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Bitcoin Hashrate Slips 17% Off Record as Miners Chase AI
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s hashrate sits roughly 17% below its all-time high.Hut 8’s contracted AI infrastructure portfolio alone has...
Bitgo Revenue Jumps 80% to $4.3B as Stablecoin Demand Grows
Key TakeawaysBitgo’s Q2 revenue jumped 80% to $4.3B, but it still posted a $19M net loss.Bitgo’s $65.2B in assets and 148% growth...
LDO surges as SharpLink seeks to stake $200m in ETH via Lido
Key takeaways SharpLink Gaming plans to stake $200 million worth of Ethereum through Lido. The allocation will be converted into...
Fidelity, ARK Lead $131M Bitcoin Outflow as Ether, XRP ETFs Gain
Key TakeawaysARK 21Shares led $131.13M in bitcoin ETF outflows on Thursday as selling spread across major funds.Ether gained $6.72M...
Bitcoin holds $62,300 support as BTC attempts short-term recovery
Key takeaways Bitcoin trades near $63,567 on Friday after rebounding from support around $62,300. BTC remains below its 50-day,...
Whale Places $203M Short Bet Against Tokenized SpaceX Stock
Key TakeawaysA whale placed $203.47 million in limit short orders on tokenized SPCX between $141.93 and $142.90.Tokenized SPCX...
SEC Delays Tokenization Exemption Again as CLARITY Act Stalls
Key TakeawaysThe SEC’s tokenization innovation exemption has been “further delayed,” per reports.The holdup is linked to Section...
JPMorgan Grows Bitcoin ETF Stake to $356M, Adds XRP Exposure
Key TakeawaysJPMorgan’s Q2 2026 13F filing shows a $355.7 million stake in Blackrock’s IBIT, up from roughly $162 million in Q1.The...
ParaFi Partner Bets AI Capital Flees to Bitcoin After Crash
Key TakeawaysAI claimed 80% of Q1 2026 venture funds, draining crypto liquidity and holding Bitcoin prices near $60K.Analyst Arthur...
Everton’s Martin Sherif Faces FA Charge Over 61 Soccer Bets
Key TakeawaysFA says Sherif allegedly placed 61 football bets from Nov. 20, 2024, to Feb. 12, 2026.The Everton Under-21 forward has...
A Man Bought a House for $1,000. Then He Found $10,000 in Envelopes Buried in the Basement
Key TakeawaysWalter Castanedo found $10,000 in a Toledo basement on Dec. 31, 2024.BLS data puts the 1981 stash at $36,276 in 2024,...
Solstice Targets 20% APY With Solana Tokens Tied to Strategy’s STRC
Key TakeawaysSolstice launched strcUSX on Solana, splitting STRC’s 12% yield into 2 risk tranches.SR-strcUSX targets 7% APY while...
Trump Takes ‘Major Step’ Toward Shutting Down Crypto Scammers
Key TakeawaysVetted U.S. companies could execute federally supervised cyber missions.Crypto-related complaints involved $11.37...
Bank of Montreal Filing Reports $2,970 XRP Position in $303B Portfolio
Key TakeawaysA Bank of Montreal-controlled investment adviser managed about $3,000 worth of XRP fund shares.The filing does not...
XRP Slides 69% From Peak While Existing Wallet Activity Climbs
Key TakeawaysXRP recorded its lowest daily close since November 2024.Active addresses rose about 35%, while new addresses stayed...
Michael Saylor Maps Bitcoin Into 4-Part Digital Money Stack
Key TakeawaysSaylor assigns separate purposes to bitcoin, credit, and payments.STRC supplies the existing income-producing layer of...
XRP Price Shift Reworks Evernorth Shares Before Its Nasdaq Debut
Key TakeawaysClosing equity issuance will follow XRP’s market price instead of $2.36.Armada II shareholders may receive a larger...
French Couple Moves to Sell Home After 3 Crypto-Linked Invasions
Key TakeawaysIntruders targeted a couple in Somme 3 times after dark web leaks mislinked them to crypto wealth.Dark web leaks and...
He Went House-Hunting Saturday, Then Won $1M on His Porch Sunday
Key TakeawaysRaymond Johnson won $1M on a $10 Triple Red 777 Jackpot ticket on his porch.He took the $600,000 lump sum over a...
KPMG Completes Full Audit of Tether’s 2025 Financial Statements
Key TakeawaysKPMG issued Tether an unqualified opinion on its financial statements for 2025.Tether reported reserves exceeded token...
Wintermute Bets $1 Billion on AI and High-Frequency Trading Expansion
Key TakeawaysWintermute plans $1B over 5 years for AI and HFT as it expands beyond crypto.Wintermute’s volume fell from $15B to...
Swiss Banking Giant UBS Doubles Down on Bitcoin ETF Exposure
Key TakeawaysUBS held about $90 million of Blackrock IBIT shares as of June 30, 2026.UBS’ 230% value increase remains tiny beside...
TRM Labs Reveals MiCA Purged 80% of European Crypto Firms
Key TakeawaysMiCA consolidated the EU crypto market, with only about 20% of existing firms receiving authorization.The rules...
Over 40 Crypto Firms Sound the Alarm on AI’s Security Divide – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysMore than 40 groups, including Coinbase, signed the Aug. 10 artificial intelligence (AI)-access letter.Bitcoin’s $1...
BitMEX the End of an Era
The following guest post is written by Peter Wilkinson, CEO of the crypto exchange BitMEX. My name is Peter Wilkinson, current CEO...
Stellar’s XLM token slides below key moving averages
Key takeaways XLM remains under pressure at $0.160. Positive funding rates for both tokens offer limited hope of a recovery. XLM...
South Korea’s Crypto Crackdown Lands Delio CEO 15 Years – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSeoul Southern District Court sentenced Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho to 15 years on Aug. 13.Delio’s case involves about 70...
Hyperliquid targets $58 resistance as retail demand strengthen
Key takeaways Hyperliquid gained 2% on Thursday after advancing nearly 3% in the previous session. Hyperion DeFi’s HYPE holdings...
Monaco Submits Draft Bill to Align Crypto Rules With MiCA
Key TakeawaysMonaco submitted Bill No. 1131 on Aug. 6 to replace Law No. 1.528 and reform crypto rules.The CCAF will enforce MiCA...
A Maryland Man Won $50,000 Twice in a Year, and It Came Down to Persistence
Key TakeawaysMaryland Lottery paid a Waldorf player $50,000 twice within about 1 year.Dash In sold the July 17 ticket, highlighting...
UK Lawmakers Press Banks on Crypto Access Ahead of New Rules
Key TakeawaysAPPG pressed U.K. banks on Aug. 11 to explain crypto account limits before new rules.FCA-authorized firms could gain...
Coinbase Says Bug Reports Could Triple as AI Adds Security Noise
Key TakeawaysReport volume remains on pace to triple from last year.Only 4% of first-half reports submitted through Hackerone were...
Why BIP-110 Failed: Flawed Soft Fork Design or Miner Capture?
Key TakeawaysOn Aug. 8, BIP-110 failed after drawing only 2.5% miner support, triggering a chain split at block 961,632.Industry...
Coinbase Launching 170+ Derivatives Contracts for UK Professionals
Key TakeawaysUK professional investors will get access to more than 170 contracts.Perpetuals will offer leverage of up to 50x.The...
Binance Boosts Yields up to 20% for VIP Users
Key TakeawaysBinance launched new product to give VIP users higher quotas and 10% to 20% higher APRs on 20+ tokens.Exchange...
After BIP-110 Flops, Bitcoin’s Next Soft Fork Faces a Showdown – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBIP-54 would close four Bitcoin consensus edge cases without adding new features.F2pool’s founder opposed BIP-54 on...
Bitcoin’s $120M Betting War Draws a Brutal Map for 2026 Prices
Key TakeawaysPolymarket bettors give bitcoin 68% odds of hitting $70,000 before 2026 ends.Kalshi prices bitcoin’s shot at $100,000...
Bitcoin Flat Near $63,400 After Mild US Inflation Drop
Key TakeawaysBitcoin stabilized near $63,400 Wednesday after sharp intra-day swings, holding its $1.27 trillion market cap.Total...
CFTC Cites Bitcoin Position in Emergency Order Shielding Kalshi
Key TakeawaysCFTC ordered Kalshi to keep operating after its Aug. 1 market-emergency notice.The order says forced liquidation of a...
Ethereum’s Oldest Whales Wake up as Millions Leave Deep Storage
Key TakeawaysWhale Alert caught 2,680 ETH worth $5.03M moving Aug. 11 after 11 years.Ethereum saw 4 Genesis wallets move 8,680 ETH...
Blackrock’s $50.2M Inflow Offsets Selling as Bitcoin ETFs Turn Green
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT offset $45.31M of rival outflows, leaving bitcoin ETFs up $4.89M on Tuesday.Ether ETFs saw a modest...
Tether’s USDT Supply Shrinks by $4B in 60 Days as Crypto Demand Cools
Key TakeawaysTether’s USDT supply fell by about $4B over 60 days, including $870M in the past 11 days.USDT still holds 60% of...
Inflation Cools, Bitcoin Stalls as Fed Faces Its Next Big Test
Key TakeawaysU.S. CPI eased to 3.4% in July, extending inflation’s retreat from May’s 4.2% peak.Federal Reserve pressure eased as...
Harmony’s ONE token crashes 40% following a major exploit
Key takeaways Harmony’s ONE token plunged roughly 40% following an apparent exploit that created about 4 billion tokens. The...
Harmony’s ONE Plunges 30% After Attacker Mints 4 Billion Tokens
Key TakeawaysA hacker exploited Harmony Protocol to fraudulently issue 4 billion unauthorized ONE tokens.The sell-off wiped 26% of...
Uniswap slides 9% as weak retail demand threatens key support
Key takeaways Uniswap falls nearly 6% on Wednesday after declining 5% in the previous session. Uniswap has launched Continuous...
Metaplanet, Hut8 Move $125 Million in Bitcoin off Exchanges
Key TakeawaysMetaplanet moved 1,473 BTC ($93.82 million) off an exchange on August 12, per Lookonchain.Hut8 followed hours later...
Bitwise Cuts 14% of Staff as Its Own CIO Calls a Bitcoin Bottom
Key TakeawaysBitwise cut 14% of its staff, reducing headcount to about 155 from 180 employees.The cuts mirror layoffs this year at...
Glassnode: Bitcoin Sellers Showing Exhaustion Around $64,000, But No Bottom Yet
Key TakeawaysGlassnode flagged bitcoin seller exhaustion but stopped short of confirming a bottom.Spot bitcoin ETFs have continued...
XRP Millionaire Wallets Rise Again as Token Price Falls 29% in 3 Months
Key TakeawaysXRP millionaire wallets rose by 32 in three months as Santiment tracked continued whale accumulation.XRP trades near...
Sharplink Earns $11M From Ethereum Staking Despite $394M Q2 Loss
Key TakeawaysSharplink lost $394.3M in Q2 as ETH declines drove $397M+ in unrealized losses and impairments.Sharplink earned $11.2M...
Buried in the FCC’s New Robot Import Ban: The 35% Foreign-Parts Rule
Key TakeawaysFCC restrictions target foreign humanoid robots and U.S. models with over 35% foreign parts.Boston Dynamics could gain...
What Is FINMA? Why Crypto Firms Keep Flocking to Switzerland
Key TakeawaysFINMA oversees a Swiss financial sector that generated CHF 74 billion in 2024.Switzerland counted 1,766 blockchain...
SEC, CFTC Target Goliath Ventures Over $400M Crypto Ponzi – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysAbout 1,600 customers contributed at least $397 million.The SEC alleges at least $425 million was raised from over...
AUSTRAC Halts 96 Cryptolink Crypto ATMs Over Compliance Risks
Key TakeawaysCryptolink cannot operate its 96 crypto ATMs for three months.AUSTRAC cited failures involving required transaction...
SEC, CFTC Forge Their Own Crypto Paths as CLARITY Act Stalls Out
Key TakeawaysThe SEC votes Aug. 14 on new crypto fundraising rules for startups and other issuers.The Senate’s Clarity Act faces a...
Connecticut Judge Says Kalshi Sports Contracts Were Never Swaps
Key TakeawaysJudge Vernon Oliver held Kalshi’s sports contracts are not swaps under the CEA.Sports contracts were 80% to 90% of...
Sui Co-Founder Is Building Quantum-Safe Hardware Wallets For $10
Key TakeawaysKostas Chalkias says he leased a factory to build quantum-safe Sui wallet cards at scale.The target: under $10 per...
Empery Sells 1,635 BTC for $102.2M as Liquidity Tightens
Key TakeawaysEmpery sold 1,635 BTC for $102.2M, cutting holdings to 1,279 BTC and shrinking liquidity.Empery’s 954 BTC pledge...
FSB Raids Moscow City Crypto Hub in Major Fraud Bust
Key TakeawaysThe FSB and MVD raided Moscow City crypto offices, disrupting 9 foreign channels and detaining over 20 people.The...
Bitcoin Stalls at $63,400 as ETFs Outpace Network Issuance
Key TakeawaysBitcoin dropped 0.7% to $63,394 on Aug. 11 after Strategy sold 1,690 BTC to fund stock repurchases.Coinglass reported...
Schiff: Bitcoin Is ‘Anti-Gold’ as War, Inflation Fuel Rally
Key TakeawaysPeter Schiff says bitcoin is acting as gold’s inverse amid war and inflation fears.Gold traded near $4,378 an ounce on...
Gold Hits 2-Month High Above $4,400 as China Keeps Hoarding
Key TakeawaysGold crossed $4,400 on Aug. 11 before spot prices eased to $4,378.50 by noon EDT.China’s PBOC added 20 tonnes of gold...
Moneygram Brings Cash-to-Crypto Payments to Solana With Rift – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysMoneygram launched Ramps on Solana on Aug. 11, with Rift as its first wallet integration.Moneygram Ramps offers cash...
Anthropic Emerges as ‘Frontier AI Lab’ Behind Riot’s $9.1B AI Deal
Key TakeawaysRiot signed Anthropic for 191 MW through 2048, with the deal worth up to $16.1B.Riot’s artificial intelligence (AI)...
Zuckerberg Says Everyone Will Soon Have AI With Invention Superpowers
Key TakeawaysMeta promises billions of people a free personal AI agent.Zuckerberg wants labs to hand unfinished models to the...
Stellar price risks a deeper correction toward $0.142
Key takeaways Stellar has fallen below a critical support zone. The long-to-short ratio for XLM has declined to 0.94 and 0.90,...
Luke Dashjr, Comms Chief Step Away From Dorsey-Backed Mining Pool Ocean – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysLuke Dashjr took an Ocean sabbatical as BIP-110’s fork remained stalled after 2 blocks.BIP-110 developers listed 6 PoW...
Bitcoin slips to $64,000 as oil rally and ETF outflows pressure BTC
Key takeaways Bitcoin trades below $64,000 as stalled US-Iran negotiations weaken demand for risk-sensitive assets. Rising oil...
XRP Slides 3% to $1 as Thin Binance Books Put $0.95 in Play
Key TakeawaysXRP slipped over 3% to $1 on Bitstamp, hitting a year-to-date low.XRP ranked 6th in market cap at $62.8B despite new...
Former Irish PM Bertie Ahern’s Crypto Charity Shutting Down
Key TakeawaysBertie Ahern’s AB Foundation applied to dissolve after never trading following its 2025 launch.The collapse highlights...
Arthur Hayes: Yen Rescue Could Fuel a Bitcoin Rally
Key TakeawaysArthur Hayes published his “Yen-quake” essay on Substack on August 10.Japan and the GPIF pension fund hold a combined...
Blackrock Cuts IBIT Bitcoin Conversion Minimum From $25M to $1M
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s Robbie Mitchnick confirmed the $1 million threshold on Bloomberg TV.IBIT drew $479 million in three days...
UK FCA Eyes Tokenized Gold as London Defends 70% Market Share
Key TakeawaysFCA talks could bring tokenized gold into U.K. collateral markets as London handles 70% of global trading.HSBC’s $2.2B...
Toledo, Ohio Resident Wins Two Scratch-off Jackpots in a Single Day, Nets $384,562 After Taxes
Key TakeawaysOn July 27, 2026, an Ohio Lottery player spent $100 on two Millionaire Blowout tickets to win dual prizes.Modern paper...
The Brutal Truth About Crypto Infrastructure and M&A
Then came the massive capital overhang. Venture funds raised billions during the last cycle, leaving crypto treasuries flush with...
CLARITY Act Could Die in September Without a Final Vote: 75% Risk
Key TakeawaysTD Cowen puts the CLARITY Act’s odds of enactment at just 25%.Ethics and anti-money laundering disputes could derail...
Strategy USD Reserve Hits All-Time High After 5X Growth, BTC Sale
Key TakeawaysCEO Phong Le said the company’s USD reserve and duration reached all-time highs after growing more than 5X in 2.5...
CLARITY Act Vote Is Set for Sept. 15: Here’s What Happens Next
Key TakeawaysThe Sept. 15 vote is the first floor test for the CLARITY Act.Supporters need 60 votes to clear cloture on the motion...
Community Banks Stall Clarity Act Over Stablecoin Rewards
Key TakeawaysCommunity banks lobbied the GOP against the CLARITY Act, fearing stablecoin rewards will drain deposits.Senators...
Dutch Gambling Operators Race for Licenses as Deadline Nears
Key TakeawaysThe KSA cleared TOTO, Kansino, Fair Play, Holland Casino, and Bingoal through 2031.Betcity, bet365, and GGPoker have...
Bitdeer Cuts Gross Loss to $8.5M as Q2 Revenue Tops $228.8M
Key TakeawaysBitdeer revenue reached $228.8M in Q2 2026, up 47% year-over-year despite ongoing net losses.Rising energy costs for...
Report: North Korea’s Kimsuky Turns AI Into a Crypto Hacking Weapon
Key TakeawaysKimsuky tested 3 local AI platforms as North Korea expands its cyber capabilities.Genians says Kimsuky has used...
$2B Crypto Investor Harry Yeh Plunges to Death in Paraguay
Key TakeawaysQuantum Fintech founder Harry Yeh died in Paraguay after a mysterious 30-story fall from his apartment.Police suspect...
Vitalik Overhauls Ethereum Roadmap as Quantum Risks Take Hold
Key TakeawaysVitalik Buterin compared Ethereum’s 2023 roadmap to the new 2029 Strawmap on Monday.Quantum safety and strong privacy...
Bitcoin Drops Below $64,000 as Strategy Sells 1,690 BTC
Key TakeawaysBitcoin slipped under $64,000 on Aug. 10 after Strategy sold 1,690 coins to repurchase STRC preferred stock.The price...
Bitmine’s 5.8M Ether Bet Swells as BMNR Stock Takes a Beating – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBitmine now holds 5,805,238 ETH, or 4.8% of ethereum’s 120.7 million token supply.BMNR shares are down 56.80% over the...
NYT: Trump-Backed WLFI Took $100M From a Money Laundering Suspect
Key TakeawaysAqua1 Foundation bought $100 million in WLFI tokens on June 26, per the New York Times.Aqua1 traces to Guren “Bobby”...
Dormant Bitcoin Erupts as 10 August Days Blow Past All of July
Key TakeawaysBtcparser.com tracked 2,209 BTC in 85 dormant spends through Aug. 10.Bitcoin’s August dormant pace hit 220.91 BTC...
MARA Sells 23,093 Bitcoin for $1.6 Billion as Treasury Strategy Shifts
Key TakeawaysMARA sold 23,093 BTC for $1.6 billion in H1 2026, shifting from accumulation to active treasury use.MARA’s revenue...

























































































