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Five years since El Salvador's bitcoin experiment began In summer 2021 President Nayib Bukele announced that El Salvador would become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. The stated goals included providing banking services to the unbanked, reducing remittance costs, and attracting fo…

Analysts: Bitcoin Bottom Not Confirmed Amid Weak Spot Demand Analysts say current indicators do not yet confirm a bitcoin market bottom, citing weak spot demand and sustained U.S. selling pressure. Market signals Glassnode reports a gradual exhaustion of sellers, but according to analysts a key indi…

Nine Practical AI Tools That Actually Save Time We selected nine AI tools that solve concrete tasks, deliver real products, and remain relatively undiscovered by broad audiences. Meetings and calls Granola — an AI notebook that records device audio during calls and converts rough notes into a struct…

Major crypto firms request early AI access for Bitcoin developers More than 40 companies and organisations have signed an open letter asking AI developers to grant verified Bitcoin engineers early access to advanced models. Open letter and rationale The authors argue that restrictions on state-of-th…

BitMart Accused of Withdrawal Failures and Insolvency Users and market participants have reported widespread withdrawal disruptions on BitMart, while on-chain analytics and reserve estimates indicate a sharp decline in available assets. Complaints and reported losses Multiple users said they were un…

Vitalik Buterin unveils updated Ethereum development roadmap Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an updated roadmap outlining technical priorities and changes relative to the Ethereum Foundation's Strawmap plan. New priorities The roadmap highlights a set of technical directions focused on…

Ukraine Moves Toward Regulating Cryptocurrency Market On 12.08.2026 at 18:00 , representatives of the state, the legal community and crypto businesses will discuss proposed regulation and taxation. Event overview The public event will address legal frameworks, tax treatment and likely operational co…

First quantum attack on Bitcoin could remain unnoticed Christopher Smith, co-founder and CEO of Quantus Network, warns that sufficiently powerful quantum computers could recover private keys from public keys revealed on blockchains. Attack method and immediate consequences Smith explains that an att…

Major miner MARA pledges 18 750 BTC as loan collateral Marathon Digital Holdings has pledged a portion of its bitcoin holdings as collateral under two new loans, according to its quarterly filings. Loan structure and amounts The company secured a loan of $450 million from Coinbase Credit and a separ…

Hardware crypto wallet sales in Russia more than double Retailers report a sharp rise in hardware wallet purchases ahead of new national crypto rules set to start on 01.09.2026. Retail figures M.Video reported that marketplace unit sales rose by 107% in the second quarter versus the first quarter, w…

Wrench attacks caused over $30 million in losses in 2026 According to Chainalysis , criminals forcibly took more than $30 million from crypto holders so far in 2026. Overall figures and attribution Chainalysis reports that attackers attempted to extort a total of $107 million , though some funds nev…

Bybit Sues North Korea Over $1.5 Billion Crypto Hack Bybit has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against North Korea and associated actors. Parties named and case scope The complaint names the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, its Reconnais…

Hackers Use BNB Chain to Mount Attacks on Users' Computers Microsoft researchers detected a new campaign that converts compromised WordPress sites into a blockchain‑backed command infrastructure. How the attacks operate Attackers embed a concealed script on a breached site, disguising it as part of …

Bitcoin miners sell part of reserves amid business downturn On-chain transfers to the custodian NYDIG indicate that some public miners moved coins to execution wallets amid weaker quarterly results. Arkham on-chain data recorded the relevant transactions. On-chain movements and amounts Arkham regist…

Senate delays CLARITY Act vote until September The Senate postponed a vote on the CLARITY Act until lawmakers return from the August recess, Majority Leader John Thune confirmed. The delay follows sustained opposition from Senate Democrats and will allow additional time to assemble the 60 votes need…

Wintermute secures U.S. broker-dealer registration for its unit Wintermute USA LLC has registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA , enabling the firm to settle digital-asset trades directly. Regulatory registration and capabilities The registration permits Wintermute to carry out settlemen…

Step App move-to-earn application to cease operations Step App, a move-to-earn mobile application in the crypto-fitness space, will stop operating on 21 August. Project scale and performance Over four years, the app accumulated more than 1 000 000 downloads and recorded in excess of 140 billion user…

Ukraine’s cryptocurrency sector faces imminent regulation Authorities, legal experts and industry representatives will meet to discuss the future regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Ukraine. Event details The meeting is scheduled for 11.08 at 18:00 and will be held as a public online broadc…

Michael Saylor: ChatGPT Helped Strategy Acquire $15 Billion in BTC In a recent podcast, Michael Saylor described how he used ChatGPT to design a financial instrument that enabled Strategy to raise $15 billion for bitcoin purchases. How the tool was used Saylor said that ChatGPT assisted in creating …

Tom Lee warns of quantum threat to Bitcoin by 2028–2029 Tom Lee, co‑founder of Fundstrat, has stated that sufficiently powerful quantum computers might break Bitcoin protections by 2028–2029. He added that the sector currently lacks a unified response plan. Scope of the vulnerability Lee estimates t…