The National Sheriffs’ Association is renewing its opposition to the CLARITY Act’s decentralized finance (DeFi) provisions, and the Blockchain Association says the law enforcement group has it backwards. A Renewed Warning From Law Enforcement The National Sheriffs’ Association sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer warning that the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati4 Aug
The Coldcard hardware wallet hack has grown to $116 million (potentially more) across four separate waves, and Coinkite says the last three days have been among the hardest in the company’s history. Four Waves in Four Days What started as an estimated $30 million theft has more than tripled in less than a week. Bitcoin.com […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati4 Aug
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he still expects a floor vote on the CLARITY Act this week, even as the chamber has just four legislative days left before its August recess. A Vote “This Week,” Again Thune’s latest comments repeat a promise he has made and walked back before. As recently as July 23, […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati4 Aug
Michael Saylor is comparing Strategy to Wall Street’s biggest bank, just weeks after JPMorgan itself warned that Strategy’s bitcoin sales policy could rattle the market. A Bold Comparison, Days After a Warning Saylor’s post landed as a short, declarative line stating that “Strategy is the JPMorgan” of the crypto economy. No thread, no chart, no […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati4 Aug
European and U.K. financial institutions are investing heavily in digital asset infrastructure, but regulation is shaping their priorities in different ways. Continental firms are building within an established framework, while U.K. companies are preparing for rules still taking shape. UK Firms Plan 59% New Digital Asset Funding as Rules Take Shape European and United Kingdom […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa4 Aug
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos will pay $35,069.98 and accept a three-year trading ban to settle CFTC findings that he manipulated a Kalshi market tied to his own State of the Union attendance. A final order reveals he profited first from Yes contracts, then switched to No while continuing to tell the public he planned […]
Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen4 Aug
Tokenized equities are attracting a fast-growing onchain audience as investors seek access beyond conventional market hours. Yet rising wallet counts have not resolved questions about liquidity, ownership rights or secondary-market depth. Jupiter Sees 360% Jump in Off-Hours Tokenized Stock Trading Tokenized stocks are moving from a blockchain experiment toward a broader trading market, with the […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa4 Aug
A study published in The BMJ used a BERT-based “scientific spam filter,” trained on 2,202 retracted paper-mill papers, to screen 2.6 million cancer studies from 1999 to 2024. Led by Queensland University of Technology biostatistician Adrian Barnett, the analysis flagged 261,245 papers, or 9.87%, with suspicious writing patterns, rising from about 1% in the early […]
Bitcoin.com News•Guest Author4 Aug
According to Google Trends, searches for bitcoin have fallen to a near-historic low, even as one of the industry’s key regulatory pieces, the Clarity Act, is expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate this week. Interest in Bitcoin Drops to Near-Historic Lows in the US While President Trump has put crypto front and […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko4 Aug
Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, stressed that the legal actions the state of New York has taken against his platform are being pushed by the gambling industry lobby. Mansour stressed that if New York takes Kalshi down, “they’re gonna have a lot of pissed off New Yorkers.” Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour Claims Gambling Lobby Is […]
Bitcoin.com News•Sergio Goschenko4 Aug
The Senate has four days to advance the CLARITY Act before its August recess, while the White House reviews an ethics compromise. The delay leaves a bipartisan agreement unresolved as lawmakers approach a narrowing legislative window with broad implications for U.S. digital asset regulation. Industry Pressure Builds as Senate Faces Four-Day Deadline The Senate has […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms4 Aug
A former FBI supervisory special agent has been accused of doing something investigators spend years warning others about: exploiting access to cryptocurrency seed phrases that were never meant to leave an active counterintelligence case. According to prosecutors, roughly $1 million in digital assets disappeared from wallets tied to a foreign intelligence target, not through a […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman4 Aug
Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo estimates authorities have a 20% to 40% chance of recovering part of the bitcoin stolen through the Coldcard vulnerability. Historical crypto recoveries spanning billions of dollars underpin that outlook, while security leaders urge victims to preserve evidence that could support future claims. Woo Points to Previous Recoveries Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms4 Aug
Ripple invested in Zilo and Licuido to expand the XRP Ledger’s institutional capital markets infrastructure. The deals add regulated fund administration, issuance, trading, settlement, and collateral tools for tokenized assets. Ripple Expands Institutional Tokenization Infrastructure Ripple announced strategic investments in Zilo and Licuido on Aug. 3, extending the XRP Ledger’s institutional capital markets infrastructure with […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms4 Aug
Strategy says MSTR outperformed bitcoin across every rolling four-year holding period since the company adopted its treasury strategy. The comparison arrives as institutional ownership expands and Strategy holds 842,138 bitcoin after its third sale of 2026. Strategy Charts MSTR’s Performance Against Bitcoin Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) CEO Phong Le shared on Aug. 3 that MSTR […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms4 AugCoinbase CEO Brian Armstrong urged senators to pass the CLARITY Act this week, citing one in four Americans who own crypto and stronger voter support for lawmakers backing the bill. Brian Armstrong Presses Senate Ahead of CLARITY Vote Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong intensified his campaign on Aug. 3, urging senators to […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms3 Aug
Jim Cramer says he plans to sell all of his bitcoin because he believes quantum computing could break the cryptocurrency’s security within about three years. Cramer Ties Quantum Progress to Bitcoin’s Security The CNBC “Mad Money” host made the comments after a July 30 interview with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna. Krishna warned that […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman3 Aug
On Monday afternoon, Zcash surged nearly 5% to reach a session high near $494, reclaiming an $8 billion market capitalization and solidifying its position as the top privacy coin. Privacy as Crypto’s ‘Last Frontier’ On the afternoon of Aug.3, the privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) jumped nearly 5% after gaining more than $20 during a six-hour […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara3 Aug
Michael Saylor says he has never sold any personally held bitcoin, separating his own holdings from Strategy’s corporate treasury. His statement followed the company’s third BTC sale of 2026, which left Strategy holding 842,138 bitcoin. Saylor Responds After Strategy’s Latest Bitcoin Sale Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor declared Aug. 3 that he […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms3 Aug
The 2026 FIFA World Cup pushed prediction markets into one of the fastest-growing corners of finance, driving record trading volume, fees, transactions, and open interest as millions of traders flocked to platforms to wager on match outcomes and tournament milestones. Prediction markets allow people to buy and sell contracts tied to the outcome of future […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman3 Aug