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96 itemsAugust 4, 2026
- CryptoSlate
GameStop plans $1.4 billion stock swap as Bitcoin collateral risk emerges
GameStop has agreed to swap $1.4 billion of zero-coupon convertible notes for stock, a deal that would retire about one-third of its note principal if it closes. The resulting shareholder dilution will remain unknown until the company discloses the final share count. The company's Aug. 3, 2026 filin...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Boltz pauses service after wave of AI-assisted hacking attempts
The non-custodial protocol said attackers are discovering and adapting exploits faster than its small development team can identify and patch them.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Mastercard completes $1.8B BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push
Mastercard said the tie-up would help banks, fintechs and enterprises expand stablecoin payments, payouts, settlement and treasury services.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Coldcard Bitcoin theft tops $100M across 3 confirmed attack waves: Galaxy
Galaxy Research said 90% of the stolen Bitcoin remains unmoved as investigators examine a suspected fourth wave that could lift losses to $130 million.
- The BlockScore: 85
Bitcoin losses from Coldcard hack could swell to $130 million, Galaxy Research says
Galaxy said on X that it suspects the losses to be greater once the yet-unconfirmed fourth wave of attacks is included.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Coldcard crisis hits $130 million – proving ‘not your keys’ is meaningless if you trust a single device to generate them
Block's Bitcoin Engineering and Security team and independent Bitcoin Core developers have traced the recent batch of Coinkite Coldcard wallet losses to a specific firmware defect that exposed a hidden weakness in Bitcoin self-custody before any user touched a seed phrase. The bug diverted the devic...
- CoinDeskScore: 85
BlackRock debuts tokenized access to $311 billion of money market funds in Europe
Earlier this week, BlackRock expanded its U.S. tokenized cash platform which involved offering onchain shares of an existing fund, plus a new daily reinvestment stablecoin fund.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Coldcard urges users to move bitcoin as active wallet exploit continues
The maker confirmed the flaw behind roughly $114 million in losses remains live, with specific models and firmware still exposed.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Odds of CLARITY crypto legislation passing sink to 27% as Treasury, White House, SEC, and Senate leads quit
Tyler Williams served as Secretary Scott Bessent's principal adviser on blockchain and digital asset policy, making him one of Treasury's top voices on US crypto regulation. He is returning to the private sector after leaving his post on July 31. His exit is the fourth senior crypto departure from a...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
CME freezes Nasdaq’s major Bitcoin launch, warning a legal loophole could upend the entire commodities market
Nasdaq PHLX’s proposed Bitcoin index options remain frozen as CME Group challenges the SEC’s authority to approve them. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted CME’s petition on July 29 to review the agency’s May approval of QBTC. The approval had been automatically stayed since CME fil...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
At least 15 attackers exploited Coldcard vulnerability: Galaxy
Galaxy said that at least 15 different attackers have exploited the Coldcard vulnerability, which may have been avoided with just $2 worth of AI hardening, according to Dragonfly’s managing partner.
- The BlockScore: 85
BitGo moves $7.4 billion Wrapped Bitcoins to Chainlink CCIP in latest LayerZero exodus
The move pushes the total value migrating from LayerZero to Chainlink near $15 billion, with WBTC representing the largest shift yet.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
US, UK reaffirm support for stablecoins, tokenization in joint financial regulation talks
In a July 8 meeting, US and UK regulators highlighted the implementation of the GENIUS Act, payment modernization and cross-border cooperation, reinforcing a shared framework for digital asset oversight.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Tomorrow sees a massive liquidity trap for Bitcoin as the US Treasury is quietly draining $77 billion from bank reserves
Bank reserves fell $77.579 billion on a weekly-average basis last week ending July 29. Days later, the US Treasury borrowing estimate for July through September rose by $68 billion. The overlap puts Bitcoin's liquidity setup under scrutiny. Several forces moved across the Fed's balance sheet, blurri...
- DecryptScore: 85
This Bitcoin Bridge Shut Itself Down Because AI Was Finding Bugs Too Fast
Non-custodial Bitcoin swap provider Boltz says attackers are finding vulnerabilities faster than its team can fix them, forcing it to suspend swaps indefinitely.
- DecryptScore: 80
Hardware Wallet Firms Warn of Phishing Surge as Coldcard Losses Near $130M
Fake "coordinated hardware audit" emails are steering holders to a cloned Coldcard site that installs remote-access software.
- DecryptScore: 80
BlackRock Tokenizes $311B of European Money Market Funds With JP Morgan's Kinexys
Europe's largest cash management platform is now issuing tokens on Ethereum, in a launch restricted to professional investors.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Wells Fargo joins JPMorgan and Citi in the race to tokenize Wall Street’s settlement rails
Payments will run on the bank’s proprietary blockchain and be routed automatically through its existing client interface.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Clarity Act sits idle over Trump ethics question as Warren asks SEC to investigate him
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal requested the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probe Trump's memecoin.
- The BlockScore: 80
Senators seek SEC probe of President Trump’s memecoin as crypto bill enters into a pivotal week
Sens. Warren and Blumenthal are calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate President Donald Trump's memecoin.
- DecryptScore: 80
Coldcard Bitcoin Exploit Explained: Entropy, How Keys Are Generated, and Why Bits Matter
A flaw in Coldcard wallets cost Bitcoin holders more than $100 million—and reopened an old fight about whether you can trust dice.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
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 originating token.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin must clear $65,000 before Friday, or jobs data could turn $62,000 into a trapdoor to $60,000
Bitcoin and jobs data are on a collision course this week, with the price pinned between $62,200 and $65,000 after the first economic release worked against the bulls. The ISM Manufacturing PMI printed 55.6 on Aug. 3, beating the 54.0 consensus and rising from June's 53.3 to its highest reading sinc...
- The BlockScore: 75
BlackRock debuts tokenized share classes for select European money market funds with $311 billion in assets
BlackRock launched Ethereum-based tokenized share classes for select European money market funds using JPMorgan's Kinexys.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Boltz’s shutdown shows the real danger of AI hacking is pushing crypto back into the hands of giant custodians
In an Aug. 3 post, Bitcoin bridge Boltz said automated, AI-assisted probing led to several contained exploits before the attack accelerated sharply. Boltz's non-custodial design kept every user's funds safe through months of attacks. Yet the Bitcoin swap service shut down anyway. Boltz said its team...
- CoinDeskScore: 75
As Clarity Act teeters, mystery group hammers away at crypto in Washington ads
Crypto Watchdog has taken to warning people in DC about the hazards of digital assets, and its director won't say who is backing it.
- The BlockScore: 75
Dinari launches tokenized S&P 500 stocks for US self-custody wallets using USDC
Tokenizing equities has generated significant interest from both crypto natives and firms like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs.
- DecryptScore: 75
Hashdex to Shut Down Bitcoin ETF After Struggling to Gain Assets
The Brazil-based crypto asset manager will liquidate its U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF later this month, ending a fund that entered the market in 2024.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Washington gave crypto every legal win it begged for then lost the market anyway
October 6, 2025: Bitcoin breaks above $126,000, carried by the belief that its long migration from internet curiosity to a real financial institution is almost complete. Wall Street has ETFs, public companies are raising billions to buy coins, and the White House wants the US to become the world’s c...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Hashdex is shutting down its Bitcoin ETF, leaving investors with just days to sell before a blind, unpredictable cash out
One of the early Bitcoin futures ETFs that was converted to a spot fund after the launch of the Newborn Nine in 2024 is shutting its doors. Hashdex is closing its approximately $14.7 million Hashdex Bitcoin ETF, leaving DEFI holders until NYSE Arca closes on Aug. 17 to sell. Holders who stay past th...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitmine adds $19.6M in ETH, repurchases 4.5M shares
Bitmine said it now holds about 4.8% of Ether’s circulating supply as it pursues its 5% acquisition target.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved $31 million, and it's not the only one
A 12-year-old bitcoin wallet moved $31 million on Monday, part of a broader wave of dormant coins shifting since the Coldcard hack.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin nears $64,000 as traders look past Strategy's BTC sales and Coldcard sweeps
Every major token except ether is green on the week, with BTC up 1.9% over 24 hours and Asian equities selling off on AI-trade jitters.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
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 trade.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin rises toward $64,000 as Coldcard exploit, Strategy sales recede. ADA advances
Bitcoin advanced as the market settled down following the weekend’s hack of Coldcard wallets and sales by Strategy even as sentiment remained in “extreme fear.”
- The BlockScore: 70
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest snaps up nearly $10 million in Coinbase and Circle stock
The firm also offloaded a small amount of Solmate stock as it continues to rebalance its fund weightings amid market volatility.
- The BlockScore: 70
OKX says Coldcard exploit triggers ‘record’ inflows to centralized exchanges
During the first half of the year, OKX told The Block it prevented $26.3 million in scam-related losses by stopping suspicious transfers.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
BitGo’s WBTC move pushes LayerZero-to-Chainlink tally near $15 billion
A migration wave followed a $292 million Kelp bridge exploit, with announced LayerZero-to-Chainlink moves now totaling $14.5 billion.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Why Bitcoiners should care that Washington joined a $96B yen rescue to shield over $1 trillion in US Treasuries
The United States joined Japan’s effort to support the yen after preliminary central-bank data indicated Tokyo may have deployed almost $96 billion over two days, putting Bitcoin traders on alert for a possible unwind of positions financed with cheap Japanese capital. On Aug. 3, Japan’s Ministry of ...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitdeer expands AI infrastructure with long-term $4.7B data center lease
A 16-year agreement secures 121 megawatts of AI computing capacity in Norway, highlighting how crypto mining companies continue to pursue new revenue streams beyond Bitcoin.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin coils at $64K as Hormuz reopening timeline sends S&P 500 to $70T record
Bitcoin built on $64,000 as hopes of the Strait of Hormuz reopening to oil traffic sent the S&P 500 index to a record $70 trillion market cap.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
BNY to offer institutional crypto staking through Galaxy partnership
The custody giant is expanding beyond safekeeping by adding staking services, allowing eligible institutional clients to earn yield on proof-of-stake assets.
- DecryptScore: 70
Solana Proposal Would Increase Daily SOL Burns More Than 10-Fold
Validators are considering changes that would increase the amount of SOL permanently removed from circulation while reducing the rate of new token issuance.
- The BlockScore: 70
Ethereum researchers propose burning validator rewards to cap staking at 50%
EIP-8361 would gradually burn a rising share of validator rewards as the staking ratio climbs.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
SpaceX tops Wall Street revenue forecast, posts $540 million loss on bitcoin holdings
Elon Musk's space company posted its first earnings as a public company ahead of a major insider share unlock.
- The BlockScore: 70
BlackRock’s spot Ethereum ETF to undergo 1-for-3 reverse share split in October
The split will consolidate every three ETHA shares into one, increasing the fund’s per-share net asset value.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Live updates: Bitcoin at $63,600 as rare US-Japan yen action tests carry-trade fears
Japan may have spent as much as $36.6 billion buying yen in the first joint US-Japan action to support the currency since 1998. Bitget Wallet’s Alvin Kan says it can slow a disorderly slide without reversing the broader trend.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
First U.S. spot bitcoin ETF to close as inflows dwindle, investors chase AI returns
Hashdex's DEFI, the smallest of the funds, held $14.7 million under management, compared with $47.08 billion for BlackRock’s IBIT.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
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 and forfeited about $925,000 in funds to government-controlled wallets.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
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 spot Bitcoin ETFs.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
BNY to add crypto staking to digital asset custody platform
The custody bank has selected Galaxy to provide staking infrastructure as it broadens services for institutional crypto investors.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Intesa Sanpaolo slashed IBIT stake by 94% in 2Q, tripled ether ETF holding as crypto prices slumped
The Italian bank tripled its holding of iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF stake as total bitcoin ETF holdings fell 35% to $69.3 million.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Samsung is poised to become a dominant stablecoin distributor, analysts say
Samsung seeks to turn 800 million Galaxy phones into wallets for digital assets and blockchain payments, backed by a deeper play in crypto infrastructure.
- The BlockScore: 60
Tribal gaming regulators, senators make a renewed push to add prediction markets provision to Clarity Act
Senators and tribal gaming regulators are pushing to keep sports betting under state jurisdiction, resisting efforts by a federal regulator.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Caleb & Brown expands to UK, betting on untapped crypto demand
The boutique brokerage will focus on high-net-worth clients rather than competing with retail crypto exchanges.
- The BlockScore: 60
Mastercard completes BVNK acquisition to expand stablecoin payments infrastructure
Mastercard said it will leverage BVNK's expertise to help enterprises scale use cases involving stablecoins and tokenized assets.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
A new Solana proposal would take daily SOL burns from $47,000 to $650,000
SGP-0003 bundles a fee overhaul with a doubling of the disinflation rate. It needs 40 million more SOL of validator support in two weeks to reach a vote.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
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 Victor Marrero.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
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 posted it.
- The BlockScore: 60
Binance launches bitcoin-backed ‘Lite Loan’ with $1,000 borrowing limit
Binance has launched Lite Loan, a bitcoin-backed borrowing product that lets eligible users borrow up to $1,000 in USDT.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
South African lawmakers propose draft rules on cross-border crypto transactions
A draft rulebook proposes that sending crypto offshore must be conducted through an authorized provider and be reported to the central bank’s FinSurv.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin has pledged nearly 40% of its Bitcoin to buy mining equipment
American Bitcoin ended June with 8,002 BTC. Nearly two-fifths of that total, or 3,090 BTC, had been pledged to Bitmain for mining equipment. The other 4,912 BTC remain outside the disclosed miner-purchase pledge. The company was formed in 2025 by Hut 8 and American Data Centers, backed by Eric Trump...
- The BlockScore: 60
Bitdeer stock pops and drops on $4.7 billion AI data center lease in Norway
Bitcoin miner Bitdeer shares jump after disclosing $4.7 billion AI data center lease terms with Volta in Norway.
- The BlockScore: 60
Robinhood shrugs off crypto slump as Coinbase activity remains tied to trading cycle
Robinhood and Coinbase saw crypto trading activity slump alongside broader market conditions, but one managed to offset that weakness.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Poolin owes wallet users $163.7M, and its $52M Texas sale can still unravel next week
Poolin Technology and several affiliates entered Chapter 11 on July 22 with two proposed asset sales, worth a combined $52 million, tied to its West Texas mining sites. Prospective buyer Thor CALAP LLC can terminate either deal over unsatisfactory diligence through Aug. 9, five days before the court...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Investors haven’t added a single dime to HYPE ETFs in 12 days as a $30 million exodus begins
Hyperliquid's HYPE ETFs went 12 trading sessions without a single inflow from July 17 through Aug. 3, 2026, recording $29.8 million in reported net outflows. The drought counted nine negative sessions and three flat ones. According to Farside Investors, BHYP absorbed $22.5 million of the outflows, f...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Why AI is now a more immediate threat to Bitcoin than quantum computers
Bitcoin’s biggest near-term security problem may not be a breakthrough against its cryptography, but the software and hardware already standing between a private key and its owner. As AI gets better at finding seams in that custody stack, even cold storage deserves a closer look. Bitcoin cold storag...
- DecryptScore: 60
Ledger Says Coldcard Exploit Shows Bitcoin Wallet Security Must Adapt to AI
Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet says the Coldcard exploit underscores why certified hardware randomness matters—and why AI is reshaping wallet security.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
XRP holders can now borrow RLUSD on Ethereum through $280 million lending pool
XRP holders can now borrow RLUSD against their coins on Ethereum without selling, through a $280 million vault that had never accepted an XRP-linked asset before.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Bhutan's GMC puts part of its bitcoin treasury to work after 10,000 BTC pledge
The planned Gelephu Mindfulness City says 3iQ will run part of its bitcoin treasury on a market-neutral basis, a shift from holding the coins as a long-term national asset.
- The BlockScore: 55
Bernstein says Texas data center audit could boost value of existing bitcoin mining and AI sites
Bernstein said a state-ordered audit of Texas data centers will heighten power scarcity across the regional grid.
- DecryptScore: 55
Morning Minute: Saylor Sells Bitcoin Again
Strategy sold $104M in Bitcoin last week to help prop up STRC, a financial product they created to… help them buy more Bitcoin.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Dinari brings tokenized U.S. stocks to American investors as equity race heats up
The move brings the custodial tokenization model to eligible U.S. investors as competition over blockchain-based equities intensifies.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Open USD rattled Circle's stock, but its key backers still support USDC
Executives at Coinbase, Visa and Mastercard said they plan to support multiple stablecoins, suggesting Open USD is another payments rail rather than a direct replacement for USDC.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
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.
- DecryptScore: 50
Apple's AI Slop Problem Left a $200K macOS Exploit Unreported
A Milan start-up says it found a full-takeover flaw in macOS using ChatGPT, then hit Apple's new submission cap before it could file it.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Polymarket targets $20 billion valuation as competition heats up in prediction market sector
The blockchain-based prediction markets platform is reportedly returning to investors months after a $15 billion funding round.
- The BlockScore: 50
Hut 8 shares slip after mild Q2 revenue miss as AI data center pipeline grows
Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot said future bitcoin exposure will primarily come through its American Bitcoin subsidiary.
- The BlockScore: 50
Cloudflare kicks off stablecoin wallet rollout for AI agents to pay for APIs and online content
Users can claim Cloudflare wallet handles now, while funding and payment features will arrive later.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
Bitcoin’s $63,000 zone emerges as key battleground for buyers: Glassnode
Retail investors and large whales are buying as bitcoin trades near its 200-week moving average.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Malaysia Blockchain Week’s OnlyFans scandal, lonely heart scammed for $3.3M: Asia Express
Fake romance crypto investment scams net $9 million in a single week in Hong Kong, as Malaysian authorities lose it over a crypto conference’s after-party.
- The BlockScore: 40
NEAR co-founder proposes protocol sovereign fund for long-term sustainability
The concept draws from sovereign wealth funds in places like Norway and Singapore, as well as university endowments.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Why Jim Cramer’s quantum panic isn’t rattling bitcoin as price holds steady around $64,000
Jim Cramer says he's dumping his bitcoin over quantum computing fears, but his track record of crypto and bank calls has buoyed the crypto community.
- DecryptScore: 40
Five Convicted of Imprisoning Crypto Millionaires in London 'Torture' Ordeal
Two of the five were also convicted of conspiracy to blackmail, in a case police won without either victim testifying.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
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, referencing the popular “inverse Cramer” meme.
- The BlockScore: 40
DCG’s Fortitude acquires 12.5 MW Nebraska facility for net $4.7 million, expanding Zcash mining portfolio
Fortitude Mining completed the cash acquisition of a 12.5 MW mining facility for a net outlay of about $4.7 million after credits.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
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 impact miners’ approved electricity contracts.
- DecryptScore: 40
Alibaba Just Gave Away Its Best AI Model For Free, Almost Matching Claude and ChatGPT
The first Qwen Max model with public weights is free to download next week. Alibaba's own scorecard says the Americans still win on code.
- DecryptScore: 40
OpenAI Dumps Apple Employees' Text Messages to Fight Trade Secret Suit
The ChatGPT maker released emails and text messages it says expose factual errors in Apple's lawsuit and undercut claims that former Apple employees brought confidential information to the company.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
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 more capable.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
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 STRC.
- DecryptScore: 30
Jim Cramer Is Selling His Bitcoin Over Quantum Threat—Crypto Twitter Is Thrilled
The CNBC host announced the decision on air after interviewing IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, asking him whether quantum computers could eventually crack the cryptography protecting his coins.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
The bitcoin market has plenty of reasons to freak out, yet calm pervades
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 4, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 20
Sorry everyone, Bitcoin is headed down to $43,500: Michael Terpin
Transform Ventures founder Michael Terpin says Bitcoin could have another 30% downside from its current price before he is confident the market has reached a bottom.
- DecryptScore: 20
Police Have Arrested 37 Americans Over AI Data Center Protests This Year
Dozens of arrests tied to opposition against AI data centers underscore how local disputes over massive computing projects are growing into a national political movement.
- DecryptScore: 10
AI Enthusiast Bugs His Toddler's Sleepover and Feeds It to Claude—The Internet Bugs Back
Nicholas Charriere turned an hour of nonsense into a family website with named tracks. One reply calling him creepy got more likes than his post.