CLARITY Act gains U.S. security backing from ex-defense chief
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged Senate passage of the CLARITY Act, arguing its crypto rules would strengthen U.S. national security.
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World Liberty’s $100M WLFI buyer linked to UK money laundering probe
Guren “Bobby” Zhou, the businessman identified as the person behind Aqua 1’s $100 million purchase of World Liberty Financial tokens, has remained linked to an active British money laundering investigation after his 2021 arrest, despite not being charged. The New…
Bitcoin BIP editor seeks Luke Dashjr’s removal
Bitcoin BIP editor Murch called for Luke Dashjr’s removal, citing BIP110 process concerns after the proposal created a minority chain.
Bybit is suing North Korea, and it might actually work
The exchange filed a civil lawsuit in a US federal court against North Korea, its intelligence agency, and the Lazarus Group over the $1.5 billion hack of February 2025. A judge has already frozen stolen assets. The case tests whether…
The five second trick that drained millions from Polymarket
Researchers found 821 accounts that made $8.2 million by manipulating bitcoin prices in the final seconds before Polymarket settled its short dated contracts. Polymarket has now replaced instant snapshots with time weighted averages, but the structural vulnerability they exposed is…
Trump Media killed the CRO treasury deal, and the entire crypto treasury boom may be next
Trump Media and Technology Group terminated its planned Cronos treasury venture with Crypto.com and Yorkville on August 7. The retreat signals that the corporate crypto treasury thesis, built on the premise that holding tokens is a balance sheet strategy, is…
Wintermute just got SEC approval to trade stocks, and crypto market makers are quietly becoming broker dealers
The largest crypto liquidity provider registered with FINRA on August 6. The move signals something larger than one firm’s expansion: the infrastructure that runs crypto markets is migrating onto Wall Street rails. On August 6, 2026, Wintermute announced that its…
UK FCA prepares tokenized gold framework with major banks
The FCA is discussing tokenized gold standards with banks as UK regulators explore its use as wholesale collateral under existing market rules.
Empery Digital cuts unrestricted Bitcoin holdings 76%
Empery Digital sold 1,635 BTC for $102.2 million, leaving 325 BTC unrestricted as debt and a possible $62.1 million property commitment remain.
Bitcoin price tops $65K ahead of key U.S. CPI report
Bitcoin briefly topped $65,000 as U.S. ETF inflows strengthened and traders turned to Wednesday’s July CPI report for the next Fed signal.
Canary XRP ETF assets fall despite $82M share activity
Canary’s XRP ETF lost $81.6 million in net assets as $159.7 million of unrealized XRP depreciation outweighed share growth.
Grayscale pulls 3 altcoin ETF filings in 190 seconds
Grayscale withdrew SEC registrations for planned ADA, HBAR and DOT ETFs, saying no shares were sold and the filings never became effective.