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Spot exchange volume is on track to set a new 12-month low at $670 million, down from its annual high of $2.23 trillion.

Covered dealings must end before the cutoff; later withdrawals require discretionary approval and a full exit from HTX. The post Corporate crypto accounts on HTX face a complete dead end with zero legal exit routes when EU sanctions strike on August 23 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Michael Saylor says he has never sold any personally held bitcoin, separating his own holdings from Strategy’s corporate treasury. His statement followed the company’s third BTC sale of 2026, which left Strategy holding 842,138 bitcoin. Saylor Responds After Strategy’s Latest Bitcoin Sale Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor declared Aug. 3 that he […]

Air-gapped wallets keep private keys completely offline, reducing exposure to hackers—but they're not immune from threats.

Bitcoin Cash attracted fresh attention after new payment demonstrations at Cash 3.0. BCH remains range-bound as volume and trend strength stay weak.

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

The 2026 FIFA World Cup pushed prediction markets into one of the fastest-growing corners of finance, driving record trading volume, fees, transactions, and open interest as millions of traders flocked to platforms to wager on match outcomes and tournament milestones. Prediction markets allow people to buy and sell contracts tied to the outcome of future […]

Here's why whale positioning may not fuel Ethena's price higher.

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

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.

A 500,000-share-equivalent held put appeared in Q2, but the filing cannot reveal the bank’s net options exposure or motive. The post Italy’s biggest bank just slashed its Bitcoin ETF call position by 99% to triple down on staked Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.

BlackRock launched a tokenized money market fund for stablecoin reserves that uses Solana alongside Ethereum.

American Bitcoin generated $67 million in Q2 2026 revenue and maintained gross margins near 50% despite a 12% market drop in bitcoin price. Record Revenue and Production Growth American Bitcoin, a bitcoin accumulation platform linked to the Trump family, released its second-quarter 2026 financial and operational results Aug. 3. The company reported record quarterly bitcoin […]

Strategy sold 1,638 BTC to fund preferred dividends and STRC repurchases, prompting Saylor to distinguish his personal holdings from the company’s treasury.

An FBI agent was arrested after allegedly stealing about $1 million in cryptocurrency from "adversarial cryptocurrency accounts."

"You could copy and paste that lawsuit and file it against Nasdaq,” Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said during an interview with CNBC.

The SPAC draw is separate from Arrington’s conditional Oct. 19 termination point, while other subscriber dates remain undisclosed. The post Over 400 million locked XRP faces a quiet October deadline as the Evernorth SPAC takes a $135,000 lifeline appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Some 46,210 issuers like Coinbase and American Express used POAP to create onchain mementos that users could mint.

Bitcoin recovered from an intraday low of $62,216 to reach nearly $64,000, eventually settling between $63,680 to $63,929. Initial price declines were triggered by Strategy completing its sale of 1,638 bitcoins to fund preferred dividend payments and stock repurchases. Strategy Liquidation Weighs on Early Sentiment Bitcoin nearly tapped $64,000 on Monday as the cryptocurrency looked […]

ADA sits in an accumulation phase - liquidation clusters hint at an upside ahead.

Ether ETFs attracted $27.42 million in the week ended July 31, securing a fourth consecutive week of inflows. Bitcoin funds lost $61.53 million, while XRP and solana gained ground and HYPE recorded another week of redemptions.   A $233 Million Rally Fades by Friday The week began with a trickle, surged into a flood and […]

Flare's FXRP has been approved as collateral in a $280 million RLUSD lending vault, allowing XRP holders to tap Ethereum's lending markets.

BRSRV joins a list of funds launched by the likes of Morgan Stanley, State Street, and Fidelity designed for stablecoin reserves.

The unpeer-reviewed study links 4,224 contracts to 5,742 victim addresses, while its Avalanche count and collection cutoff conflict. The post How 4,200 malicious smart contracts tricked 5,700 victims into signing away their crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Authoritarian oppression, corporate treasuries and “wrench attacks” make up the privacy case in a new report from ChangeNOW and CoinRabbit.

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget announced this week that it will stop serving customers in Japan, setting a Dec. 31, 2026, deadline after which any open trading positions will be closed automatically. The company disclosed the phased shutdown in official notices posted Aug. 2, 2026. As of Aug. 3, Japanese residents can no longer open new accounts […]

CKPool's developer put the winner's hashrate at a “wildly variable” peak of 100 PH, noting that it was probably rented.

Geneva, Switzerland, August 3, 2026 — TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), served as a Premier Support Sponsor of the Blockchain Application Stanford Summit (BASS), held July 30 at Stanford University as part of the Science of Blockchain Conference (SBC) 2026. […]

Lopp said AI is reshaping wallet security by helping attackers uncover bugs and developers audit code faster.

Strategy Inc disclosed that it sold 1,638 bitcoin last week for $104.7 million, reducing its total holdings to 842,138 BTC.

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

Two reported movements nearly match the Bitcoin not identified as note collateral at March 31, but the comparison cannot confirm a sale or liquid balance. The post Trump Media’s 5,278 BTC vanishes from trackers after $165 million wallet move appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Hut 8 subsidiary increased its Bitcoin holdings by 14% in the second quarter even as Bitcoin’s price fell.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed Monday that its cryptocurrency treasury has grown to $11.3 billion after increasing its ethereum holdings to nearly 5.8 million ETH, bringing the company within striking distance of owning 5% of the cryptocurrency’s total supply. Accelerate an Aggressive Ethereum Strategy On Monday, the company said its holdings totaled 5,797,813 ETH as of […]

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

If Bitcoin is still bottoming, Strategy's buy may be a warning rather than a trigger.

The crypto treasury company says it added another 10,399 ETH last week, bringing its holdings to nearly 5.8 million ETH as it pushes toward its goal of owning 5% of Ethereum's circulating supply.

The 100M-CU ceiling expands parallel headroom, but transactions targeting the same writable state get no extra room. The post Solana boosted block capacity 66%, but traders still hit the same wall appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The spot price Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which was never able to attract more than $18 million in net assets, will pay out investors and sell its 225 BTC in the coming weeks.

Amid the Coldcard chaos that has rattled bitcoin holders for days, a wallet dating back to Dec. 2013 suddenly shifted 500 BTC at block height 960867. The eye-catching transfer lands as a growing string of long-dormant wallets has sprung back to life, adding fresh intrigue since the Coldcard breach first surfaced on July 30. Two […]

GWEI's recovery has shifted attention to the $0.032 resistance level.

SUI is consolidating near $0.69 while daily buybacks create modest recurring demand. Weak capital flows continue to restrict its recovery.

New keys, saved histories, closed margin loans and an Aug. 28 opt-out boundary precede the estimated cutover. The post Coinbase’s 30-minute Deribit switch will force-settle and rebuild institutional positions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The US and Japan coordinate on the yen for the first time since 2011 as Bitcoin traders brace for a historically rough August.

While altcoin ETFs continue to draw inflows, why are investors abandoning Bitcoin ETFs?

Bitmine expanded its ether treasury to 5.8 million ETH tokens as Tom Lee highlighted July's outperformance against the Nasdaq 100.

Withdrawals closed July 31, leaving residual balances to a five-day sale whose venue, sequence, fees and settlement currency remain undisclosed. The post Kraken delisted tokens face liquidation, users could get $0 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Fake World Assets turns forgotten NFTs into an onchain lottery — but is crypto’s latest obsession built to last?

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has put dates behind its long-discussed public listing, outlining a three-stage plan that targets an initial public offering in 2028. Rather than promising a quick path to market, the roadmap published by the South Korean exchange focuses on the less glamorous work that typically determines whether an exchange is ready […]

Self-custody is under attack, and it's becoming increasingly clear that AI is one of crypto's leading threats.

American Bitcoin expanded its reserve to 8,002 BTC after a record 932 BTC mined in Q2, with revenue rising 8% to $67 million.

Two whale wallets tilted to longs with a combined position of 1,364 BTC worth $86.2 million.

Half the proceeds funded preferred dividends and half went into an $81 million STRC buyback, its second in as many weeks.

Coldcard's RNG failure shows why an air gap cannot rescue a seed that was predictable at creation. The post No dice? Your Bitcoin hardware wallet is probably not as secure as you thought it was appeared first on CryptoSlate.

How StonkBrokers NFT surged after capitalizing Robinhood Chain's liquidity.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin in its second-largest sale of the year to fund dividend payments and repurchase its preferred STRC stock.

The South Korean exchange plans to seek preliminary listing review in 2027 while overhauling controls after a February crediting error.

Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $53 billion.

Bernstein said Congress’ failure to pass the CLARITY Act’s could trigger another leg down for crypto valuations and accelerate policy support from US regulators.

KAITO's correction intensified as Spot inflows, bearish order flow, and weakening technical indicators aligned with sellers.

BitGo Link provides a single interface for viewing and moving digital assets held both in BitGo custody and on centralized exchanges.

Trump-linked Bitcoin miner produced a record 932 BTC in the second quarter, lifting mining revenue 8% as its net loss narrowed from the previous quarter.

Bitcoin's market stress is fading, though the broader recovery remains unconfirmed.

The exchange plans to file for preliminary listing review in 2027, after switching to international accounting standards this year.

Hyperliquid strengthens its derivatives leadership as rising trading activity boosts protocol revenue and long-term value capture.

Ripple made a strategic investment in Zilo and Licuido as it looks to enable the use of tokenized funds as collateral from the point of issuance.

Bitcoin could confirm an August bear-market bottom, though rising Treasury yields could force the Fed to raise rates in September, according to 10x Research.

Transfers of less than 1 BTC hit levels last seen days after the FTX collapse, while Galaxy Research flagged a likely fourth wave of thefts.

Ethereum's supply shock could turn August's rotation into sustained Q3 outperformance.

Backpack Exchange Lists TRX Spot And Perpetual Markets - Read the full analysis.

Bernstein expects SEC and CFTC rulemaking to accelerate under Project Crypto if the Clarity Act fails to pass this year.

The CLARITY Act enters the Senate's final scheduled week before the August recess. Monday's floor schedule opens with H.R. 6500, a government funding vehicle, and CLARITY has yet to appear on the schedule. Negotiators are still working through disputes over government ethics and stablecoin rewards, and prediction markets price the odds of the bill becoming […] The post Five days, a 30% chance, and a battle over Trump’s crypto profits: Inside the Senate’s scramble to pass CLARITY Act before Friday appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ripple said the deals are set to bring regulated transfer agency, issuance, and collateral mobility to its infrastructure on the XRP Ledger.

XRP trades below resistance as institutional accumulation continues beneath the surface.

Bithumb plans to request a preliminary listing review and have its application reviewed by local authorities in 2027.

HashKey Exchange said it received approval to open client money accounts with JPMorgan, weeks after it launched customer fund accounts with DBS Bank.

XRP Ledger Sponsored Fees Proposal Could Make XRP Less Visible To Some Users - Read the full analysis.

Prior to the elections, is the CLARITY Act turning into a political negotiating chip?

The crypto exchange stopped accepting new registrations from Japan residents and will begin progressively restricting existing accounts on Nov. 1.

Solana Holds Near $73 As ETF Flows And Ecosystem Pilots Stay In Focus - Read the full analysis.

XRPL Foundation Director Warns Of Fake XRP Holder Tiers Scam - Read the full analysis.

The Nasdaq-listed company relies largely on staking rewards to fund operations, while its 0G holdings were valued 91% below their recorded costs.

XRP Ledger Added Nearly 490K New Accounts In First Half Of 2026 - Read the full analysis.

The persistent discount suggests US spot buyers have remained less aggressive than overseas traders even as US Bitcoin ETF inflows turned positive in July.

Solana Foundation CISO Warns AI Is Making Crypto Scams More Convincing - Read the full analysis.

XRP Ledger v3.2.1 Hotfix Targets Validator Manifest Flooding - Read the full analysis.

Notably, Polymarket US's volume rose 54% while the main Polymarket platform's volume fell 26% compared to June.

The five-year bug escaped detection because auditors verified that the intended random number generator existed, but not that it was being called.

Stablecoins have been flowing out of South Korean exchanges for 18 consecutive months as regulators weigh tighter oversight of cross-border crypto activity.

South Korean Police Arrest Three In $9M Fake XRP Staking Case - Read the full analysis.

Hong Kong police reported that an insurance agent lost more than $3.3 million after being lured into a fake crypto investment scheme.

Galaxy research head Alex Thorn warned that unconfirmed transactions may give some Coldcard users a narrow opportunity to save their funds.

The “sickening” loss of $90 million of Bitcoin from cold storage weighs heavily on sentiment, as the Clarity Act stalls with just five days left to hold a Senate vote.

CME is arguing that the contracts are commodity option swaps subject exclusively to the CFTC's oversight rather than the SEC's. 

Strategy has gone five consecutive weeks without a disclosed bitcoin purchase; the firm last reported holding 843,775 BTC acquired for $63.69 billion.

Galaxy Research says a third wave of thefts from Coldcard Bitcoin wallets has pushed observed losses to roughly 1,367 BTC across 4,585 addresses.

Investors have previously benefited from a payout boost when the preferred STRC shares traded well below their $100 par value for a month.

The company said a similar transfer to Crypto.com in May was part of a broader trading strategy and did not represent a sale.

Lawsuits, privacy complaints, secret recordings, and government investigations have put Meta’s AI glasses under scrutiny.

BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the blockchain ecosystem says it did not authorize or endorse.

Trump Media transferred another 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC and leaving the company with 4,261 BTC in holdings.

Bitcoin users moved 39,600 BTC in small transactions as the Coldcard hack continued, with researchers warning that the attack remained active.

A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading.

Dubai-based Shelbit processed over $4 billion since May 2024 through a network tied to Iranian gambling sites, the central bank, and the IRGC, per Reuters.

State officials reported that Minnesota residents, and largely senior citizens, had lost about $1 million from scams tied to crypto kiosks from 2023 to 2025.

The Binance founder urged holders to spread funds across multiple wallets as Galaxy Research put the toll from the Coldcard exploit at roughly $70 million—nearly double the initial estimate.

Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar’s re-election bid against other Democratic challengers is getting more about crypto with an infusion of ads funded by an industry-aligned PAC.

Gallup says Americans are growing more skeptical of artificial intelligence, with rising concerns about job losses, businesses' use of the technology, and the technology’s growing impact.

Russia has added Moscow, the Moscow Region and parts of Kursk Region to its cryptocurrency mining ban list, citing power supply concerns behind the restrictions.

The Nano Banana tool let users generate fake satellite scenes from a text prompt, alarming investigators who rely on Google Earth to verify breaking news and atrocities.

The decision requires AI companies to license copyrighted music used to train models and generate songs, marking another legal win for music rights holders in Europe.

New restrictions block future models of foreign-made robots and connected power inverters from receiving FCC approval after U.S. national security agencies warned they could pose cybersecurity and supply chain risks.

The latest attestation offers a snapshot of the assets backing the world's largest stablecoin, including U.S. Treasuries, repo agreements, and more than 146 metric tons of gold.

The approval comes weeks after Circle won federal approval to establish a national trust bank, adding another license as the USDC issuer expands.

OFAC sanctioned two Iranian firms including Hormuz Safe, which “accepts payment in Bitcoin and other digital assets.”

As AI agents move from giving advice to making transactions, a new layer of payment infrastructure is racing to catch up.

A proposed $4.8 billion AI data center near Mammoth Cave National Park has sparked a legal battle that could test how far local governments can go to slow the industry's rapid expansion.

Anthropic says three Claude models compromised the companies after a testing misconfiguration exposed the AI to the public internet.

Plus, BTC is red this morning despite $233M in ETF inflows yesterday; and NY State is trying to shut down Kalshi and seeking $36B in damages

Three states have already outlawed Bitcoin ATMs, and a committee chair says Texas will go further than regulating them.

The CFTC asked a court to stop New York enforcing against the prediction market the day before the state filed.

Coinkite said it’s likely that an attacker used AI to review previous versions of its open source firmware to uncover a vulnerability.

The exchange reported lower quarterly revenue and a net loss as crypto trading activity declined, while subscription, stablecoin, and lending businesses continued to grow.

Scott Bessent urged the Senate to immediately vote on the crypto market structure bill, accusing Democrats of delaying the legislation for political reasons.

A multi-institution study found that today's frontier AI agents could handle the mechanics of research but failed to produce original work worthy of acceptance at a top AI conference.

The advance reflects IBM’s continued progress toward machines powerful enough to challenge today's cryptography.

Regulators accuse the telehealth company of sharing sensitive health information with advertising platforms including Meta and Snap despite promising users privacy.

Ark Invest sold shares of Bitmine, Robinhood, Bullish, and Block during Wednesday's pullback in crypto equities, while continuing to add to Coinbase and Circle.

The company argues the law's definition of "nudification" is so broad it would make shirtless men and swimwear photos illegal—and wants a federal court to stop it before Saturday.

The eSafety Commissioner accused the social media platform of failing to detect material relating to the Christchurch and Buffalo attacks.

Activist Samuel Tunick said his prosecution is meant to set a precedent against privacy and "intimidate people."

Plus markets are rebounding after a slightly hawkish FOMC, BTC ETFs flip to inflows and MoonPay launches a new AI product + airdrop