Bybit Wins Preliminary Injunction to Freeze Assets Linked to $1.5B Hack
What happened: Bybit, a major crypto exchange, filed a civil suit in the U.
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Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Director Justin Mateen Purchases $1.93M in ABTC Shares
What happened: Justin Mateen, director of American Bitcoin (ABTC) and Tinder co-founder, acquired 306,981 Class A shares on August 5–6, 2026, for approximately $1.
Ether.fi Splits weETH from Restaking Amid Validator Reward Debate
What happened: Ether.
Aug 8: Ether.fi Splits weETH from Restaking Amid Validator Reward Debate
Bitcoin Whales Add $1.2B as ETF Inflows Hit Multi-Month High · Bybit Secures Asset Freeze in $1.5B Lazarus Group Hack Lawsuit · OpenAI’s $300 Doughnut-Shaped Device Targets 2027 Launch
Bitcoin Whales Add $1.2B as ETF Inflows Hit Multi-Month High
What happened: Wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC accumulated over 20,000 BTC—worth approximately $1.
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OpenAI’s $300 Doughnut-Shaped Device Targets 2027 Launch
What happened: Bloomberg reports that OpenAI’s first consumer hardware will be a doughnut-shaped, screenless smart speaker, priced between $300 and $400 and slated for a 2027 release.
Aug 7: Bitcoin ETFs Attract $626M in Three-Day Inflow Streak
Wintermute USA Registers as SEC Broker-Dealer for Crypto and Stocks · CASHCAT Surges 120% as Robinhood Chain TVL Climbs to $774 Million · Tokenized RWA Deposits Triple to $7.4B as DeFi Shrinks 15%
Bitcoin ETFs Attract $626M in Three-Day Inflow Streak
What happened: US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $244.
Wintermute USA Registers as SEC Broker-Dealer for Crypto and Stocks
What happened: Wintermute USA LLC, a New York-based subsidiary of the global market maker, has registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA.
CASHCAT Surges 120% as Robinhood Chain TVL Climbs to $774 Million
What happened: Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based L2 launched July 1, 2026, saw its total value locked (TVL) rise 20% over the past week to $774 million.
Tokenized RWA Deposits Triple to $7.4B as DeFi Shrinks 15%
What happened: According to a joint CoinShares and Token Terminal report, tokenized real-world asset (RWA) deposits on DeFi platforms more than tripled from $2.
Bitcoin ETFs See $626M Inflows Over Three Days
What happened: US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $244.
Circle Taps Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock as Arc Validators for September Launch
What happened: Circle announced an 11-member validator cohort for the Arc blockchain’s September 16 mainnet launch, including Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, DTCC, and others.
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Aug 6: Bitcoin ETFs See $626M Inflows Over Three Days
Circle Taps Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock as Arc Validators for Septembe · CASHCAT Surges 120% as Robinhood Chain TVL Hits $774 Million · Situational Awareness Deploys $400M After Near-Collapse
CASHCAT Surges 120% as Robinhood Chain TVL Hits $774 Million
What happened: CASHCAT, the memecoin that marked Robinhood Chain’s July debut, rallied 120% over the past week and 22% in the last 24 hours, now trading near $0.
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Aug 5: Intesa Sanpaolo Triples Ether ETF Holding, Slashes Bitcoin Exposure
Alibaba Open-Sources 2.4 Trillion-Parameter Qwen3.8-Max AI Model · Polymarket Eyes $20B Valuation as Prediction Market Competition Intens · Galaxy Digital Q2 Loss Narrows, Shares Drop 5% Despite Data Center Mil
Intesa Sanpaolo Triples Ether ETF Holding, Slashes Bitcoin Exposure
What happened: Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, reduced its exposure to the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by 94% in Q2 2026, holding just 40,723 shares worth $1.
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