Wintermute's OTC report for H1 2026 reveals institutional investors are concentrating activity in fewer altcoins, generating 72% of spot flow. This suggests future altcoin seasons will produce fewer winners as liquidity clusters in favored assets, with retail activity remaining broader.
A new arXiv preprint analyzing seven major Bitcoin crashes found that warning signals shifted among price, leverage, and order flow from one event to the next, with no single reliable precursor for specific crashes, though taker order-flow variance tightened before six events.
Coinkite's Coldcard hardware wallets experienced a flaw where seeds were generated from a software fallback instead of hardware, leading to an estimated $38 million in Bitcoin losses from 500 wallets. The company suspects AI was used to exploit the vulnerability.
Andrea Bechis, un Italien de 28 ans basé à Londres, vise à réaliser son rêve d'enfant en organisant le "World Clap Day" le 16 août 2026, un événement mondial où des millions de personnes applaudiront simultanément pour célébrer la joie et la gratitude.
Perpetual futures for tokenized stocks and commodities on Hyperliquid and Binance nearly matched Bitcoin's trading volume, reaching $61.7 billion last week. This growth, particularly in equities and commodities, signals a shift in crypto markets and draws attention from traditional finance leaders.
Le président de la SEC, Paul Atkins, a averti que l'organisme pourrait créer ses propres règles si le Congrès n'adopte pas le CLARITY Act, un texte crucial pour clarifier la régulation des cryptomonnaies, dont l'adoption au Sénat est incertaine.
Le Trésor américain a sanctionné HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority et Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company, les accusant d'exiger des paiements, y compris en cryptomonnaies, pour un droit de passage déguisé en assurance maritime dans le détroit d'Ormuz, au profit des Gardiens de la révolution.
Plus de six mois après la disparition de Nancy Guthrie, mère de la présentatrice Savannah Guthrie, le FBI et le bureau du shérif du comté de Pima ont rendu publiques deux lettres des ravisseurs présumés, l'une réclamant une rançon et l'autre affirmant son décès.
A Bank of Italy study on 200 USDC remittances across 10 corridors found stablecoins did not offer a systematic cost or speed advantage over traditional payments, primarily due to fiat on/off-ramp frictions. While often cheaper than the global average, they were less competitive than services like Wise in most comparable corridors, highlighting the importance of payment infrastructure and regulatory design.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their strongest daily inflows in over three weeks, attracting $233.1 million on Thursday, led by BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust with $183.4 million, potentially securing their fourth consecutive week in the green.
Bitcoin fluctuates around $64,000 as global market tensions, US-Iran conflict, and upcoming Fed interest-rate decision impact risk assets, with oil prices spiking and investor sentiment divided.
XRP trades at $1.06, down 2.9% in 24 hours, with high derivatives open interest ($2.43B) outpacing spot volume ($361M), making the market fragile. Bitcoin's direction post-Fed meeting will heavily influence XRP's outcome, with key support at $1.05 and $1.00.
Hyperscale Data's market cap ($56.4M) is below its disclosed Bitcoin holdings value ($71.7M), leaving uncertainty over the gap's allocation to common shareholders amidst liabilities, potential ATM stock issuance, and unresolved subsidiary asset treatment.
Zcash activates Ironwood upgrade, retiring vulnerable Orchard pool, introducing new accounting rules, and enhancing privacy/security, following a critical vulnerability that sparked a 38% market rout.
Ionic Digital, a Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company formed from Celsius Mining's assets, saw its shares rise 26% to $62.90 in its Nasdaq debut, valuing the company at $2.8 billion.
La Réserve fédérale américaine, sous la présidence de Kevin Warsh, maintient son taux directeur entre 3,50% et 3,75%, confirmant les attentes de la majorité du marché mais contredisant les prévisions de certains acteurs clés de Wall Street comme Citadel Securities.
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Michael Saylor frames Bitcoin's protocol debate, including BIP-110, as a constitutional crisis, arguing against changes that could alter Bitcoin's core rules and economic rights.
The FCA's Stablecoin Sprint concludes stablecoins are best suited for cross-border payments, especially in emerging markets, but face slower adoption in UK retail due to existing efficient payment systems.
La valeur totale verrouillée (TVL) des layer 2 d'Ethereum a plongé à 34,5 milliards de dollars, un recul de 34% en un an, principalement dû à la chute du prix de l'ether. Cependant, l'usage des réseaux et les intégrations avec la finance traditionnelle s'intensifient.
Three Bitcoin holders sue Apple for $1.8M loss due to a counterfeit Sparrow Wallet app on the App Store, alleging fraud and negligence despite developer warnings since January 2024.
South Korea's FSC plans to introduce a consolidated Digital Asset Basic Act covering stablecoins and cryptocurrency, amid 10 pending bills. Separately, an opposition bill to repeal the upcoming 20% crypto income tax heads for review.
Core Scientific's Q2 results show a -56% gross margin in self-mining ($21.5M revenue, $33.7M cost) vs. 59% margin in high-density colocation ($136.7M revenue, $80M gross profit), prompting strategic shift towards AI computing conversions.
La Fed maintient les taux d'intérêt à 3,50-3,75%, mais un vote scindé (9-3) et les déclarations de Kevin Warsh sans nuance ont fait réagir les marchés, avec une hausse des probabilités d'une hausse en septembre et un impact négatif sur le Bitcoin et les actions.
