The US securities regulator scheduled a meeting this week with the potential to step up on digital asset policies without congressional action.

U.S. markets are wrapping up Tuesday with stocks mostly lower, Treasury yields modestly lower across most of the curve, and the U.S. dollar little changed

After an August recess, lawmakers in the Senate will have just 36 days in session before the end of the year to pass the CLARITY

Not much of note here. Japanese markets retrun from a holiday Tuesday (that stretched to a long weekend for many in the markets!). This article

MoneyGram’s Ramps service now connects Solana wallets and applications to its global cash network, with Rift becoming the first wallet to integrate the service.

Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Charges Goliath Ventures With $400M Bitcoin Fraud  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued a Florida crypto trading firm and its chief

Bitcoin Magazine Should Bitcoin Companies Build USD Reserves? Understanding The Truth Strategy’s U.S. dollar reserve has reached $4.65 billion, up from $3.75 billion two weeks

Bitcoin Magazine Twenty One to Become ‘More Than a Bitcoin Treasury,’ Says New CEO Bitcoin treasury Twenty One’s new CEO has reassured investors that the

Bitcoin Magazine Casa CEO Nick Neuman: 233k BTC Moved To Safety After Coldcard Exploit Proves Self-Custody Resilience Casa CEO Nick Neuman pointed to onchain data

High yield  4.291% WI level at the time of the auction 4.296% Tail -0.5 basis points versus average of 0.0%. Bid to cover 2.71X versus 6

The latest EIA outlook includes a notable upward revision to crude oil price forecasts for both 2026 and 2027, while also adjusting its expectations for

The license allows ARP Digital to offer regulated digital asset and stablecoin conversions into UAE dirhams as it expands its Gulf presence beyond Bahrain.

The company has bought roughly 25 times more BTC than it has sold this year, despite recent sales that challenged its long-standing accumulation strategy.

Bitcoin price action sank to one-week lows ahead of US CPI data, while retail investors piled into gold ETFs and XAU/USD hit its highest levels

Bitcoin Magazine Bank of Russia Approves Bitcoin Trading For Retail Investors  Russia’s central bank has approved Bitcoin trading for the public on the country’s crypto

Nasdaq’s acquisition of the third-largest US alternative trading system comes as the exchange operator expands into tokenized securities and longer trading hours.

Flowdesk’s VARA approval follows its MiCA authorization in France as crypto firms build regulated operations across major global markets.

The legal action against Kalshi focused on trademark infringement and injury to its reputation in addition to citing state authorities comparing the company’s contracts to

Bitcoin Magazine Luke Dashjr Removed as Bitcoin BIP Editor Following (BIP)-110 Fork Failure  Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr, who backed the failed Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-110,

Trading platform eToro will acquire TradeZero as part of its US expansion as it reported crypto-related revenue fell by about 30% compared to the second

SharpLink reported a net loss of $394 million in the second quarter of 2026, largely driven by Ether’s 23% decline during the quarter.

Shipfinex plans to bring 35 vessels onchain through ADI Chain as tokenization expands into the multitrillion-dollar maritime industry.

Prior was 4.09m (revised to 4.13m) Sales -1.7% vs -2.4% prior (revised to -1.4%) Home prices +2.0% y/y Median price $434,100 Inventory at 4.6 months

SharpLink reported a net loss of $394 million in the second quarter of 2026, largely driven by Ether’s 23% decline during the quarter.

US July NFIB small business optimism index 99.8 vs 97.5 expected Another cargo ship reportedly struck by the Houthis in the Red Sea UK stats

Russia’s central bank proposed allowing Bitcoin, Ether and USDT to trade on regulated exchanges, following a law signed by President Vladimir Putin last week.

Prior was 15.0K For the four weeks ending July 25, 2026, US private employers added an average of 8,250 jobs a week down from 15,000

Trading platform eToro will acquire TradeZero as part of its US expansion as it reported crypto-related revenue fell by about 30% compared to the second

Bitcoin analysis suggested that sell pressure would not increase given the historically large contraction in USDT market cap over a 60-day period.

Keel completed the shutdown of its US Bitcoin mining operations as it pivots toward AI and high-performance computing infrastructure

Maritime security sources and coast guards in the region are reporting that a cargo ship has been targeted in the Red Sea, in the Bab

Prior was 97.4 Full report here Optimism among US small business owners strengthened further in July, with the NFIB index rising 2.4 points to 99.8.

The Coldcard hack has no definitive loss figure yet as investigators rely on victim reports and on-chain analysis that produce varying estimates.

Italy’s trade balance recorded a €4.23 billion surplus in June 2026, with both exports and imports increasing on a monthly and annual basis, according to

This builds on the previous story here: ONS to only lay groundwork for labour market statistical improvements in August For some backdrop, this has been an

Anthropic reportedly struck a $9 billion deal with Riot for 191 megawatts of capacity from the Bitcoin miner’s Rockdale campus in Texas.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than the Italian trade balance. The data is not going to

South Korea will remove its 1 million won Travel Rule threshold and apply information-sharing requirements to all transfers between registered crypto service providers.

Luke Dashjr lost his BIP editor privileges after developers raised concerns over his role in BIP 110 and its stalled minority fork.

Decta will use USDC through OpenPayd’s infrastructure for international treasury settlement, seeking faster transfers and more efficient liquidity management.

Patrick Witt says the Trump administration will keep negotiating with Democrats as the Senate prepares for a September CLARITY vote.

Trump Media says it will take a more disciplined approach to its crypto treasury while directing more resources toward its core media business.

Singapore doubles 2026 growth outlook to 4.5-5.5% on tech cycle upgrade Rupee set to open weaker as oil pressure builds, RBI support in focus Sources:

The NAB survey points to an economy holding up better than feared but still operating under the shadow of elevated uncertainty, a combination that gives

The Bitcoin Red Team has been forced to rely on open source Chinese AI, after OpenAI restricts access. Thailand sets crypto tax to 0% in

The UK consumer data paints a mixed picture that will matter for the sterling and gilt outlook heading into upcoming inflation and retail sales releases.

This is a domestic political story with limited direct market relevance at this stage. The NZD reaction is likely to be muted given no policy

Singapore’s sharp upgrade to its 2026 growth forecast, more than doubling the top end of its previous range, signals that the AI investment boom is

Previews of today’s Reserve Bank of Australia decision are here: RBA preview: Analysts see cash rate on hold at 4.35% Tuesday RBA preview – Westpac

Bitcoin Magazine Blockstream Debuts Swaps, Allowing Bitcoiners to Move Between Lightning and Main Network With Ease  Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream has announced a new feature

Fed’s Hammack: Now is the time to bring more restraint into policy Trump says he is demanding compensation from Iran for people killed It’s time

Bitcoin Magazine BTCPay Server Offers a 3 Bitcoin Bounty for Recovery of Stolen Funds After Wallet Exploit Supporters of BTCPay Server have committed to funding

A New York judge granted a motion filed by US prosecutors in July to stay the CFTC’s civil case against Gannon Ken Van Dyke over

An individual behind the Aqua 1 entity that purchased $100 million worth of World Liberty Financial tokens in 2025 is reportedly a businessman with ties

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds See Spike In Inflows Following Huge Hack  American Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have had their biggest weekly inflow since April, taking

Messari reported that TRON recorded all-time highs in stablecoin supply and network activity during the second quarter, while DeFi and decentralized exchange activity declined.

Coinsbuy said it covered all affected client funds after unauthorized withdrawals, while an onchain investigator estimated more than $7.9 million was stolen.

Following a procedural delay in the US Senate, lawmakers are expected to address a major crypto market structure bill after they return from a month-long

Bitcoin Magazine TD Cowen Gives Crypto Clarity Act a 25% Chance of Passing This Fall Investment bank TD Securities has said that the long-awaited crypto

BlackRock Canada’s new IBQT fund combines global equity exposure with a 3% Bitcoin allocation through the firm’s Canadian iShares Bitcoin ETF.

Bitcoin wobbled with US stocks as Iran deflated hopes on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz oil route, while analysis praised “exceptionally strong” institutional

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Sells Bitcoin Again For Cash Buffer, STRC Buyback Bitcoin treasury company Strategy on Monday announced that it again sold Bitcoin last week,

Bitcoin Magazine BIP-110 Fork Stalls at Two Blocks as Bitcoin Miners Refuse to Follow The Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-110 appeared to stall at the weekend,

On Money Never Sleeps Radio with Louis Velazquez we put a focus on Centralized and Decentralized Finance, as well as tackling why it matters and

Prior was 106.69 (revised to 106.74) Notably, this index flagged some weakness last month and that proved to be prescient (or lucky) as the weakness

Strategy sold 1,690 Bitcoin to repurchase STRC shares as its US dollar reserve rose to $4.65 billion and its Bitcoin holdings fell to 840,447 BTC.

Bitdeer mined 2,694 BTC in Q2, but ended the quarter holding just 150 BTC after liquidating its treasury earlier this year.

The LINK token may see a 25-fold increase to $200 by the end of 2030, as the growing real world asset market increases demand for

Headlines: The USD is at a crossroads ahead of CPI, while the AUD awaits RBA rate decision Iran foreign ministry reaffirms that there are no

Sweden’s H100 more than tripled its Bitcoin holdings to 3,506 BTC after completing an acquisition involving 2,455 BTC.

Bitcoin spiked to a new August high into Sunday’s weekly close as market participants turned their attention to the next US inflation reports.

We are only exchanging messages with the US via intermediaries There are no negotiations taking place currently Only negotiations are with Oman, and they are

August Sentix investor confidence 0.9 vs -0.5 expected Prior -3.1 Euro area investor sentiment continues to recover in August, with the index returning to positive

The UK’s FCA is reportedly preparing a regulatory framework for tokenized gold and how these products may be used as collateral assets in wholesale markets.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we just have the Eurozone Sentix investor confidence index which is expected at -0.5 vs -3.1 in the prior

Bitcoin Red Team has now found 1,288 critical and high-level vulnerabilities in the Bitcoin ecosystem as of Saturday.

Bad actors with access to a cryptography-breaking quantum computer probably won’t try to announce it to the world by hacking Satoshi Nakamoto’s high-profile Bitcoin wallets,

ICYMI – Citi lifts Q3 Brent forecast to 80 dollars as Iran war drags on Kosdaq circuit breaker triggered as Korean tech stocks surge. Kospi,

Australia’s financial watchdog has suspended Cryptolink’s registration for three months, adding to a crackdown that previously saw the Bitcoin ATM operator fined $56,340.

Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the CLARITY Act is not merely a financial services bill, its a national security one.

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

Mon: BoJ Summary of Opinions Tue: RBA Announcement Wed: German Final Inflation (Jul), IEA OMR, OPEC MOMR, US CPI (Jul) Thu: Norges Bank Announcement, UK GDP (Q2), US PPI

The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.

The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review.

Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.

Softer than expected CPI and PPI readings reinforce the picture of a two-speed Chinese economy, with strong exports and factory output offset by weak domestic

The deployment milestone tests whether enforcing nodes can sustain the change amid limited miner signaling and discussion of a hard-fork fallback.

The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds registered their third-strongest showing since October as institutional demand showed signs of renewed momentum.

The procedural move puts crypto market structure legislation back on track as lawmakers continue negotiations over ethics and stablecoin provisions.

Crypto is growing up thanks to trading in real world assets, and Bitcoin will never dip below $60K again, says Nansen founder founder Alex Svanevik.

IMF first deputy managing director Dan Katz says users may favor digital dollars for their liquidity, network effects and cross-border acceptance.

Expedited discovery allows the exchange to seek account identities, balances and transaction histories from platforms with US operations.

The president’s company will unwind an agreement with Crypto.com to create a multibillion-dollar CRO treasury and reportedly not integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social.

Bitcoin Magazine Senators Cynthia Lummis and Angela Alsobrooks Say Bipartisan Work on Clarity Act Continues Despite Delays The Clarity Act may be delayed — for

Bitcoin Magazine Trump Media Pulls Back From Crypto Deals: Report The President Donald Trump-backed media company, Trump Media and Technology Group, is pulling back from

The US government sanctioned an individual and two crypto exchanges it said facilitated money laundering for a combined $5 million in digital assets linked to

US July non-farm payrolls -23K vs +80K expected Canada July employment change +75.1K vs +15K expected Canada and the US discussing tariff relief deal Fed’s

The rollout gives X Layer users access to Circle-issued USDC and crosschain transfers as the stablecoin expands across major blockchain ecosystems.

Bitcoin Magazine Coldcard Bitcoin Hack: Victims Report Median Loss of 1 BTC as Theft Tops $111 Million New analysis of Bitcoin theft reports reveals that

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Shrugs off Coldcard Hack and Clarity Act Delays, Price Chops Higher as Investors Buy ETFs Bitcoin was trading higher on Friday —

As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTX-linked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his

Crypto business is converging with banking as stablecoin reserves, tokenized funds, Treasury income and balance sheet management become key profit drivers.

Bitcoin hit month-to-date highs above $65,000 as risk-assets gained on low US nonfarm payrolls data.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETFs Add Nearly $800 Million in the Wake of Coldcard Exploit One of the biggest Bitcoin security stories of the year unfolded

One year inflation 3.6% vs 3.7% Three year inflation unchanged at 3.3% Five year inflation unchanged at 3.0% Current and expected personal finances improved Labor

Bitcoin Magazine Crucial Vote On Crypto Clarity Act Delayed Until September, Trump Says More People Are Paying in Bitcoin: Reports A vote on the long-awaited

Dice entropy may become the new gold standard after the Coldcard hack

Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization and institutional adoption.

Perpetual futures trading volume on crypto exchanges fell to its lowest level in 31 months, while perpetual trading on decentralized platforms neared a one-year low.

Russia has shut down nine unregistered crypto exchanges in Moscow, with the FSB alleging they helped move scam proceeds abroad through Ukrainian call centers.

Prior month +18.2K Unemployment rate 6.4% vs 6.5% expected Prior 6.5% Full-time employment +38.6K vs +0.6K prior Part-time employment +36.6K vs +17.5K prior Participation rate

Prior was +57K (revised to +20K) Two-month net revision -103K May was +129K Unemployment rate 4.1% vs 4.2% expected Prior unemployment rate 4.2% Unrounded unemployment

Binance saw a record divergence between daily spot and futures trading volumes, with the latter reaching nearly $58 billion.

Headlines: All eyes on the US jobs report now What is the distribution of forecasts for the US NFP? Gold stays supported amid Middle East

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s BIP110 Moment: Three Possible Scenarios Author’s note: In my view BIP110 is both useless and harmful, and I do expect it to

The non-farm payrolls release is the only game in town for markets today, with little else to distract from it. US-Iran developments remain uncertain, awaiting

Industry figures warned that continued legislative limbo could slow institutional adoption, revive regulation by enforcement and push innovation offshore.

Stripe-owned Bridge has entered the EU MiCA register following Luxembourg approval, joining regulated providers under the bloc’s crypto framework.

CleanSpark’s shares fell 5.5% on Thursday after the Bitcoin miner reported $138 million in quarterly revenue, narrowly missing Wall Street’s consensus estimate.

A rate hike is not completely up to Warsh He’s got a board that’ very political It’s up to the board I think Warsh is

The ranges of estimates are important in terms of market reaction because when the actual data deviates from the expectations, it creates a surprise effect.

The Coldcard exploit, which caused more than $100 million in losses, helped push July crypto thefts to $247 million, making it the second-worst month of

The stronger than expected export print, even as growth cooled from June’s pace, suggests China’s manufacturing base is still finding external demand to lean on

Traders cite intervention to support the the Indian rupee Beijing’s export engine holds up on AI demand despite fresh US tariffs – July exports beat

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the French trade

Japanese authorities called for address registration, customer-specific limits and stronger authentication as part of a broader push to curb misuse of exchange accounts.

The latest bipartisan ethics proposal would reportedly require Trump to divest crypto businesses while allowing him to defer capital gains taxes on those sales.

China July 2026 trade data, just the numbers.  I’ll have more to come on this separately … ADDED, here: Beijing’s export engine holds up on AI

Crypto exchange Bitget has signed an agreement with Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to pursue a regulated local presence.

The scale of the miss, a 6.4% month-on-month drop against an expected 3.1% decline, weakens the case for a September Bank of Japan hike by

Bitcoin miner MARA posted its highest quarterly Bitcoin production in over a year, but was overshadowed by a 28% decline in the average price of

Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly confirmed that the chamber was “punting” the vote until September.

Just a data post … pretty weak data too! I’ll have more to come on this separately  This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at

Wintermute said the registration allows the firm to position itself for the growth of tokenized securities in the US.

Bitcoin Magazine “We Need Clarity,” Says Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Ex-governor of New York and Democrat Andrew Cuomo has said lawmakers need to

The Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress PACs reported spending more than $1.5 million on media for four House and Senate races ahead of Aug.

Treasury yields moved sharply higher on Thursday, with the two-year note rising more than 7 basis points and the benchmark 10-year yield climbing nearly 6

Bitcoin Magazine Senate Whip Barrasso Becomes Latest Lawmaker to Support Crypto Clarity Act, But Time May Be Running Out  Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso is

Bitcoin Magazine Breez Announces Glow, an Open Source Bitcoin to Stablecoins Progressive Web App Developed by Breez in partnership with Bitcoin Spark, the Glow app

Alberto Musalem, St. Louis Fed president, speaks soon. He has recently turned more hawkish, now favouring earlier, gradual rate hikes over “later, larger, abrupt” moves,

A week-long streak of inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs has coincided with the Coldcard wallet exploit, fueling debate over whether some investors are shifting

Bitcoin Magazine The End of the Closed-Source Era Is at Hand: Obscurity Was Never Security Over the last few days, people who were trying to

Three circuit judges disputed the former FTX CEO’s claims that the defunct crypto exchange’s investors could have been made whole and wouldn’t have experienced any

Bitcoin Magazine Breez Drops New Bitcoin App Which Doubles As Wallet and Developer Toolkit Bitcoin software provider Breez has released a new app it says

What’s expected: Consensus estimate +80K (range +10K to +140K) June +57% Private consensus estimate +78K Unemployment rate consensus estimate: 4.2% vs 4.2% prior Participation rate

Fars is reporting Iran is reportedly drafting a strategic plan that would restrict access through the Strait of Hormuz for vessels linked to the United

Bitcoin price action stayed compressed in an ongoing divergence from stocks and gold while US PMI data sparked fresh talk of “stagflation.”

New analysis finds AI infrastructure contracts are becoming larger and more profitable, but investors now demand stronger execution before rewarding bitcoin mining stocks.

The South Carolina lawmaker who heads the Senate Banking Committee said that the majority leader still had time to put the crypto bill on the

Trump is just out with a message: The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors. I am extremely happy with the

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge Following $130M Coldcard Hack  Investors are throwing cash at spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds following the massive Coldcard hack.  Major

Move-to-earn project Step App will wind down services by Aug. 21 after four years, while its FITFI token trades 99.9% below its all-time high.

Prior was +0.3% Sales -3.0% vs +2.2% expected Prior sales 3.4% (revised to 3.5%) That’s a disappointing read on sales but this report isn’t a

Bitcoin Magazine Circuit, DaLand Give Credit Unions a Direct Path to Bitcoin Credit unions now have a production-ready path to offer Bitcoin and other digital

Tokenized real-world assets accounted for more than a third of Hyperliquid’s quarterly trading volume, generating 6.6% of the protocol’s $169 million quarterly revenue.

Blockchain.com secured a VASP custody license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, expanding its regulated crypto services in the region.

Tokenized cows may have gone viral, but they’re just the latest in a long line of strange things to find a home onchain, from farts,

While only 12 of 46 documented attempts resulted in payment, data leaks and attacks on relatives are widening the physical risks facing crypto holders.

Headlines: Gold sees early gains ease but buyers stay in a good spot in second half of the week Equities take a step back as

The self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet disabled infrastructure after an incident and founder Evan Kaloudis said no customer funds were lost and no Lightning vulnerability

Prior week initial jobless claims 197K revised to 198K Initial jobless claims 199K vs 202K estimate 4-week MA of initial jobless claims 198.75K vs 203.25K

Prior was 2.3% Productivity +1.4% vs +0.6% expected Prior productivity was +0.8% This isn’t really a useful report because productivity is so hard to measure

Situational Awareness reportedly made a $400 million investment in an undisclosed company, days after the hedge fund nearly collapsed following July’s AI stock crash.

Hackers behind the Coldcard exploit transferred millions in digital assets to cryptocurrency mixers, while most stolen funds remained traceable in attacker-controlled wallets.

June retail sales -0.3% vs +0.1% m/m expected Prior +0.2%; revised to +0.4% June retail sales +0.7% vs +1.0% y/y expected Prior +1.6%; revised to

Tokenized real-world assets moved beyond issuance as RWA deposits more than tripled to $7.4 billion, while lending and trading activity expanded despite a broader industry

July layoffs 33,429 Prior 45,849 US-based employers announced 33,429 job cuts in July, which marks a 27% decline compared to the 45,849 layoffs announced in May. The

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a crypto law establishing market rules for exchanges, custodians and investors, with core provisions taking effect in September 2026.

Italy’s industrial sector lost momentum in June, with production declining on a monthly basis after posting modest gains during the second quarter. Italy’s seasonally adjusted industrial

July construction PMI 44.7 vs 40.0 expected Prior 38.4 The downturn in the UK construction sector eased in July as all three main categories recorded

JPYC said it plans to use the new capital to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption of its yen-pegged token.

June retail sales -0.3% vs +0.1% m/m expected Prior +0.2%; revised to +0.4% June retail sales +0.7% vs +1.0% y/y expected Prior +1.6%; revised to

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like Spanish and Italian

July construction PMI 42.1 Prior 44.8 The construction downturn in Germany deepens in July, with firms recording further declines in total activity and new orders. The

Nasdaq-listed PowerCompute refinanced $18 million of debt through a Bitcoin-backed facility carrying an initial interest rate of about 2%.

June industrial orders +3.1% vs +0.3% m/m expected Prior +1.9%; revised to +0.3% The bump higher in June comes after a big downwards revision to

Criminals are reportedly using fake websites and falsified documents to target customers searching for licensed crypto providers.

US-listed Bitcoin ETFs attracted $244.4 million on Wednesday, marking three consecutive inflow days for a combined $626 million.

Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters said the project transferred its remaining treasury to settle a tokenholder lawsuit and will continue building Eliza without an associated

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is “prepared to act” if inflation remains too high above the Fed’s target rate.

June industrial orders % vs +0.3% m/m expected Prior +1.9% More to come.. This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

The incident reportedly stemmed from a misconfigured testing environment, adding Meta to a growing list of AI firms whose models have escaped evaluation sandboxes.

More re Fed’s Daly – supported decision to hold rates steady at July FOMC meeting Asian tech stocks tumble as AI spending fears hit Nikkei,

“There’s a lot of chaos right now in the ecosystem. We absolutely understand that many people are being bombarded with security issues right now,” said

Mysten Labs’ co-founder Sam Blackshear said he is joining Anthropic as AI shifts the balance between attackers and defenders.

Cash App and Square drove better-than-expected results, while the company said it expanded its use of AI across software engineering.

Just the data this post: Balance of Trade  1.929bn AUD expected 1.1bn, prior -2.367bn Imports -0.2% m/m prior +2.6% Exports +9.6% m/m prior -6.9% This

Cash App and Square drove better-than-expected results, while the company said it expanded its use of AI across software engineering.

The scale of the refund underscores how significant the Supreme Court’s February ruling has been for importers, with more than half of the $166 billion

The lawmaker reportedly sent a letter to the Commerce Secretary demanding answers about the administration’s treatment of the UAE following investments in the Trump family’s

US July ISM services index 54.1 vs 54.5 expected US July ADP national employment +44K vs +70K expected US S&P Global services final PMI 54.6

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Red Team Finds 85 Critical Flaws Across 390 Open Source Repos After Coldcard Exploit Rallied by the recent, catastrophic vulnerability in Coldcard

Bitcoin Magazine White House Now Reviewing Crypto Clarity Act Ethics Text Ahead of August Deadline: Report Time is running out to get a vote on

US lawmakers have only a few days to hold a vote on a crypto market structure bill before a recess begins that could push consideration

The undisclosed investment will support the development of Tokenet, a digital asset lending platform, as institutional demand for crypto infrastructure continues to grow.

Bitcoin Magazine Russia Passes Law to Regulate Crypto Exchanges, Keeps Payment Ban in Place Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly signed a law to set

Bitcoin Magazine ‘If Clarity Dies, Democrats Killed It’: Lummis Urges Senate to Act on Crypto Bill Before Recess Pro-bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis has said that

The remittance giant is rolling out Stablecard across 37 markets, targeting cross-border payments and consumers seeking US dollar-denominated savings in volatile economies.

A Midwest Democratic primary that raised accusations of payback from the cryptocurrency industry ended with the unseating of two-term incumbent Shri Thanedar.

Eight month high Prelim was 53.6 Prior was 51.2 Composite index 54.5 vs 53.6 prelim Prior composite index 51.9 The rate of job creation was

Prior was 54.0 Prices paid 70.3 vs 67.7 prior New orders 57.2 vs 55.1 prior Employment 47.4 vs 51.2 prior Business activity 59.1 vs 55.4

Gold and US stocks stole the limelight on Wednesday as Bitcoin failed to gain significantly beyond $64,000.

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Pledges $250 a Year to Employee Trump Accounts Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has said it will contribute to Trump

Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP whales increased balances during market weakness, as CryptoQuant said large holders are absorbing supply ahead of a possible bottom.

Mastercard and Borderless are exploring ways to bring more trust into cross-border stablecoin transfers through the payment processing giant’s Crypto Credential framework.

Galaxy Digital reported an $85 million net loss driven by falling digital asset prices and $8.7 billion in revenue that missed Wall Street estimates.

The Coldcard entropy flaw caused a crisis of confidence in hardware wallets. Here’s the details you need to know before you entrust Ledger, Trezor or

Headlines: What a difference a week makes in Wall Street This may be one of the most important charts in the stock market now US

Stablecoin issuer Circle reported $701 million in Q2 revenue, missing Wall Street estimates of about $713 million.

Binance-linked companies sued RedotPay, accusing it of diverting more than 470,000 Binance Card users under a commercial deal and seeking nearly $473 million in damages.

Prior was +98K (revised to 95K) Details: Goods -3K versus +2K last month Services +47K versus +96K last month Small business K vs +53K prior

The rating recognizes the fund’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value, while S&P separately reaffirmed USDT among the lowest-rated stablecoins under its existing

US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $382 million in two-day inflows, with Galaxy’s Bitcoin ETF returning to gains as the Coldcard incident renewed custody concerns.

The a16z-backed studio will open-source Pirate Nation assets, while an independent foundation continues supporting the PIRATE token.

JPMorgan’s Kinexys platform will tokenize select BlackRock money market fund shares denominated in pounds, euros and US dollars.

Glassnode confirmed that its aggregate BTC price cycle tool was in its coldest phase since the collapse of FTX in late 2022.

ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.

Prior 48.8 Final Composite PMI 52.2 vs 52.1 prelim Prior 49.3 Key findings: Business activity rises for first time in three months Marginal rebound in

The completed tie-up combines Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s custody business with Tradias’ trading operations under a joint management team.

Forgd’s ratings draw on data from more than 500 token projects and 35 market-making firms, but do not solely reflect trading performance.

June PPI -0.3% vs -0.3% m/m expected Prior +0.2% Euro area producer prices came in lower in June, matching estimates with a drop of 0.3%

The defendants allegedly traveled from Missouri to Connecticut to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and force him to transfer cryptocurrency before abandoning the plan.

Prior 50.2 Composite PMI 52.5 vs 50.8 prior Key findings: Italian service sector sees strongest growth in new business of the year so far Accelerated

July final services PMI 49.6 vs 49.8 prelim Prior 46.8 July final composite PMI 49.4 vs 49.6 prelim Prior 47.2 After a struggling second quarter,

Prior 48.6 Final Composite PMI 51.3 vs 51.2 prelim Prior 49.5 Key findings: Service sector moves closer to stabilisation as demand picks up Business activity

July final services PMI 51.7 vs 51.6 prelim Prior 49.4 July final composite PMI 52.0 vs 51.9 prelim Prior 50.0 The final estimate here reaffirms

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than the final services PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and

Hayes likened the debt-fueled AI infrastructure boom to the 2008 credit bubble, but evidence suggests financial strain is uneven across Big Tech.

We are neither dovish nor hawkish It’s out endeavor to bring inflation in line with target over the medium term Quite possible going forward that

Matt Hougan argues that regulatory guidance from the SEC and CFTC would keep the industry moving even if Congress fails to pass landmark market structure

Bybit’s Austrian payments subsidiary gained regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, open-banking and person-to-person payment services.

There was an all-day negotiation on Tuesday The negotiations were good Will hit Iran really hard if there is no deal It’s very on the

Iran continues to try and play hardball but I can imagine this agreement still going through even if there will be a few hiccups along

Follow up – Kiwi dips as jobless rate climbs ahead of RBNZ’s September decision Gold climbs for third day as Hormuz deal hopes ease inflation

The scale of the deceleration, from 54.1 to 50.4, is the sharpest single-month drop highlighted in the release and pushes the headline reading to its

EIP-8363 is a newly published draft proposal that would cut net consensus-layer rewards as the Ethereum staking ratio heads toward 50%.

The combination of softening services growth and near-record selling price increases points to a stagflation-adjacent dynamic that is likely to keep pressure on the Bank

The scale of the monthly decline, the largest since November 2022, signals a meaningful reset in New Zealand’s export commodity backdrop after several months of

The incident carries limited direct market relevance but sits within a broader pattern of scrutiny on Reagan National Airport traffic protocols following the fatal January

Six consecutive months of real wage growth strengthens the argument for the Bank of Japan to continue normalising policy, particularly with base salary growth accelerating

The jobless rate climbing to an 11-year high alongside a bigger than expected rise in the participation rate points to a labour market where more

The renewed rise in new orders, the first in five months, alongside the composite index’s jump to its fastest expansion pace since January, points to

The jobs report from New Zealand and China’s private survey services PMI are the headlines for data on the session ahead.  NZ unemployment is expected

Bitcoin Magazine Self Custody Is Dead. Long Live Self Custody The Coldcard hack last week dealt a low blow to certain elements of the Bitcoin

Bitcoin Magazine Corporation’s Approach to the BIP-110 Soft Fork BIP-110 is approaching its first consequential activation boundary. The proposal enters mandatory signaling at block 961,632,

Bitcoin Magazine Asset Manager 3iQ to Manage Bhutan’s Bitcoin Reserves Canadian digital asset manager 3iQ Corp. will work to manage some of the Bitcoin reserves

Bitcoin Magazine SEC Commissioner Hester ‘Crypto Mom’ Peirce Optimistic About Clarity Act  The Security and Exchange Commission’s outgoing commissioner, Hester Peirce, has expressed optimism that

US June factory orders -0.3% vs +0.2% expected JOLTs job openings 7.359M vs 7.400M estimate. Lower than last month. Rubio: There’s been progress on reopening

Bitcoin Magazine FBI Agent Accused of $1 Million Crypto Theft From ‘Adversarial Nation’  A Federal Bureau of Investigation agent allegedly took $1 million in seized

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said talks with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz are continuing, with both sides working toward a framework to organize and safeguard

Bitcoin Magazine Republicans Continue To Blame Democrats Over Stalled Crypto Clarity Act  Republicans continue to criticize Democrats for dragging their feet when it comes to

The optimistic view on this is that Israel and Lebanon are working on a deal to withdraw Israeli forces from Southern Lebanon. That was one

The custody giant is expanding beyond safekeeping by adding staking services, allowing eligible institutional clients to earn yield on proof-of-stake assets.

A 16-year agreement secures 121 megawatts of AI computing capacity in Norway, highlighting how crypto mining companies continue to pursue new revenue streams beyond Bitcoin.

Bitcoin built on $64,000 as hopes of the Strait of Hormuz reopening to oil traffic sent the S&P 500 index to a record $70 trillion

Highest reading since June 2022 Fourth straight month of expansion Input prices rise at fastest pace in four years New export orders down for a

Galaxy said that at least 15 different attackers have exploited the Coldcard vulnerability, which may have been avoided with just $2 worth of AI hardening,

Bitcoin Magazine Nearly $32 Million in ‘Dormant’ Bitcoin Moves After Coldcard Hack Reaches Estimated $130M  The whales are on the move. An O.G. Bitcoin address

Bitcoin Magazine Hyperscale Trims Bitcoin Holdings, Still Sits on $61M Stack After upping its Bitcoin holdings in July, NYSE-listed Hyperscale Data, Inc. on Tuesday announced

Prior was -1.3% (revised to -1.1) Durable goods revision for June +0.5% vs +0.3% preliminary. Durable goods in May was -4.0% Durable goods ex transportation

Prior month 7.537M US JOLTS Report (June) – Key Takeaways Job openings were lower at 7.357 million vs 7.537M last month with the openings rate steady

There’s been progress made in talks with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz There have been all kinds of reports pointing in this direction and

XAUt added to its bullion backing during gold’s worst quarter since 2013, as tokenized commodity holder counts continued to rise.

Prior was +4.24B (revised to +3.70B) Exports $77.49 vs $77.10B prior  (revised to $77.19) Imports $73.63B vs $72.86B prior (revised to $73.49B) Exports +0.4% m/m

Prior month -$77,10B revised to $-77.19 billion Trade balance -$73.3B vs $-73.0B est. Good trade balance $-101.41BB vs -$101.5B preliminary and prior month -$105.8B last

Monday’s announcement that Texas Governor Greg Abbott set a moratorium on approval of ERCOT-linked data centers pending an audit won’t impact miners’ approved electricity contracts.

I’m inclined to believe this headline, if only because of the intensity of the decline in oil prices in the past two days. It’s certainly

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a deal to reopen and stabilize shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could be reached as soon as

Italy’s largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo increased its staked Ether ETF position to $7.1 million while reducing its holdings in two spot Bitcoin ETFs.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent: We may have an Iran deal tomorrow to open Hormuz EUR/USD surges above 1.15 helped by yen intervention; focus shifts back

Iran and Oman are reportedly close to reaching an agreement that would establish a new framework for managing shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. According

A former FBI supervisory agent pleaded guilty to stealing about $1 million worth of digital assets from an adversarial country and forfeited about $925,000 in

The CNBC personality said he’ll sell his Bitcoin holdings due to fears about quantum computing, as some cryptocurrency investors celebrated, referencing the popular “inverse Cramer”

The first US-Japan joint yen intervention in 28 years came amid record bond yields and worries about the yen carry trade.

The preferred shares have recovered nearly 24% from their June closing low as Strategy builds its cash reserve and repurchases STRC.

Apple restored Telegram after the messaging platform removed content that violated its child safety policies and banned the user who posted it.

And it doesn’t come any bigger than the US jobs report. To be fair, perhaps the US CPI report will be of more importance. However,

The framework specifies how existing tax obligations apply to crypto disposals and rewards, with some withheld amounts payable in the originating token.

The ruling leaves New York’s case against Kalshi in place while allowing the CFTC to renew its request before Judge Victor Marrero.

Crypto executives say restricting powerful AI models may initially be justified, but it doesn’t make sense as open-source alternatives become more capable.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low tier releases like the Spanish employment

Galaxy Research said 90% of the stolen Bitcoin remains unmoved as investigators examine a suspected fourth wave that could lift losses to $130 million.

Bitmine said it now holds about 4.8% of Ether’s circulating supply as it pursues its 5% acquisition target.

Mastercard said the tie-up would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services.

Nikkei slips on yen intervention fears as Kospi wobbles, Kosdaq surges Japan’s Kiuchi declines to name FX level, watching impact closely Telegram delisting from App

The scale of the beat, four times the consensus forecast and following an even larger jump in May, is likely to reinforce the view that

Fake romance crypto investment scams net $9 million in a single week in Hong Kong, as Malaysian authorities lose it over a crypto conference’s after-party.

The boutique brokerage will focus on high-net-worth clients rather than competing with retail crypto exchanges.

The undershoot on both headline and monthly CPI is likely to be read as giving the Bank of Korea some breathing room, even as the

The non-custodial protocol said attackers are discovering and adapting exploits faster than its small development team can identify and patch them.

As noted in the screenshot below, lower tier importance data only today.  This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

South Korea July CPI came in at +2.8% y/y, below the Reuters poll estimate of +3.0% and down from +3.2% in June, marking a three-month

A great start for US stocks to the month of August. Gains in he A technical look the technicals driving the large cap tech stocks

Bitcoin Magazine ‘We’ll Get Through This Bear Market,’ Says CEO of Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy  Bitcoin treasury company Strategy’s CEO Phong Le brushed aside concerns

A key architect of the Trump administration’s digital asset agenda is leaving the Treasury Department as Congress struggles to advance landmark crypto legislation.

Bitcoin Magazine American Bitcoin Reports Quarterly Loss But Boosts Bitcoin Stash  Publicly traded Bitcoin treasury and mining company American Bitcoin’s stock jumped on Monday following

According to Bloomberg, the digital asset prime broker is refocusing its Singapore strategy and withdrawing its local license application as crypto companies continue to trim

The Atlanta Fed growth estimate for Q3 rose to 6.2% from 5.0% in its initial reading. Recall from last week, the Q2 GDP came in at

Pres. Trump is speaking again and says: Conflict is working out very well.  Iran talks are going on now at their request. Iran wanted to

Trump is on TruthSocial (I assume it is not the $100,000 one) where he is saying that Iran leadership is unbelievably duplicitous.   The full post