Two of Abu Dhabi’s biggest sovereign investment vehicles sat through a roughly $118 million hit to their Blackrock spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) positions in the second quarter and did not cut a single net share, leaving nearly $764 million riding on IBIT when June ended. Mubadala Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman15 Aug
Edelman Financial Engines, which manages $326 billion in client assets, disclosed a $34 million position in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in its latest regulatory filing, a stake that now exceeds the firm’s holding in Amazon. A New Line in the Filing Edelman Financial Engines, the registered investment advisor that serves roughly 1.3 million clients, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati15 Aug
Since Bitcoin split at block 961632 on Aug. 8, the tiny Roughnecks pool has burned scarce hashpower chasing a chain almost nobody can trade, grinding out just four blocks across seven days. Now, BIP-110 supporters are preparing an even bigger gamble: abandoning double SHA-256 for Blake2b, a proof-of-work (PoW) primitive used by only a handful […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman15 Aug
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones’ Tudor Investment Corp increased its stake in Blackrock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to $22.9 million, according to a newly filed 13F. A Growing Bitcoin Bet Tudor Investment Corp, the Connecticut-based macro hedge fund Jones founded in 1980, disclosed 688,529 shares of Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati15 Aug
Technical research firm Fairlead’s Katie Stockton says bitcoin is flashing a rare long-term oversold signal after its slide toward $60,000, and now argues ether’s chart may have already carved out its own major low too. A Long-Term Oversold Signal Fairlead Strategies founder Katie Stockton says the technical damage bitcoin has taken over the past several […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati15 Aug
France’s 30-year government bond yield has surged near 4.85%, joining jumps in Germany, Japan, and the United States that expose a brutal reset in global borrowing costs. The synchronized selloff has shoved major long-term yields to levels unseen for years, and in some cases decades. U.S. 30-year Treasury yields hit about 5.25%, their highest since […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman15 Aug
President Donald Trump is expected to host Coinbase, Ripple and other crypto and prediction-market executives at the White House on Wednesday, August 19, kicking off a week of regulatory meetings in Washington. A Kickoff Before the CFTC’s First Advisory Session President Trump is expected to attend a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building with […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati15 Aug
Bank Leumi is preparing to put bitcoin, ether and solana inside its banking platforms, an Israeli first if regulators finally sign off on the service. Israel’s largest and oldest commercial bank unveiled the deal this week with Galaxy Digital Inc., the Nasdaq-listed crypto firm led by Mike Novogratz. The launch target is early 2027, but […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman15 Aug
JPMorgan severed its links with Polymarket last year, citing regulatory concerns as the prediction market industry stood on shakier ground than it does today. The U.S. Department of Justice is currently probing major banks, including JPMorgan, for improperly closing customer accounts. JPMorgan Allegedly Debanked Polymarket Over Regulatory Concerns JPMorgan, one of the largest investment banks, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko15 Aug
Crypto’s derivatives markets forcibly closed over $19 billion in positions held by 1.6 million traders on Oct. 10, 2025, and 2026 has already delivered three separate billion-dollar sequels. The Machine Behind the Margin Call Most crypto speculation doesn’t happen in the spot market, where buyers own actual coins; rather, it happens in perpetual futures, derivative […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati15 Aug
Coinfello COO Minchi Park notes that plain-language AI eliminates Web3’s steep “tooling learning curve” and addresses post-onboarding user drop-off caused by manual maintenance fatigue. Replacing Interface Friction with Intent-Driven Prompts Decentralized finance platform Coinfello has launched a major upgrade to its AI agentic platform, designed to let cryptocurrency users build, execute, and automate complex on-chain […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara15 Aug
Swissquote reported a record $118.4 billion in client assets for the first half of 2026, up 19.8% from a year earlier, but a sharp decline in crypto revenue has prompted the online banking group to lower its full‑year revenue forecast. Crypto Revenue Plunges 66% Swiss online banking group Swissquote reported record client assets and steady […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara15 Aug
Ireland has launched its first national anti-money laundering strategy, targeting crypto assets, corporate transparency, and inter-agency intelligence to combat financial crime and align with global and EU regulations. Alignment with Risk Assessment and Strategic Goals Ireland unveiled its first national anti-money laundering strategy Aug. 13, introducing new rules for crypto-assets and cryptocurrency transfers to prevent […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara15 Aug
Thirty-five Arizona crypto ATM fraud victims received $171,332 in refunds under a law limiting mandatory refunds to customers who had been with an operator for fewer than 10 days. How 35 Victims Obtained Full Refunds Full reimbursement reached 35 scam victims, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Aug. 12 through an office release. The office […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms15 Aug
Grayscale expects bitcoin adoption to keep expanding even after the latest bear market, pointing to government deficits, wider blockchain use, and changing portfolio preferences. Those forces could deepen bitcoin’s integration with traditional finance over time. Grayscale Says Bitcoin Adoption Can Outlast the Bear Market Bitcoin adoption can continue rising even if short-term prices remain unsettled, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms15 Aug
The breach involves taxpayer data in the General Directorate of Public Finances’ custody, which has already confirmed that threat actors had access to the addresses and real estate of 678K users. Crypto holders fear that this leak might spark a new wave of violence. Massive 678K Taxpayer Data Breach Worries French Crypto Holders A new […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko15 Aug
World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-linked decentralized finance (DeFi) firm, cleared its first major banking hurdle on Friday after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted preliminary conditional approval for a national trust bank. The Aug. 14 decision gives World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, a route to bring USD1 issuance, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman15 Aug
MSCI’s proposed eligibility screen would remove Strategy from its global equity benchmarks, the largest of three companies flagged in a May simulation at $23.9 billion. The bitcoin treasury firm answered on Aug. 14 with a flat refusal. Strategy Pushes Back Against Its Own Index Provider Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) issued a public rebuttal to MSCI […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms14 Aug
Bitwise is working with Superstate to let investors hold shares of certain funds in tokenized form while preserving the same legal and economic rights. Its Solana staking ETF is expected to be the first product considered for the blockchain-based structure. Bitwise Taps Superstate to Bring ETF Shares Onchain Bitwise Asset Management is preparing to bring […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa14 Aug
Kalshi has removed all sports-mention markets (contracts on whether a broadcaster says a particular word), as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reviews whether the category invites manipulation, NPR reported based on anonymous sources. Mention markets on Trump, corporate earnings calls, and news broadcasts remain live on the platform even as a Washington court has just […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen14 Aug