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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...
Dubai Duty Free Brings Crypto.com Pay to Airport Retail in UAE
Key TakeawaysDubai Duty Free adds Crypto.com Pay across airports and online.Customers can authorize payments through the Crypto.com...
XRP Gains Major DeFi Utility as FXRP Unlocks RLUSD Loans
Key TakeawaysFXRP now serves as collateral in Sentora’s reported $280 million RLUSD vault.XRP holders can borrow RLUSD without...
One Day Left as Senate Faces Final Push for CLARITY Act Crypto Vote
Key TakeawaysSenate faces one-day deadline for CLARITY Act vote.The crypto bill’s supporters seek 60 votes before recess.Chairman...
Sui Signals Q1 2027 Mainnet Upgrade to Avert Quantum Threat
Key TakeawaysSui is adding quantum-resistant signatures to protect user accounts and vaults from future quantum threats.Users can...
Bitmine’s Tom Lee Warns Bitcoin Lacks Quantum Plan Before 2028
Key TakeawaysTom Lee warned bitcoin lacks consensus on quantum defenses, citing a possible 2028 Q-day.Jim Cramer plans to sell his...
Circle Warns MiCA Rules Cut off EU Users From Top Stablecoins
Key TakeawaysMiCA licensed 35 tokens, but excluded major issuers like Tether, leaving many EU users unprotected.Strict MiCA rules...
Italy Bin Crew Recovers $1.15M Lottery Ticket Thrown Out Over One Word
Key TakeawaysA Bitonto player matched 2, 4, 8, 10 and 51 for $1.15M, then threw the ticket out.SANB blocked the compactor and...
Bitcoin Holds Above $64,500 as Short Liquidations Drop
Key TakeawaysBitcoin nearly reached $65,000 on Thursday, finding solid support above $64,500 despite intraday drops.Bitcoin pushed...
Wells Fargo Brings 24/7 Tokenized Payments to Corporate Clients
Key TakeawaysWells Fargo will launch tokenized USD-to-pound deposits this fall, with a broader rollout in 2027.Wells Fargo’s 24/7...
Grayscale Gives BNB 30.6% in Smart Contract Fund, Tops Ether and Solana
Key TakeawaysGrayscale added BNB at 30.6%, ahead of ether and solana in its Smart Contract Fund.BNB’s 30.6% lead boosts its...
Blackrock Leads $305 Million Bitcoin and Ether ETF Inflow
Key TakeawaysBlackrock led $244.42M into Bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday, extending the inflow streak to three days.Bitcoin and ether...
Report: Crypto Holders Lose $30M as Wrench Attacks Spiral Worldwide – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysCriminals stole $30 million in violent crypto attacks through mid-2026, Chainalysis found.France logged 30 attacks in...
Coinbase Brings Nearly 4,000 US Stocks to UK Users in One App
Key TakeawaysCoinbase added nearly 4,000 U.S. stocks for U.K. users on Aug. 6, with £1 fractional trades.Coinbase’s 24/5,...
TOKEN2049 Singapore Returns as the Largest Industry Gathering of the Year – Bitcoin News
25,000 attendees, 500 exhibitors, 300 speakers and 1,000 side events will bring the global crypto industry to Singapore this...
Canadian Users Account for 25% of Coldcard Exploit Losses – Bitcoin News
Geographic Distribution of Losses Canadian bitcoin holders have emerged as the single largest demographic affected by the ongoing...
World Chain Deploys EIP-7928 Ahead of Ethereum Mainnet
Key TakeawaysWorld Chain is deploying streamed EIP-7928 block access lists every 200 ms for parallel checks.The technology targets...
Utah Judge Rejects Kalshi’s Federal Shield From Gambling Laws
Key TakeawaysJudge Shelby granted Utah summary judgment and denied Kalshi’s preliminary injunction.Online gambling in Utah is a...
China Says It Cracked the Chipmaking Tech the West Spent Billions Trying to Keep From It
Key TakeawaysChinese Academy hit 3.42% EUV efficiency in 2025, narrowing ASML’s chipmaking lead.ASML’s 2019 China ban still limits...
MAGNE.AI Secures $2.64M Strategic Funding for Edge AI, Agentic Payments and On-Chain Infrastructure – Bitcoin News
MAGNE.AI, an AI-native hardware and on-chain intelligence infrastructure company, today announced the completion of an additional...
Mastercard Closes $1.8B BVNK Deal in Stablecoin Payments Bet
Key TakeawaysMastercard completed its BVNK deal, valued up to $1.8B.BVNK adds stablecoin rails across Mastercard’s 17B endpoints,...
Eliza Labs Founder Declares ELIZAOS AI-Agent Token ‘Dead’ After Lawsuit – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysShaw Walters ended ELIZAOS token support after the Aug. 4, 2026 settlement.Eliza Labs lost its treasury, leaving no...
US and UK Reveal Digital Asset Plan to Modernize Finance
Key TakeawaysU.S. and UK regulators expanded cooperation on digital assets.Officials reviewed crypto rules, tokenization, AI, and...
Strategy Sets Bold Goal to Become the World’s Largest Public Company
Key TakeawaysStrategy reaffirmed its goal of becoming the world’s largest company.Management tied bitcoin, digital credit, and...
Senate Will Vote on CLARITY Act Before August Recess, Lummis Says
Key TakeawaysLummis expects the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess begins.Democrats continue pressing for...
Moca Network CEO Explains Why AI Agents Will Need Provable Identity
Agents Move From Answering to Acting Kenneth Shek is the Project Lead of Moca Network and Director of Projects Management at...
Abu Dhabi’s Crypto Blueprint Draws Miners, Funds and Global Giants
Key TakeawaysCitadel Mining holds about 6,996 BTC built through Abu Dhabi mining operations since 2022.Mubadala raised its...
Bitcoin Options Flash $80K Max Pain as Wall Street Loads Up
Key TakeawaysBinance led $41B in BTC futures as CME open interest jumped 6.82% on Aug. 5.Newhedge.io showed BTC futures basis...
Circle Posts $701 Million Q2 Revenue as USDC Activity Accelerates
Key TakeawaysCircle posted $48M in Q2 profit as USDC transaction volume jumped 151% to $14.8T.USDC reached $73.3B in circulation,...
Bitcoin Holds $64K as Polymarket Cuts CLARITY Odds to 15%
Key TakeawaysBitcoin anchored above $64,000 on Wednesday, capping a 1.1% gain despite volatile intra-day trading.Coinglass data...
Bitwise CIO: Crypto Can Survive CLARITY Act Failure, Not the Wait
Key TakeawaysBitwise’s Matt Hougan sees Clarity Act odds near a coin flip.Hougan said SEC Chair Paul Atkins’ July 31 vow to bring...
Blackrock Pulls $170M Into IBIT as Bitcoin ETFs Add $211M
Key TakeawaysBlackrock led $211.49M into bitcoin ETFs and $53.75M into ether funds on Tuesday.IBIT captured 80%+ of bitcoin...
World Chain to launch streamed EIP-7928 block access lists
World Chain launches streamed EIP-7928 on mainnet Aug. 17. New feature enables parallel block verification for validators. Upgrade...
Onchain Data: Coldcard Crisis Doubles Bitcoin’s Hot Supply in Just One Week – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysK33 found 890,000 BTC moved as the Coldcard exploit hit about 7,300 addresses.Newhedge.io recorded a 98% hot-supply...
Luxembourg Expands FIU Alerts to Crypto Exchanges
Key TakeawaysBill 8722 passed in July after fraudsters stole $70 million from the charity Caritas in 2024.In 2024, Luxembourg...
Ethereum price stalls as retail selling offsets whale accumulation
Key takeaways Ethereum traded sideways as mixed on-chain activity reflected uncertainty among investors. Whale wallets holding...
Korea’s Stock Market Crashed 33%, Then Jumped 18%: Crypto Traders Still Broke
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...
Pi Network tests triangle breakout as RoboPay partnership boosts adoption
Key takeaways Pi Network is testing a breakout from a short-term triangle near $0.085. RoboPay has added Pi Network as a payment...
Musk’s SpaceX Tops Forecasts But Bitcoin Stash Sheds $540 Million
Key TakeawaysSpaceX posted $7.8 billion in Q2 revenue, beating the $6.9 billion analysts expected.SPCX fell 6% to $118 after hours...
Democrats Move to Block CLARITY Act Due to Stalled Ethics Talks
Key TakeawaysPunchbowl News has reported that Democrats will block cloture, citing stalled White House ethics talks.Sen. Ruben...
How Switzerland’s SRO Model Built a Crypto Framework Worth Watching – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysFINMA lets crypto firms join SROs in 2-4 months, speeding legal market entry.VQF, PolyReg, ARIF and SO-FIT tightened...
AEREDIUM CEO Says AI Strengthens Stablecoin Reserve Oversight
Key TakeawaysAEREDIUM CEO Albert Dadon won U.S. Patent 12,694,407 B1 on July 29 for a 4-model AI audit system.The broad USPTO grant...

























































































