Russian authorities disrupted nine foreign-coordinated cryptocurrency channels operating out of the Moscow City business district. Over 20 employees from unregistered crypto exchanges and several couriers were detained for their involvement in the laundering operation. Foreign Crypto Laundering Ring Dismantled Russian authorities recently dismantled a financial laundering ring operating out of the Moscow City business district, […]

Empery Digital sold 1,635 BTC for $102.2 million after the second quarter, cutting its bitcoin holdings to 1,279 BTC. With most of the remaining BTC pledged against debt and a potential $62.1 million property commitment ahead, the company’s liquidity flexibility has tightened. Empery Cuts Bitcoin Holdings to 1,279 BTC Empery Digital is drawing down its […]

Nvidia is working with major Wall Street firms to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure over time. The financing platforms could turn GPU compute into a long-duration institutional investment category. Wall Street Capital Moves Into Nvidia AI Infrastructure More than $500 billion of third-party capital could support AI infrastructure through independent financing platforms […]

Bitcoin dipped 0.7% to trade near $63,400 after a brief morning rally to $64,400 failed. Volatility triggered $39 million in total liquidations over 24 hours, heavily skewed toward long positions. Volatility and Liquidation Trends Bitcoin remained under pressure Tuesday, more than 24 hours after the revelation that Strategy sold 1,690 bitcoins to fund the repurchase […]

Peter Schiff says bitcoin has become “anti-gold,” arguing the asset’s recent slide will continue as war-driven inflation fears send gold and silver higher, a divergence he says proves bitcoin never behaved like digital gold in the first place. The ‘Anti-Gold’ Argument Schiff, the Euro Pacific Asset Management chief executive and longtime bitcoin critic, has spent […]

Coinbase has secured regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi to build an international hub for tokenized securities, giving the crypto exchange a supervised base for bringing traditional stocks onto blockchain networks outside the United States. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market, or ADGM, granted Coinbase a Financial Services Permission allowing it to […]

Gold muscled back above $4,400 an ounce this week, hitting its highest level in roughly two months as a brutal U.S. jobs print, relentless Chinese central bank buying, and suddenly softer Federal Reserve expectations sent traders scrambling back into bullion. The metal ran as high as roughly $4,434 to $4,435 before sellers finally stepped in. […]

Moneygram has launched its Ramps service on Solana, giving wallets and applications on the blockchain a direct connection between cryptocurrency and the company’s global cash network. Rift is the first Solana wallet to integrate the service, Moneygram explained on Tuesday. The move expands Ramps across multiple blockchain ecosystems as the payments company pushes beyond its […]

Strategy has realized more than $102 million in losses from its 2026 bitcoin sales, as Michael Saylor’s company keeps selling coins below its average purchase price to fund dividend and buyback obligations. A Pattern of Selling Below Cost Strategy has sold bitcoin at least four times over the last couple of years, breaking a roughly […]

Anthropic has agreed to take 191 megawatts of computing capacity at Riot Platforms’ Rockdale campus in Texas. The 20-year agreement could ultimately be worth $16.1 billion, accelerating Riot’s transformation from bitcoin miner to AI infrastructure provider. Riot Converts Texas Bitcoin Power Into $9.1B AI Revenue Anthropic is turning to a former pure-play bitcoin miner for […]

Meta plans to give billions of people a free personal AI agent that writes code, builds businesses and manages the household. The company is backing that pledge with up to $145 billion in spending this year. What Zuckerberg Means by ‘Invention Superpowers’ Billions of people will get a personal AI agent free of charge, Meta […]

Keel Infrastructure has decommissioned all of its U.S. bitcoin mining operations as it converts power-rich sites for AI and high-performance computing. The transition comes with weaker earnings and continued bitcoin sales, but the company says $819 million of liquidity gives it room to fund development. Keel Sells 1,085 BTC as Revenue Falls 50% in Second […]

Bitcoin ETFs opened the week with $144.67 million in net outflows, snapping a five-session inflow streak. Ether funds also slipped into the red, while solana and HYPE ETFs attracted fresh capital. Blackrock, Grayscale Drive $144.67M Bitcoin ETF Outflow The week began with a change in tone. After five straight sessions of buying, bitcoin ETF investors […]

Luke Dashjr is taking a sabbatical from his leadership roles at the Jack Dorsey-backed bitcoin mining pool Ocean as he turns his attention toward the BIP-110 fork and open-source development, just as developers behind the stalled minority chain begin organizing an aggressive proof-of-work (PoW) overhaul designed to revive their fork. “I am taking a sabbatical […]

The White House says the Senate has until September 15 to advance the Clarity Act after Democrats blocked a procedural vote before the August recess, with prediction markets now pricing roughly a one in four chance the bill becomes law in 2026. A Hard Deadline From the White House Patrick Witt, executive director of the […]

XRP fell over 3% to hit a year-to-date low of $1 on Tuesday, extending its slide to nearly 60% since its January peak. Market Cap Drops as XRP Hits YTD Lows On Tuesday, XRP led an altcoin tumble, nosediving over 3% amid reports of another institutional investor acquiring Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund. Daily market data […]

The AB Foundation, an Irish nonprofit crypto charity chaired by former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, is being dissolved through a voluntary strike-off after failing to conduct operational meetings beyond its launch. Inactive Since Launch The AB Foundation, an Irish-registered nonprofit organization chaired by former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, is being wound up after […]

London, UK, August 10th, 2026, Chainwire. CT3 has announced the start of comprehensive preparations for the future listing of the CT3GB token. The company has begun scaling its data storage infrastructure, building financial and infrastructure reserves, and preparing its own tokenized economy, in which CT3GB will become the platform’s primary settlement asset. At the same […]

Arthur Hayes argues Washington and Tokyo are quietly coordinating to push the yen higher, a shift he says would flood markets with fresh dollar liquidity and become a powerful bullish catalyst for bitcoin. Three Ways to Strengthen the Yen Hayes, the BitMEX co-founder and macro commentator, laid out his thesis in an essay titled “Yen-quake,” […]

Blackrock has slashed the in-kind conversion minimum on its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) to $1 million, a 96% cut from the prior $25 million threshold, opening the fund’s redemption mechanism to a far wider pool of investors. Mitchnick Confirms the Change Robbie Mitchnick, Blackrock’s head of digital assets, disclosed the change during a Bloomberg Television […]

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority is exploring how tokenized gold could fit into wholesale markets, including its use as collateral. The discussions come as London seeks to defend its dominance in bullion trading against growing competition from China. London Pushes Tokenized Gold as China Challenges Its Lead The United Kingdom is considering a regulatory framework […]

$100 on two “Millionaire Blowout” scratch-off tickets turned into a $1 million top prize for a Toledo, Ohio player on July 27, with the winner choosing the $500,000 lump-sum option. After a 26.75% federal and state tax hit, the payout came to $366,250, and a subsequent ticket added another $18,312.50. On 7/27, a Toledo lottery […]

For over a decade on the frontlines of Web3 Go-To-Market, I have watched the digital asset market cycle through distinct phases of self-delusion. In the early days, 95% of the market was driven by unconstrained R&D. Startups were building decentralized primitives, smart contract rails, and permissionless protocols without traditional legal or compliance boundaries. Access was […]

TD Cowen puts the odds of the CLARITY Act failing to become law this fall at 75%, cutting its enactment probability to 25%. Three of its scenarios would end the crypto market structure bill without a final passage vote, with the Senate’s next test set for Sept. 15. Why TD Cowen Sees the Bill Failing […]

Strategy’s U.S. dollar reserve reached an all-time high of $4.65 billion after expanding more than fivefold in 2.5 months, while a 1,690 BTC sale highlighted bitcoin’s role in the company’s broader capital-management framework. USD Reserve and Duration Reach All-Time Highs CEO Phong Le said in an Aug. 10 X post that Strategy’s USD Reserve and […]

While Senate Democrats have their own issues with the CLARITY Act, community bankers would be leveraging their ties with Senate Republicans to explain the effects that enshrining stablecoin rewards would have on their deposit volumes and credit capabilities. Community Bankers Rise Against CLARITY Act On Stablecoin Rewards While the issue of stablecoin rewards in the […]

Sixty votes on Sept. 15 would move the CLARITY Act closer to Senate floor consideration. The 2:15 p.m. EDT cloture vote is the first floor test for H.R. 3633 since the House passed the bill in July 2025. What Exactly Is the Senate Voting on Sept. 15? The Senate will begin its CLARITY Act vote […]

The Dutch gambling authority (Kansspelautoriteit) has granted new five-year online licenses to five of the eight operators that opened the regulated market in 2021, with the current permits expiring Sept. 30. Betcity, bet365, and GGPoker have not announced renewals, and bet365 holds the broadest license of the eight. The cabinet is separately studying a cap […]

Bitdeer reports Q2 2026 financial results, highlighting strong revenue growth while cost of revenue outpaced total sales, despite a significant sequential slowdown in expense growth. Top-Line Growth Bitdeer Technologies Group released unaudited financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, Aug. 10, demonstrating strong top-line revenue growth accompanied by persistent cost pressures. While the […]