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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...
Ethereum holds above $1,900 as bulls target the $2,000 resistance
Key takeaways Ethereum trades near $1,918 with a mildly bullish short-term outlook. ETH holds above the 50-day EMA at $1,864 but...
Strategy Sells 1,690 Bitcoin as Saylor Reloads Its Cash War Chest – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysStrategy sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6M and used the proceeds to repurchase STRC.Strategy raised $653.1M in MSTR sales as...
XRP rebounds to $1.03 but bearish momentum keeps $1 support at risk
Key takeaways XRP trades around $1.03 after falling more than 5% during the previous week. The token remains below its 50-day,...
Bitcoin Notches Its Best Q3 Since 2021: Can It Hold?
Key TakeawaysBTC is up nearly 11% quarter-to-date, its best Q3 performance since 2021, per Coinglass.July alone delivered a 9.8%...
ERCOT Hits Pause on Texas Data Center Queue. How Worried Should AI Infrastructure Investors Be?
Key TakeawaysGov. Greg Abbott’s Aug. 3 audit delayed ERCOT’s data center classifications.ERCOT’s 474 GW queue is about 90% data...
Bitcoin ETFs Post Best Week Since April With $854 Million Inflow
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT drove bitcoin ETFs to $853.54M, their best week since April 17.Ether added $245M as XRP, Solana and...
Ethereum Devs Want ETH Staking Rewards to Hit 0% at 50% Staked
Key TakeawaysEthereum developers proposed tapering validator issuance to 0% near a 50% staking ratio.Aave’s Stani Kulechov warns...
Airplane Mode Speeds up Phone Charging by 4 to 11 Minutes, CNET Finds
Key TakeawaysCNET found airplane mode cut phone charging times by just 4 to 11 minutes.Tests challenge claims that airplane mode...
Esper Warns Senate to Pass CLARITY Act for National Security
Key TakeawaysMark Esper urged passing the CLARITY Act to extend financial controls and protect US sanctions power.Failing to pass...
Germany Mulls Bitcoin Critic Nagel’s Bid for ECB Presidency
Key TakeawaysGermany could back Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel to succeed ECB President Lagarde if she resigns early.Despite...
CLARITY Act Leaves 5 Loopholes, From Pensions to Trump’s $1.4B Crypto
Key TakeawaysStaff say the bill would not stop Trump’s next $1.4 billion in crypto profits.Investor advocates and five major labor...
CLARITY Act Enters ‘Walking Dead’ State as SEC Prepares Crypto Rules
Key TakeawaysSenator Risch says the Senate will start the process of passing the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15.SEC rules could bridge...
Arthur Hayes Warns Bitcoin May Fall to $50,000 Before $1 Million
Key TakeawaysArthur Hayes frames the AI buildout as a credit bust, not a dot-com repeat.Bitcoin may chop between $60,000 and...
CLARITY Act Odds Sink as Senate Delay Threatens 2026 Crypto Vote
Key TakeawaysPolymarket prices the CLARITY Act at 21% to become law by Dec. 31.Galaxy Research previously cut its 2026 passage...
Tokenized RWA Sector Hits $38B as Treasury Debt Dominates Market – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysRwa.xyz shows tokenized RWAs hit $38.17B on Aug. 9, just $1.83B shy of $40B.Circle USYC leads tokenized Treasuries at...
BIP-110 Backers Plot Minority Chain’s PoW Reset to ‘Fire’ Bitcoin Miners – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBIP-110’s minority chain stalled after 2 blocks under Bitcoin’s 127.48 trillion difficulty.Luke Dashjr weighed new PoW...
Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More
Key TakeawaysSenate delays CLARITY Act vote to September, raising odds crypto rules stall through Trump’s term.Bitcoin Red Team...
Grayscale Warns US Risks Crypto Exodus if CLARITY Act Fails
Key TakeawaysGrayscale notes crypto will advance even if the CLARITY Act fails, as regulators will fill the gaps.A lack of...
Fed Hike Bets Crack as September Hold Odds Storm Into Lead
Key TakeawaysPolymarket gives a September Fed hold 63% odds after more than $20.3 million traded.Kalshi prices a Fed hold at 65%,...
Roughnecks Quits BIP-110 Mining as Ocean Hashrate Collapses – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysRoughnecks stopped BIP-110 mining Aug. 9 after producing the fork’s only 2 blocks.Ocean hashrate fell from about 36...
Saylor Drops ‘Doing Business’ Message, Sparks Strategy Bitcoin Mystery
Key TakeawaysSaylor posted Strategy’s bitcoin chart on X on Aug. 9 with two words.Strategy’s bitcoin was worth about $55 billion on...
CLARITY Stalls, Coldcard Fallout Continues, Bitcoin Barely Budges
Last Friday, Bitcoin dropped from $64.7K to $62.8K, but seven days later it ground its way back up to $64.8K like nothing ever...
Bitcoin’s Price Barely Blinks Amid Coldcard Sweeps and BIP-110’s Collapse
Key TakeawaysBitcoin held near $65,000 as Coldcard losses potentially approached $130 million.BIP-110 stalled after 2 blocks as...
Where Stolen Crypto Really Goes: Inside the 45-Day Laundering Machine
Key TakeawaysChainalysis logged $3.4B stolen in 2025, with Bybit’s $1.5B hack alone accounting for 44% of that total.H1 2026 set a...
VALR’s Ehsani Warns Crypto Curbs Could Reduce Regulatory Oversight
Key TakeawaysNational Treasury and SARB release draft rules governing cross-border crypto transfers.VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani warned...
Cyprus Targets On-Site Audits for Crypto Custodians
Key TakeawaysCySEC and ESMA announced joint digital resilience audits for crypto custody providers under CSA 2026.EU crypto...
MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC for $600 Million New Bitcoin-Backed Loans
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag)...
Stolen Bitcoin at Center of Kidnapping Plot, 3 Face 20 Years
Key TakeawaysThree St. Louis men face up to 20 years over a bitcoin robbery plot.The trio stalked a family for two days with air...
Crypto Weekly: ADA and Privacy Coins Outperform While XRP Slides
Bitcoin Reclaims $65,000 Despite CLARITY Act Setback The first week of August delivered strong momentum across the cryptocurrency...
67 Investors Paid $10M for NFT Tokens That Launched Worthless
Key TakeawaysProsecutors say Tarsha raised more than $10 million from 67 investors.Investor funds allegedly went to gambling,...
Bitcoin’s Splintered BIP-110 Fork Falls Behind by 18 Blocks
Key TakeawaysRoughnecks mined BIP-110 blocks 961632 and 961633 as Bitcoin’s dominant chain raced ahead.Bitcoin’s 127.48 trillion...
Ripple Says EU Crypto Expansion Is Ready to Scale After MiCA Win – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysRipple says its European crypto business is now ready to scale.Full MiCA authorization gives Ripple a regulated base...
Michael Saylor Identifies the Next Billion-Dollar Finance Opportunity
Key TakeawaysMichael Saylor identifies digital credit as a major finance opportunity.Strategy’s preferred securities carry...
CLARITY Act Heads Toward Sept. 15 Senate Vote as Crypto Bill Advances
Key TakeawaysThe cloture motion involving H.R. 3633 becomes eligible for Senate action at 2:15 p.m. on Sept. 15.The cloture action...
Ethereum Whale Capitulates After 3 Years, Losses Top $19 Million
Key TakeawaysAn ethereum whale sold 7,323 ETH ($13.96M), pushing realized losses on the position above $19 million.The whale bought...
BIP-110 Splits Bitcoin as Rival Miners Clash at Block 961632
Key TakeawaysAntpool and Roughnecks mined rival Bitcoin blocks at height 961632, splitting the chain.Bitcoin’s main chain advanced...
France Pushes Bill to Share Crypto Tax Data With 48 Nations
Key TakeawaysFrance introduced a bill to enact the CARF framework, sharing crypto users’ data with 48 countries.The bill...
Gate DexBuilder Launches First Event Contracts Builder, Unveils $3 Million Grant Program to Accelerate Market Ecosystem
The newly launched Event Contracts Builder is designed to lower the barrier to developing market products. Through modular...
Moreno Signals End to Clarity Act Talks Ahead of Cloture Vote
Key TakeawaysSenator Bernie Moreno declared CLARITY Act negotiations over, blaming Democrats for its potential failure.Some...
Bybit Unleashes RICO Lawsuit on North Korea Over $1.5B Hack
Key TakeawaysBybit sued North Korea and Lazarus Group over a $1.5 billion hack from Feb. 21, 2025.A U.S. court froze stolen assets...
Bitcoin’s ECX Hard Fork Splinters Into 3 Launches Through October – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysPaul Sztorc split the ECX hard fork into three stages instead of one launch on Aug. 23.The permanent ECX release moves...
Bitcoin Fork Watch: Where to Track BIP-110’s Showdown Live
Key TakeawaysBIP-110 signaling sits near 2.6% as Bitcoin approaches block 961632.Fork.observer links 50+ nodes to expose any...
Grayscale’s Chainlink ETF Sinks to $72M After LINK’s 18% Slide
Key TakeawaysGrayscale filed GLNK’s Q2 2026 10-Q with the SEC on August 7, reporting $72.2 million in net assets.LINK’s price...
Bitcoin Wallets Spike to 2026 High as Coldcard Hack Fallout Spreads
Key TakeawaysBitcoin logged 2.27 million new wallets and 751,000 active wallets, its strongest reading in months.The spike follows...
Musk’s SpaceX Stock Rallies 6% as Tokenized Volume Hits $700M
Key TakeawaysGate’s tokenized SPCX token logged $332M and $360M in volume on August 4-5 ahead of the unlock.SpaceX stock closed up...
Circle Renews Coinbase USDC Deal and Rules Out Dividends
Key TakeawaysCircle renewed Coinbase’s USDC deal as Q2 revenue reached $701M, preserving a key distribution channel.USDC ended Q2...
Genius Sports Now Settles Contracts for Both Kalshi and Polymarket
Key TakeawaysGenius Sports signed Polymarket on Aug. 4 and Kalshi on Aug. 5.Genius booked prediction-market revenue in Q2, before...
EU to Advance MiCA Review, Targeting Non-EU Stablecoin Rules
Key TakeawaysThe EU is set to revise the MiCA framework to allow excluded foreign stablecoins like Tether to operate.This...
Saylor Says ‘Bitcoin Doesn’t Need CLARITY’ as Senate Delays Vote
Key TakeawaysMichael Saylor says Bitcoin can succeed without the CLARITY Act.Senate delays crypto market structure legislation...
Lummis Warns US Crypto Rules Remain Broken as CLARITY Fight Stalls
Key TakeawaysLummis vows to keep pushing the CLARITY Act despite its stalled progress.The CLARITY Act would strengthen crypto...
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Add $220 Million as Blackrock Leads Again
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT led $128.69M into bitcoin ETFs Thursday, extending inflows to 4 days.Ether ETFs added $92.15M as...
Thune to File Motion to Force September Vote on CLARITY Act
Key TakeawaysSenator Thune plans a pre-recess cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, teeing it up for September.This scheduling move...
Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Hit as BTCPay Signals Emergency 2.4.2 Fix
Key TakeawaysBTCPay Server faced an active vulnerability exploit that allowed attackers to steal funds from users.Developers urged...
ForumPay Brings Crypto Payments to Shopify Merchants – Bitcoin News
ForumPay, the leading crypto payment gateway, named Best Crypto Payment Services Provider 2025 at the Global Crypto Awards, has...
Bitcoin Tops $65,340 as BIP 110 Fight Raises Hard Fork Risk
Key TakeawaysBitcoin hit an August peak of $65,340 on Bitstamp before consolidating with a 0.5% daily gain.Crypto liquidations...
Trezor: Someone Always Holds Your Keys. It Should Be You.
If you own a hardware wallet and you have spent the last few days worried, I completely understand. The recent Coldcard incident...
Wintermute Registers as US Broker-Dealer, Eyes Tokenized Stocks
Key TakeawaysWintermute USA registered with SEC and FINRA, opening access to regulated U.S. securities trading.Wintermute’s $10B...
Intesa Sanpaolo Cuts BTC ETF Stake by 94%, Triples Staked ETH Position
Strategic Expansion into Staked Ethereum Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking group, has reshaped its digital asset portfolio...
Thune Delays CLARITY Act Vote to September Amid Senate Deadlock
Key TakeawaysSenate leaders delayed the CLARITY Act vote until September, stalling major U.S. crypto regulation progress.Ethics...
BIP-110 Supporters Prepare PoW Switch If Miners Refuse Soft Fork Plan
Key TakeawaysChris Guida rebased 2017 PoW fork code as BIP-110’s Aug. 8-9 window nears.BIP-110’s 55% threshold tests whether...
Google Scraps Google Earth’s AI-Generated Imagery Feature After Misinformation Warnings
Key TakeawaysGoogle pulled Google Earth’s AI imagery tool within 24 hours after misinformation warnings.Henk van Ess warned fake...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Buys $21M in Block, $2.3M in SpaceX
Key TakeawaysArk Invest bought 267,676 Block shares worth about $21 million on August 6.Cathie Wood’s fund also added 20,318 SpaceX...
Bitcoin Red Team Finds 4,962 Flaws After Coldcard Hack
Key TakeawaysThe Bitcoin Red Team filed 4,962 findings across 390 repositories in 27.5 hours.Opensats funded the audit with nearly...
Tesla, SpaceX Pick Texas Site for Musk’s $16.8B Chip Plant
Key TakeawaysTesla and SpaceX will make an initial $16.8 billion investment to begin building the Terafab chip plant.he companies...
MARA Reports $611M Loss While Miners Deposit 581 BTC to NYDIG
Key TakeawaysMARA’s Q2 revenue fell 27% to $174.9 million, missing Wall Street estimates by more than 16%.Riot Platforms and MARA...
Coldcard Hacker Resumes Moving Stolen 30 BTC to New Wallet
Key TakeawaysThe Coldcard hacker moved 30.185 BTC, worth about $1.94 million.The attacker is believed to hold 2,055 BTC, worth...
Malta Would Pay More Than Italy Under EU’s $2.19B Gambling Levy
Key TakeawaysMalta, Spain, Italy, and Portugal oppose the modeled EU levy, four diplomats told Politico.Spain faces $478M (€414M)...
CertiK Director Lau Advances AI as Net Positive Despite Risks
Key TakeawaysAn AI agent hacking Hugging Face proves autonomous cyber warfare is real, urging Web3 to adopt AI security.While AI...
What Is a Secure Element? How It Protects Hardware Wallets
Key TakeawaysCommon Criteria EAL5+ chips help protect cryptocurrency keys from physical attacks.Hardware wallets keep private keys...
Fake XRP Airdrops Spread Online as Foundation Urges Users to Stay Alert
Key TakeawaysXRP investors face fake airdrops, wallet scans, and phishing scams.XRP Ledger Foundation warns against false reward...

























































































