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Peckshield: Maya Protocol Loses $1.7M, 20 BTC Traced to Wallet
Key TakeawaysPeckshield flagged the Maya Protocol exploit on August 18, tracing 20 BTC to one address.The stolen funds total...
Vaneck: Bitcoin’s Correction May Be Ending as 8 of 12 Signals Fire
Key TakeawaysVaneck’s Matthew Sigel says 8 of 12 bitcoin capitulation signals fired as of August 18.Long-term holders sold 356,000...
ASIC Pulls 3,106 Crypto Scams as AI Networks Target Aussie Savings
Key TakeawaysASIC took down over 19,400 online scams and 3,106 fake crypto platforms in FY26.Deepfakes of figures like Anthony...
Coinbase’s x402 Handles 14 Million AI Agent Payments in 30 Days
Key TakeawaysCoinbase’s x402 handled 14M AI-agent transfers in 30 days, with Base leading at 7.3M.USDC powered nearly all 14M...
A Treasure Hunter Pulled Up the Floorboards of an Old House and Found $46,000 in Cash From the 1950s
Key TakeawaysKeith Wille found $46,000 in 1934-1950 bills hidden beneath attic floorboards.Wille valued the 1958-stashed cash above...
Polymarket US Tests Parlays as Kalshi Banks $25M in Fees
Key TakeawaysPolymarket US cleared $7.4M in parlay volume in an API-only beta that opened Aug. 5.InGame counted $25M in Kalshi...
Riot Platforms Sold 9,665 Bitcoin in H1 2026 to Fund AI Pivot
Key TakeawaysRiot Platforms sold 4,300 BTC in Q2 2026, cutting its treasury to 11,380 BTC by H1 end.Riot’s 191 megawatt Anthropic...
Nasdaq Sets December 6 Launch for Nearly 23-Hour Trading Day
Key TakeawaysNasdaq targets Dec. 6, 2026 to launch a 9 PM-4 AM ET overnight session, nearing a 23-hour trading day.The SEC approved...
Ripple Pushes Into Korean Banking With Jeonbuk Payments Deal – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysJeonbuk Bank is Korea’s first regional lender to use Ripple Payments.The platform is designed to provide settlement...
SEC Chair Pushes Crypto Exemptions to Bring Issuers Back to US
Key TakeawaysAtkins said tailored rules could bring crypto issuers back to the U.S.Peirce credited public input with shaping a...
UAE Pulls Iran Trade Plug as Hormuz Crisis Rattles Global Markets
Key TakeawaysThe S&P 500 fell about 0.7% on Aug. 18 as semiconductor stocks led a technology selloff.The UAE halted Iran trade,...
SEC Proposes New Crypto Rules With a $75 Million Offering Path
Key TakeawaysCrypto startups could raise up to $5 million during a period of up to four years.Eligible issuers could raise up to...
Winklevoss-Backed Cypherpunk Seizes 18% of Total Zcash Hashrate
Key TakeawaysCypherpunk launched 4.2 GSol/s of zcash mining capacity through a $33.33 million transaction.Cypherpunk said its fleet...
BTC Hits $65,000 as $56M Short Squeeze Punishes Bearish Traders
Key TakeawaysBitcoin reached $65,000 on Tuesday, delivering a 2% weekly gain despite geopolitical risks in the Middle...
Trump’s WLFI Faces Scrutiny Over Pentagon-Flagged AI Ties
Key TakeawaysWorldclaw hosts 43 of its 90 AI models from Chinese firms, including Alibaba, Baidu, and Deepseek.Trump family owns...
Bitcoin Whale From 2012 Suddenly Moves $13.7M After 14 Years – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBitcoin wallet from 2012 moved 212 BTC worth $13.72M after 14 years.Coldcard’s exploit may be rattling OGs after...
CLARITY, 401(k)s and Long-Term Holders Drive Bitcoin’s 5 Tailwinds
Key TakeawaysU.S. bitcoin ETFs had about $5.4 billion in first-half 2026 outflows.Strategy sold BTC three times this year,...
Kraken Opens 7,000 US Stocks to European Investors
Key TakeawaysEligible EEA customers can trade more than 7,000 U.S. stocks.Kraken offers traditional shares and xStocks within one...
Blackrock, Fidelity Drive $297.5M Bitcoin ETF Rebound
Key TakeawaysBlackrock and Fidelity drove $297.56M into bitcoin ETFs, ending a 3-session outflow streak.Jane Street held $1B+ in...
Chainlink pauses near $9.56 as ETF inflows support breakout hopes
Key takeaways Chainlink trades around $9.42 after gaining more than 14% last week. A long-to-short ratio of 0.76 and negative...
Citi Brings Bitcoin Into Custody+ as Markets Move Toward 24/7
Key TakeawaysCiti expects to launch institutional bitcoin custody later this year.More than 80% of Citi’s total event volume is...
How to choose a crypto prop firm: three structural tests
The first question for any crypto prop firm is whether trades hit a real order book or a simulation. A crypto-native perpetuals...
Saylor: Strategy Investors Should Hold MSTR for 7 to 10 Years
Key TakeawaysMichael Saylor told MSTR investors they should hold for at least four years, ideally seven to 10.Strategy holds $4.8...
Zcash dips 1% as Ironwood adoption and futures demand strengthen
Key takeaways Zcash dipped 1% on Tuesday following Monday’s rally. day, The Ironwood shielded pool now holds 3.07 million ZEC,...
Ethics Probe Resumes After Pro-Crypto Farage Wins By-Election
Key TakeawaysReform UK leader Nigel Farage won the Clacton by-election with 63% of the vote on August 14, 2026.The victory...
Tether Pushes Into Artificial Intelligence as User Base Tops 650M
Key TakeawaysTether is expanding AI tools to 650M+ users, targeting smartphones in emerging markets.USDT’s $183B scale gives Tether...
New UK PM Moves to Scrap the Gambling Duty He Lobbied Against
Key TakeawaysBurnham signed a council letter demanding repeal in 2025, before becoming PM in July.Gambling Commission found a drop...
A Mystery Winner Claimed $24 Million Just Two Days Before the Deadline. Officials Think They Waited on Purpose
Key TakeawaysNew York Lottery paid $24 million after Smith claimed the ticket on May 23, 2017.New York Lottery’s last-minute...
EU Empowers Regulators to Block Third-Country Crypto Platforms
Key TakeawaysThe EU approved its 21st sanctions package, extending transaction bans to 14 offshore crypto platforms.New rules ban...
Harmony Protocol to Roll Back Network After Massive Exploit
Key TakeawaysHarmony Protocol suffers exploit resulting in 2.385 trillion unauthorized ONE tokens minted on Aug. 12.ONE token price...
Binance Shared Customer Data With Russia After Leaving Market
Key TakeawaysBinance provided Russian investigators with a customer’s transaction and identification records.Authorities used the...
China’s 5,500 Robot Shipments Put US AI Hardware Rivals on Notice
Key TakeawaysUnitree delivered more than 5,500 humanoid robots during 2025.China’s robot exports face new U.S. restrictions and...
Bitcoin Supply Squeeze Unwinds as 28,000 BTC Return to Exchanges
Key TakeawaysExchange balances increased by about 28,000 BTC after reaching a July low.The rebound erased roughly 84% of the...
Binance Pay Expands Crypto Payments to 3,700 Bhutan Merchants – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBinance Pay now works at more than 3,700 DK Bank QR merchants.Users enter prices in BTN while transactions settle in...
Bank of Russia Limits Crypto Equity to 25% for Market Brokers
Key TakeawaysDraft rules cap market players’ crypto holdings at 25% of total equity to ensure financial resilience.Required...
HIVE Digital Lands $350M AI Deal With 5-Year Cloud Contract
Key TakeawaysHIVE’s BUZZ HPC signed a 5-year, $350M AI cloud deal using 2,016 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs.HIVE says the deal lifts...
BTC Reclaims $64K as Short Sellers Lose $57.4M in Liquidations
Key TakeawaysBitcoin spiked past $64,000, triggering $220 million in market liquidations amid heavy short squeezes.Strategy...
Deribit Secures Dubai Broker-Dealer License via Coinbase
Key TakeawaysDeribit has secured a VARA Broker-Dealer Licence, its second Dubai approval in under 24 months.The license routes...
Crypto Stocks Break Free as Wall Street Buckles Under Iran Risk
Key TakeawaysStrategy gained about 5% as bitcoin held above $63,000 during Monday’s Wall Street decline.MARA and Circle rose about...
ZEC Breaks $500 as 4.3% Daily Gain Puts XMR Further Behind
Key TakeawaysZEC jumped over 4.3% to $518 after ZODL founder Josh Swihart announced key protocol upgrades.Zcash pushed its market...
Strive Buys 79 Bitcoin, Expands Its $1.27B Corporate BTC War Chest – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysStrive bought 79 BTC from Aug. 10-14, lifting holdings to 20,246 bitcoin.Strive’s bitcoin treasury was valued near...
Bessent Seeks Industry Feedback to Shape New GENIUS Rules
Key TakeawaysThe Treasury proposed GENIUS Act rules requiring payment stablecoins to hold US licenses to operate.The 87-question...
Bitcoin volatility could surge as BTC trades within the $62,300–$66,500 range
Key takeaways Bitcoin trades around $63,500 after recording a modest decline last week. US spot Bitcoin ETFs suffered $389.71...
Strategy Holds Bitcoin at 840,447 BTC as Cash Reserve Hits $4.8B
Key TakeawaysStrategy made no bitcoin purchases or sales from Aug. 10-16.MSTR stock sales generated $333.7 million in net...
Pi Network defends $0.0839 support following latest Node upgrade
Key takeaways Pi Network edges higher on Monday as buyers defend the $0.0839 support level following two consecutive daily...
US Debt Nears $40 Trillion in 5 Months as Bitcoin’s Case Gets Louder
Key TakeawaysUS debt obligations have hit $39.95 trillion, just $50 billion away from the $40 trillion threshold.Treasury data show...
Curve Founder Blasts Pump.fun, Phantom Wallet Experience
Key TakeawaysMichael Egorov called Pump.fun “a casino of scams,” criticizing its memecoin culture on Solana.Egorov said Phantom’s...
Glassnode: Consumer Confidence Sinks as AI Stocks Soar, Bitcoin Left Behind
Key TakeawaysGlassnode says bitcoin trades near half its October 2025 peak while US stocks hit record highs.US equities set a fresh...
Tron Captures 52% of Low-Value USDT Transfers Globally
Key TakeawaysTron surpassed Ethereum to become the largest USDT host, cementing its stablecoin market leadership.A gasless feature...
Trader Bags $282K by Copying Binance Founder CZ’s Wallet Activity
Key TakeawaysA trader turned $9,700 into $282,000, a 29x return, by tracking CZ’s public wallet.CZ’s token burn sent Marscoin...
Malta Regulator Flags Unlicensed Crypto Marketing Firm
Key TakeawaysThe MFSA flagged DistributeX for operating in Malta without regulatory approval.The case highlights how crypto MLM...
Someone in California Has 7 Days to Claim $1.5 Million Before It Vanishes Forever
Key TakeawaysPowerball’s $1,532,761 California prize from Feb. 21 remains unclaimed.Varso Gas gets about $7,500 even if the $1.53...
Austria Fines Bitpanda 70,000 Euros in First MiCA Crypto Penalty
Key TakeawaysAustria fined Bitpanda 70K euros for missing a whitepaper deadline, marking the first penalty under EU’s MiCA.The...
Data Breach Hits 39,798 Safepal Customers After Order Plugin Flaw
Key TakeawaysSafepal suffered a data breach exposing the personal details and shipping addresses of 39,798 users.While wallet keys...
XRP Holders Can Trade Options on Derive With FXRP Collateral
Key TakeawaysFXRP now collateralizes XRP options, perpetuals and spot trades.Derive settles XRP options in USDC instead of...
Robert Kiyosaki Eyes $10K Gold, $200 Silver as US Debt Nears $40T
Key TakeawaysTotal U.S. public debt outstanding stood near $39.93 trillion.Kiyosaki cited $10,000 gold and $200 silver forecasts.He...
Strategy CEO Sees 7 Fall Catalysts Bringing Bitcoin More Life
Key TakeawaysLe identified seven developments that could energize bitcoin markets.Regulatory exemptions and the CLARITY Act anchor...
Peter Todd’s Tail Emissions Pitch Sparks Bitcoin Inflation Debate
Key TakeawaysBitcoin++ posted Peter Todd’s talk on Aug. 14, reviving the tail emissions dispute.Bitcoin’s 21 million cap remains...
Crypto Weekly: LINK and WLFI Post Double-Digit Gains Amid Market Drop
Key TakeawaysStrategy offloaded 1,690 bitcoins causing BTC to slide below $63,000.Altcoins extended losses as ADA plunged 10.6% and...
Tether Completes Audit, Wintermute Bets on AI and High-Frequency Trading, And More
Key TakeawaysEthereum whale moved 2,680 ETH after 11 years, spotlighting OG profits and possible selling pressure.KPMG gave Tether...
This Public Company Quietly Controls 20% of Ethena’s ENA Supply
Key TakeawaysStablecoinX reported 3 billion ENA tokens, roughly 20% of ENA supply, in its latest operations report.The $218.4...
World Gold Council CEO Blasts Bitcoin, Predicts It Goes to Zero – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysDavid Tait said that bitcoin could eventually go to zero.Gold holding near $4,400 reflects central-bank buying and...
Saylor: Bitcoin Drops 47% While Strategy’s STRC Gains 9% in a Year
Key TakeawaysSTRC outperformed bitcoin by 56 percentage points over one year.Strategy’s other preferred securities recorded losses...
Yellow Gold Stirs While Digital Gold Stays Quiescent
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the...
Grayscale: ETH, SOL Supply Growth Could Fall Below Gold by 2031
Key TakeawaysGrayscale projects ETH inflation could fall to 0.4% and SOL to 1.1% annually by 2031 under two pending...
Roman Storm Targets Google and OpenAI Over DOJ Crypto Conviction
Key TakeawaysStorm says Google and OpenAI are liable for DPRK hackers using AI, exposing flawed DOJ logic.Storm argues his verdict...
EU Crypto Adoption Stalls as ECB Finds Mere 0.2% Online Usage
Key TakeawaysAn ECB survey found crypto acceptance at European businesses is under 1%, while cash dominates at 92%.Low crypto...
Police Probe Substance Abuse in Harry Yeh’s Death Plunge – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysHarry Yeh died falling from his 30th-floor Paraguay apartment, triggering a police investigation.Autopsy confirmed...
167 Lottery Prizes Worth $1 Million or More Go Unclaimed Every Year. Here’s Where the Money Goes
Key TakeawaysJacobson found 167 prizes of $1 million or more expired unclaimed in fiscal 2017.Powerball’s $77.1 million Georgia...
Public Miners Shed 21% of Bitcoin Hashrate as AI Revenue Accelerates
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocks Bridge Consulting, curating the latest news in energy,...
Bitcoin’s Final 929,465 BTC Will Take More Than a Century to Mine
Key TakeawaysBitcoin had issued 20.07 million BTC, or 95.57% of nominal supply.Bitcoin’s 2028 halving could cut new issuance from...
SEC Reviews Cboe Bid to List 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
Key TakeawaysCboe asked the SEC to approve the listing of six funds that triple daily price moves.The funds would primarily hold...
Binance Ends Transactions With 16 Platforms, Warns of Wallet Reviews
Key TakeawaysBinance restrictions cover 16 platforms across three effective dates.Attempted transfers may trigger reviews and...
XRP Active Addresses Hit 2-Month High as Sentiment Turns Bearish
Key TakeawaysXRP recorded 49,929 active addresses within a 24-hour period.XRP commentary reached its most bearish level in three...
CLARITY Act Odds Crash to 10% Before Senate Returns: Galaxy
Key TakeawaysGalaxy cut the CLARITY Act’s passage odds to 10% from 75%.A Senate cloture motion on the bill ripens at 2:15 p.m....
Ripple Confirms 75+ Speakers for Swell 2026, Expects 1,500+ Attendees
Key TakeawaysRipple expects more than 1,500 attendees and over 75 speakers.Robinhood, BNY, and ICE executives have joined the...
Trump to Host Coinbase, Ripple, Kraken at White House Aug. 19
Key TakeawaysTrump is expected to meet Coinbase, Ripple and Kalshi executives at the White House on August 19.SEC Chairman Paul...
Michael Saylor Frames Bitcoin as an Engineering Solution for Money
Key TakeawaysSaylor describes bitcoin as digital monetary energy built to preserve value.Proof of work and private keys underpin...
Abu Dhabi’s $764M Bitcoin Bet Holds Firm Through Market Pain
Key TakeawaysMubadala and ADIC held 22.94 million IBIT shares worth nearly $764 million on June 30.Mubadala and ADIC took a $118...
Edelman Financial’s $34M Bitcoin ETF Bet Tops Its Amazon Stake
Key TakeawaysEdelman Financial Engines disclosed a $34 million bitcoin ETF stake on June 30, 2026.The stake, split between IBIT and...
BIP-110 Breakaway Chain Faces a Long Fight to Survive
Key TakeawaysRoughnecks mined just 4 BIP-110 blocks after Bitcoin split at block 961632 on Aug. 8.BIP-110 has 400,000+ transfers...
Paul Tudor Jones’ Blackrock Bitcoin ETF Bet Hits $22.9M
Key TakeawaysTudor Investment Corp held 688,529 IBIT shares worth $22.9 million as of June 30, 2026.The position grew 18.9% from...
Fairlead Strategies: Bitcoin May Have Found Its Major Low
Key TakeawaysKatie Stockton says bitcoin shows long-term oversold exhaustion after nearing $60,000.Bitcoin traded around $63,000 on...
The Great Long-Bond Selloff Forces a Brutal Fiscal Reckoning
Key TakeawaysFrance’s 30-year OAT yield neared 4.85%, its highest range since the 2008 crisis.U.S. 30-year Treasury yields reached...
Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Gets OCC Green Light – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysWorld Liberty won conditional OCC approval Aug. 14 for its $4 billion USD1 operation.OCC requires World Liberty Trust...
Strategy Pushes Back on MSCI Plan to Drop MSTR From Global Indexes
Key TakeawaysThe world’s largest publicly listed corporate bitcoin owner could lose its place in major indexes.Funds that copy...
MSCI Proposal Could Boot Strategy, Metaplanet From Indexes
Key TakeawaysMSCI’s proposal could delete Strategy and Metaplanet from its Global Investable Market Indexes as soon as November...
Bitwise Targets Solana Staking ETF for First Tokenized Shares
Key TakeawaysBitwise partnered with Superstate to tokenize fund shares, with BSOL expected to be first.Bitwise’s $9B platform could...
Kalshi Pulls All Sports Mention Markets as CFTC Opens Review
Key TakeawaysKalshi removed all sports mention markets as the CFTC reviews them, NPR reports.Trump markets are 82% of the $1.16M in...
Bitcoin Slides to $62,470 as Sellers Test the $63K Floor Again
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell below $63,000 as spot ETF outflows topped $131 million.MSCI proposed rules targeting firms like Strategy...

























































































