by Michael
Key TakeawaysBinance led $41B in BTC futures as CME open interest jumped 6.82% on Aug. 5.Newhedge.io showed BTC futures basis rebounded to 4.3%; watch CME expiries next.Deribit and Binance max pain stayed above $69K; Aug. expiries may test bullish bets. Binance... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysCircle posted $48M in Q2 profit as USDC transaction volume jumped 151% to $14.8T.USDC reached $73.3B in circulation, strengthening Circle’s institutional payments reach.Circle will launch Arc on Sept. 16 with Blackrock and BNY among 100+ participants.... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBitcoin anchored above $64,000 on Wednesday, capping a 1.1% gain despite volatile intra-day trading.Coinglass data showed market liquidations reached $216 million, with short bets taking a $148 million hit.Polymarket lowered the CLARITY Act’s 2026 passage... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBitwise’s Matt Hougan sees Clarity Act odds near a coin flip.Hougan said SEC Chair Paul Atkins’ July 31 vow to bring finance onchain softens the blow if the bill dies.Bitwise says stablecoins and tokenization have hit “escape velocity,” especially with a... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBlackrock led $211.49M into bitcoin ETFs and $53.75M into ether funds on Tuesday.IBIT captured 80%+ of bitcoin inflows, deepening Blackrock’s grip on crypto ETF demand.ETHA’s 1-for-3 split on Oct. 6 could lift shares near $42 and cut trading costs to 2... 
by Michael
World Chain launches streamed EIP-7928 on mainnet Aug. 17. New feature enables parallel block verification for validators. Upgrade targets higher throughput without more hardware. World Chain said it will become the first production layer-2 blockchain to deploy... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysK33 found 890,000 BTC moved as the Coldcard exploit hit about 7,300 addresses.Newhedge.io recorded a 98% hot-supply jump while bitcoin’s price fell about 0.5%.Timechainindex.com said exchanges gained 22,052 BTC as holders await the next sweep. Coldcard... 
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Key TakeawaysBill 8722 passed in July after fraudsters stole $70 million from the charity Caritas in 2024.In 2024, Luxembourg police logged 6,382 fraud cases as FIU scam reports surged by 32%.FIU Director Max Braun led training on Aug. 6 prior to the law entering... 
by Michael
Key takeaways Ethereum traded sideways as mixed on-chain activity reflected uncertainty among investors. Whale wallets holding 10,000–100,000 ETH accumulated a net 130,000 ETH over the past week. Smaller wallet cohorts collectively reduced their holdings by... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysSouth Korea’s KOSPI rebounded 18% on July 31, its biggest one-day jump ever, after a 33% crash over the rest of the month.Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI fund sold to Citadel and a Microsoft earnings beat fueled the July 31 rebound.KOSPI still sits about 22%... 
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Key takeaways Pi Network is testing a breakout from a short-term triangle near $0.085. RoboPay has added Pi Network as a payment partner for robot-based services. PI futures Open Interest increased to $8.82 million, indicating steady speculative demand. Pi Network... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysSpaceX posted $7.8 billion in Q2 revenue, beating the $6.9 billion analysts expected.SPCX fell 6% to $118 after hours as capital spending hit $18.4 billion, above the $13 billion forecast.SpaceX’s bitcoin fell to $1.10 billion by June 30, and a 912... Translate »
