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Saylor praises bitcoin while selling holdings at a loss Michael Saylor published an essay arguing that bitcoin is superior to gold and fiat, while his company sold thousands of bitcoins at a loss. Saylor's case for bitcoin In his essay, Saylor contrasts bitcoin with gold and government-issued money,…

StripChain aims to bridge existing blockchain ecosystems without rebuilding them Polkadot positioned itself as an internet for blockchains, but adoption and developer inflow did not match expectations, and market value declined substantially. Background and outcome Polkadot’s model sought a unified …

Tether Publishes First Complete Independent Audit by KPMG Tether announced that KPMG completed the company's first full independent audit, examining its financial statements and reserves as of 31.12.2025. The auditor found that reserves exceed liabilities by $6.8 billion , and noted that $180 billio…

Interactive 3D map depicts bitcoin market battlefield Newhedge launched a 3D visualization called Bitcoin Battlefield that animates buyer and seller activity on a live market map. Overview The interface represents buyers as a green army and sellers as a red army, with frontline that advances alongsi…

Glassnode outlines conditions for a new bitcoin sell-off According to Glassnode analysts, the market bottom for bitcoin has not been confirmed, as selling pressure appears to be slowly easing. They add that persistent spot demand remains absent, while derivative markets register rising open interest…

Crypto investor loses nearly $25 million for second time On 12 August, funds from two wallets tied to a single user were moved to a new address, totaling about $25 million . Incident details The transferred assets included DAI , WBTC , aUSDC , LDO , sUSDe and ETH , according to on-chain traces repor…

Lawsuit Challenges Paid Early Access to Trump Posts A coalition of news organizations has sued over a service that sells early access to posts from former president Donald Trump. Overview of the Truth API Trump Media launched the Truth API to provide ultra-low latency access to posts from a selectio…

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 …