Bitcoin Price May Be Battered, but Structural Adoption Story Still Intact: Grayscale
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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price May Be Battered, but Structural Adoption Story Still Intact: Grayscale Bitcoin’s price has shown signs of stabilizing after a rough stretch, but even setting aside where prices go in the near term, asset manager Grayscale says adoption of the cryptocurrency over the medium and long run remains largely unchanged. The reason: […]

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Coinbase Launching 170+ Derivatives Contracts for UK Professionals
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Coinbase will open more than 170 derivative contracts to eligible UK professional investors, with leverage of up to 50x. The offering spans crypto, commodities, equities, and foreign exchange, while availability expands progressively from the coming weeks into the following months. UK Professional Investor Access Eligible UK professional investors will gain futures, perpetuals, and crypto options […]

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Alleged Connecticut Scammer Executes $200,000 U.S. Treasury Check Fraud Scheme
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A Connecticut man has been accused of using fake U.S. Treasury checks to obtain more than $200,000 from a bank. Edison Jovanny Duta Pindo, 43, of Danbury, was charged in a seven-count federal indictment alleging bank fraud, illegal monetary transactions and passing counterfeit obligations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut. […]

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Bitcoiner Mow Says BIP-110 Uproar Could Have Been Avoided
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Bitcoin entrepreneur Samson Mow has argued that the BIP-110 movement was largely a backlash to decisions and behavior within the Bitcoin Core ecosystem.

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Kraken and MEXC partner to migrate Netherlands clients
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TL;DR Partnership: We’re partnering with MEXC. They’re referring users in the Netherlands, including spot and derivatives clients, to us as they wind down their Netherlands offering. Regulatory footprint: We’ve held MiCA authorization through the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) since June 2025, along with MiFID authorization from CySEC for derivatives and an E-money authorization from […]

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Arizona crypto ATM law helps 35 scam victims recover $171K
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Qualifying new customers can receive full reimbursement, including fees, if they notify both the operator and law enforcement within 30 days.

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Sun City Hilton Head man loses more than $800K in romance crypto scam. What we know
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… cryptocurrency, but was guided by the scammer. The scammer showed pictures of the alleged cryptocurrency account with significant gains that he …

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Hyperion DeFi Triples Profits to US$31M, Defies DAT Sector Slump
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Hyperion’s record Q2 performance was driven by substantial gains in its HYPE treasury, alongside higher adjusted gross profit and lower operating expenses. The company is putting more of its HYPE holdings to work through commitments to Entropy and Skew, following the end of two earlier agreements. Its results contrast with wider digital asset treasury companies […]

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Empery Digital Sells 1,635 Bitcoin As Treasury Buffer Shrinks
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Empery Digital has disclosed the sale of 1,635 BTC for $102.2 million, using the proceeds to support debt repayment and share buybacks as its unrestricted Bitcoin buffer narrows. The company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 7 shows total holdings fell to 1,279 BTC. Of that, 954 BTC was pledged as collateral, leaving 325 BTC unrestricted. […]

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$51M for Homes, Cars, and a Yacht: Regulators Target Goliath, CEO Delgado
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Goliath Ventures and its CEO, Christopher Alexander Delgado, are facing action from two US financial regulators over the same alleged crypto Ponzi scheme. The actions came two months after Delgado pleaded guilty to charges in the case. Regulators Target Goliath The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a complaint against the company and Delgado in the […]

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Bank of Russia Approves Bitcoin Trading For Retail Investors 
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Bitcoin Magazine Bank of Russia Approves Bitcoin Trading For Retail Investors  Russia’s central bank has approved Bitcoin trading for the public on the country’s crypto exchanges, according to reports.  Citing the Bank of Russia’s Telegram channel, news agency Tass reported that the central bank capped cryptocurrency purchases for retail investors at 300,000 rubles ($3,632) per […]

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What Is the Coinbase Premium Index — and What Does Its Negative Reading Really Mean?
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The Coinbase Premium Index has remained in negative territory for 86 consecutive days, from May 19 to August 12, 2026, with a reading of -0.1073% at the close of that period. This streak exceeds the previous record of 40 negative days registered between January and February of the same year. The duration of this trend, rather than the […]

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Why BIP-110 Failed: Flawed Soft Fork Design or Miner Capture?
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BIP-110 proponents argues that the rejection of the proposal proves Bitcoin has been “captured” by a centralized cartel of major mining pools. Critics insist the rejection validates Bitcoin’s governance model, demonstrating its built-in anti-fragility—remaining resistant to unilateral or contentious changes. A Fracture in Node Sovereignty In the wake of the now-failed attempt to restrict non-financial […]

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XRP, Zcash (ZEC), Dogecoin (DOGE) and Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis for August 13: It Becomes Clearer
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The market is in stalemate rather than anything else, especially after all top tier assets report little to no volatility at this point in time.

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ASIC Says Yepbit Falsely Blamed Regulator for Frozen Investor Funds
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ASIC warned investors against Yepbit today (Wednesday) after receiving several reports of blocked withdrawals. The regulator said the purported crypto and futures platform falsely blamed ASIC for freezing customer funds. The warning attaches a name to a tactic the Australian regulator has flagged before: operators blaming regulators when investors cannot recover their money. FinanceMagnates.com reported […]

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Trade the S&P 500 with our money using Kraken Prop
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TL;DR Second flagship index: The S&P 500 joins Nasdaq 100 on Kraken Prop, giving traders access to the world’s two most-tracked equity indexes. Same rules, new market: Buy an evaluation from $20, with no consistency rules, no time limits, 80–90% potential profit, and payouts to your Kraken wallet typically within 24 hours. See full challenge […]

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ASX shareholder plans to sue former directors over failed blockchain project
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ASX’s failed blockchain-based CHESS overhaul faces renewed governance scrutiny after the exchange admitted misleading the market.

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When The House Wins, Credit Unions Lose: How Sports Betting Is Quietly Draining Member Deposits
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By Ray Birch. MADISON, Wis.—One of the fastest-growing threats to credit union deposits may not be fintechs, challenger banks or cryptocurrency.

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SharpLink Reports $394M Q2 Loss As Ethereum Revaluation Hits Results
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SharpLink reported a $394.3 million net loss for the second quarter of 2026, with the result driven largely by non-cash Ethereum revaluation losses and liquid staking token impairment charges. The company’s filing shows $321.0 million in unrealized ETH losses and $76.1 million in impairment charges tied to liquid staking tokens. At the same time, staking […]

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Twenty One to Become ‘More Than a Bitcoin Treasury,’ Says New CEO
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Bitcoin Magazine Twenty One to Become ‘More Than a Bitcoin Treasury,’ Says New CEO Bitcoin treasury Twenty One’s new CEO has reassured investors that the firm will become “more than a Bitcoin treasury” following shareholder concerns about the company.  The Tuesday letter to shareholders comes after the Bitcoin treasury — the second biggest in the […]

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Bitcoin’s (BTC) Chance for Recovery Hinges on This Major Economic Event
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The primary cryptocurrency surged past $65K over the weekend, causing some popular analysts to call the end of the bear market and the beginning of a potential upward trend. However, the revival was short-lived, with BTC briefly plunging to as low as $63,250. Now all eyes are set on the CPI report, which could trigger […]

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Crypto companies urge AI firms to give Bitcoin developers early access
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The Bitcoin Policy Institute and other industry participants urged AI companies to offer early access to their frontier models to aid Bitcoin and open-source developers in their cybersecurity efforts.

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Harmony’s ONE Plunges 30% After Attacker Mints 4 Billion Tokens
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Harmony Protocol’s native token, ONE, fell more than 30% to an all-time low after an attacker exploited the network to mint over 4 billion unauthorized tokens. Token Collapses After 4-Billion Token Minting Exploit Harmony Protocol’s native token, ONE, plunged more than 30% Wednesday to reach an all-time low following an exploit that enabled an attacker […]

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California Man Accused of Draining Elderly Retiree’s Crypto Account of Nearly $100,000
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A California man faces charges after allegedly emptying an elderly retiree’s cryptocurrency account through repeated unauthorized transfers. William Ly, a 26-year-old Simi Valley resident, allegedly developed a friendship with the 89-year-old victim at a local breakfast club for retirees and reset the password to his Coinbase account linked to a bank, reports the New York […]

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UK MPs Push Banks to Clarify Treatment of Authorized Crypto Companies
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TL;DR UK lawmakers asked major banks to explain whether FCA-authorized crypto companies will receive fairer access to accounts, services and transaction facilities under the new regime. The FCA framework opens applications September 30, runs through February 28, 2027, and is expected to take effect October 25, 2027. The APPG is collecting evidence through August 31 […]

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Apple Preparing To Pay Out $250,000,000 in iPhone Settlement – Here’s When the Funds Could Be Released
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Apple has reached a $250 million settlement to resolve allegations that it overstated the availability of AI capabilities on certain iPhone models, but consumers may have to wait until 2027 before receiving any money. The agreement, reached in May 2026, stems from a lawsuit accusing Apple of misleading customers about AI features advertised for the […]

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Bitcoin Miner Riot Secures Massive Deal With Anthropic
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Riot Platforms has secured a massive long-term deal with artificial intelligence company Anthropic.

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The $100M Good Job: Why ZachXBT Refuses to Save Harmony a Second Time
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When a crypto exploit occurs, ZachXBT is usually the first on-chain sleuth tracing the stolen funds before they vanish, but he is publicly refusing to help Harmony this time around. This is not the first time he’s refusing a case this year, the most recent is the ColdCard hack issues. The crypto community’s most prolific […]

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Crypto.com Launches Tokenised US Stocks in Europe: Trading Opens Round the Clock
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European users of Crypto.com now have around-the-clock access to more than 1,500 tokenised US stocks and ETFs, the exchange said. The tokenised instruments are issued by Crypto.com’s Cyprus entity, Foris Capital CY Limited, while the underlying shares are held in custody by a US-regulated self-clearing broker-dealer Alpaca. Trading Runs Continuously, with Entry from $1 According […]

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Hawaii Signs Law Banning <b>Cryptocurrency</b> Kiosks and ATMs – Binance
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Hawaii is set to become the latest US state to impose a total ban on cryptocurrency kiosks and ATMs after Governor Josh Green signed legislation …

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Strategy Boosts Cash Reserve As Bitcoin Treasury Model Gets More Complex
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Strategy has added $650 million to its USD reserve and repurchased $109 million of STRC preferred stock, showing again that the company’s Bitcoin strategy is no longer just a simple accumulation story. The company, formerly MicroStrategy, filed an update showing the reserve increase was funded through MSTR common stock ATM sales. It also sold 1,690 […]

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AI Hyperscalers Are Pricing Bitcoin Miners Off the Grid— Here’s Why Its a Massive Win-Win
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Bitcoin Magazine AI Hyperscalers Are Pricing Bitcoin Miners Off the Grid— Here’s Why Its a Massive Win-Win If you’ve scanned headlines over the last year, you’ve likely seen the prevailing market narrative: Bitcoin miners are abandoning their operations and pivoting to AI data centers, signaling a retreat from proof-of-work. To casual observers, this looks like […]

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