August 1, 2026
Bitcoin

Here’s what SpaceX’s IPO means for its 18,000 bitcoin (BTC) holdings

For Elon Musk’s company, it’s a rounding error against a valuation of over $1.8 trillion: small enough that the stock will never trade on it, yet large enough to normalize the asset in a way no dedicated vehicle can. For years, onchain analysts estimated SpaceX held about 8,300 bitcoin. The S-1 then revealed the real

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Is now the time to buy ETH? 

Ethereum is trading near $1,670 after one of its weakest nine-month periods in recent years.  Summary Ethereum remains on track for a third straight double-digit quarterly decline despite accumulation signals. Nearly 500,000 ETH left exchanges in one week as investors reduced available selling supply. Iran deal hopes and a potential Hormuz reopening could improve sentiment

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Judge Says You’re Staying In Jail

One of Sam Bankman-Fried’s last credible paths to freedom closed Friday as a federal appeals court upheld his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence, ruling that the case against him was, in the court’s own words, “conservatively stated, robust.” A three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down the 42-page

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CFTC sues New Mexico as prediction market jurisdiction fight expands

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has taken New Mexico to federal court over efforts to regulate prediction markets. Summary The CFTC sued New Mexico officials to stop state gaming laws from applying to Kalshi contracts. New Mexico accused Kalshi of offering unlicensed sports betting and allowing underage participation. CFTC Chair Michael Selig said federally regulated

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Morpho Raises $175M at $2B Valuation in Massive DeFi Bet

DeFi protocol Morpho secures $175M co-led by Paradigm, a16z, and Ribbit Capital, marking one of the largest fundraises in DeFi history. Morpho has secured $175 million in a funding round co-led by Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital.  The DeFi lending protocol reached a $2 billion valuation with the close. Strategic investors including Apollo Funds,

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Blockworks bets on Messari in high-stakes crypto data race

Blockworks has acquired Messari after securing a $192 million valuation earlier this year, deepening its push into crypto data infrastructure as competition intensifies to build the industry’s information layer. Summary Blockworks has acquired Messari following its recent $192 million valuation. The deal combines crypto asset disclosures, market data, research, and API services under one platform.

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Privacy Layers: From Privacy Coins to Privacy Infrastructure

While the late-2025 rally in privacy coins like Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR) has since cooled, demand for anonymous, permissionless digital money — the cypherpunk vision that motivated early Bitcoiners — is unlikely to change. What has changed is where privacy innovation is being directed.  Rather than existing primarily as standalone coins and separate networks,

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CoreWeave joins Nasdaq 100 as AI boom redraws market leaders

CoreWeave and Nebius have secured places in the Nasdaq 100 after Nasdaq announced that both companies will be added to the index before trading begins on June 22. Summary CoreWeave and Nebius will join the Nasdaq 100 on June 22 following Nasdaq’s quarterly rebalance. CoreWeave’s inclusion follows its transformation from a crypto miner into a

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Forget Revolut, Neobanks are Bitcoins Next Big Move

In Bitcoin banking news, Blockrise CEO Jos Lazet took the stage at BTC Prague on June 11, 2026, and delivered a pointed argument: all neobanks you’ve ever used, Revolut, N26, and Monzo, are just prettier versions of the same old banking system, and Bitcoin-native companies now have the architecture to build something structurally different. Lazet

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Anthropic shuts down Fable 5 access after US intervention

Anthropic has suspended access to its newly launched Fable 5 and Mythos 5 artificial intelligence models after receiving a U.S. government export control directive tied to national security concerns. Summary Anthropic suspended Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after receiving a U.S. export control directive. The company said officials cited national security concerns linked to a

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