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Key takeaways XLM remains under pressure at $0.160. Positive funding rates for both tokens offer limited hope of a recovery. XLM...

Key TakeawaysSeoul Southern District Court sentenced Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho to 15 years on Aug. 13.Delio’s case involves about 70...

Key takeaways Hyperliquid gained 2% on Thursday after advancing nearly 3% in the previous session. Hyperion DeFi’s HYPE holdings...

Key TakeawaysMonaco submitted Bill No. 1131 on Aug. 6 to replace Law No. 1.528 and reform crypto rules.The CCAF will enforce MiCA...

Key TakeawaysMaryland Lottery paid a Waldorf player $50,000 twice within about 1 year.Dash In sold the July 17 ticket, highlighting...

Key TakeawaysAPPG pressed U.K. banks on Aug. 11 to explain crypto account limits before new rules.FCA-authorized firms could gain...

Key TakeawaysReport volume remains on pace to triple from last year.Only 4% of first-half reports submitted through Hackerone were...

Key TakeawaysOn Aug. 8, BIP-110 failed after drawing only 2.5% miner support, triggering a chain split at block 961,632.Industry...

Key TakeawaysUK professional investors will get access to more than 170 contracts.Perpetuals will offer leverage of up to 50x.The...

Key TakeawaysBinance launched new product to give VIP users higher quotas and 10% to 20% higher APRs on 20+ tokens.Exchange...

Key TakeawaysBIP-54 would close four Bitcoin consensus edge cases without adding new features.F2pool’s founder opposed BIP-54 on...

Key TakeawaysPolymarket bettors give bitcoin 68% odds of hitting $70,000 before 2026 ends.Kalshi prices bitcoin’s shot at $100,000...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin stabilized near $63,400 Wednesday after sharp intra-day swings, holding its $1.27 trillion market cap.Total...

Key TakeawaysCFTC ordered Kalshi to keep operating after its Aug. 1 market-emergency notice.The order says forced liquidation of a...

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...

Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT offset $45.31M of rival outflows, leaving bitcoin ETFs up $4.89M on Tuesday.Ether ETFs saw a modest...

Key TakeawaysTether’s USDT supply fell by about $4B over 60 days, including $870M in the past 11 days.USDT still holds 60% of...

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...

Key takeaways Harmony’s ONE token plunged roughly 40% following an apparent exploit that created about 4 billion tokens. The...

Key TakeawaysA hacker exploited Harmony Protocol to fraudulently issue 4 billion unauthorized ONE tokens.The sell-off wiped 26% of...

Key takeaways Uniswap falls nearly 6% on Wednesday after declining 5% in the previous session. Uniswap has launched Continuous...

Key TakeawaysMetaplanet moved 1,473 BTC ($93.82 million) off an exchange on August 12, per Lookonchain.Hut8 followed hours later...

Key TakeawaysBitwise cut 14% of its staff, reducing headcount to about 155 from 180 employees.The cuts mirror layoffs this year at...

Key TakeawaysGlassnode flagged bitcoin seller exhaustion but stopped short of confirming a bottom.Spot bitcoin ETFs have continued...

Key TakeawaysXRP millionaire wallets rose by 32 in three months as Santiment tracked continued whale accumulation.XRP trades near...

Key TakeawaysSharplink lost $394.3M in Q2 as ETH declines drove $397M+ in unrealized losses and impairments.Sharplink earned $11.2M...

Key TakeawaysFCC restrictions target foreign humanoid robots and U.S. models with over 35% foreign parts.Boston Dynamics could gain...

Key TakeawaysFINMA oversees a Swiss financial sector that generated CHF 74 billion in 2024.Switzerland counted 1,766 blockchain...

Key TakeawaysAbout 1,600 customers contributed at least $397 million.The SEC alleges at least $425 million was raised from over...

Key TakeawaysCryptolink cannot operate its 96 crypto ATMs for three months.AUSTRAC cited failures involving required transaction...

Key TakeawaysThe SEC votes Aug. 14 on new crypto fundraising rules for startups and other issuers.The Senate’s Clarity Act faces a...

Key TakeawaysJudge Vernon Oliver held Kalshi’s sports contracts are not swaps under the CEA.Sports contracts were 80% to 90% of...

Key TakeawaysKostas Chalkias says he leased a factory to build quantum-safe Sui wallet cards at scale.The target: under $10 per...

Key TakeawaysEmpery sold 1,635 BTC for $102.2M, cutting holdings to 1,279 BTC and shrinking liquidity.Empery’s 954 BTC pledge...

Key TakeawaysThe FSB and MVD raided Moscow City crypto offices, disrupting 9 foreign channels and detaining over 20 people.The...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin dropped 0.7% to $63,394 on Aug. 11 after Strategy sold 1,690 BTC to fund stock repurchases.Coinglass reported...

Key TakeawaysPeter Schiff says bitcoin is acting as gold’s inverse amid war and inflation fears.Gold traded near $4,378 an ounce on...

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...

Key TakeawaysMoneygram launched Ramps on Solana on Aug. 11, with Rift as its first wallet integration.Moneygram Ramps offers cash...

Key TakeawaysRiot signed Anthropic for 191 MW through 2048, with the deal worth up to $16.1B.Riot’s artificial intelligence (AI)...

Key TakeawaysMeta promises billions of people a free personal AI agent.Zuckerberg wants labs to hand unfinished models to the...

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,...

Key TakeawaysLuke Dashjr took an Ocean sabbatical as BIP-110’s fork remained stalled after 2 blocks.BIP-110 developers listed 6 PoW...

Key takeaways Bitcoin trades below $64,000 as stalled US-Iran negotiations weaken demand for risk-sensitive assets. Rising oil...

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...

Key TakeawaysBertie Ahern’s AB Foundation applied to dissolve after never trading following its 2025 launch.The collapse highlights...

Key TakeawaysArthur Hayes published his “Yen-quake” essay on Substack on August 10.Japan and the GPIF pension fund hold a combined...

Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s Robbie Mitchnick confirmed the $1 million threshold on Bloomberg TV.IBIT drew $479 million in three days...

Key TakeawaysFCA talks could bring tokenized gold into U.K. collateral markets as London handles 70% of global trading.HSBC’s $2.2B...

Key TakeawaysOn July 27, 2026, an Ohio Lottery player spent $100 on two Millionaire Blowout tickets to win dual prizes.Modern paper...

Then came the massive capital overhang. Venture funds raised billions during the last cycle, leaving crypto treasuries flush with...

Key TakeawaysTD Cowen puts the CLARITY Act’s odds of enactment at just 25%.Ethics and anti-money laundering disputes could derail...

Key TakeawaysCEO Phong Le said the company’s USD reserve and duration reached all-time highs after growing more than 5X in 2.5...

Key TakeawaysThe Sept. 15 vote is the first floor test for the CLARITY Act.Supporters need 60 votes to clear cloture on the motion...

Key TakeawaysCommunity banks lobbied the GOP against the CLARITY Act, fearing stablecoin rewards will drain deposits.Senators...

Key TakeawaysThe KSA cleared TOTO, Kansino, Fair Play, Holland Casino, and Bingoal through 2031.Betcity, bet365, and GGPoker have...

Key TakeawaysBitdeer revenue reached $228.8M in Q2 2026, up 47% year-over-year despite ongoing net losses.Rising energy costs for...

Key TakeawaysKimsuky tested 3 local AI platforms as North Korea expands its cyber capabilities.Genians says Kimsuky has used...

Key TakeawaysQuantum Fintech founder Harry Yeh died in Paraguay after a mysterious 30-story fall from his apartment.Police suspect...

Key TakeawaysVitalik Buterin compared Ethereum’s 2023 roadmap to the new 2029 Strawmap on Monday.Quantum safety and strong privacy...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin slipped under $64,000 on Aug. 10 after Strategy sold 1,690 coins to repurchase STRC preferred stock.The price...

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...

Key TakeawaysAqua1 Foundation bought $100 million in WLFI tokens on June 26, per the New York Times.Aqua1 traces to Guren “Bobby”...

Key TakeawaysBtcparser.com tracked 2,209 BTC in 85 dormant spends through Aug. 10.Bitcoin’s August dormant pace hit 220.91 BTC...

Key TakeawaysMARA sold 23,093 BTC for $1.6 billion in H1 2026, shifting from accumulation to active treasury use.MARA’s revenue...

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...

Key TakeawaysStrategy sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6M and used the proceeds to repurchase STRC.Strategy raised $653.1M in MSTR sales as...

Key takeaways XRP trades around $1.03 after falling more than 5% during the previous week. The token remains below its 50-day,...

Key TakeawaysBTC is up nearly 11% quarter-to-date, its best Q3 performance since 2021, per Coinglass.July alone delivered a 9.8%...

Key TakeawaysGov. Greg Abbott’s Aug. 3 audit delayed ERCOT’s data center classifications.ERCOT’s 474 GW queue is about 90% data...

Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT drove bitcoin ETFs to $853.54M, their best week since April 17.Ether added $245M as XRP, Solana and...

Key TakeawaysEthereum developers proposed tapering validator issuance to 0% near a 50% staking ratio.Aave’s Stani Kulechov warns...

Key TakeawaysCNET found airplane mode cut phone charging times by just 4 to 11 minutes.Tests challenge claims that airplane mode...

Key TakeawaysMark Esper urged passing the CLARITY Act to extend financial controls and protect US sanctions power.Failing to pass...

Key TakeawaysGermany could back Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel to succeed ECB President Lagarde if she resigns early.Despite...

Key TakeawaysStaff say the bill would not stop Trump’s next $1.4 billion in crypto profits.Investor advocates and five major labor...

Key TakeawaysSenator Risch says the Senate will start the process of passing the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15.SEC rules could bridge...

Key TakeawaysArthur Hayes frames the AI buildout as a credit bust, not a dot-com repeat.Bitcoin may chop between $60,000 and...

Key TakeawaysPolymarket prices the CLARITY Act at 21% to become law by Dec. 31.Galaxy Research previously cut its 2026 passage...

Key TakeawaysRwa.xyz shows tokenized RWAs hit $38.17B on Aug. 9, just $1.83B shy of $40B.Circle USYC leads tokenized Treasuries at...

Key TakeawaysBIP-110’s minority chain stalled after 2 blocks under Bitcoin’s 127.48 trillion difficulty.Luke Dashjr weighed new PoW...

Key TakeawaysSenate delays CLARITY Act vote to September, raising odds crypto rules stall through Trump’s term.Bitcoin Red Team...

Key TakeawaysGrayscale notes crypto will advance even if the CLARITY Act fails, as regulators will fill the gaps.A lack of...

Key TakeawaysPolymarket gives a September Fed hold 63% odds after more than $20.3 million traded.Kalshi prices a Fed hold at 65%,...

Key TakeawaysRoughnecks stopped BIP-110 mining Aug. 9 after producing the fork’s only 2 blocks.Ocean hashrate fell from about 36...

Key TakeawaysSaylor posted Strategy’s bitcoin chart on X on Aug. 9 with two words.Strategy’s bitcoin was worth about $55 billion on...

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...

Key TakeawaysBitcoin held near $65,000 as Coldcard losses potentially approached $130 million.BIP-110 stalled after 2 blocks as...

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...