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American Bitcoin Grows Treasury Reserve to 8,000 BTC as Revenue Hits $67M
Key TakeawaysAmerican Bitcoin posted $67 million in Q2 2026 revenue with a record 932 Bitcoins mined.Despite a 12% drop in bitcoin...
BTC Pushes Toward $64K as CLARITY Act Odds Slide to 27%
Key TakeawaysBitcoin rebounded past $63,900 after Strategy completed its third sale of 1,638 coins in 2026.Derivatives liquidations...
Bitget Quits Japan, Forces Traders to Exit by Year’s End – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBitget will force-close all Japan positions by Dec. 31, 2026, per an Aug. 2 notice.Japan’s FSA warned Bitget in 2023...
Bitmine Amasses 5.8M ETH, Closes In on 5% Supply Grab – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBitmine reached 5.8M ETH on Aug. 2, equal to 4.8% of ethereum supply.Tom Lee said Bitmine repurchased 16.1M shares...
2013 Bitcoin Whale Wakes, Moving 500 BTC as Coldcard Fear Deepens – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysThe Coldcard exploit has drained 1,431.97 BTC since July 30, pushing holders to secure funds.Whale Alert spotted a 500...
Bithumb Locks In 2028 IPO as Crypto Listing Race Heats Up
Key TakeawaysBithumb targets a 2028 IPO with a preliminary listing filing set for 2027.A February ledger error involving 620,000...
Strategy Completes Third Bitcoin Sale of 2026, Keeps 842,138 BTC – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysStrategy sold 1,638 BTC and still holds 842,138 BTC as of Aug. 2, 2026.Michael Saylor raised Strategy’s USD reserve to...
AI Agents Can Bypass Robinhood’s Stock Token Blocks, Per Coinfello
Key TakeawaysRobinhood Chain launched July 1, with Stock Tokens blocked for US persons.Experts warns AI agents can bypass front-end...
Saylor: Strategy Now Tracking Bitcoin’s 200-Week Average
Key TakeawaysSaylor added a 200-week moving average tracker to Strategy’s dashboard as bitcoin hovers near $62,500.Bitcoin broke...
ZachXBT Refuses to Trace the $88M Coldcard Hack
Key TakeawaysZachXBT declined to trace the Coldcard hack, citing weak support from bitcoin holders.Coinkite’s Coldcard breach has...
Senate Skips CLARITY Act Vote Monday, Five Days Left on Clock
Key TakeawaysThe Senate left the CLARITY Act off Monday’s floor schedule with the August 7 recess days away.Former Defense...
Is Saylor’s Strategy Selling Again? Lookonchain Claims Company Moved 299.84 BTC
Key TakeawaysLookonchain reports a Strategy-linked wallet moved 299.84 BTC ($18.91M), akin to pattern seen before July’s $216M...
Ordinary WiFi Can Now Identify People With Near-Perfect Accuracy
Key TakeawaysKarlsruhe Institute of Technology’s BFId identified 197 people with 99.5% accuracy on May 22, 2026BFId showed standard...
Galaxy Digital and Duel Casino Clash Over 230 ETH Linked to Coldcard Exploit
Key TakeawaysStolen bitcoin from the Coldcard exploit moved to Duel Casino, but the platform refused to freeze the funds.Duel...
Switzerland’s Crypto Use Is Double Germany’s, Study Finds – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBearingpoint found Swiss crypto use at 23%, versus Germany’s 11%.Crypto Valley hosted 1,749 firms after Switzerland’s...
Bitcoin Wasn’t Hacked in Coldcard Attack, Pompliano Explains
Key TakeawaysPompliano classified the Coldcard event as a third-party failure.Verified losses surpassed 1,360 BTC, valued at more...
Bitgo CEO Funds 100 BTC Wallet, Dares Anthropic’s AI to Steal It
Key TakeawaysBitgo funded 100 BTC on Aug. 1 to challenge Anthropic’s Claude models.Anthropic found 3 AI evaluation failures across...
CLARITY Act Faces New Senate Threat Over Trump Crypto Gains
Key TakeawaysNew analysis renews Democratic objections to the CLARITY Act over Trump’s crypto ventures.Trump reported approximately...
Samson Mow Shares 5 Urgent Steps for Coldcard Users Facing Losses
Key TakeawaysSamson Mow urged victims to document every detail related to affected wallets.Users should report losses to police and...
Bitcoin Miners Face August Showdown After Revenue Rebound
Key TakeawaysBitcoin mining revenue rose to $875.35M in July, rebounding $38.93M from June.Hashrate Index shows hashprice climbed...
Coldcard Hacker Gets Brazen Bitcoin Laundering Offer Onchain – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysCoinkite thefts reached 1,359.8820 BTC after new attack waves through Aug. 2.OP_RETURN carried a 10% laundering offer...
Coinkite Faces Class Action Threat as Bitcoin Wallet Bug Costs Users Over 1,300 BTC
Key TakeawaysVictims are planning class-action lawsuits against Coinkite after losing $88 million to the Coldcard wallet bug.Legal...
BTC Plunge Triggers Altcoin Sell-off as ADA Bucks the Trend
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell to $62,236 on July 31, reducing its market capitalization to $1.26 trillion.Altcoins tracked the slide as...
Iran Rejects Trump Deal as Hormuz Tensions Grip Markets Again
Key TakeawaysTrump said Aug. 2 a Hormuz deal emerged, but Iran denied any agreement.Oil markets stayed volatile as IRGC...
Coinkite Under Fire for Retaining Customer Emails After $88M Coldcard Hack
Key TakeawaysCoinkite emailed buyers dating back to 2019 to warn of a bug, sparking anger over data retention.Users slammed the...
Stablecoin Supply Sheds $15 Billion in Biggest Drop Since Terra
Key TakeawaysStablecoin supply dropped $15 billion since May, the largest fall since Terra’s 2022 collapse.Tether’s USDT and...
Bitcoin Drive Engaged: Saylor’s New Message Sparks Buy Speculation
Key TakeawaysSaylor’s Sunday post fueled expectations of a Monday bitcoin buy announcement.Strategy’s ledger shows 3,588 BTC sold...
AI Stocks Trade Like Memecoins While Bitcoin Barely Moves
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the...
Russia Goes After Durov, Bessent Slams CLARITY Opponents, and More
Key TakeawaysBessent demanded a CLARITY vote as Satoshi’s quote turned 16, keeping crypto rules in focus.CME Group targets the...
Seed Phrases: The 12 Words Standing Between You and Losing Everything
Key TakeawaysA Trezor-impersonation scam drained $282 million after a victim shared their seed phrase earlier this year.A full...
Moscow Bitcoin Mining Ban Hits Data Centers Until 2032
Key TakeawaysRussia banned crypto mining in Moscow and the Moscow region from August 15, 2026, to December 31, 2032.The ban...
Latam Insights: Stablecoins Dominate Brazil’s $14.68B Crypto Market as Argentina Pushes Programmable Money
Key TakeawaysBrazil’s crypto purchases surged 135% to $14.68 billion in H1 2026, driven largely by stablecoin demand.Argentine...
$11 Billion in Crypto Losses Adds Pressure on CLARITY Act
Key TakeawaysNew York AG warns the CLARITY Act could limit state fraud enforcement.FBI reports $11 billion in crypto losses as...
IRS Warns Fake Crypto Letters Target Wallets and Personal Data
Key TakeawaysFake IRS letters direct crypto holders toward a fraudulent portal.QR codes lead victims to websites built to resemble...
XRP Scam Ring Arrested After Stealing $9M From 71 Investors
Key TakeawaysThree suspects were arrested over a 12.3 billion won XRP scheme.The fake XRP platform promised monthly returns of up...
Analyst: Bitcoin Drops to $60K in August Before Rebounding to $70K
Key TakeawaysBitbanker expects Bitcoin to drop to $60K in August due to passive Fed policy before recovering to $70K.BitMEX winding...
Grayscale Urges Senate CLARITY Act Vote Before August Recess
Key TakeawaysGrayscale pressed Senate leaders for a vote before the August recess.The CLARITY Act would create nationwide rules for...
Elon Musk Denies Tesla China Sale Report Tied to SpaceX Merger
Key TakeawaysElon Musk rejected the Tesla China sale report as entirely false.The Wall Street Journal reported executives explored...
Michael Saylor Rejects Report of New Strategy Bitcoin Sale Approval
Key TakeawaysSaylor identified the reported $5 billion authorization as old news.The June framework permits bitcoin sales but...
Coldcard Theft Balloons to $88M as Exchange Deposits Spike, Old BTC Moves – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysGalaxy tracked 1,367 BTC swept from 4,585 addresses across 3 waves.Binance and other exchanges added a net 11,163 BTC...
Strategy Holds STRC Dividend at 12% as Stock Stays Below Par
Key TakeawaysStrategy held STRC’s dividend rate at 12% for August 2026, its highest rate since the July 2025 launch.STRC closed at...
Japan, US Plot Yen Rescue as Speculators Face Reckoning
Key TakeawaysJapan and the U.S. may unveil a joint yen policy next week, Kyodo News and CNBC reports.Japan sold up to $58.97...
Dice Rolls Keep Bitcoin Keys Offline, but Not Everyone Will Bother
Key TakeawaysA fair six-sided die roll supplies about 2.585 bits of entropy, per Claude Shannon’s formula.Coinkite’s documentation...
Coinbase Exec ‘Relentlessly Optimistic’ on CLARITY Act Odds
Key TakeawaysJohn D’Agostino, Coinbase’s Head of Institutional Strategy, says he is relentlessly optimistic the CLARITY Act...
Blackrock, Fidelity Lead $265M Bitcoin ETF Outflows as Ether Gains
Key TakeawaysU.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw $265.4 million in net outflows on July 31, led by Blackrock’s...
SUI Faces Fresh Unlock as Bulls Target a Run to $20
Key TakeawaysSUI trades near $0.68 as about 13.72 million tokens, worth roughly $9.9 million, unlocked on August 1.Prominent trader...
Was AI Responsible for Finding the Coldcard Security Flaw?
Key TakeawaysColdcard-linked seeds exposed 1,128.4717 BTC worth about $71.1 million.Coinkite says AI may have found the five-year...
Trump Weighs Ethics Counteroffer as CLARITY Act Nears August Deadline
Key TakeawaysSens. Thom Tillis and Ruben Gallego sent a state attorneys general enforcement plan to the White House on July 29.The...
Sygnum Bank’s B2B Model Fuels Switzerland’s Crypto Boom – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBancastato added bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), litecoin (LTC) and solana (SOL) without a separate exchange.Sygnum...
DOJ Files to Recover $47K in Crypto From ATM Fraud Scheme
Key TakeawaysProsecutors seek 47,461.73111 USDT worth approximately $47,000.Five victims’ payments reached the same cryptocurrency...
WNBA Posts Reese-Bueckers $400 Bet Video, Deletes It as a Joke
Key TakeawaysWNBA posted and removed footage of a $400 Reese-Bueckers wager on their own game.Atlanta beat Dallas 82-81, leaving...
HIVE Exec: AI GPUs Earn 10x More per Hour Than Mining Rigs
Key TakeawaysHIVE’s AI GPU cluster earns about $2.90 per GPU-hour, dwarfing bitcoin mining’s roughly $0.12/hour take.The company’s...
Grayscale Sees 3,000 Onchain Vaults With $7B+ as Next Crypto Breakout
Key TakeawaysGrayscale says 3,000+ onchain vaults hold $7B, positioning them as crypto’s next TradFi product.Ethereum, Base, and...
CEO Arrested Over Alleged Crypto-Funded Contract Killing
Key TakeawaysCash and 25,000 USDT allegedly funded murder-for-hire payments.Complaint alleges $750,000 was converted into...
The Coldcard Exploit Explained: Who Lost Bitcoin and Who’s at Risk
Key TakeawaysColdcard-linked thefts drained bitcoin from hundreds of wallets on July 30.Coinkite says Mk3 seeds had about 40 bits...
Saylor and Strategy Officially Back CLARITY Act for US Crypto
Key TakeawaysStrategy and Michael Saylor publicly endorsed the CLARITY Act.The Senate proposal divides crypto oversight between two...
Peter Schiff Says Strategy’s STRC Plan Hurts MSTR Shareholders
Key TakeawaysPeter Schiff argues Strategy’s STRC policy harms MSTR shareholders.Strategy uses reserves and repurchases to support...
Coldcard Attacker Stole $30M in 10 Minutes by Targeting Big Wallets
Key TakeawaysThe attacker stole roughly $30 million during the first 10 minutes.Investigators identified 500 victim wallets swept...
CLARITY Act Push Hits 1 Million With 7 Days Before Senate Recess
Key TakeawaysStand With Crypto reports one million contacts supporting the bill.Officials warn the proposal could weaken safeguards...
Bitcoin Traders Lose $100M as BTC Drops $3K in 12 Hours
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell nearly $3,000 on July 31, dropping to $62,369 after failing to hold $65,000.The crash wiped out $360...
USDT Issuer Tether Hits $1.5B Q2 Profit, Hoards 98,932 Bitcoin
Key TakeawaysTether reported $1.5B in Q2 profit as USDT cap reached $184.6B, capturing 60% of the stablecoin market.Tether backed...
Blackrock Drives 79% of Bitcoin ETFs $233M Inflow
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT led $233.13M into bitcoin ETFs, extending the recovery to 2 days.XRP ETF assets hit $1B as ether and...
Aave Founder Stani Kulechov Backs $98M Market Cleanup
Key TakeawaysAave plans to exit six chains and remove 71 markets covering $98.1M in deposits.Aave’s $14.5B scale shows DeFi is...
Circle Hits Regulatory Milestone With NYDFS Trust Charter
Key TakeawaysCircle secured an NYDFS trust charter, enabling it to issue state-approved stablecoins and offer custody.The NYDFS...
Strategy Swings From $14B Profit to $8.2B Loss as Saylor Sells
Key TakeawaysStrategy now holds 843,775 BTC, up 11% at the end of Q2, per its latest earnings report.The firm sold 3,588 BTC for...
NY Sues Kalshi, Demanding $100K Fine Per Illegal Bet
Key TakeawaysNew York sued Kalshi for running an unlicensed gambling operation disguised as a prediction market.The state alleges...
Coinbase Hits Record 10.3% Market Share Despite $359M Loss
Key TakeawaysCoinbase’s crypto trading volume market share hit a record 10.3% in Q2 2026, up from 9.1%.Coinbase posted a $359...
Bybit adds simulator, unlocks VIP crypto yields for all in Dual Asset upgrade
Bybit’s new simulator previews both Dual Asset settlement outcomes clearly. Redesigned interface reduces steps needed to compare...
Lummis: CLARITY Act Framework ‘Is Not Working’ as Senate Stalls
Key TakeawaysLummis said U.S. crypto rules are “not working,” urging a Senate vote on CLARITY before August 8.Prediction markets...
Base Says Its Distribution Edge Can Outlast Robinhood Chain’s Early Surge
Key TakeawaysRobinhood Chain’s daily active users surpassed Base’s on July 21, an edge it has maintained since.Robinhood Chain’s...
AI Economy Can Jumpstart Dollar Stablecoin Dominance
Key TakeawaysAMRO economists argue pricing AI compute and infrastructure in dollars could trigger a new dollar loop.Dollar-pegged...
Saeed Al-Marri: How Tokenization Is Opening Maritime Shipping Funds
Key TakeawaysSaeed Al-Marri’s Ethra Invest launched tokenized vessel SPVs to open larger container ships to smaller investors.The...
She Dreamed the Winning Numbers, Then Threw the Slip on Her Dresser. Six Months Later It Fell Out
Key TakeawaysNew Jersey set a record with 18 Powerball second-tier winners on April 29, 2026.New Jersey Lottery said shared number...
Eole Makes Japan’s First HYPE Treasury Buy, Targets a $611K Stake
Key TakeawaysEole bought 1,078.2547 HYPE for $66,002 (¥10.08M) on July 28, Japan’s first listed-company purchase.Eole’s $611K...
Coinkite Warns Coldcard Mk3 Owners After Reports of $38M Bitcoin Loss – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysCoinkite issued a security advisory for Coldcard Mk3 users on July 30, 2026.Reports show about 594 BTC, near $38...
Ripple Expands RLUSD Across South Korea’s Top 4 Exchanges
Key TakeawaysUpbit and Bithumb completed RLUSD’s listings across South Korea’s four largest cryptocurrency exchanges.Top Korean...
XRP Retail Trading Goes Live on Hong Kong’s Licensed OSL Exchange
Key TakeawaysOSL says it has become the first Hong Kong exchange to offer XRP trading to retail investors.Retail customers can...
Ripple Brings Aviva’s First Tokenized Fund to the XRP Ledger
Key TakeawaysAviva’s first tokenized fund share class operates on the XRP Ledger.Eligible digital-wallet investors retain the...
Central Bank Gold Purchases Jump 62% to 288.9 Tonnes in Q2
Key TakeawaysCentral bank gold demand hit a Q2 record of 289 tonnes, rebounding sharply from a weak Q1.Poland led purchases to near...
Australia Blocks GTA Online Casino Ahead of Rockstar’s $8B Launch
Key TakeawaysRockstar blocked seven Diamond Casino gambling functions for Australian GTA Online players.GTA VI launches Nov. 19...
Samsung SDS Plans Stablecoin Expansion With Upbit Operator Dunamu
Key TakeawaysCEO Lee Jun-hee said Samsung SDS will combine its cloud expertise with Dunamu’s blockchain technology.Samsung SDS...
Reno Casino Win Jumps 20% as Vegas Strip Slips Despite Conventions
Key TakeawaysReno casino win jumped 20.3% to $81.6M, its second-best month on record.Strip win fell 1.4% to $754.7M as baccarat...
Bitcoin Reclaims $65K as July Gains Top 10% After Fed Pause – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBitcoin touched $65,100 on Thursday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady.Volatility in Bitcoin and...
Bitcoin Mining and AI Infra Stocks Rocket as Shorts Get Burned
Key TakeawaysKeel Infrastructure led gainers with a 29.13% jump to $4.10 on July 30, 2026.Citadel absorbed a hedge fund’s...
Avoid Telegram Token, Russian Lawmaker Says as Durov Faces Charges
Key TakeawaysRussia charged Telegram creator Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism via the 13M-user Dayvinchik bot.Gram token fell to...
3 Mining Pools Captured Nearly 30% of Bitcoin Blocks Since Launch
Key TakeawaysUnknown miners hold 230,770 bitcoin blocks, 24.03% of all blocks, per Cloverpool data.Antpool ranks second with...
Hyperscale Data Sells 100 BTC to Fuel $3B AI Data Center
Key TakeawaysHyperscale Data sold about 100 bitcoin on July 30, 2026, worth roughly $6.5 million at the time.Alliance Cloud...
Blackrock Drives $32M Bitcoin ETF Rebound After 4-Day Slide
Key TakeawaysBlackrock’s IBIT drove $32.11M into bitcoin ETFs, ending a 4-day losing streak.Morgan Stanley’s MSOL drew $19.06M,...
Robinhood Pulls in $1.31B Q2 Revenue as 44% Trading Surge Fuels Record Profit
Key TakeawaysRobinhood posted $1.31B in Q2 revenue on July 29, driven by strong trading volume.Event contracts on Robinhood surged...
Fortitude Invests $45M in Zcash Mining Infrastructure to Drive Vertical Integration
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