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Prediction Markets Explode, Circle Has Hot Q2, and More – Weekly Recap

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This week’s stories highlighted regulatory delays, security concerns, institutional growth, and market experimentation. The Senate pushed the CLARITY Act vote to September, while a Bitcoin security team uncovered thousands of potential flaws across open-source projects. Circle reported stronger

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Grayscale Warns US Risks Crypto Exodus if CLARITY Act Fails

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Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, believes that while the crypto ecosystem will not be immediately impacted if the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act does not pass, it could affect new investment activity in the U.S. as industry actors shift toward friendlier jurisdictions. Grayscale: CLARITY Act Not Passing Could Hamper Crypto Innovation in the […]

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Fed Hike Bets Crack as September Hold Odds Storm Into Lead

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Prediction markets and the CME Fedwatch tool are lining up behind the U.S. Federal Reserve holding rates steady in September, but anyone watching the board knows this is hardly a done deal. Traders have moved toward a pause, yet the pricing still leaves plenty of room for another hike. Across some of the market’s closely […]

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Saylor Drops ‘Doing Business’ Message, Sparks Strategy Bitcoin Mystery

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Michael Saylor posted Strategy’s bitcoin chart on Aug. 9 with a two-word caption. Days earlier, the company disclosed another bitcoin sale, leaving 842,138 BTC on the books and raising fresh questions about its next move. Two Words, No Answer Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR), stirred fresh speculation over the company’s next […]

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Roughnecks Quits BIP-110 Mining as Ocean Hashrate Collapses

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Roughnecks, the mining group responsible for the only two blocks on Bitcoin’s new BIP-110 minority chain, has stopped mining under its name and urged others to stand down as the breakaway network remains stuck just two blocks beyond its split from Bitcoin. Roughnecks Pulls the Plug as the Fork Freezes The group announced the decision […]

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CLARITY Stalls, Coldcard Fallout Continues, Bitcoin Barely Budges

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This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to the newsletter to get this weekly editorial the second it’s finished. The newsletter also includes the biggest stories of the week, with a comment on each story. Last Friday, Bitcoin dropped from $64.7K to $62.8K, […]

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Bitcoin’s Price Barely Blinks Amid Coldcard Sweeps and BIP-110’s Collapse

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Bitcoin barely flinched through two potentially disruptive events, holding near $65,000 as losses tied to the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit mounted and the BIP-110 minority chain stalled almost immediately after splitting from the main network. Over the past 48 hours, BTC traded largely between $64,500 and $65,250. By Sunday morning, Aug. 9, bitcoin was changing […]

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Where Stolen Crypto Really Goes: Inside the 45-Day Laundering Machine

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Hackers stole $3.4 billion in crypto in 2025 and topped $1 billion again in the first half of 2026. Once the coins start moving, investigators have roughly 45 days before the trail goes cold. Six Years, More Than $16 Billion Gone Crypto theft is no longer a phase that the digital asset industry is slowly […]

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VALR’s Ehsani Warns Crypto Curbs Could Reduce Regulatory Oversight

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VALR co-founder and CEO Farzam Ehsani warned that South Africa’s proposed cross-border crypto regulations could severely harm the local digital asset sector, stifle innovation, and drive capital offshore. Corporate Limits and Illicit Flow Risks South Africa’s new proposed cross-border cryptocurrency framework risks severely damaging the domestic digital asset industry and

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MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC for $600 Million New Bitcoin-Backed Loans

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MARA (NASDAQ: MARA) has secured $600 million of new debt after pledging 18,750 BTC, tapping its bitcoin reserves to help finance an expansion into power generation and AI infrastructure. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and […]