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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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
US Moves to Forfeit $25M in Crypto Linked to International Fraud Schemes
What happened: U.
Benchmark Raises Hut 8 Target, Citing $50B Data Center Contract Pipeline
What happened: Benchmark increased its price target on Hut 8 from $165 to $195—an 18% boost—after the company secured a second 15-year, 352 MW lease at its Beacon Point campus in Texas.
Bitcoin Steadies Near $66,000 as Chip Stocks Surge and Yen Plunges
What happened: Bitcoin hovered near $66,300, up about 1% on the day and 3% for the week, as global markets responded to a rally in semiconductor stocks and the Japanese yen’s slide past 163 per dollar
Benchmark Trims Coinbase Estimates, Sees Regulatory Clarity as Offset
What happened: Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer lowered Coinbase’s Q2 2026 revenue forecast from $1.
Jul 22: Galaxy Digital Launches $5M Fund to Quantum-Proof Bitcoin
Digital Asset Adds $10M From Shinhan, SC Ventures at $2B Valuation · US Seeks Forfeiture of $25M in Crypto Linked to Global Fraud Schemes
Galaxy Digital Launches $5M Fund to Quantum-Proof Bitcoin
What happened: Galaxy Digital has announced the "Galaxy Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative," pledging up to $5 million in grants for developers to strengthen Bitcoin’s defenses against future quantu
Digital Asset Adds $10M From Shinhan, SC Ventures at $2B Valuation
What happened: Digital Asset, developer of the Canton Network, has secured an additional $10 million in funding from Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures (Standard Chartered’s venture arm).
US Seeks Forfeiture of $25M in Crypto Linked to Global Fraud Schemes
What happened: U.
Base to Launch 1:1-Backed Tokenized Equities, Pivoting from Social Strategy
What happened: Base, the Ethereum layer-2 backed by Coinbase, is preparing to launch tokenized equities that are 1:1-backed.
UK Lawmakers Open Inquiry Into Crypto Banking Access
What happened: A cross-party group of UK lawmakers has launched an inquiry into why banks in the country block accounts and payments for crypto firms.
Galaxy Commits Up to $5 Million for Bitcoin Quantum Security Initiative
What happened: Galaxy has launched the Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative, committing up to $5 million in developer grants to address potential quantum computing threats to Bitcoin.
Vietnam Imposes $1,900 Fines on Binance and OKX Users Amid Crackdown
What happened: Vietnamese retail users trading on offshore crypto exchanges such as Binance or OKX now face fines of up to $1,900.
Canton Network Developer Digital Asset Raises $10 Million at $2 Billion Valuation
What happened: Digital Asset, the developer behind Canton Network, has secured an additional $10 million in funding from Shinhan Financial Group and SC Ventures.
Jul 22: Base to Launch 1:1-Backed Tokenized Equities, Pivoting from Social Strategy
UK Lawmakers Open Inquiry Into Crypto Banking Access · Galaxy Commits Up to $5 Million for Bitcoin Quantum Security Initiativ · Vietnam Imposes $1,900 Fines on Binance and OKX Users Amid Crackdown
Vietnam Cracks Down on Offshore Crypto Trading; Coinbase Opens to Mainland China
What happened: Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance issued Decree No.
UK Lawmakers Launch Inquiry Into Crypto Banking Access
What happened: The UK’s Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) launched an inquiry on July 21, 2026, into why major banks—including HSBC, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander, and St
Bitcoin Stalls at $65K as Hedge Funds Dump Tech Stocks
What happened: Bitcoin has hovered around the $65,000 resistance level throughout July, with the price at $66,558.
Jul 21: Vietnam Cracks Down on Offshore Crypto Trading; Coinbase Opens to Mainland China
UK Lawmakers Launch Inquiry Into Crypto Banking Access · Bitcoin Stalls at $65K as Hedge Funds Dump Tech Stocks · Base Prepares to Launch 1:1-Backed Tokenized US Equities
Base Prepares to Launch 1:1-Backed Tokenized US Equities
What happened: Jesse Pollak, creator of Coinbase’s Base layer-2, announced that the launch of 1:1-backed tokenized US equities is “imminent,” with final regulatory and technical details being finalize
Jul 20: Brazil’s Securities Regulator Launches 60-Day Tokenization Task Force
Strategy Sells $263.5M in MSTR Shares, Holds BTC as USD Reserve Tops $ · Bitmine Slows ETH Purchases, Launches $86M Stock Buyback · Allbridge Core Pauses After $1.65M Flash Loan Exploit, TVL Plunges
Brazil’s Securities Regulator Launches 60-Day Tokenization Task Force
What happened: Brazil's Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) established a Tokenization Working Group (GTT) tasked with delivering a proposal for an experimental regulatory regime within 60 days.
Strategy Sells $263.5M in MSTR Shares, Holds BTC as USD Reserve Tops $3.2B
What happened: Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) sold 2,732,318 MSTR shares between July 13–19, raising $263.
Bitmine Slows ETH Purchases, Launches $86M Stock Buyback
What happened: Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) acquired just 7,430 ETH (~$14 million) last week, a marked slowdown from previous accumulation rates.
Allbridge Core Pauses After $1.65M Flash Loan Exploit, TVL Plunges
What happened: Allbridge Core, a Solana-based cross-chain bridge, suffered a $1.
Project Eleven Unveils Quantum-Resistant Wallet Recovery Tool—But Satoshi’s Coins Remain Out of Reach
What happened: Project Eleven funded a zero-knowledge proof system that allows owners of BIP-32 HD wallets to prove key ownership even if quantum computers can forge digital signatures.
Succinct Labs’ Brian Trunzo: Zero-Knowledge Proofs Are Critical as AI Agents Proliferate
What happened: In a CoinDesk opinion piece, Succinct Labs Chief Growth Officer Brian Trunzo argued that the rise of autonomous AI agents poses systemic risks that current detection methods cannot addr
Tether Faces Two-Year GENIUS Act Countdown as U.S. Compliance Risks Mount
What happened: The U.
Kraken Launches USD-Settled Bitcoin and Ethereum Options for International Clients
What happened: Kraken introduced European-style, cash-settled BTC and ETH options for eligible international users, excluding Europe, North America, and Australia.
Jul 20: Project Eleven Unveils Quantum-Resistant Wallet Recovery Tool—But Satoshi’s Coins…
Succinct Labs’ Brian Trunzo: Zero-Knowledge Proofs Are Critical as AI · Tether Faces Two-Year GENIUS Act Countdown as U.S. Compliance Risks Mo · Kraken Launches USD-Settled Bitcoin and Ethereum Options for Internati
Jul 19: Bitcoin Japan’s $60M Raise: Only 7% Allocated to BTC, Stock Slides 27%
DEXs Leave $1.6B Idle as 1inch Pushes Aqua Protocol · Quantum Wallet Recovery Tool Debuts—But Satoshi’s Coins Remain Lost · $2.5B in BTC Call Spreads Target $72K by July 31 as Fed Decision Looms
Bitcoin Japan’s $60M Raise: Only 7% Allocated to BTC, Stock Slides 27%
What happened: Bitcoin Japan Corp (TSE: 8105), formerly Marusho Hotta, announced a planned raise of up to 9.
DEXs Leave $1.6B Idle as 1inch Pushes Aqua Protocol
What happened: A Dune Analytics study commissioned by 1inch found that about $1.
Quantum Wallet Recovery Tool Debuts—But Satoshi’s Coins Remain Lost
What happened: Project Eleven unveiled a prototype zero-knowledge proof tool that lets BIP-32 wallets prove ownership and recover coins after a quantum attack, running a proof in just 243 milliseconds
$2.5B in BTC Call Spreads Target $72K by July 31 as Fed Decision Looms
What happened: Deribit saw $2.
GPT-5.6 vs. Fable 5: Benchmarks Split, Pricing Gap Widens
What happened: OpenAI’s GPT-5.
Crypto Executives Predict Digital Natives May Never Need Bank Accounts
What happened: In a series of interviews, executives from Steakhouse Financial, Binance, and Standard Chartered argued that digital-native generations may bypass traditional banking entirely.
$1.6B in DeFi Liquidity Sits Idle, Missing $150M in Annual Fees
What happened: Dune research commissioned by 1inch found that $1.
$2.5B BTC Call Spread Bets on $72K by July 31, Expiry After Fed Meeting
What happened: Large traders executed a $2.
Jul 19: Crypto Executives Predict Digital Natives May Never Need Bank Accounts
$1.6B in DeFi Liquidity Sits Idle, Missing $150M in Annual Fees · $2.5B BTC Call Spread Bets on $72K by July 31, Expiry After Fed Meetin · France Blocks Polymarket, EU Adds 14 Crypto Firms to MiCA Register
France Blocks Polymarket, EU Adds 14 Crypto Firms to MiCA Register
What happened: France's National Gambling Authority (ANJ) ordered internet service providers to block Polymarket, escalating its previous 2024 payments ban after enforcement proved ineffective.
Jul 16: Tether Invests $20M in Argentine Neobank Ualá, Joins $197M Round
PrismML Releases Bonsai 27B: 27B-Parameter AI Model Runs on iPhone · Glacis Labs Raises $6.8M to Expand ZeroDelta Multichain Clearinghouse · US Sanctions Freeze $131M in Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallets
Tether Invests $20M in Argentine Neobank Ualá, Joins $197M Round
What happened: Tether has invested $20 million in Ualá, an Argentine neobank with over 11 million users across Latin America, as part of a $197 million funding round led by Allianz X.
PrismML Releases Bonsai 27B: 27B-Parameter AI Model Runs on iPhone
What happened: PrismML unveiled Bonsai 27B, a 27-billion-parameter multimodal AI model that can run locally on an iPhone 17 Pro Max (at 11 tokens/sec) and laptops, thanks to aggressive model compressi
Glacis Labs Raises $6.8M to Expand ZeroDelta Multichain Clearinghouse
What happened: Crypto clearinghouse Glacis Labs closed a $6.
US Sanctions Freeze $131M in Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallets
What happened: The US Treasury’s OFAC added four TRON-based wallets linked to Iran’s Central Bank to its sanctions list, prompting Tether to freeze $131 million in USDT.
Bitcoin Surges to $65.5K on Surprise US PPI Drop, Short Squeeze
What happened: Bitcoin reached an intraday high of $65,500 on July 15, its highest in three weeks, after US Producer Price Index data showed a -0.
Jul 15: Benchmark Raises Hut 8 Price Target to $165 on $16.8B AI Data Center Deals
US Government Transfers $288M in Seized Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase Pri · Solo Miner Wins $200K Bitcoin Block With $150 Bitaxe Rig
Benchmark Raises Hut 8 Price Target to $165 on $16.8B AI Data Center Deals
What happened: Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer nearly doubled his price target for Hut 8 (HUT) to $165, citing $16.
US Government Transfers $288M in Seized Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase Prime
What happened: On July 14, 2026, U.
Solo Miner Wins $200K Bitcoin Block With $150 Bitaxe Rig
What happened: A hobbyist solo miner using a single Bitaxe Gamma device, retailing for $60–$200, successfully mined Bitcoin block #957,382 on July 9, 2026, via Public Pool.
Jul 12: Bitcoin, Ether ETFs End 8-Week Outflow Streak with $282M Inflow
Cambridge Study: Ethereum Among Most Energy-Efficient PoS Chains · Saylor, Adam Back Reject BIP-110 Ordinals Proposal Amid Community Spli · Fidelity: Bitcoin Nears Power-Law Support, No Bounce Without Catalyst
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs End 8-Week Outflow Streak with $282M Inflow
What happened: After eight consecutive weeks of outflows totaling $9.
Cambridge Study: Ethereum Among Most Energy-Efficient PoS Chains
What happened: The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance published an updated analysis of Ethereum's energy and emissions footprint post-Merge.
Saylor, Adam Back Reject BIP-110 Ordinals Proposal Amid Community Split
What happened: Prominent Bitcoin figures Michael Saylor and Adam Back publicly criticized BIP-110, a proposal to restrict data-heavy transactions (including Ordinals) for one year by capping OP_RETURN
Fidelity: Bitcoin Nears Power-Law Support, No Bounce Without Catalyst
What happened: Fidelity's Director of Global Macro, Jurrien Timmer, highlighted that Bitcoin is approaching the lower bound of a power-law support model the firm has tracked since 2015, with the suppo
Jul 12: Japan Moves Toward Legalizing Cryptocurrency ETFs
Bonzo Lend Suffers $9M Loss in Hedera Oracle Exploit · ETF Inflows Break Eight-Week Outflow Streak for Bitcoin and Ether · Bitcoin $300K–$500K Price Forecasts Challenged by Slowing Growth Multi
Japan Moves Toward Legalizing Cryptocurrency ETFs
What happened: Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama announced at the Open QUICK 2026 seminar that the government intends to authorize crypto asset ETFs, with the first products potentially debuti