Bitcoin rebounded from an intraday low of $62,653 to cross $64,000, securing a nearly 2% daily gain and pushing its market cap past $1.29 trillion. Rapid Intraday Recovery Drives Liquidations On Monday, bitcoin reclaimed the $64,000 threshold just hours after the cryptocurrency fell below $63,000 and appeared on course to match its Aug. 14 lows. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara17 Aug
U.S. crypto-linked stocks broke from a broader Wall Street sell-off Monday as bitcoin held above $64,000 while mounting tensions over Iran, Oman, and the Strait of Hormuz rattled traditional markets. Near midday Aug. 17, the Nasdaq Composite was down about 56 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had shed roughly 189 points and the S&P […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman17 Aug
Zcash rallied over 4.3% to cross $518, bringing its market cap to $8.65 billion and widening its lead over monero (XMR). Ecosystem Progress Zcash (ZEC) surged past the $500 mark on Monday, rebounding from an Aug. 11 slump that saw it dip below $470. Market data shows the privacy coin fell from under $495 on […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara17 Aug
Strive Inc. scooped up 79 bitcoin for roughly $5 million, pushing its corporate treasury to 20,246 BTC as of Aug. 14. The Dallas-based public asset manager accumulated the bitcoin (BTC) between Aug. 10 and Aug. 14 at an average cost of roughly $63,231 per coin, including fees and expenses. With bitcoin recently changing hands near […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman17 Aug
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to clarify issues still unclear in the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, including the scope of the regulation, the extraterritorial character of its provisions, and other relevant elements before its implementation date. U.S. Department of the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko17 Aug
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $389.7 million in net outflows during the week of August 10 to August 14, reversing the previous week’s strong inflow run. Ether funds slipped slightly into the red, while solana, XRP and HYPE ETFs ended the week with net additions. Bitcoin ETFs Reverse Prior Week’s Rally With $389.7M Outflow The […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa17 Aug
With bitcoin still holding above $60,000 and 19 full weeks left in 2026, critics have already buried it 21 times this year. The Bitcoin Obituary List Bitcoin obituaries, better known as Bitcoin death lists, archive public statements, headlines, articles, tweets, and predictions declaring bitcoin dead, dying, finished, worthless, or inevitably headed to zero. These independently […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman17 Aug
Strategy kept its bitcoin holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC through Aug. 16 while lifting its U.S. dollar reserve to $4.8 billion. Common-stock sales funded the reserve increase, STRC repurchases and preferred-stock dividends. Strategy Leaves Bitcoin Holdings Unchanged Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms17 Aug
The U.S. national debt is set to cross $40 trillion, a mark it was expected to surpass only after Labor Day. The milestone has come faster than any previous trillion-dollar jump in the United States’ history. The Fastest Trillion in US History The pace of America’s debt accumulation has become a story unto itself. The […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati17 Aug
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has called Pump.fun “a casino of scams called memecoins” while referring to Phantom’s hardware-wallet experience as worse than Metamask’s, prompting pushback from industry personnel. Blunt Critique at Its Finest Michael Egorov, the founder of Curve Finance, has taken direct aim at two of Solana’s most prominent consumer products, describing Pump.fun, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati17 Aug
Consumer confidence is sitting near its weakest levels in a decade even as U.S. stocks notch record highs, and Glassnode says bitcoin is being left out of the rotation entirely. A Confidence Paradox Consumer confidence remains, in Glassnode’s words, “among the weakest readings of the past decade,” even after two consecutive months of improvement. That […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati17 Aug
The Tron ecosystem continued to thrive in Q2, growing its stablecoin market cap to reach a record of $89.2 billion, with USDT as its flagship token. The project leads sub-1,000 USDT transfers amidst native-issuance chains, a testament to its allure in emerging markets. Tron Solidifies Stance as Stablecoin Chain, Leading USDT Market Capitalization and Card […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko17 Aug
A crypto trader turned roughly $9,700 into $282,000, a 29x return, by front-running Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s onchain token burns. Subsequently, CZ abandoned the wallet for good. How the Trade Worked According to onchain data flagged by Lookonchain, a wallet spent 16 BNB, about $9,645, along with roughly $10 in gas fees to buy […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati17 Aug
The Malta Financial Services Authority warned the public against Distributex, an unauthorized cryptocurrency marketing entity. The regulator flagged high-risk features resembling multilevel marketing and pyramid schemes. Zero Regulatory Approval or Registration The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a warning concerning Distributex, an unauthorized cryptocurrency marketing entity accused of holding recruitment drives and operating […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara17 Aug
A $1,532,761 Powerball prize from the Feb. 21, 2026 drawing is still unclaimed, and the California Lottery says the ticket must be cashed by August 20, 2026. The ticket was sold at Varso Gas in Escondido and matched the five white balls 27, 28, 36, 48, and 49 but missed the Powerball (21), and unclaimed […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author17 Aug
The penalty, one of the first under the MiCA framework, marks the start of an era of oversight of VASPs’ activities to ensure the uniform application of the framework across the EU. The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) stressed that no special treatment would be given to Bitpanda. Austria Fines Bitpanda for MiCA-related Violations While […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko17 Aug
The hardware wallet manufacturer stressed that unauthorized threat actors gained access to the data through a malfunctioning plugin used to track users’ orders. The incident, which transpired between March 2, 2025 and April 11, 2026, leaves users vulnerable to phishing attacks and fraudulent phone calls. Safepal Discloses New Customer Data Incident: Almost 40K Users Involved […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko17 Aug
Derive now accepts FXRP as collateral for XRP options, perpetual futures and spot trades, expanding the token’s onchain utility. The integration gives wallet users self-custodial access to hedging, premium-generating and leveraged strategies. FXRP Opens Onchain XRP Derivatives Access XRP holders can now use FXRP as collateral for options, perpetual futures and spot trades on Derive, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms17 Aug
Robert Kiyosaki is favoring silver as federal debt approaches $40 trillion, citing forecasts for gold and silver to rise sharply. His warning renews questions about cash, inflation, and volatile hard-asset strategies. Robert Kiyosaki Favors Silver as Federal Debt Approaches $40 Trillion Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki urged followers to consider their response to […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms16 Aug
Strategy CEO Phong Le expects regulatory action, expanding bank participation, and digital financial products to bring more activity to subdued bitcoin markets, while political and economic developments could add further momentum during the fall. Le Identifies Seven Potential Market Catalysts Bitcoin markets could become more active during the fall as several regulatory, financial, and political […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms16 Aug