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Bitdeer increased Bitcoin mining output by nearly fivefold in Q2
August 10, 2026 9:07 am

Bitdeer increased Bitcoin mining output by nearly fivefold in Q2

Bitdeer mined 2,694 BTC in Q2, but ended the quarter holding just 150 BTC after liquidating its treasury earlier this year.

Strategy turns 1,690 BTC into $108.6M STRC buyback
August 10, 2026 8:36 am

Strategy turns 1,690 BTC into $108.6M STRC buyback

Strategy sold 1,690 Bitcoin to repurchase STRC shares as its US dollar reserve rose to $4.65 billion and its Bitcoin holdings fell to 840,447 BTC.

Markets flip for Fed rate-hike pause into CPI: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
August 10, 2026 7:13 am

Markets flip for Fed rate-hike pause into CPI: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin spiked to a new August high into Sunday’s weekly close as market participants turned their attention to the next US inflation reports.

H100 becomes Europe’s No. 2 Bitcoin treasury after 2,455 BTC deal
August 10, 2026 6:14 am

H100 becomes Europe’s No. 2 Bitcoin treasury after 2,455 BTC deal

Sweden’s H100 more than tripled its Bitcoin holdings to 3,506 BTC after completing an acquisition involving 2,455 BTC.

UK regulators to prepare tokenized gold framework: Report
August 10, 2026 3:25 am

UK regulators to prepare tokenized gold framework: Report

The UK’s FCA is reportedly preparing a regulatory framework for tokenized gold and how these products may be used as collateral assets in wholesale markets.

Australia orders Cryptolink Bitcoin ATMs offline over ‘basic reporting’ failures
August 10, 2026 12:32 am

Australia orders Cryptolink Bitcoin ATMs offline over ‘basic reporting’ failures

Australia’s financial watchdog has suspended Cryptolink’s registration for three months, adding to a crackdown that previously saw the Bitcoin ATM operator fined $56,340.

BIP-110 ends with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
August 9, 2026 8:32 pm

BIP-110 ends with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9

BIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No.

Ex-US defense secretary calls CLARITY Act a ‘national security bill’
August 9, 2026 8:31 pm

Ex-US defense secretary calls CLARITY Act a ‘national security bill’

Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the CLARITY Act is not merely a financial services bill, its a national security one.

BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens
August 9, 2026 7:00 am

BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens

The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.

Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold
August 9, 2026 5:10 am

Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold

The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review.

BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds
August 9, 2026 1:46 am

BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds

Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.

Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF
August 8, 2026 2:21 am

Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF

IMF First Deputy Managing Director Dan Katz says users may favor digital dollars for their liquidity, network effects and cross-border acceptance.

Fierce backlash to Ethereum’s EIP-8363 staking proposal
August 7, 2026 9:30 am

Fierce backlash to Ethereum’s EIP-8363 staking proposal

Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization and institutional adoption.

10 weirdest things ever tokenized... including farts
August 6, 2026 9:30 am

10 weirdest things ever tokenized... including farts

Tokenized cows may have gone viral, but they’re just the latest in a long line of strange things to find a home onchain, from farts, to human skin and destroyed artworks

BlackRock brings tokenized money market funds to Europe via JPMorgan
August 5, 2026 5:24 am

BlackRock brings tokenized money market funds to Europe via JPMorgan

JPMorgan’s Kinexys platform will tokenize select BlackRock money market fund shares denominated in pounds, euros and US dollars.

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