patch a money-stealing exploit in a project he was auditing, while American models he pays for refused to review the same patch. Similar complaints came from Bitcoin Core contributor PortlandHODL and Galaxy research head Alex Thorn, who backed a Bitcoin Policy Institute open letter calling for trusted access to frontier AI models for qualified open-source defenders. Published on August 10 and signed by more than 70 digital-asset organizations, the letter asks AI labs for early access to cyber-capable systems, enough compute, secure code-review environments, and direct contact with lab security teams. The pressure intensified after a Coldcard firmware flaw, exploited from July 30, led to the theft of well over $100 million in bitcoin. Since then, the volunteer Bitcoin Red Team says it has scanned 501 projects and logged 7,958 findings, including 1,280 high or critical issues, with most compute spend going to Chinese open-weight models.

Bitcoin rose back above $60,000 with a 2.3% daily gain, while Solana led major tokens with a 3.8% advance. Ethereum, XRP, and BNB also moved higher as smaller-cap tokens posted even sharper gains.

Crypto trading split sharply on Wednesday. Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP edged lower, while smaller altcoins such as RAIN, REQ and OSMO posted outsized gains as traders rotated into higher-volatility tokens.

Coinbase announced plans to list over 30 new cryptocurrencies over the coming months, including ERC20 tokens and assets like NEO and XRP, aiming to eventually support more than 90% of compliant digital assets by market cap.

Request (REQ) trades at ~$0.067, down 94.34% from its all-time high of $1.18, yet up 1,340.96% from its near-zero low. With 796 million tokens circulating, the network aims to revolutionize digital invoicing. Analysis of market dynamics and future outlook.

Request is a blockchain-based network for creating, sharing, and fulfilling payment requests. This article reviews its invoice-oriented use case, REQ supply figures, historical price range, and the market implications for crypto payment infrastructure.

According to KuCoin, Request (REQ) is down 94.34% from its all-time high of $1.18, with a circulating supply of 796.7M against a max supply of 999.9M. This article analyzes the project's fundamentals, price action, and market implications.

Request (REQ) trades at 94.34% below its all-time high of $1.18. With ~797M tokens in circulation, we analyze the project’s fundamentals, market performance, and potential catalysts.