Former FBI supervisor admits guilt in $1M crypto theft
A former FBI supervisory agent pleaded guilty to stealing about $1 million worth of digital assets from an adversarial country...
Day: 4 August 2026
Strategy’s STRC retakes $90 after 24% rebound from June closing low
The preferred shares have recovered nearly 24% from their June closing low as Strategy builds its cash reserve and repurchases...
Texas electric grid moratorium won’t have big impact on BTC miners: Bernstein
Monday’s announcement that Texas Governor Greg Abbott set a moratorium on approval of ERCOT-linked data centers pending an audit won’t...
Tether Gold reserves rise 9.5% as gold posts worst quarter in 13 years
XAUt added to its bullion backing during gold’s worst quarter since 2013, as tokenized commodity holder counts continued to rise.The...
Italy’s biggest bank triples staked Ether ETF holdings while cutting IBIT shares
Italy’s largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo increased its staked Ether ETF position to $7.1 million while reducing its holdings in two...
Jim Cramer plans to sell his Bitcoin over quantum fears as BTC rises 1.6%
The CNBC personality said he’ll sell his Bitcoin holdings due to fears about quantum computing, as some cryptocurrency investors celebrated,...
Sui Moved $65 Billion for Free. Its Co-Founder Bets Bigger Things Are Coming
Mysten Labs (the development entity behind SUI) co-founder Evan Cheng says every digital payment on the internet will run through...
Law Enforcement Says CLARITY Act Aids Criminals. Industry Says They’re Wrong
The National Sheriffs’ Association is renewing its opposition to the CLARITY Act’s decentralized finance (DeFi) provisions, and the Blockchain Association...
The Coldcard Hack Just Hit $116 Million. A Fourth Wave Is Still Draining
The Coldcard hardware wallet hack has grown to $116 million (potentially more) across four separate waves, and Coinkite says the...
Sen. Thune Says a CLARITY Act Vote Is Coming This Week
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he still expects a floor vote on the CLARITY Act this week, even as...
US yen intervention puts Bitcoin, risk assets on notice for liquidity flux
The first US-Japan joint yen intervention in 28 years came amid record bond yields and worries about the yen carry...
Apple briefly removes Telegram from App Store, Gram rebounds
Apple restored Telegram after the messaging platform removed content that violated its child safety policies and banned the user who...
NY judge denies CFTC motion to halt enforcement action against Kalshi
The ruling leaves New York’s case against Kalshi in place while allowing the CFTC to renew its request before Judge...
Nigeria sets crypto tax collection rules for digital asset platforms
The framework specifies how existing tax obligations apply to crypto disposals and rewards, with some withheld amounts payable in the...
Crypto firms still seeking frontier AI access; only select few have it
Crypto executives say restricting powerful AI models may initially be justified, but it doesn’t make sense as open-source alternatives become...
