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AUSTRAC Halts 96 Cryptolink Crypto ATMs Over Compliance Risks

Australia’s financial crime regulator has forced 96 Cryptolink crypto ATMs offline for three months after identifying renewed compliance failures. The suspension follows earlier enforcement over transaction reporting and anti-money laundering controls. Why Did AUSTRAC Shut Down Cryptolink’s 96 Crypto ATMs? Cryptolink’s 96 cryptocurrency automatic teller machines (CATMs), which allow customers to exchange cash for cryptocurrency, […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms12 Aug

SEC, CFTC Forge Their Own Crypto Paths as CLARITY Act Stalls Out

As far as digital asset regulation is concerned, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not waiting around for Congress. The agency has scheduled an open meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, to weigh a proposal that could make it easier for crypto companies to raise money without enduring full securities registration. According to a […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman12 Aug

Connecticut Judge Says Kalshi Sports Contracts Were Never Swaps

A federal judge denied Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction against Connecticut regulators, holding that its sports-event contracts are not swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, so the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction never attached. Coinbase Financial Markets lost a companion motion on the same reasoning despite never having received a cease-and-desist. Not Swaps, and Not Preempted […]

Bitcoin.com News•Luci Kelemen11 Aug

Sui Co-Founder Is Building Quantum-Safe Hardware Wallets For $10

Mysten Labs co-founder and chief cryptographer Kostas Chalkias says he has quietly leased a factory to mass-produce quantum-resistant hardware wallet cards for Sui, aiming to keep users safe from a threat that just cost bitcoin holders roughly $130 million. A Personal Mission Kostas “Kryptos” Chalkias, co-founder and chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs, the company behind […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati11 Aug

Empery Sells 1,635 BTC for $102.2M as Liquidity Tightens

Empery Digital sold 1,635 BTC for $102.2 million after the second quarter, cutting its bitcoin holdings to 1,279 BTC. With most of the remaining BTC pledged against debt and a potential $62.1 million property commitment ahead, the company’s liquidity flexibility has tightened. Empery Cuts Bitcoin Holdings to 1,279 BTC Empery Digital is drawing down its […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa11 Aug

FSB Raids Moscow City Crypto Hub in Major Fraud Bust

Russian authorities disrupted nine foreign-coordinated cryptocurrency channels operating out of the Moscow City business district. Over 20 employees from unregistered crypto exchanges and several couriers were detained for their involvement in the laundering operation. Foreign Crypto Laundering Ring Dismantled Russian authorities recently dismantled a financial laundering ring operating out of the Moscow City business district, […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara11 Aug

Nvidia Taps Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone to Mobilize $500B for AI

Nvidia is working with major Wall Street firms to mobilize more than $500 billion for AI infrastructure over time. The financing platforms could turn GPU compute into a long-duration institutional investment category. Wall Street Capital Moves Into Nvidia AI Infrastructure More than $500 billion of third-party capital could support AI infrastructure through independent financing platforms […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms11 Aug

Bitcoin Stalls at $63,400 as ETFs Outpace Network Issuance

Bitcoin dipped 0.7% to trade near $63,400 after a brief morning rally to $64,400 failed. Volatility triggered $39 million in total liquidations over 24 hours, heavily skewed toward long positions. Volatility and Liquidation Trends Bitcoin remained under pressure Tuesday, more than 24 hours after the revelation that Strategy sold 1,690 bitcoins to fund the repurchase […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara11 Aug

Schiff: Bitcoin Is ‘Anti-Gold’ as War, Inflation Fuel Rally

Peter Schiff says bitcoin has become “anti-gold,” arguing the asset’s recent slide will continue as war-driven inflation fears send gold and silver higher, a divergence he says proves bitcoin never behaved like digital gold in the first place. The ‘Anti-Gold’ Argument Schiff, the Euro Pacific Asset Management chief executive and longtime bitcoin critic, has spent […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati11 Aug

Gold Hits 2-Month High Above $4,400 as China Keeps Hoarding

Gold muscled back above $4,400 an ounce this week, hitting its highest level in roughly two months as a brutal U.S. jobs print, relentless Chinese central bank buying, and suddenly softer Federal Reserve expectations sent traders scrambling back into bullion. The metal ran as high as roughly $4,434 to $4,435 before sellers finally stepped in. […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman11 Aug

Coinbase Builds Abu Dhabi Hub to Put Global Stocks Onchain

Coinbase has secured regulatory approval in Abu Dhabi to build an international hub for tokenized securities, giving the crypto exchange a supervised base for bringing traditional stocks onto blockchain networks outside the United States. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market, or ADGM, granted Coinbase a Financial Services Permission allowing it to […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman11 Aug

Moneygram Brings Cash-to-Crypto Payments to Solana With Rift

Moneygram has launched its Ramps service on Solana, giving wallets and applications on the blockchain a direct connection between cryptocurrency and the company’s global cash network. Rift is the first Solana wallet to integrate the service, Moneygram explained on Tuesday. The move expands Ramps across multiple blockchain ecosystems as the payments company pushes beyond its […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman11 Aug

Anthropic Emerges as ‘Frontier AI Lab’ Behind Riot’s $9.1B AI Deal

Anthropic has agreed to take 191 megawatts of computing capacity at Riot Platforms’ Rockdale campus in Texas. The 20-year agreement could ultimately be worth $16.1 billion, accelerating Riot’s transformation from bitcoin miner to AI infrastructure provider. Riot Converts Texas Bitcoin Power Into $9.1B AI Revenue Anthropic is turning to a former pure-play bitcoin miner for […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa11 Aug

Saylor’s Strategy Racks up $102M in Bitcoin Losses, per Cryptoquant

Strategy has realized more than $102 million in losses from its 2026 bitcoin sales, as Michael Saylor’s company keeps selling coins below its average purchase price to fund dividend and buyback obligations. A Pattern of Selling Below Cost Strategy has sold bitcoin at least four times over the last couple of years, breaking a roughly […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati11 Aug

Zuckerberg Says Everyone Will Soon Have AI With Invention Superpowers

Meta plans to give billions of people a free personal AI agent that writes code, builds businesses and manages the household. The company is backing that pledge with up to $145 billion in spending this year. What Zuckerberg Means by ‘Invention Superpowers’ Billions of people will get a personal AI agent free of charge, Meta […]

Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms11 Aug

Keel Shuts All Bitcoin Mining With $819M Ready for AI Pivot

Keel Infrastructure has decommissioned all of its U.S. bitcoin mining operations as it converts power-rich sites for AI and high-performance computing. The transition comes with weaker earnings and continued bitcoin sales, but the company says $819 million of liquidity gives it room to fund development. Keel Sells 1,085 BTC as Revenue Falls 50% in Second […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa11 Aug

Bitcoin ETFs Shed $144.67M as 5-Day Inflow Streak Breaks

Bitcoin ETFs opened the week with $144.67 million in net outflows, snapping a five-session inflow streak. Ether funds also slipped into the red, while solana and HYPE ETFs attracted fresh capital. Blackrock, Grayscale Drive $144.67M Bitcoin ETF Outflow The week began with a change in tone. After five straight sessions of buying, bitcoin ETF investors […]

Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa11 Aug

Luke Dashjr, Comms Chief Step Away From Dorsey-Backed Mining Pool Ocean

Luke Dashjr is taking a sabbatical from his leadership roles at the Jack Dorsey-backed bitcoin mining pool Ocean as he turns his attention toward the BIP-110 fork and open-source development, just as developers behind the stalled minority chain begin organizing an aggressive proof-of-work (PoW) overhaul designed to revive their fork. “I am taking a sabbatical […]

Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman11 Aug

White House to Senate: Pass Clarity Act by Sept. 15 or Never

The White House says the Senate has until September 15 to advance the Clarity Act after Democrats blocked a procedural vote before the August recess, with prediction markets now pricing roughly a one in four chance the bill becomes law in 2026. A Hard Deadline From the White House Patrick Witt, executive director of the […]

Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati11 Aug

XRP Slides 3% to $1 as Thin Binance Books Put $0.95 in Play

XRP fell over 3% to hit a year-to-date low of $1 on Tuesday, extending its slide to nearly 60% since its January peak. Market Cap Drops as XRP Hits YTD Lows On Tuesday, XRP led an altcoin tumble, nosediving over 3% amid reports of another institutional investor acquiring Bitwise’s XRP exchange-traded fund. Daily market data […]

Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara11 Aug