Aug 3, 20265m 21s
CLARITY Act Vote Slips as Senate Sets No Monday Floor Schedule
The Senate has no CLARITY Act floor vote scheduled for Monday, confirming the crypto market structure bill is stalling as the August recess deadline nears.
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Aug 3, 20264m 42s
COLDCARD Destroys Vulnerable Inventory, Works With Police After Breach
COLDCARD confirmed it destroyed all vulnerable hardware wallet inventory and is cooperating with law enforcement to identify the attackers behind its security breach.
Aug 2, 20264m 42s
Coldcard Exploit Sparks $90M Bitcoin Flight From Cold Storage
A Coldcard hardware wallet exploit tied to a $90M Bitcoin loss has rattled self-custody users. Here is what happened and how to check your own setup.
Aug 2, 20264m 10s
Saylor's 'Bitcoin Drive Engaged' Hints at First Strategy Buy in 5 Weeks
Michael Saylor posted 'Bitcoin Drive engaged,' his usual tell before a Strategy BTC purchase. It would break a five-week pause, with BTC at $63,364.
Aug 2, 20264m 17s
Robinhood's Event Contracts Hit $156M in Q2, a 10x Jump
Robinhood posted record $1.31B Q2 revenue, with event contracts contributing $156M, roughly 12% of the total and up 10x year over year. Here is what the numbers show.
Aug 2, 20264m 21s
Senate Has 5 Days to Pass the CLARITY Act Before Summer Recess
The Senate has roughly five working days to move the CLARITY Act before August recess. A miss pushes crypto market-structure rules into an uncertain fall.
Aug 2, 20264m 33s
CLARITY Act Bans Officials From Issuing Crypto, With One Carve-Out
The CLARITY Act bars government officials from issuing crypto, but a single paragraph exempts royalty income from tokens that already exist. Here is why that matters.
Aug 2, 20264m 28s
Trump Media Moves 2,600 BTC to Crypto.com in $165M Transfer
Trump Media sent more than 2,600 BTC, worth about $165M, to Crypto.com on August 2, 2026. Here is what the transfer signals about corporate bitcoin treasuries.
Aug 2, 20264m 48s
South Korean Stablecoins Hit 18-Month Outflow Streak Offshore
South Korean stablecoins have posted 18 straight months of net outflows to overseas exchanges, per WuBlockchain data, as traders chase offshore liquidity.
Aug 2, 20264m 43s
Bitwise Shuts Six Crypto Option ETFs as Payouts Return Capital
Bitwise is liquidating six crypto option income ETFs that advertised double-digit yields but posted 0% SEC yield and paid investors back their own money.