Bitcoin Magazine Acacia Partners With Unchained and Build on Bitcoin-Backed Loan Strategy Today, Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) has announced a new partnership with Unchained and Build Asset Management, focusing on a Bitcoin-backed commercial loan strategy designed to offer attractive, risk-adjusted returns while expanding Acacia’s exposure to the rapidly growing Bitcoin ecosystem. “We are very […]

India ramps up its crypto fraud crackdown with a $5 million asset attachment order tied to a fake Coinbase site that duped victims out of over $20 million. India Moves in on Assets After Coinbase Scam Leader Held in US India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) announced on Aug. 5 that it has issued a provisional […]

Key Takeaways: Arkham Intelligence traced 127,426 BTC, now worth over $14.5B to a theft from mining pool LuBian in December 2020. The stolen BTC had remained dormant for nearly four years, making it the largest known crypto theft in history. A security flaw in LuBian’s private key algorithm enabled the heist, while the hacker has […]

Japan’s largest bank, SBI, has unveiled plans to launch the country’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will be linked to both Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP.  SBI Unveils Japan’s First Bitcoin And XRP ETF  According to circulating reports, this investment vehicle aims to trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), offering institutional investors a regulated avenue […]

Coinbase’s Layer 2 network, Base, experienced a 30-minute block production halt, disrupting core functions like deposits and withdrawals. The issue was an “unsafe head delay”, but the team fixed it quickly. The outage occurred amid a sharp rise in network activity, with new token launches on the Base App surging to around 50,000 by month-end, […]

Spartans Tops the 2025 List of Best Crypto Betting Sites With Instant Payouts and Simple Bonus Rewards Crypto-based betting has entered a new phase in 2025, with bettors seeking platforms that remove the usual delays and offer more direct control. A new wave of betting sites now puts crypto at the core, focusing on fast […]

We’re thrilled to announce that GOMINING is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading GOMINING trading is live as of August 6, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits […]

Will Cryptocurrency Yields Power Share Buybacks? Posted on 08/06/2025. Cryptocurrencies have appreciated significantly since their creation …

Florida police have arrested a Tampa woman who allegedly orchestrated a massive bank fraud scheme. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) alleges Janetcilize Martinez, 24, advertised “tap-in” services, a type of fraud where a scammer uses debit cards to deposit bad checks from account holders who are also in on the scheme. The scammers then […]

One trader is seeing million dollar profits on a Solana (SOL)-based memecoin in just months, according to on-chain data. Blockchain tracking firm Lookonchain says that one investor in TROLL is looking at a gain of more than 130,000% after the memecoin inspired by the internet trolling culture had an explosive rally over the last month. […]

BlockDAG is pushing user access further with the introduction of its Trading Dashboard and the special TRADEBDAG code. This limited-time promo allows users to purchase BDAG at the ongoing $0.0016 presale rate and unlocks instant entry into the project’s live Demo Trading Platform. With the official GLOBAL LAUNCH release happening on August 11, TRADEBDAG isn’t […]

One of the leading decentralized exchanges received words of encouragement from a prominent figure in the crypto space. Even though the project’s results are significant, it can’t seem to return to its prior feats, and there are growing concerns about governance. More Room to Grow Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, the largest provider of […]

Market slowly diving into bearish territory that might create conditions for aggravation of trend

Shares in IREN Ltd closed trading on Wednesday up 11.4% after it reported mining more Bitcoin than MARA Holdings in July.

Bitcoin Magazine Tornado Cash Trial Concludes: Roman Storm Found Guilty of One of Three Counts Today in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm was found guilty of the second count on his indictment, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. The Tornado Cash trial has concluded. Roman Storm […]

The Ethereum (ETH) blockchain is experiencing a renewed surge in network activity, recently reaching a fresh all-time high (ATH) in daily transactions. However, despite this increase in on-chain fundamentals, ETH’s price continues to trade below major resistance levels, raising concerns that bullish momentum may be fading. Ethereum Network Activity Picks Momentum According to a CryptoQuant […]

A blistering Senate crypto bill sparks alarm over regulatory confusion, as Ripple’s legal chief warns it could subject XRP and similar tokens to endless SEC control. Ripple Legal Chief Warns Senate Crypto Draft May Destroy Market Clarity Ripple’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, submitted a formal response to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, […]

Key Takeaways: The Advertising Standards Authority of the UK prohibited a Coinbase advertisement appearing on TVs under the grounds of being misleading to the general population. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong angrily slammed the move as censorship and that it has an old-fashioned perception of crypto. The current FCA rules are still not enough to remove […]

Fundstrat co-founder and managing partner Tom Lee says that Micheal Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) has the potential to become the largest company in the entire stock market. In a new interview with crypto influencer Natalie Brunell on her YouTube channel, Lee says Saylor’s strategy of accumulating as much Bitcoin (BTC) as possible is “changing the reality […]

A man from the United Kingdom who accidentally misplaced his crypto wallet containing a $1 billion stash of Bitcoin (BTC) is launching a new bid to tokenize his missing stash. In a post on the social media platform X, James Howells – a man who mistakenly threw away his crypto wallet containing the BTC nearly […]

We’re thrilled to announce that XTER is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading XTER trading is live as of August 6, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits […]

… cryptocurrency mixer that facilitated more than $200 million in illegal transactions. RODRIGUEZ, the Chief Executive Officer of Samourai, and HILL …

Circle’s USDC accounted for 63% of salaries paid in crypto in 2024, outpacing USDt despite its trading dominance, according to Pantera’s global compensation survey.

After a 12-year quest, James Howells has abandoned his attempt to recover a hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoin from a Newport landfill. His repeated legal bids and proposals, including an offer to buy the landfill, were blocked by the Newport City Council and ultimately rejected by the UK Court of Appeal. Howells is now pivoting […]

On unlock day, markets turn savage. $MYX plunges 58% to a low of $0.9184. High above $2 just hours before. Panic sets in. Hack VC strikes fast. In the last seven hours, Hack VC claims 1,279,890 MYX from the airdrop claim contract at `0x92216267bFB526e4142d161Bb4D99C4b0e630530`. That haul clocks in at roughly $2.15 million. No hesitation. No […]

Bitcoin’s price is unstable but investors’ sentiment remains unwavering

The Cardano (ADA) price drop has started turning heads, with its recent 3.7% slide sparking talk of what could come next. At the same time, the Sui (SUI) recent update is adding to the uncertainty, showing signs of pressure from a $166 million token unlock and cooling sentiment. While those two assets face challenges, Cold […]

Rollblock is no longer a hidden gem – it’s a fast-rising GameFi disruptor that’s caught the attention of crypto insiders, whales, and seasoned traders.  Up 580% from its opening presale rounds and already having raised over $11.4 million, Rollblock combines real-world utility with Ethereum-backed infrastructure to create one of the most robust iGaming ecosystems in […]

Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has filed a motion to dismiss a $1.76 billion lawsuit brought against him by the FTX bankruptcy trust. He says the court has no legal authority over him because he lives in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). CZ’s Defence According to a Bloomberg report, his legal team submitted the motion on Monday […]

Bitcoin Magazine The Lightning Issue: Letter From The Editor Bitcoin doesn’t scale. That shouldn’t be read to mean that Bitcoin, the asset, or different ways to use it don’t scale. But Bitcoin’s blockchain does not scale. This is a fundamental and undeniable reality of its architecture. We’ve known this definitively since the Blocksize Wars (well, […]

Veteran trader Peter Brandt delivered a sharp critique of Bitcoin holders this week. According to posts on X, Brandt, a septuagenarian with more than 800,000 followers, lashed out at those who “hodl” through thick and thin. He called them “a bunch of idiots who borrow money to buy pizza.” His message was blunt. He urged […]

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched a “crypto sprint” initiative to provide additional regulatory clarity for trading digital assets. CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham says the initiative is for trading spot crypto asset contracts that are listed on CFTC-registered futures exchanges, known as designated contract markets (DCMs). “Under President Trump’s strong leadership […]