Strategy sold 18,261,118 MSTR shares for US$2.01 billion net in the week to 23 August, with all four of its preferred at-the-market programmes at zero. “No Bitcoin purchases or sales were made this week,” the filing states, leaving holdings at 840,447 BTC bought for an aggregate US$63.36 billion. US$136.4 million of the proceeds repurchased 1,431,212 […]

Bitcoin’s broken back above US$80,000, up 27.5% over the past week and currently trading at US$80,684. Bitfinex reports the rally came alongside the biggest short-liquidation event on record, with roughly US$3 billion in shorts wiped out on 19–20 August. The catalyst was a US Treasury announcement on expanded buybacks of longer-dated government debt, which pushed […]

Bitcoin’s price revival that began last Wednesday culminated, at least for now, a few hours ago when the asset soared past $80,000 for the first time since mid-May and tapped a multi-month peak above $81,000. Analysts were quick to pick up the move and outline the next short-term targets of up to $88,000. BTC’s surge […]

BitMEX will move into strict risk-limit mode on August 26 as part of its planned exchange wind-down. Starting at 04:00 UTC, users will only be able to close or reduce existing positions. New positions will no longer be allowed. Trading services are scheduled to permanently cease on September 23 at 04:00 UTC, according to the […]

Strategy’s biggest risk may not be a Bitcoin crash, but losing access to the capital markets that help it service $1.76 billion in annual obligations.

A suspected money mule for overseas scammers has been taken into custody at a Canadian airport while attempting to board a flight out of North America. The individual, who resided in New Jersey on a student visa, allegedly collected cash and gold bars from victims targeted by fraudsters based in India, reports The Record. Prosecutors […]

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Again Skips Bitcoin Buy And Establishes USD Cash Dollar Reserve  Bitcoin treasury Strategy has established a new cash reserve that it will use to buy Bitcoin, according to a Monday filing.  The Nasdaq-listed company said it not only had increased its typical cash buffer to $5.1 billion but also created another pot […]

Key Takeaways: On 24 Sept 2026, Phantom will disable native support for the Sui network after reaching a mutual agreement with Sui. Sui assets will be kept securely onchain and users will no longer be able to see or use them in Phantom. Users will be able to switch to supported assets or transfer their […]

TL;DR: CME Group added three US dollar reference rates and a real-time index for the ENA token. The metrics are calculated daily by CF Benchmarks for market closes in London, New York, and the APAC region. The integration only covers spot pricing tools and excludes tradeable ENA derivative contracts. Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group formalized […]

Benjamin Mann, an Anthropic co-founder who previously worked at OpenAI, argues that AI is eroding the career advantage of elite credentials and top test scores. He points instead to traits like curiosity, empathy, and creativity, even choosing a Montessori-style education for his daughter, echoing similar signals from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and research leader Mark Chen. […]

Gemini is expanding its XRP support in Singapore, allowing local users to deposit and withdraw the cryptocurrency directly over the XRP Ledger (XRPL).

… cryptocurrency and verifying cryptocurrency transactions,” according to the news release. In total, Kovar fraudulently obtained $24 million from …

Tokenized versions of major US stocks are going live on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer-2 network. Base says tokenized stocks issued by top US crypto exchange Coinbase are now live on the chain. The stocks are built on the network’s native token B20, which represent real shares held 1:1 by a regulated custodian in a bankruptcy-remote structure. […]

A proposed class action settlement is offering cash payments and monitoring services to millions affected by a data breach at a health care company. The agreement stems from the Crowe v. Managed Care of North America (MCNA) class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and covers all […]

A federal judge has allowed parts of an investor class-action lawsuit against Coinbase and certain executives to proceed, keeping allegations over risk disclosures alive in court. US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled on August 20 that some claims could move into discovery. The court dismissed several claims but allowed allegations that Coinbase misled investors […]

USDC supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, with Bernstein citing higher transaction activity and several factors that could support further growth.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy swung an unrealized loss of more than $9.5 billion to a paper profit above $4.7 billion in just seven days. The reversal follows Bitcoin’s climb from the low $60,000s to above $80,000 over the same week, turning the largest corporate BTC holder’s balance sheet from red to green. The Numbers Behind the […]

Bitcoin Magazine Cypher Tank Returns to Lugano, Expanding Its Bet on Bitcoin Founders Cypher Tank is back.  Applications for 2026’s Bitcoin-focused pitch competition are now open after last year’s event drew over 4,000 participants from 64 countries.  Like 2025’s event, the format, promoted and funded by the Plan ₿ VC Fund and the Plan ₿ […]

Key Takeaways: Gemini Titan would become the sole regulated venue for crypto event contracts in the country for Apex. Gemini’s infrastructure could be utilized by apex brokerages for crypto prediction markets. The deal is based on Gemini’s CFTC licenses for prediction trading and derivatives clearing. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Gemini is […]

Tether abandoned a roughly $120 million Bitcoin mining investment in Uruguay after a dispute with the state power company escalated into unpaid bills, an electricity cutoff and layoffs, according to a Reuters investigation. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) […]

The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform NUVA has partnered with Chainlink as its exclusive data infrastructure and oracle provider. The goal of this strategic alliance is to deliver accurate price feeds, inflation data, and real-time market insights to support its decentralized real-world asset (RWA) marketplace. NUVA by @animocabrands & @NUVALabs adopts Chainlink as its exclusive data […]

As of the first half of 2026, the total on-chain value of real-world asset (RWA) tokenizations exceeds USD 34 billion according to multiple aggregators, with some market estimates placing the figure above USD 40 billion when including undisclosed private issuances. This represents year-over-year growth exceeding 140 %, confirming that tokenization has moved beyond the pilot […]

Bitcoin has another resistance to overcome in order to enter a proper uptrend.

Bitcoin closed in on the $80000 mark, as renewed inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs and improving risk appetite extended the cryptocurrency's recent …

The proposed deal would make Gemini the exclusive venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s FCM, expanding its prediction-market reach to brokerage clients.

Grayscale has filed Amendment No. 5 to its Form S-3 registration statement as part of its effort to convert the Grayscale Zcash Trust into a spot Zcash ETF. The filing, submitted on August 21, targets a listing on NYSE Arca on or about August 25, according to the filing materials. It also discloses a 2.5% […]

The Core Team behind the popular yet controversial project has officially implemented a major change to the pricing structure of its AI-powered App Studio, as they announced last week. Starting from August 24, the project will no longer heavily subsidize app creation and editing costs for all developers. Here’s what and how changed. What’s New […]

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Rally Accelerates, With $80,000 in Sight After ETFs Have Stellar Week  Bitcoin’s price surged further on Monday, flirting with $80,000 after U.S. exchange-traded funds had their best week since October.  The leading cryptocurrency was recently trading more than 2% higher over a 24-hour period after flying past $79,155. It earlier on Monday […]

Key Takeaways: Fasset has raised $68M through a Series C round of funding led by Japan’s SBI Group. The round estimates the value of the stablecoin fintech at $1B. Fasset does $40B+ in annualized volume, spread across 125 countries. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Fasset has attracted new investors to continue to […]

Franklin Templeton plans to use tokenized money-market assets inside conventional ETFs and mutual funds after receiving what it describes as a first-of-its-kind U.S. regulatory clearance. The move could bring blockchain-based holdings into portfolios without requiring investors to buy tokenized products directly. Franklin Wins SEC Clearance to Put BENJI Inside Traditional Funds Franklin Templeton is preparing […]

Shiba Inu has experienced an explosive surge in its network activity just a few days after it witnessed a major price breakout, signaling renewed momentum in the SHIB ecosystem.

Gemini is moving to turn its in-house prediction market infrastructure into a broker distribution business, ten days after Cameron Winklevoss called predictions “the largest near-term growth opportunity on the platform.” A non-binding letter of intent with Apex Fintech Solutions would make Gemini the exclusive regulated venue for crypto event contracts distributed through Apex’s Futures Commission […]