August 2, 2026
Bitcoin

ORBS) Reports Total Holdings of Approximately $436 Million, Includes OpenAI, Beast Industries, More Than 16,000 ETH and Over 283 Million WLD Tokens

Eightco treasury composition as of June 24, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, 283 million WLD holdings, and $149M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $436 million Worldcoin token (WLD) now listed on Robinhood, expanding access to millions  OpenAI recently announced that it submitted a confidential S-1, setting itself up for

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Crypto

Can HYPE reclaim $70 after pullback?

Hyperliquid traded near $63 on June 26 after pulling back from its all-time high of $76.70 earlier this month.  Summary HYPE holds above $60 support while whales continue buying during the wider crypto market pullback. Multicoin’s $319 target depends on Hyperliquid keeping revenue growth, market share and buybacks strong. Technical indicators show cooling momentum, with

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Ethereum

The Ecosystem Support Program’s Next Chapter

The EF’s Grants Program launched in 2018 and has evolved over time to become the Ecosystem Support Program (ESP), providing grants and support to builders that help the Ethereum ecosystem thrive. Our mission is to enable work that strengthens Ethereum’s foundations and empowers future builders, in domains such as developer tooling, research, community building, infrastructure,

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Bitcoin

SharpLink Reenters Ethereum Market After 8-Month Break| Live Bitcoin News

SharpLink resumes Ethereum buying with a $7.85 million purchase after 8 months, raising its ETH holdings to nearly 876,000 coins. SharpLink has resumed buying Ethereum after an 8-month pause. The company purchased 5,000 ETH, worth about $7.85 million, on Thursday. According to on-chain data shared by EmberCN, the transaction marks SharpLink’s first Ethereum purchase since

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Crypto

Aave founder challenges report on Kraken investment talks

Aave founder Stani Kulechov has challenged reports that Kraken parent company Payward is negotiating to acquire a 15% stake in the decentralized lending protocol at a $385 million valuation, arguing that the reported terms misrepresent the situation. Summary Kraken is in talks to acquire a 15% stake in Aave through a deal that values the

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Ethereum

Protocol Update 003 — Improve UX

A few months ago, we announced a renewed focus of Protocol on three strategic initiatives: Scale L1, Scale blobs, Improve UX. Following previous updates on Scale L1 and Scale blobs, this note relates to our “Improve UX” track, and its mission: Seamless, secure and permissionless experience across the Ethereum ecosystem, for individuals and institutions. We

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Crypto

Binance to stop serving EU clients after missing MiCA licence deadline

Binance will stop providing services to clients in the European Union from next week after failing to secure a Markets in Crypto-Assets licence before the deadline, according to a Financial Times report.  Summary Binance may stop EU services next week after missing the bloc’s full MiCA licensing deadline. The exchange says assets remain safe while

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Ethereum

Holešky Testnet Shutdown Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog

As previously announced, the Holešky testnet has reached its planned end-of-life date and will be sunset shortly. The vast majority of remaining validator nodes will be shut down 2 weeks after the Fusaka upgrade has finalized on Holešky. After this, Holešky will no longer be supported by client, testing or infrastructure teams. Following the launch

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Bitcoin

US Macro Landscape: Cooling Inflation, Stable Labour, Expanding Liquidity

TLDR; US headline inflation eased to 2.4 percent YoY in January, prompting measured liquidity expansion from the Fed and renewed optimism across risk assets. Whilst cooling inflation has provided tactical support for bitcoin, persistent services inflation and ongoing spot distribution signal the market remains in a transitional phase. The latest US data presents a mixed

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Crypto

ARK-backed Solmate crashes 98% as board faces self-dealing lawsuit

Solmate Infrastructure has lost about 98% of its market value since ARK Invest and Abu Dhabi-based Pulsar Group backed a $300m financing tied to its Solana treasury plan.  Summary Solmate shares collapsed after its football-to-Solana pivot tied public equity value closely to SOL prices. RockawayX-linked RBCH claims directors diluted shareholders while Solmate says the claims

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