August 6, 2026
Bitcoin

Bitcoin slips to $63,000 as the chip rout goes global

Bitcoin fell to about $63,000 on Friday, down 1.7% over 24 hours and 2.2% on the week, as a deepening selloff in chipmakers dragged risk assets lower, per CoinDesk data. Ether held better at $1,836, still up 2.4% over seven days, while Hyperliquid led the losses at 8% on the day and 12% on the

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Crypto

Who is Vlad Tenev? The Robinhood CEO explained

He built the app that made stock trading free, sat at the center of the GameStop crisis, launched a blockchain, dismissed memecoins, embraced one six days later, and runs an AI company chasing mathematical superintelligence on the side. Summary Vlad Tenev is co-founder and CEO of Robinhood Markets, the brokerage that popularized commission-free trading and

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Ethereum

The 1.x Files: February call digest

February 26th tl;dc (too long, didn’t call) Disclaimer: This is a digest of the topics discussed in the recurring Eth1.x research call, and doesn’t represent finalized plans or commitments to network upgrades. The main topics of this call were: The rough plan for the 1.x research summit in Paris following EthCC The Witness Format The

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Crypto

The SEC plans to legalize token sales in July

Everyone is watching a bill that may not pass. Meanwhile, the agency that spent seven years suing this industry has quietly scheduled a rule that would let startups sell tokens without registering them, and it does not need a single vote in Congress. Summary The SEC has placed Regulation Crypto in its July 2026 rulemaking

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Ethereum

Devcon: What is Ahead | Ethereum Foundation Blog

What Devcon is all about Now that we’re well into the new year, our Devcon team wanted to share some of our thinking on what’s to come for Devcon this year. With new goals driving this year’s effort, we’ve learned from successes and challenges in recent years, and we’ll provide some early details on what’s

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Bitcoin

T. Rowe Price Debuts New ETF With Bitcoin And Crypto Exposure

Asset manager T. Rowe Price on Thursday debuted its first crypto exchange-traded fund, giving investors exposure to Bitcoin and other digital coins.  T. Rowe Price, which with $1.89 trillion in assets is one of the largest U.S. asset managers, said that its Active Crypto ETF is the first actively managed multi-token spot ETF on the

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Blockchain

Top Tools Used by Digital Asset Auditors

Digital assets have become one of the most prominent technological trends for businesses in every industry. The continuously expanding digital asset market has also called for reliable measures to maintain transparency and ensuring effective risk management. The utility of top digital asset auditor tools can open the doors to effective digital asset compliance and help

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Crypto

Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Francesco D’Amato joins Ethlabs

Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Francesco D’Amato has joined independent protocol research group Ethlabs, extending the movement of core Ethereum developers into organizations operating outside the Foundation. Summary Former Ethereum Foundation researcher Francesco D’Amato has joined Ethlabs after five years to continue Ethereum protocol research. D’Amato said he will keep working on faster Ethereum finality while

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Ethereum

The 1.x Files: Stateless Summit Summary

The Stateless Ethereum Summit It’d be a fools errand to try and provide a representative or objective summary immediately following this week in Paris — I and everyone else whom were present shall be spending the coming weeks refining our takeaways, and adjusting for the year ahead. But for you, dear reader, who felt the

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Bitcoin

Citadel Invests $400M in Crypto.com

Citadel Securities invests $400M in Crypto.com at a $20B valuation to support tokenized securities and derivatives expansion. Citadel Securities has invested $400 million in Crypto.com at a $20 billion valuation, according to Wu Blockchain. The deal marks Crypto.com’s first institutional funding round. The investment comes from the largest retail market maker in the United States.

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