August 2026 market update: some layer-2 networks are trading lower while a new project has announced a near-term product release, according to project statements. Arbitrum and Optimism have reported technical and governance developments, and BlockDAG has announced a planned Super App release. BlockDAG (BDAG) has announced a September release date for its Super App, according […]

The asset manager introduced two blockchain-based money market funds designed to qualify as stablecoin reserve assets under the US GENIUS Act.

Bitcoin Magazine ‘We’ll Get Through This Bear Market,’ Says CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy  Bitcoin treasury company Strategy’s CEO Phong Le brushed aside concerns investors may have about the Nasdaq-listed company selling its stash.  Speaking on CNBC Monday, Le said that Strategy would continue doing what it’s always done, and outperform Bitcoin during the […]

The Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy (MSTR) sold 1,638 BTC worth $105 million in the past week, continuing a trend started earlier this summer. The sale was preceded by a three-week period during which the firm didn’t buy or sell any Bitcoin, and a two-week period before that when it sold a total of 3,588 BTC […]

A former FBI supervisory special agent has been accused of doing something investigators spend years warning others about: exploiting access to cryptocurrency seed phrases that were never meant to leave an active counterintelligence case. According to prosecutors, roughly $1 million in digital assets disappeared from wallets tied to a foreign intelligence target, not through a […]

Russia has approved a ban on cryptocurrency mining and mining pool participation in Moscow, the surrounding Moscow region, and parts of the Kursk region from 15 August through the end of 2032. The government said the ban is needed to protect the electricity grid, warning that energy-intensive mining could worsen power shortages in affected regions. […]

The SHIB team and community have scorched billions of tokens in the past month. The resurgence of the burning program has coincided with the positive performance of the self-proclaimed Dogecoin killer, whose price has jumped by 10% within that period. Big Burn, But There’s a Catch The X account Shibburn revealed that over 3.2 billion […]

Canadian billionaire investor Frank Giustra has blasted Michael Saylor following Strategy’s latest $102.3 million Bitcoin sale.

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A new digital verification platform aims to reduce forged certificates by allowing employers and universities to authenticate academic records onchain.

An FBI counterintelligence agent was arrested on Friday after allegedly looting “adversarial cryptocurrency accounts” and accumulating around $1 million worth of digital assets. An affidavit filed by a different FBI agent on Saturday alleges that Patrick Yaroch, a supervisory special agent who works at the Bureau’s headquarters in Washington DC, self-reported last week in a […]

Aave recorded 197,501 transactions through the WalletConnect network during the first half of 2026, reaching 14,655 unique wallets operating from 161 countries across 22 different chains. The data shows consistent monthly activity of between 30,000 and 40,000 transactions, a notable level of resilience for a DeFi protocol like Aave, regardless of market conditions. Stablecoins dominated the volume for the period, recording 52,996 transactions compared to 35,716 […]

Long-term value in crypto increasingly comes down to two things: sustained demand for a token and disciplined supply management. August 2026 illustrated that dynamic, with the market cautious and many tokens trading well below prior highs while several projects tightened supply and emphasized utility. For readers assessing long-term crypto holdings, short-term price moves matter less […]

I think the timing of BlueWallet’s entropy explainer this week is impossible to read as a coincidence. Days after a hardware wallet manufacturer confirmed a five-year-old randomness bug had silently weakened keys on hundreds of devices, a software wallet stepped forward, unprompted, to explain in plain language exactly how it generates the numbers that control […]

The Senate has four days to advance the CLARITY Act before its August recess, while the White House reviews an ethics compromise. The delay leaves a bipartisan agreement unresolved as lawmakers approach a narrowing legislative window with broad implications for U.S. digital asset regulation. Industry Pressure Builds as Senate Faces Four-Day Deadline The Senate has […]

Net loss came to $57.2 million, narrowed from $81.8 million in the first quarter. A $71.2 million non-cash loss on digital assets ran through operating expenses, and the operating loss was $74.1 million while Bitcoin fell about 12% over the quarter. CryptoPotato reported on the $81.8 million first-quarter loss that landed alongside a then-record 817 […]

Michael Saylor is still boosting his company’s cash reserves after it stopped buying Bitcoin for about six weeks amid the prolonged crypto market downturn.

A prop firm in Chicago just posted margin, and it wasn’t dollars or Treasuries. Prime Trading delivered USDC to Marex as initial-margin collateral for CFTC-regulated cleared derivatives, the first transaction under a program Marex announced on July 16. The workflow has now run end to end inside the US clearing system, from a customer posting […]

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According to Bloomberg, the digital asset prime broker is refocusing its Singapore strategy and withdrawing its local license application as crypto companies continue to trim costs.

Blockchain analysis alleges an unlicensed Dubai crypto exchange became a key channel linking Iranian gambling operations with state-connected financial flows. Investigators traced hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency transfers through major exchanges while regulators continue examining the platform’s activities. The findings add to concerns about how offshore crypto infrastructure can be used to move […]

The Stellar Development Foundation officially launched the Stellar Ambassador Program, a global program structured in four tiers designed to support developers, educators, and community leaders at different stages of growth within the ecosystem. The program responds to a specific need: traditional support schemes treat a developer who discovers the network at a local workshop the same way they treat a team preparing […]

TL;DR Tether Gold (XAUT) recorded a 9.5% increase in holdings during the second quarter of 2026, despite a 14.1% drop in the price of gold. At the close of Q2, 612,823.66 tokens were sold, backed by physical reserves of 707,747 fine troy ounces equivalent to 22.01 metric tons. The total market value of XAUT reached […]

When ZachXBT publicly announced he was sitting out the investigation into the massive Coldcard hardware wallet exploit, he put into words a specific kind of exhaustion that builds up after years of doing unpaid, high-stakes work for an industry that only remembers to say thank you when it needs something. And instead of the usual […]

A wallet potentially linked to Strategy moved 299.84 BTC, worth about $18.91 million, a transfer flagged by onchain tracker Lookonchain, reviving questions about whether Michael Saylor’s firm is preparing to sell bitcoin again. A Familiar Pattern Repeats Lookonchain reported that a wallet linked to Strategy moved 299.84 BTC to a new address nine hours before […]

Veteran trader Peter Brandt has poured cold water on hopes of an imminent Bitcoin rally, saying current chart patterns provide no indication that a new bull market is close despite ongoing optimism among some market participants.

Russian govt to introduce ban on cryptocurrency mining in Moscow region, Kursk region from Aug 15. MOSCOW. August 3 (Interfax) The Russian …

A key architect of the Trump administration’s digital asset agenda is leaving the Treasury Department as Congress struggles to advance landmark crypto legislation.

Ripple has expanded its digital capital markets strategy. The company announced today investments in Zilo and Lucuido – two firms that are focused on developing infrastructure for tokenized funds and institutional asset trading. The move builds on existing partnerships with both firms. Ripple did not disclose the size of either investment. Speaking on the matter […]

Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain, citing Arkham data, said on Sunday that Trump Media moved 2,628 BTC worth about US$165 million to Crypto.com, leaving roughly 4,261 BTC. Trump Media’s last filed Bitcoin position was 9,542.16 BTC, down from a peak of 11,542.16 BTC on 30 September 2025 that cost the company about US$1.37 billion. The same […]

Coinkite published a security advisory and shipped emergency firmware on 31 July after a defect left Coldcard seeds with as little as 40 bits of entropy instead of the expected 128. Galaxy Research says about 1,367 BTC, roughly US$88.6 million, has been drained from 4,585 addresses, starting with 1,196 addresses emptied in 41 minutes on […]

Bitcoin Magazine Coldcard Bitcoin Theft Continues, Now Estimated Over $114 Million In Total Stolen Hackers continue to drain Coldcard Bitcoin wallets, with the total amount stolen now estimated to be standing at over $114 million.  A fourth wave of attacks likely started on Sunday evening, according to Galaxy Research’s Alex Thorn. Posting at around 7:50pm […]