August 3, 2026
Bitcoin

Senate Stall on CLARITY Act Puts Crypto’s Biggest 2026 Catalyst at Risk

Bitcoin was trading near $64,650 on July 30, pinned inside the $60,000–$65,000 range it has occupied for months, while JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou delivered a pointed verdict in a fresh client note: declining odds of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) becoming law this year are a direct headwind for the entire crypto

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Crypto

Strategy stock sinks as Saylor puts Bitcoin buys on hold

Strategy shares fell 4.56% to $93.28 on July 31 after the company reported an $8.22 billion quarterly loss and prioritized restoring its STRC preferred stock to its $100 par value. Summary Strategy stock closed at $93.28, approaching its lower Bollinger Band at $90.31. The company reported an $8.22 billion net loss after recording an $8.32

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Ethereum

Bazaar Services | Ethereum Foundation Blog

I’m a great believer in judging the present through the knowledge of the past. In the past 25 or so years one of the biggest trends in business and technology was what might loosely be termed as the open source revolution. The notion of it being good business to share your source code might not

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Bitcoin

The $70 million Coldcard exploit prompts CZ to urge wallet diversification.

Crypto holders used to focus on diversifying their coins. Now, following a $70 million Coldcard exploit, they’re being told to diversify their wallets as well. On Saturday, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, asked crypto holders to split their funds across multiple wallets following a major security failure in popular Coldcard hardware devices. “Even

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Crypto

South Korea crypto trading volume plunges nearly 55% in H1

Trading volume across South Korea’s five major won-based crypto exchanges fell 54.6% year over year in the first half of 2026 as liquidity became increasingly concentrated on market leader Upbit. Summary Five major exchanges recorded $366.58 billion in first-half trading volume. Combined volume fell 54.6% year over year, according to NexBlock. Upbit expanded its July

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Ethereum

Blockchain Scalability: Chain-Fibers Redux | Ethereum Foundation Blog

History I came up with the first seed of this idea while chatting to Janislav Malahov in Berlin in Spring 2014. Unfortunately, the original article I wrote was lost along with my laptop when it was stolen in Vienna. After chatting over the principles with Vitalik more recently, we made a number of alterations and

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Bitcoin

Clarity Act Should Pass, Says Coinbase’s Policy Officer

The Clarity Act will likely get through despite some — older — Democrats holding it back, according to Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad.  Speaking on The Hill’s morning Rising show Friday, Shirzad said that crypto was “maybe the most bipartisan issue in Washington.”  JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Coinbase Chief Policy Officer talks CLARITY ACT progress

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Crypto

Hong Kong crypto romance scam costs woman $3.3M

A Hong Kong woman reportedly lost around $3.3 million after an online romantic partner directed her to a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform. Summary 25 romance-linked investment scams were reported in Hong Kong between July 24 and 30. Combined losses from the cases approached nearly $9 million, according to local police statistics. One victim saw supposed

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Ethereum

Ethereum Builders: Tapping Into The Collaborative Potential

Hello, fellow Ethereans. I am Mihai Alisie, one of the Ethereum founders, and for the past year I’ve served as the vice president of the Ethereum Foundation and as director of Ethereum Switzerland. During the last few months I’ve been researching and testing a number of collaborative tools, constantly assessing the usefulness and applicability of

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Crypto

Bitcoin braces for August slump as AI stocks falter

Bitcoin price fell below $63,000 on Friday as a short-lived rebound in Asian semiconductor stocks faded, adding pressure as the cryptocurrency entered its historically weak August trading period. Summary Bitcoin price dropped 3% in 24 hours, extending its weekly loss to about 2%. Samsung and SK Hynix surrendered momentum after surging roughly 25% on Thursday.

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