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Bitcoin Forms Death Cross as Soft July Payrolls Cut Rate-Hike Odds
Bitcoin's 50-day moving average crossed below its 200-day moving average this week, confirming a death cross and putting the asset firmly in bearish technical territory. July's payrolls print came in softer than expected, pulling September rate-hike probabilities lower.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Hackers Use BNB Chain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Fake CAPTCHAs
Compromised websites are querying BNB Chain smart contracts to retrieve malware instructions, then tricking Windows users into executing them through fake CAPTCHA prompts, according to Microsoft findings.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Carbon Opens On-Chain Derivatives Venue Spanning 950 Markets Across TradFi and Crypto
Carbon, an on-chain prime broker, has launched a derivatives venue offering 950 total markets spanning traditional finance instruments, crypto perpetuals, and real-world assets through a single unified account and on-chain settlement.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
LBank Launches 500,000 USDT Campaign With Pudgy Penguins
Singapore-based LBank announced a partnership with Pudgy Penguins on August 7, backing the collaboration with a 500,000 USDT reward pool targeting both new sign-ups and existing users on the exchange.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Robinhood Chain DEX Volume Falls 72% as TVL and Transactions Hit Records
Robinhood Chain's DEX volume dropped 72% from $878M to $241M in three weeks, yet transactions and TVL hit records. The divergence signals incentive farming rather than organic trading demand.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Vangrid Raises $9M in Token Round for Spatial Data Network
Vangrid, a DePIN project targeting robotics and defense, has raised $9 million to build a decentralized spatial data network for physical AI systems. The funding will support infrastructure enabling AI to process real-world spatial information through a distributed contributor network.
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Zoomex Adds Backtesting and Grid Automation to Strategy Center
Zoomex has expanded its Strategy Center platform with strategy backtesting, live execution, contract grid trading automation, and copy-trader functionality into a single hub on the derivatives exchange.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
JPMorgan Says Hyperliquid ETF Inflows Have Stalled as Competition Mounts
Inflows into the Hyperliquid ETF have flatlined, according to a JPMorgan report released Thursday, with the bank pointing to a crowded field of competing crypto investment products as the primary drag on demand.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Bernstein Says Circle Q2 Results Counter Bears on Competition and Reserve Income
Bernstein issued a bullish assessment of Circle's Q2 2026 results, arguing that strategic partnerships, regulatory approvals, and the Arc product launch provide growth catalysts not yet reflected in market estimates.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Wrench Attacks Steal Over $30M in 2026, With France as Top Hotspot
Physical coercion theft targeting crypto holders has crossed $30 million in 2026 year-to-date, with France emerging as the leading hotspot. Chainalysis documented 46 wrench attack attempts, with only 12 resulting in successful payment extraction.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
US Appeals Court Rules AI Agents Can Legally Act on Users' Behalf, Overturning Amazon Injunction
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Amazon is unlikely to prove Perplexity AI violated federal hacking law when its AI agent made purchases on users' behalf, overturning a lower court injunction and setting the first appellate precedent on autonomous AI agents in digital commerce.
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ElizaOS Token Crashes to All-Time Low as Founder Declares Project Dead
Shaw Walters, founder of Eliza Labs, declared the ElizaOS token dead on August 6 after the project's foundation transferred its remaining treasury to settle a tokenholder lawsuit. The token fell 19% to reach an all-time low, with no institutional support remaining to defend the price.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Proof of Play Shuts Down Pirate Nation, Releases All IP to Public Domain Under CC0
Proof of Play has shut down Pirate Nation and released all code, artwork, and NFTs to the public domain under a CC0 license. The closure underscores persistent challenges in blockchain gaming profitability and user retention.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Strategy STRC Rebounds 30% as Cash Reserve Build Steadies Investor Nerves
Strategy's STRC token climbed 30% on August 5 as the company disclosed a cash reserve build-up alongside Bitcoin price stabilization. Analysts project a $100 target, but the move raises questions about sustainability and reserve details.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Visa Adds Stablecoin Rails to Visa Direct via Zero Hash Partnership, Reaching 18B Endpoints
Visa has expanded stablecoin capabilities across its Visa Direct platform through a collaboration with Zero Hash, giving stablecoin transfers access to a network spanning 18 billion endpoints including cards, bank accounts, and digital wallets.
MarketsIbrahim RajabLaser Digital Backs ZIGChain for Tokenized Private Credit in UAE
Nomura's digital assets arm, Laser Digital, has announced backing for ZIGChain, a blockchain platform built for onchain private credit, targeting the UAE as its initial regulated market. The partnership signals major traditional finance institutions are deepening blockchain infrastructure bets...
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Binance Sues RedotPay Founders for $473 Million Over User Diversion
Binance-linked companies filed suit against three RedotPay co-founders seeking approximately $472.8 million in damages, alleging the crypto card startup systematically diverted more than 470,000 Binance Card users to its own service in breach of a commercial agreement.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Mastercard and Borderless Test Identity Checks for Cross-Border Stablecoin Transfers
Mastercard and Borderless have begun testing identity verification for stablecoin transfers using Mastercard's Crypto Credential framework. The pilot, launched August 5, 2026, embeds KYC and AML checks directly into the stablecoin transfer flow to enhance compliance.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
MEXC Launches Annual 0808 Event With $500K Prize Pool and Zero-Fee Trading
MEXC unveiled its inaugural 0808: Stock Season brand event on August 5, 2026, with a $500,000 prize pool and zero-fee trading push. The event signals a recurring annual marketing calendar as the exchange competes in an increasingly crowded zero-fee landscape.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
AMD Data Center Revenue Doubles to $6.7B Amid AI Boom
AMD reported record Q2 2026 data center revenue of $6.7 billion, up 107% year-over-year, with total revenue at $11.5 billion and net income climbing 163%. The stock's after-hours decline suggests investor concerns about forward guidance. For crypto miners, the results underscore a structural...
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Mastercard Completes $1.8B BVNK Acquisition for Stablecoin Infrastructure
Mastercard has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of BVNK, a blockchain-native payments company. The deal positions Mastercard to offer banks, fintechs, and enterprises stablecoin-denominated services including payments, payouts, settlement, and treasury management.
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EIP-8361 Would Burn Validator Rewards as Staking Ratio Climbs, Cancel Issuance at 50%
A new Ethereum Improvement Proposal would progressively burn validator rewards as staking participation climbs, ultimately canceling consensus-layer issuance at 50% staking ratio. The timing of the submission, just two days before the Hegotá deadline, has drawn community objections.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Hut 8 Stock Slides on Q2 Revenue Miss Despite Massive AI Data Center Pipeline
Hut 8 shares fell this week after the Bitcoin miner posted a Q2 2026 revenue miss, even as the company unveiled an AI data center pipeline that has grown to 8,375 megawatts, a figure that dwarfs most competitors in the emerging crypto-to-compute pivot space.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Fake World Assets Token Crashes 40% After TokenWorks Reverses Buyback Policy Twice in One Day
FWA crashed 40% to record lows after TokenWorks initially withheld $3.2 million from buybacks. Two policy reversals in 24 hours now allocate 80% of fees to buybacks, but credibility concerns and sustainability risks remain.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab