Key Takeaways Senate delays CLARITY Act vote to September, raising odds crypto rules stall through Trump’s term. Bitcoin Red Team found 4,962 flaws, pushing 390 projects toward AI-driven security audits. Circle hit $701M Q2 revenue; Arc may boost USDC share as prediction markets eye U.S. midterms. WEEK IN REVIEW Thune Delays CLARITY Act Vote to…
Key Takeaways Polymarket gives a September Fed hold 63% odds after more than $20.3 million traded. Kalshi prices a Fed hold at 65%, while CME Fedwatch puts the probability at 55.6%. CME’s Fedwatch tool still gives a Sept. 16 hike 44.4% odds, keeping the decision wide open. Across some of the market’s closely watched gauges,…
Key Takeaways Saylor posted Strategy’s bitcoin chart on X on Aug. 9 with two words. Strategy’s bitcoin was worth about $55 billion on the morning of Aug. 9. The company’s ledger shows four sales and no purchase since June 22. Two Words, No Answer Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), stirred fresh…
Last Friday, Bitcoin dropped from $64.7K to $62.8K, but seven days later it ground its way back up to $64.8K like nothing ever happened. Not bad when taken in isolation. Unfortunately, comparison is the thief of joy. While Bitcoin puttered, U.S. stocks staged a risk-on rally as Trump called off Iran strikes (how many times…
Key Takeaways Chainalysis logged $3.4B stolen in 2025, with Bybit’s $1.5B hack alone accounting for 44% of that total. H1 2026 set a record 212 incidents per Blockaid, with Lazarus-linked crews behind about 55% of these losses. KelpDAO’s $293M April exploit was 2026’s largest single hit. Six Years, More Than $16 Billion Gone Crypto theft…
Key Takeaways CySEC and ESMA announced joint digital resilience audits for crypto custody providers under CSA 2026. EU crypto custodians must prove strict compliance across 6 core operational risk areas. CySEC will execute on-site and desk reviews on a sample of firms from H2 2026 to H1 2027. Targeting Custody and Infrastructure Risks The Cyprus…
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The Bitcoin mining completed the two term loans with Coinbase Credit and Two Prime Lending on Aug. 4, according to a quarterly filing on…
Key Takeaways Prosecutors say Tarsha raised more than $10 million from 67 investors. Investor funds allegedly went to gambling, crypto, and personal spending. FAR collapsed more than 99% after its May 2024 market debut. Founder Indicted Over $10 Million NFT Marketplace Raise The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Aug. 5 that Few and Far…
Key Takeaways Ripple says its European crypto business is now ready to scale. Full MiCA authorization gives Ripple a regulated base in the EEA. Stablecoin payments are central to its next phase of expansion. Ripple Declares Europe Ready for Its Next Phase Ripple said in an Aug. 5, 2026, insight that the regulatory groundwork for…
Key Takeaways Roughnecks mined BIP-110 blocks 961632 and 961633 as Bitcoin’s dominant chain raced ahead. Bitcoin’s 127.48 trillion difficulty leaves Roughnecks’ minority chain facing painfully slow blocks. Simple Mining mined Bitcoin block 961634, showing Ocean-linked hashrate was divided. After two years of bitter bickering, Bitcoin has blown past the BIP-110 signaling line at block 961632,…
