Key Takeaways Lummis vows to keep pushing the CLARITY Act despite its stalled progress. The CLARITY Act would strengthen crypto safeguards and enforcement. The lawmaker warns further delays could push comprehensive rules to 2030. Lummis Renews CLARITY Act Push as Senate Action Slows U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) shared on X on Aug. 7 that…
Key Takeaways Blackrock’s IBIT led $128.69M into bitcoin ETFs Thursday, extending inflows to 4 days. Ether ETFs added $92.15M as Blackrock’s ETHA drew $81.14M, reinforcing demand for top crypto funds. HYPE gained $2.84M while Solana lost $859,450, testing whether altcoin demand broadens next week. Bitcoin Streak Hits 4 Days With $128.69M Inflow Capital continued to…
Key Takeaways Senator Thune plans a pre-recess cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, teeing it up for September. This scheduling move signals strong GOP commitment to unlocking crypto investments and jobs. Unresolved stablecoin and ethics disputes threaten to block the 60 votes needed for final passage. CLARITY Act Motion Cloture Vote To Be Filed Before…
ForumPay, the leading crypto payment gateway, named Best Crypto Payment Services Provider 2025 at the Global Crypto Awards, has announced that its crypto-to-fiat payment solution is now integrated with Shopify, one of the world’s largest e-commerce platforms. The integration is available now, enabling crypto payments to the millions of businesses that run their online stores…
If you own a hardware wallet and you have spent the last few days worried, I completely understand. The recent Coldcard incident was serious, and real people lost real money, which is never something to wave away. One company made a serious mistake on one of the core jobs a hardware wallet has, generating solid…
Strategic Expansion into Staked Ethereum Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking group, has reshaped its digital asset portfolio during the second quarter, slashing its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) position while tripling its holdings in a yield-generating ethereum product. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Intesa reduced its stake in Blackrock’s iShares Bitcoin…
Key Takeaways Chris Guida rebased 2017 PoW fork code as BIP-110’s Aug. 8-9 window nears. BIP-110’s 55% threshold tests whether Bitcoin nodes can overcome miner resistance. Start9 closed Lightning channels before block 961632 as split risks grew The code is not yet scheduled for activation, and Guida has described it as a last-resort contingency rather…
Key Takeaways Ark Invest bought 267,676 Block shares worth about $21 million on August 6. Cathie Wood’s fund also added 20,318 SpaceX shares worth roughly $2.3 million the same day. The purchases extend Ark’s long-running bets on Jack Dorsey’s Block and Musk’s SpaceX. Ark’s Latest Trades Ark Invest, the asset management firm founded by Cathie…
Key Takeaways Tesla and SpaceX will make an initial $16.8 billion investment to begin building the Terafab chip plant. he companies relocated the project from Austin to Grimes County, Texas, with total spending potentially reaching $119 billion. SpaceX holds 18,712 BTC and Tesla holds 11,509 BTC, tying Musk’s chip ambitions to his companies’ crypto bets….
Key Takeaways The Coldcard hacker moved 30.185 BTC, worth about $1.94 million. The attacker is believed to hold 2,055 BTC, worth roughly $130 million, from the original exploit. Onchain analysts flagged the transfer as a possible sign the hacker is preparing to cash out. The Hacker Goes Quiet, Then Moves Again Just hours ago, the…
