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Coinfest Asia 2026 Splits Bali Festival Into Institutional, Builder, and Trader Tracks
The Bali crypto festival returns 20-21 August with three intent-based tracks, four Asia go-to-market briefings, and a speaker list running from Charles Hoskinson to Tether's Indochina lead.
Trump Media Records $360.6 Million Unrealized Crypto Loss in H1 2026
What happened: Trump Media & Technology Group reported a $360.
Hackers Drain $8 Million From Coinsbuy in Coordinated Tron and Ethereum Attack
What happened: On August 9, 2026, hackers exploited crypto exchange Coinsbuy, draining $8.
Aug 11: Tron USDT Supply Hits $87.9B as Transfers Reach $2.1T in Q2
Riot Platforms Surges 25% After-Hours on $9.1B AI Data Center Deal, Re · Hackers Drain $8 Million From Coinsbuy in Coordinated Tron and Ethereu · Trump Media Records $360.6 Million Unrealized Crypto Loss in H1 2026
Riot Platforms Surges 25% After-Hours on $9.1B AI Data Center Deal, Reportedly With Anthropic
What happened: Riot Platforms announced a $9.
Tron USDT Supply Hits $87.9B as Transfers Reach $2.1T in Q2
What happened: Messari’s Q2 2026 report reveals Tron’s USDT supply reached $87.
Bitcoin Holds Above $65,000 as Senate Delays CLARITY Act Vote
What happened: Bitcoin traded steadily above $65,100, up 3.
Coinsbuy Loses $8 Million in Coordinated Ethereum and TRON Attack
What happened: Crypto payments processor Coinsbuy suffered a rapid, cross-chain exploit on August 9, 2026, losing between $7.
Trump-Linked World Liberty Faces $100 Million Laundering Probe
What happened: The New York Times reported that World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a Trump-affiliated crypto venture, received $100 million from Aqua 1 Foundation, controlled by Guren “Bobby” Zhou—a busi
Strategy Sells 1,690 BTC, USD Reserve Climbs to $4.65 Billion
What happened: Strategy Inc.
Aug 10: Strategy Sells 1,690 BTC, USD Reserve Climbs to $4.65 Billion
Trump-Linked World Liberty Faces $100 Million Laundering Probe · Coinsbuy Loses $8 Million in Coordinated Ethereum and TRON Attack · Bitcoin Holds Above $65,000 as Senate Delays CLARITY Act Vote
Bitcoin Spot ETFs Log $853M Inflows, BlackRock’s IBIT Dominates
What happened: Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $853.
Aug 10: Senate Delays CLARITY Act Vote to September, Analyst Sees Upside
Hyperliquid’s RWA Perps Boom Reshapes HYPE Revenue Model · Ex-Defense Secretary Esper Frames CLARITY Act as National Security Iss · Bitcoin Spot ETFs Log $853M Inflows, BlackRock’s IBIT Dominates
Ex-Defense Secretary Esper Frames CLARITY Act as National Security Issue
What happened: Former U.
Hyperliquid’s RWA Perps Boom Reshapes HYPE Revenue Model
What happened: Hyperliquid’s protocol revenue declined for the fourth consecutive quarter, falling from a $357 million peak in Q3 2025 to $202 million in Q2 2026—a drop of roughly 43%.
Senate Delays CLARITY Act Vote to September, Analyst Sees Upside
What happened: The U.
Aug 9: Bitcoin BIP-110 Upgrade Stalls as Miner Support Remains Below 3%
Nansen CEO Claims Bitcoin Will Never Dip Below $60K Again · Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Post Strongest Inflows Since April, Topping $1.1B · AI Red Team Flags 85+ Critical Bitcoin Bugs Across 390 Projects
Bitcoin BIP-110 Upgrade Stalls as Miner Support Remains Below 3%
What happened: Bitcoin's BIP-110 proposal entered its mandatory signaling phase at block 961,632, but miner support remains at just 2.
Nansen CEO Claims Bitcoin Will Never Dip Below $60K Again
What happened: Alex Svanevik, CEO of blockchain analytics firm Nansen, stated in a recent interview that he believes Bitcoin will "never fall below $60,000 again.
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Post Strongest Inflows Since April, Topping $1.1B
What happened: U.
AI Red Team Flags 85+ Critical Bitcoin Bugs Across 390 Projects
What happened: A volunteer "Bitcoin Red Team" led by AnchorWatch CEO Rob Hamilton and developer Calle used AI models to scan nearly 400 open-source Bitcoin projects, identifying 85 critical and 635 hi
Aug 8: XRPL Proposes Confidential Transfers for $530M in Tokenized Wall Street Assets
Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Director Justin Mateen Purchases $1.93M · OpenAI and Jony Ive to Launch $300+ Doughnut-Shaped Smart Speaker in 2 · Bybit Wins Preliminary Injunction to Freeze Assets Linked to $1.5B Hac
XRPL Proposes Confidential Transfers for $530M in Tokenized Wall Street Assets
What happened: Ripple released XRPL v3.
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.
OpenAI and Jony Ive to Launch $300+ Doughnut-Shaped Smart Speaker in 2027
What happened: OpenAI is reportedly developing a screenless, doughnut-shaped smart speaker designed by Jony Ive’s LoveFrom studio, with a target price between $300 and $400.
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.
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.
Bybit Secures Asset Freeze in $1.5B Lazarus Group Hack Lawsuit
What happened: Bybit filed a civil suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), its Reconnaissance General Bureau, the Lazarus G
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.
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.
Situational Awareness Deploys $400M After Near-Collapse
What happened: Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund, Situational Awareness, invested $400 million into an undisclosed private company just days after nearly collapsing from $45 billion to $10 billion in
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.
Alibaba Open-Sources 2.4 Trillion-Parameter Qwen3.8-Max AI Model
What happened: Alibaba released the Qwen3.
Polymarket Eyes $20B Valuation as Prediction Market Competition Intensifies
What happened: Blockchain-based prediction platform Polymarket is reportedly in early talks to raise approximately $1 billion at a $20 billion-plus valuation, according to a Bloomberg-originated repor
Galaxy Digital Q2 Loss Narrows, Shares Drop 5% Despite Data Center Milestone
What happened: Galaxy Digital reported an $85 million net loss for Q2 2026, a significant improvement from its $216 million loss in Q1.
BlackRock Tokenizes $311 Billion in European Money Market Funds on Ethereum
What happened: BlackRock has launched 12 tokenized share classes across six funds in its Institutional Cash Series, representing $311 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
Alibaba Releases Qwen3.8-Max AI Model With Open Weights, Trails U.S. Rivals in Benchmarks
What happened: Alibaba unveiled its Qwen3.
Aug 5: BlackRock Tokenizes $311 Billion in European Money Market Funds on Ethereum
Alibaba Releases Qwen3.8-Max AI Model With Open Weights, Trails U.S. R · Polymarket Targets $20 Billion Valuation as Sector Competition Intensi · Intesa Sanpaolo Slashes Bitcoin ETF Holdings, Triples Staked Ether ETF
Polymarket Targets $20 Billion Valuation as Sector Competition Intensifies
What happened: Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction market platform, is reportedly in early talks to raise approximately $1 billion at a valuation exceeding $20 billion.
Intesa Sanpaolo Slashes Bitcoin ETF Holdings, Triples Staked Ether ETF Exposure
What happened: Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, reduced its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) holdings by 94% in Q2 2026, from 646,809 to 40,723 shares (valued at $1.
Ark Invest Buys $9.4 Million in Coinbase and Circle, Trims Solmate Exposure
What happened: On August 3, 2026, Ark Invest purchased 54,776 shares of Coinbase (COIN) for approximately $8.
Trump Media’s $165M Bitcoin Transfer Sparks Collateral, Sale Debate
What happened: On August 2, Trump Media transferred 2,628 BTC (about $165 million) to Crypto.
BlackRock Debuts Tokenized Money Market Funds on Solana and Ethereum
What happened: BlackRock launched two tokenized cash products: BRSRV, a multi-chain stablecoin reserve vehicle on Solana, Ethereum, and Tempo, and BSTBL, a tokenized share class of its $6.
Aug 4: Trump Media’s $165M Bitcoin Transfer Sparks Collateral, Sale Debate
BlackRock Debuts Tokenized Money Market Funds on Solana and Ethereum · Bitcoin Maintains $63K as Coinbase Premium Logs Record 77-Day Negative · Strategy Sells 1,638 BTC for $104.7M, Holdings Now 842,138 BTC
Bitcoin Maintains $63K as Coinbase Premium Logs Record 77-Day Negative Streak
What happened: Bitcoin traded near $63,000, with the Coinbase Premium Index—measuring the price difference between Coinbase and global exchanges—remaining negative for 77 consecutive days since May 19
Strategy Sells 1,638 BTC for $104.7M, Holdings Now 842,138 BTC
What happened: Strategy (MSTR) sold 1,638 BTC between July 27 and August 2 for approximately $104.
Aug 3: Saylor Teases Buy, Then Files Bitcoin Sale as STRC Rate Holds at 12%
Trump Media’s Bitcoin Stack Matches Loan Collateral After $165M Transf · Kalshi and Polymarket’s July Volume Surpasses $50B, Driven by World Cu · Bitcoin Holds $62K as Coinbase Premium Hits 77-Day Negative Streak
Saylor Teases Buy, Then Files Bitcoin Sale as STRC Rate Holds at 12%
What happened: On August 2, Michael Saylor posted "Bitcoin Drive engaged" on X, widely interpreted as a signal that Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) would resume BTC purchases after a five-week pause
Trump Media’s Bitcoin Stack Matches Loan Collateral After $165M Transfer
What happened: On August 2, wallets linked to Trump Media & Technology Group moved 2,628 BTC (about $165 million) to Crypto.
Kalshi and Polymarket’s July Volume Surpasses $50B, Driven by World Cup
What happened: Combined trading volume for Kalshi and Polymarket reached an all-time high of $50.
Bitcoin Holds $62K as Coinbase Premium Hits 77-Day Negative Streak
What happened: Bitcoin traded around $62,700 on August 3, while the Coinbase premium—a measure of US spot demand—remained negative for a record 77 consecutive days, according to Coinglass.
Aug 1: Coldcard Hardware Wallet Exploit Drains $38M in Bitcoin
Tether Q2 Profit Falls to $1.5B as Reserve Buffer Drops by Half · Tether Adds 14 Metric Tons of Gold as Prices Slide · AMD Stock Surges 13% on AI Chip Demand, Approaches $500 Mark
Coldcard Hardware Wallet Exploit Drains $38M in Bitcoin
What happened: Nearly 600 bitcoin (worth approximately $38 million) were stolen from around 500 Coldcard hardware wallets in a rapid 25-minute sweep on July 30, 2026.
Tether Q2 Profit Falls to $1.5B as Reserve Buffer Drops by Half
What happened: Tether reported a net operating profit of $1.
Tether Adds 14 Metric Tons of Gold as Prices Slide
What happened: In Q2 2026, Tether increased its gold reserves by 14 metric tons, bringing its total to approximately 146.
AMD Stock Surges 13% on AI Chip Demand, Approaches $500 Mark
What happened: AMD shares jumped 13% (+$55.
Lido Consolidates $16 Billion in Staked ETH With Curated Module v2 Rollout
What happened: Lido Finance has begun consolidating over 8 million ETH (about $16 billion) as it rolls out Curated Module v2 (CMv2), following DAO ratification on July 23.
Prediction Markets Price GPT-6 September Release at 77%
What happened: On-chain prediction markets Polymarket and Myriad are pricing a 77% probability that OpenAI's GPT-6 will be released by September 30, 2026, with Polymarket's contract seeing $731,000 in
Jul 28: Lido Consolidates $16 Billion in Staked ETH With Curated Module v2 Rollout
Prediction Markets Price GPT-6 September Release at 77% · BitMine Nears 5% Ethereum Supply With $11.8 Billion Treasury · Thailand SEC Accuses Bitkub of Concealing $50 Million Cyberattack
BitMine Nears 5% Ethereum Supply With $11.8 Billion Treasury
What happened: BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) now holds 5,787,414 ETH—about 4.
Thailand SEC Accuses Bitkub of Concealing $50 Million Cyberattack
What happened: Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint against Bitkub, one of the country's largest crypto exchanges, and two former directors for allegedly
Strategy Adds $525M to Cash Reserve, Fifth Week Without Bitcoin Buy
What happened: Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) increased its USD reserve by $525 million to a record $3.
Thailand SEC Files Criminal Complaint Against Bitkub for Concealing $50M 2021 Hack
What happened: Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint against Bitkub and two former directors, alleging they concealed a May 2021 cyberattack that resulted
Bitmine Nears 5% of Ethereum Supply With $11.8 Billion Treasury
What happened: Bitmine (BMNR) now holds 5.
BlackRock's IBIT ETF Sells $414 Million in Bitcoin Over Two Days
What happened: BlackRock's IBIT ETF saw outflows totaling $414 million over July 23–24, leading a broader spot Bitcoin ETF complex that shed $465 million in the same window.
Strategy Adds $525M to Cash Reserve, Pauses Bitcoin Buys for Fifth Straight Week
What happened: Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) increased its USD reserve by $525 million to $3.
Jul 28: Thailand SEC Files Criminal Complaint Against Bitkub for Concealing $50M 2021 Hack
Bitmine Nears 5% of Ethereum Supply With $11.8 Billion Treasury · BlackRock's IBIT ETF Sells $414 Million in Bitcoin Over Two Days · Strategy Adds $525M to Cash Reserve, Pauses Bitcoin Buys for Fifth Str
Binance Intensifies Monthly Security Drills for Staff
What happened: Binance Chief Security Officer Jimmy Su confirmed that the exchange has conducted monthly simulated phishing and social engineering tests on employees for the past 3–4 years.
Micron's $250B AI Chip Investment Analyzed Amid Nvidia-AMD Rivalry
What happened: Micron, the third-largest global memory supplier, recently raised its planned US investment to $250 billion through 2035 to meet surging AI memory demand.
Jul 26: Binance Intensifies Monthly Security Drills for Staff
Micron's $250B AI Chip Investment Analyzed Amid Nvidia-AMD Rivalry · BitMart to Wind Down Operations, BMX Token Collapses · Shiba Inu Surges 36% as Korean Traders Drive Volume
BitMart to Wind Down Operations, BMX Token Collapses
What happened: Crypto exchange BitMart announced an orderly wind-down after nine years in operation.
Shiba Inu Surges 36% as Korean Traders Drive Volume
What happened: Shiba Inu (SHIB) rallied 36% to $0.
Kweather and Flare Launch On-Chain Weather Data Pilot for Tokenized Derivatives
What happened: South Korea’s Kweather and blockchain platform Flare signed a Letter of Intent to pilot on-chain weather finance products.
US Lawmakers Propose AI Kill Switch Act Targeting Large-Scale Models
What happened: Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act, which would require AI companies using more than $100 million in compute and ear
North Korea Arrests Alleged Bank Hacking Ring Tied to Crypto Laundering
What happened: North Korea’s National Intelligence Agency reportedly arrested a group of former state cyber operators accused of hacking the Chosun Central Bank and Foreign Trade Bank.
Jul 26: Kweather and Flare Launch On-Chain Weather Data Pilot for Tokenized Derivatives
US Lawmakers Propose AI Kill Switch Act Targeting Large-Scale Models · North Korea Arrests Alleged Bank Hacking Ring Tied to Crypto Launderin · Bitcoin ETF Trading Volume Drops to Lowest Since October 2024 as Ether
Bitcoin ETF Trading Volume Drops to Lowest Since October 2024 as Ether ETFs Lead Inflows
What happened: US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw just $8.
Bitcoin Slides Below $64K as Bond Yields Raise Rate-Hike Odds
What happened: Bitcoin fell below $64,000, trading as low as $64,056 amid rising US bond yields.
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $225M, Breaking Seven-Day Inflow Streak Amid Iran Tensions
What happened: US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $225.
Jul 25: Bitcoin Slides Below $64K as Bond Yields Raise Rate-Hike Odds
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $225M, Breaking Seven-Day Inflow Streak Amid Iran Te · Hyperliquid RWA Trading Surges to $25.1B, Outpacing All DEX Perps · EU Targets $120B Russia Crypto Network in Sweeping 21st Sanctions Pack
Hyperliquid RWA Trading Surges to $25.1B, Outpacing All DEX Perps
What happened: Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) became the largest trading category on Hyperliquid, recording $25.
EU Targets $120B Russia Crypto Network in Sweeping 21st Sanctions Package
What happened: The EU adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia on July 23, targeting the A7 cross-border payments network (which processed ~$120 billion) and the ruble-pegged A7A5 stablecoin.
Claude Opus 5 Outperforms Fable 5 on Most Benchmarks at Half the Cost
What happened: Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5, claiming superior performance to its own frontier model, Fable 5, on most benchmarks—while charging half the price ($5/$25 per million tokens).
SEC Pays $150K to Settle Coinbase Lawsuit Over Missing Gensler Texts and Deleted Records
What happened: The U.
Strategy, BlackRock, and Coinbase Lead $15M Quantum-Proof Bitcoin Security Consortium
What happened: Nine major crypto and finance firms—including Strategy, BlackRock, Coinbase, Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, Block, Blockstream, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Galaxy—announced a $15 milli
Black Forest Labs Launches FLUX 3: Multimodal Video, Audio, and Robotics AI Model
What happened: German AI startup Black Forest Labs (BFL) released FLUX 3, a multimodal foundation model trained on images, video, audio, and robotic action prediction.
Jul 24: SEC Pays $150K to Settle Coinbase Lawsuit Over Missing Gensler Texts and Deleted…
Strategy, BlackRock, and Coinbase Lead $15M Quantum-Proof Bitcoin Secu · Black Forest Labs Launches FLUX 3: Multimodal Video, Audio, and Roboti
Jul 23: SEC and Coinbase Settle Records Lawsuit, Agency to Overhaul Retention Policies
US Moves to Forfeit $25M in Crypto Linked to International Fraud Schem · Benchmark Raises Hut 8 Target, Citing $50B Data Center Contract Pipeli · Bitcoin Steadies Near $66,000 as Chip Stocks Surge and Yen Plunges
SEC and Coinbase Settle Records Lawsuit, Agency to Overhaul Retention Policies
What happened: The U.