BIP-110 ends with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
BIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No.
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Ex-US defense secretary calls CLARITY Act a ‘national security bill’
Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the CLARITY Act is not merely a financial services bill, its a national security one.
In just 190 seconds, Grayscale quietly pulled the plug on three major altcoin ETFs
Cardano, Hedera and Polkadot registration withdrawals gave no reason for the retreat, while five other Grayscale altcoin filings remained preliminary.
A pre-revenue AI crypto startup funneled $12 million into EV as bad crypto trades erased 97% of cash in six months
The pre-revenue company ended June with $577,328 in cash while its RoboShare pilot and discounted equity facility remained conditional.
With $0 in revenue and 35 idle machines in storage, an inactive Bitcoin miner printed 1.65 billion shares to stay alive
Only 800 million of those shares raised $700,000 in cash as the inactive miner searched for an operating restart.
Wall Street Tightens Grip on Crypto as Institutions Now Drive 72% of Spot Flow: Report
Institutions are concentrating liquidity into fewer tokens instead of spreading capital across the wider market.
Kraken Delisting Deadline Nears: Holders of 21 Tokens Risk Near-Zero Payouts
Kraken is entering the final stage of its latest delisting cycle, giving holders of 21 tokens until August 27 at 14:00 UTC to withdraw their assets. Afterwards, the exchange begins automatically liquidating remaining balances into markets it warns may have…
Crypto holders face an Aug 27 deadline to save 21 tokens before Kraken liquidates them into thin order books
Withdrawals close at 14:00 UTC, then thin markets could determine what automatic liquidation returns.
BofA, JPMorgan, Oppenheimer Name Their 3 Favorite AI Stocks, One Has a $255 Target
Top Wall Street analysts at Bank of America, JPMorgan and Oppenheimer have identified three AI stocks they believe remain well-positioned for further gains following strong quarterly earnings. Their bullish outlooks reflect expectations that AI investment will remain strong despite ongoing…
A proposed Ethereum upgrade threatens to kill native yield and force SharpLink’s $125M treasury into high-risk DeFi
EIP-8363 would drive net consensus yield to zero at 60.25 million ETH staked, shifting the burden toward variable fees, MEV and DeFi returns.
USDC and USDT Now Own 84% of Crypto Card Spend as the Euro Retreats
Dollar-backed stablecoins have taken over crypto payment cards. USDC (USDC) and Tether (USDT) together account for roughly 84% of card spending. The split reverses a market that was dominated by euro tokens less than two years ago. The shift coincided…
Bitcoin 'Anti-Spam' Fork Sputters to a Halt After Mining Just Two Blocks
The breakaway chain drew just 2.53% of mining support, leaving its blocks hours apart and roughly 350 days from a difficulty adjustment while the main network powered ahead.