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

A new digital verification platform aims to reduce forged certificates by allowing employers and universities to authenticate academic records onchain.

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Clarity Act Risks More Delay As Recess Looms The long-awaited crypto Clarity Act may be further delayed as August recess fast approaches. 

The asset manager introduced two blockchain-based money market funds designed to qualify as stablecoin reserve assets under the US GENIUS Act.

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Sells Bitcoin After Five Weeks Without Buying Bitcoin treasury Strategy on Monday announced that it had again sold a slice of its

The spot price Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which was never able to attract more than $18 million in net assets, will pay out investors and sell

Preliminary 53.8. Last month 53.9 Key Takeaways PMI unchanged at 53.9, signaling continued but steady manufacturing expansion. Output growth slowed to its weakest pace since

Prior month 53.3 Prices paid 71.1 versus 71.0 estimate.. Prior month 73.0  Employment 52.8 versus 49.7 last month. New orders 56.7 versus 56.0 last month Here

Prior month 0.0% revised from 0.1%. Construction spending -0.1% versus +0.2% estimate This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.

Bitcoin Magazine Coldcard Bitcoin Theft Continues, Now Estimated Over $114 Million In Total Stolen Hackers continue to drain Coldcard Bitcoin wallets, with the total amount

The US and Japan coordinate on the yen for the first time since 2011 as Bitcoin traders brace for a historically rough August.

Inflation numbers have been fantastic. We are focused on what we can do to make sure the shocks from oil are minimized. We waved the

Free Hormuz… not so fast.  The US reportedly made a concession to Iran regarding the closure of the southern route in the Strait of Hormuz, but

The South Korean exchange plans to seek preliminary listing review in 2027 while overhauling controls after a February crediting error.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin in its second-largest sale of the year to fund dividend payments and repurchase its preferred STRC stock.

Headlines: US-Iran conflict: Round and round we go.. Iran foreign ministry spokesperson says no plan for a delegation on talks with the US in the

Trump-linked Bitcoin miner produced a record 932 BTC in the second quarter, lifting mining revenue 8% as its net loss narrowed from the previous quarter.

Bernstein said Congress’s failure to pass the CLARITY Act’s could trigger another leg down for crypto valuations and accelerate policy support from US regulators.

Bitcoin could confirm an August bear-market bottom, though rising Treasury yields could force the Fed to raise rates in September, according to 10x Research.

Ripple made a strategic investment in Zilo and Licuido as it looks to enable the use of tokenized funds as collateral from the point of

HashKey Exchange said it received approval to open client money accounts with JPMorgan, weeks after it launched customer fund accounts with DBS Bank.

July final manufacturing PMI 51.9 vs 52.0 prelim Prior 51.4 Euro area manufacturing activity recovers to a three-month high, largely underpinned by Germany. Overall demand conditions

The crypto exchange stopped accepting new registrations from Japan residents and will begin progressively restricting existing accounts on Nov. 1.

Prior 52.5 Key findings: Growth of UK manufacturing production and new business gather pace in July Output and new order rise at faster rates Input

This all feels like déjà vu, doesn’t it? US president Trump saying that a deal is done but the Iranian camp is denying it. And after

July CPI +0.4% vs +0.4% y/y expected Prior +0.5% July core CPI +0.3% y/y Prior +0.3% Swiss inflation continues be rather benign with the monthly

Prior 52.2 Key findings: Slower growth in output amid first fall in new orders in three months New orders fall without boost from customer stockpiling

July final manufacturing PMI 49.8 vs 50.0 prelim Prior 51.2 It’s a sluggish start to the second half of the year for French manufacturing amid

Prior was 50.3 Key findings: Manufacturing sector enjoys strong start to Q3 as cost pressures ease Output growth accelerates to highest since February 2022, buoyed

June retail sales -1.1% vs -0.1% m/m expected Prior +1.1%; revised to +1.2% It is a rather disappointing reading following the stronger bounce in May,

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we get the final manufacturing PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and the UK. The data is not going

The persistent discount suggests US spot buyers have remained less aggressive than overseas traders even as US Bitcoin ETF inflows turned positive in July.

Six weeks ago, the US and Iran signed off on a ceasefire deal or memorandum of understanding as they would frame it. The agreement was

Nikkei sinks over 2% as yen surges, KOSPI slumps 4% on chip selloff UBS forecasts gold at $5,200 by June 2027 despite near-term pullback risk

Stablecoins have been flowing out of South Korean exchanges for 18 consecutive months as regulators weigh tighter oversight of cross-border crypto activity.

The five-year bug escaped detection because auditors verified that the intended random number generator existed, but not that it was being called.

I’ll have more to come on this separately, details etc.  Earlier: Weekend – Beijing to accelerate existing infrastructure spending, not new stimulus — The RatingDog

Galaxy research head Alex Thorn warned that unconfirmed transactions may give some Coldcard users a narrow opportunity to save their funds.

The slowdown to a four-month low of 50.9 signals moderating but still-positive momentum in China’s private manufacturing sector, a more nuanced picture than outright weakness

The strength of Japan’s manufacturing data, with output growth at its fastest since February 2014 and new orders rising at the quickest pace since January

We’ve had the data from NZ already: number of new dwelling consents-3.6% m/m and +32.1% y/y  The focus is on the private survey China manufacturing

The rise to 52.0 signals a modest but genuine improvement in Australian manufacturing conditions, with production and new orders both returning to growth for the

The “sickening” loss of $90 million of Bitcoin from cold storage weighs heavily on sentiment, as the Clarity Act stalls with just five days left

Investors have previously benefited from a payout boost when the preferred STRC shares traded well below their $100 par value for a month.

BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the company says it did not authorize or

Trump Media transferred another 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC and leaving the company with 4,261 BTC

Bitcoin users moved 39,600 BTC in small transactions as the Coldcard hack continued, with researchers warning that the attack remained active.

A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered

State officials reported that Minnesota residents, and largely senior citizens, had lost about $1 million from scams tied to crypto kiosks from 2023 to 2025.

Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar’s re-election bid against other Democratic candidates is getting more about crypto with an infusion of ads funded by an industry-aligned PAC.

Russia has added Moscow, the Moscow Region and parts of Kursk Region to its cryptocurrency mining ban list, citing power supply concerns behind the restrictions.

Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $172.4 million in July inflows but remained $5.3 billion negative year to date after heavy withdrawals in May and June.

Bitcoin Magazine Coldcard Bitcoin Thief Likely Used Top Blockchain Services Provider: Report Since over $70 million in Bitcoin was stolen yesterday by an attack that

Broader US stock indices close higher but near key technical levels heading into the weekend Next Week’s Earnings Calendar: Focus Shifts Beyond Big Tech U.S.

Researchers found that fiat conversion costs and payment infrastructure, rather than blockchain fees, accounted for most of the differences in stablecoin remittance costs and settlement

Bitcoin Magazine Younger Democrats Understand Clarity Act And Bill Should Pass, Says Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer The Clarity Act will likely get through despite some

Pump.fun co-founder Noah Tweedale reportedly attributed the layoffs to said the company growing too quickly.

Bitcoin Magazine Coinkite Releases Fixed Firmware After Coldcard Bug; AI Likely Involved In The Breach Over a thousand bitcoins are believed to have been stolen

Bitcoin Magazine US Closes in on Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Bitcoin Insurance Policy, Sanctions Companies Iran has been dodging sanctions by accepting pay in Bitcoin

Eligible retail and institutional users can use tokenized shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla and three other US companies across Bybit’s trading and lending products.

Tether’s reserve surplus grew to $4.11 billion in the second quarter as USDT supply rose despite a weaker stablecoin market and continued pressure across the

Several users of the long-defunct crypto exchange reported that distribution agents had begun releasing funds to reimburse creditors for some of their 2022 losses.

Bitcoin Magazine Coldcard Wallet Flaw Exposes Years of Bitcoin Seeds After $70M in BTC Stolen The popular Bitcoin hardware wallet Coldcard product, made by Coinkite,

Bitcoin Magazine COLDCARD SECURITY RISK: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED First, yes, that is a very clickbait title and completely unusual. This is a real security issue.

Bitcoin saw fresh downside pressure as US stocks tracked sideways into the end of the month, diverging from the relief bounce seen in Asia.

TIPS data points to rising real yields, not inflation, a dynamic that weighs on non-yielding assets like Bitcoin.

Crypto forensics company AMLBot launched an AI-enabled tool allowing users with no specialist knowledge to trace their digital assets, even after they are stolen.

The European Central Bank proposed accessibility standards for its planned digital euro app, saying it would be one of several ways users could access basic

Prior 0.6% (was 0.5%) Real GDP: +0.3% m/m vs 0.2% estimate and marking the second consecutive monthly increase. Broad-based growth: 13 of 20 industrial sectors

Prior was +0.9% Wages q/q +0.9% vs +0.8% prior Benefits q/q +1.0% vs +1.2% prior The U.S. Employment Cost Index showed labor costs continued to

The US employment cost data rose by a solid 0.9% for the 2nd quarter in a row. In a world of rising inflation, having wages and benefits advance

Preliminary 54.4 Prior month 49.5 Final sentiment index 55.2 versus 54.0 estimate Current conditions 54.8 vs 54.9 preliminary. Last month 47.7.. Expectations 55.4 vs 54.0 preliminary. Last

Rate hikes by year-end RBNZ: 58 bps (97% probability of rate hike at the next meeting) ECB: 38 bps (68% probability of rate hike at the next meeting) Fed: 34 bps (68%

Twenty-eight financial institutions and central banks completed real-value settlements across six currencies using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits.

Headlines: How have interest rate expectations changed after this week’s events? BOJ governor Ueda says to expect to keep raising interest rates in response to

Situational Awareness retained about $10 billion in assets, including its Anthropic stake, after reportedly selling leveraged public stock positions to Ken Griffin’s Citadel.

The lawsuit adds to a growing clash between New York and the CFTC over whether federally regulated prediction markets are subject to state gambling laws.

DeFi risk management service LlamaRisk recommended that Aave wind down every reserve on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium and Aptos, but action against most of

July preliminary CPI +2.9% vs +2.9% y/y expected Prior +2.8% July preliminary core CPI +2.5% vs +2.4% y/y expected Prior +2.4% Headline annual inflation in

Prior +3.0% HICP +2.9% vs +2.8% y/y expected Prior +3.0% Italy’s preliminary inflation data for July ticked slightly higher. According to the preliminary estimate, Italy’s

July unemployment change 6k vs 5k expected Prior -1k July unemployment rate 6.4% vs 6.3% expected Prior 6.3% It points to some softness in labour

RWA perpetual futures reached 99.2% of Bitcoin perpetual volume on Hyperliquid and Binance as tokenized equities led trading.

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight is the Eurozone Flash CPI report. The headline CPI Y/Y is expected at 2.9% vs 2.8%

BlackRock’s IBIT led $233.1 million in daily inflows as US spot Bitcoin ETFs turned positive for the week and July stayed on track to end

July preliminary CPI +2.1% vs +1.8% y/y expected Prior +1.8% July preliminary HICP +2.4% vs +2.1% y/y expected Prior +2.0% It’s not a good look

July Nationwide house prices +0.1% vs +0.1% m/m expected Prior 0.0% July Nationwide house prices +1.8% vs +1.9% y/y expected Prior +2.2% UK house price

Institutional investors accounted for 72% of Wintermute’s spot OTC flow in the first half of 2026 as capital clustered in fewer tokens and altcoin rallies

BOJ leaves rates unchanged as expected. Vote was 8-1 China July manufacturing PMI 49.2 vs 50.0 expected Australia Q2 PPI +3.6% vs +3.0% prior Japan

Coinkite urged Coldcard Mk3 users to migrate funds after identifying a potential seed-generation risk, as Bitcoin security experts separately examine an unexplained $38 million wallet

Prior was +3.0% PPI q/q vs +0.4% prior We already got CPI and the RBA decision this week so this is an afterthought and not

Prior was 50.3 Non-manufacturing 49.0 vs 50.2 prior That’s a disappointing release but not a big miss. There are some big moves in Chinese stocks

3iQ will manage an undisclosed portion of Gelephu Mindfulness City’s Bitcoin treasury as Bhutan develops a digital-asset investment hub.

Prior was 2.5% Jobs-to-applicant ratio 1.18 vs 1.17 prior This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.

Prior was +0.1% Separately, Japanese retail sales +0.5% y/y vs +3.1% exp Prior was +5.0% That’s a huge, sudden drop. This article was written by