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MicroStrategy raises $333.7M, maintains BTC holdings amid capital strategy shift
MicroStrategy, led by Michael Saylor, raised $333.7M through a stock offering while keeping bitcoin holdings flat and increasing dollar reserves and share buybacks last week.
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BitMart faces withdrawal freeze and unpaid staff claims; founder disputes allegations
BitMart's Chinese-language account reports users cannot withdraw funds and employees lack pay, setting an Aug. 19 deadline for clarification. Founder Sheldon Xia has rejected these claims as false.
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Russia's central bank proposes crypto capital requirements for financial firms
Russia's central bank released a draft regulation requiring brokers, asset managers, forex dealers and crypto exchanges to include digital assets in capital adequacy calculations, with crypto holdings capped at 25% of total assets and requiring custody registration.
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Ethereum's Hegotá upgrade narrows to 66 proposals, adds privacy tooling
Ethereum developers are finalizing candidates for the Hegotá upgrade, which includes changes to wallet transaction approval mechanisms and enhanced privacy capabilities for application developers.
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MicroStrategy offloads $334M in stock, holds BTC steady as cash reserves grow
MicroStrategy sold $334 million in shares while maintaining its bitcoin holdings unchanged. The firm's USD cash reserve reached $4.8 billion, with total BTC holdings representing roughly 4% of the 21M supply cap, valued near $53.4 billion.
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Strategy raises $333.7M but holds off on Bitcoin purchases
Strategy completed a $333.7M stock sale last week but did not deploy capital into Bitcoin, signaling a cautious stance on near-term BTC accumulation.
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Strategy repurchases $132M in STRC, boosts USD reserves by $150M
Arkham reports that Strategy has repurchased $132 million in STRC tokens and added $150 million to its USD reserve holdings.
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Large BNB withdrawals signal whale accumulation activity
Two newly created wallets withdrew approximately 20,000 BNB (~$12.1M) from Binance, suggesting potential whale accumulation or repositioning of holdings.
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MicroStrategy raises $334M via stock sale, holds Bitcoin steady
MicroStrategy sold 3.46M shares through its ATM program, raising $333.7M last week. The company made no new Bitcoin purchases, maintaining its 840,447 BTC position. Proceeds funded preferred dividends, share buybacks, and cash reserves now at $4.8B.
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Israel's largest crypto broker Bits of Gold breached, 200k customers' personal data exposed
Bits of Gold, Israel's leading crypto broker, suffered a data breach affecting approximately 200,000 customers. Customer funds and digital assets remain secure, but personal information including names, bank details, and national ID numbers may have been compromised in what the firm attributes to a broader global attack.
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Binance handed over user data to Russian authorities in terrorism financing probe
Reuters reports that Binance provided transaction records and identity documents to Russian law enforcement that were used in a terrorism-financing investigation against an individual.
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Bitcoin options pricing elevated volatility despite summer lull
Bitcoin options markets are pricing in significantly more price swings than currently occurring, even as implied volatility approaches seasonal lows. The disconnect between option premiums and realized market movement signals trader expectations of future turbulence.
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Paul Tudor Jones' firm raises Bitcoin ETF stake to $22.9M
Paul Tudor Jones' investment firm increased its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holding by 18.9%, bringing the position to $22.9 million, signaling continued institutional interest in spot Bitcoin exposure.
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SafePal reports data breach affecting ~40K users; funds unaffected but phishing risk rises
Wallet provider SafePal disclosed a data breach exposing personal information of approximately 39,798 customers. The company confirmed user funds and wallet credentials remain secure, but warned of increased phishing attacks from scammers impersonating SafePal support.
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Major Bitcoin holders focus on protocol fundamentals over price speculation
Strategy and Metaplanet, among Bitcoin's largest holders, are emphasizing mathematical and technical foundations rather than price movements in their investment approach.
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Trump-backed World Liberty partners with Hong Kong AI firm offering US-flagged models
Reuters reports that World Liberty, a Trump-backed venture, is collaborating with a Hong Kong-based AI platform that provides Chinese AI models previously flagged by US authorities.
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Tether eyes AI tools for emerging markets as user base exceeds 650M
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced plans to develop lightweight AI applications targeting health, finance, and sports use cases in developing markets, deployable on smartphones. The company reported surpassing 650 million users globally but did not detail business model or timeline.
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Ondo reaches $1B in total value locked
Tokenized securities platform Ondo has crossed $1 billion in total value locked, marking a significant milestone in the emerging real-world asset sector.
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Hyperliquid ETFs net bought HYPE last week as token rallies 16%
Grayscale and Bitwise Hyperliquid ETFs accumulated $2.8M of HYPE tokens last week with no net sales, coinciding with a 16% price recovery from weekend lows.
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BitMart founder denies withdrawal blocks, salary claims amid account dispute
BitMart's Chinese social account demanded a repayment plan by Aug. 19, citing blocked withdrawals and unpaid salaries. Founder Sheldon Xia dismissed the allegations as fabricated rumors.
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Austria fines Bitpanda €70k for MiCA compliance lapses
Bitpanda received Austria's first published MiCA enforcement penalty for failing to file a required white paper 20 days before publication and omitting mandatory disclosures in marketing materials.
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BitMart users and staff demand CEO accountability over withdrawal blocks and unpaid wages
BitMart exchange users and employees have publicly called for answers from CEO Sheldon regarding alleged withdrawal restrictions, unpaid salaries, and missing funds, with a deadline set for August 19.
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Bitcoin follows equity rebound amid $390M ETF outflows
Bitcoin rallied alongside equities this week, but persistent outflows from spot ETFs and low odds on major crypto legislation are tempering bullish momentum.
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Paul Tudor Jones' Macro Fund Resumes Bitcoin ETF Buying After Year of Exits
Tudor Jones' macro fund increased its iShares Bitcoin Trust holdings by 18.9% to ~689k shares in Q2, worth ~$22.9M, while reducing leveraged call options—signaling a shift toward direct spot exposure after sustained selling.
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Paul Tudor Jones' firm resumes Bitcoin ETF buying after year-long pause
Tudor Investment Corp has resumed purchases of BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF following an extended period of net selling, signaling renewed institutional appetite for spot BTC exposure.
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HIVE secures $350M AI cloud deal, boosting annualized revenue by $70M
Bitcoin miner HIVE's subsidiary BUZZ HPC signed a five-year GPU cloud services contract worth $350 million, adding approximately $70 million in annualized recurring revenue. This marks the company's second major NVIDIA cluster agreement in recent months.
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Dutch prosecutors liquidate $2.5M in crypto from defunct Knaken exchange
Dutch prosecutors have sold approximately $2.5 million in cryptocurrency holdings recovered from the bankrupt Knaken platform as part of asset recovery proceedings.
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Dutch prosecutors liquidate $2.5M in crypto from defunct Knaken exchange
Authorities in the Netherlands have sold approximately $2.5 million in cryptocurrency seized from Knaken, a now-bankrupt trading platform. The trustee notes customers hold euro claims against the collapsed entity rather than direct crypto holdings.
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SafePal wallet reports data breach affecting 39K users
SafePal disclosed a data breach exposing approximately 39,000 user records, raising concerns about phishing and credential theft risks in the crypto ecosystem.
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Stock-linked perpetual contracts surge 79x on CEX platforms since early 2026
Weekly trading volume in stock-linked perpetual contracts on centralized exchanges reached $141.84 billion as of mid-August, up from $1.8 billion at the start of 2026. Open interest also climbed roughly 93-fold to $8.29 billion over the same period.
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Japan's 10-year bond yield hits 30-year peak amid rate-hike expectations
Japan's 10-year government bond yield climbed to 2.93%, the highest since 1996, as markets price in an ~80% probability of a Bank of Japan rate increase in September to combat inflation pressures from yen depreciation.
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1,491 BTC moved to OKEx in major transfer
Whale Alert detected approximately 1,491 bitcoin transferred to OKEx from an unidentified wallet, valued at roughly $94 million at the time of the transaction.
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Vitalik credits Bitcoin scaling work as influence on Ethereum's hybrid model
Vitalik Buterin acknowledged Bitcoin developers' pioneering scaling research as foundational to Ethereum's emerging hybrid UTXO and account-based architecture.
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SafePal Bitcoin Wallet Suffers Data Breach, Raising Security Concerns
SafePal, a popular Bitcoin wallet platform, experienced a data breach that has raised concerns about potential physical security risks to users holding assets.
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BofA Frontier AI Tracker: Claude tops rankings as token prices drop 9%
Bank of America launched an AI Tracker monitoring model performance and costs. Claude Opus 5 ranks first for intelligence, while DeepSeek leads usage share at 30%. AI token prices fell 9% month-over-month following OpenAI price cuts, though GPU rental costs held steady.
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Austria's FMA issues first public MiCA fine against Bitpanda
Austrian regulator FMA fined Bitpanda for breaching MiCA rules on crypto asset white papers and marketing disclosures. The penalty is now final.
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SafePal wallet data breach exposes customer PII for ~40K users
A vulnerability in SafePal's order-tracking plugin leaked personal information including names, addresses, and phone numbers for approximately 40,000 customers, raising concerns about potential physical targeting.
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DefiLlama postpones app launch after phishing apps removed from App Store
DefiLlama delayed its mobile app release after fraudulent apps impersonating the platform were taken down from Apple's App Store, highlighting ongoing app store security risks.
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Tether moves 130M USDT to Bitfinex
Whale Alert detected a transfer of approximately 130 million USDT from Tether's treasury to Bitfinex, a major cryptocurrency exchange.
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