August 6, 2026
Bitcoin

ETH is the cure for the ‘Uncanny Valley of Wealth’

Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 96% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 12 months Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine

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Crypto

Cardano whales challenge rising short bets before Van Rossem fork

Cardano has fallen 1.39% to $0.1628 as rising short positions have outweighed whale demand two days before the Van Rossem hard fork. Summary ADA fell to $0.1628 as traders increased short positions before the Van Rossem fork. Cardano whales accumulated ADA despite negative funding rates and rising futures open interest. Liquidity clusters at $0.160 and

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Ethereum

The 1.x Files: The Updated Stateless Tech Tree

The Updated Stateless Ethereum Tech Tree Apologies for the delay in releasing this post; there have been some unavoidable distractions in my life recently, as I’m sure there have been in yours. I hope that you are making the best of your circumstances, whatever they may be, and implore you to turn your empathy up

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Bitcoin

Wallet of Satoshi Adds Stablecoins to Lightning

Wallet of Satoshi launches Beta Digital Dollars on Lightning, adding self-custodied stablecoins beside Bitcoin in one app. Wallet of Satoshi has launched a beta feature that brings stablecoins to the Lightning Network. The update adds digital dollars alongside Bitcoin inside one wallet experience. Bitcoin News reported that the feature supports self-custodied digital dollars. The rollout

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Crypto

George Noble warns AI bubble crash could be 17x worse than dot-com

Former Fidelity fund manager George Noble has warned that an AI bubble crash could cause 17 times more damage than the dot-com collapse, which erased about $5 trillion from the Nasdaq. Summary George Noble warns an AI crash could cause 17 times more damage than the dot-com collapse. Polymarket traders have raised the odds of

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Ethereum

EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Update

Friends, From our team to you and yours, we hope everyone and their families are well and keeping safe during these complicated weeks. To help pass some time while we’re all stuck in doors, it’s time again to update the community on progress made by some of the EF-supported projects not covered in last week’s

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Bitcoin

Bitfinex Alpha | BTC Momentum Builds

Bitcoin is approaching this week’s FOMC meeting on March 18 with renewed momentum, and has decisively reclaimed the $70,000 level. While price has yet to secure a breakout above local range highs, the underlying structure has improved meaningfully.  Four consecutive sessions of ETF inflows and persistent spot demand signal that institutional buyers are actively accumulating

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Crypto

Coinbase and Ripple seize Europe as Binance retreats under MiCA

Coinbase and Ripple have secured EU-wide access through Luxembourg as MiCA’s July 1 deadline has pushed Binance and other unlicensed platforms to scale back services. Summary Coinbase and Ripple have secured EU-wide access through separate Luxembourg MiCA authorizations. Binance’s retreat has created an opening for licensed exchanges to capture migrating customers. USDT restrictions give USDC

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Ethereum

The 1.x Files: A Primer for the Witness Specification

Since a lot of us have a bit more time on our hands, I thought now might be a good opportunity to proceed with something perhaps a little bit boring and tedious, but nevertheless quite fundamental to the Stateless Ethereum effort: understanding the formal Witness Specification. Like the captain of the Battleship in StarCraft, we’re

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Bitcoin

BlackRock’s Fink Calls Leverage ‘Wiped Out’ as Bitcoin ETFs Log $107.7M Clean Sweep

Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows are staging a clean comeback, and the world’s most influential asset manager just handed the crypto market a high-profile vote of confidence. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC on July 15 that he is “very bullish” on the crypto market over the next 12 months, comments that landed on the same

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