August 4, 2026
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Your New & Improved Rewards Center Awaits

We’ve just supercharged the Rewards Center in your Bitcoin.com Wallet app! Here’s what’s new: ✅ All-new quests to stack crypto faster. ✅ Clearer leveling system so you always know what’s next. ✅ Invite-a-Friend rewards to bring your crew along for the ride. ✅ Dynamic prizes that keep things fresh and exciting. The best part? It’s easier than ever to use

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Galaxy Research Cuts CLARITY Act Passage Odds To 50-50 As Senate Clock Runs Out

Galaxy Digital’s research arm has cut its estimate of the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 to 50-50, down from 60% just three weeks ago, citing a Senate floor calendar that grows shorter each week and a bill that still lacks a merged text, a scheduled vote, or public commitment from leadership. The downgrade, published

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Spain Draws a Hard Line: Unlicensed Crypto Firms Must Exit the EU

Spain’s CNMV says no extensions to the MiCA deadline. Unlicensed crypto firms, including Binance, must exit the EU by end of June. Spain’s financial markets regulator has drawn a firm line on MiCA compliance.  The Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) will grant no deadline extensions to crypto firms that have not secured licenses

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Could the UK Become Crypto’s Stablecoin Hub?

The Bank of England has abandoned proposed individual holding limits for systemic sterling stablecoins, moving instead to a £40 billion issuer-level cap. On the eve of MiCA entering full enforcement in the EU, the UK is positioning itself as a more flexible alternative. The question now is whether this approach can regulate stablecoins without weakening

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Is Coinbase Cooked? Single Invalid Block Froze Base for Two Hours

Coinbase’s Base blockchain went dark for nearly two hours on Thursday after a single invalid block triggered a consensus failure that froze the entire network, and the incident has reignited a blunt question about whether the most-used Ethereum Layer 2 is actually ready for the 24/7 global finance role its creators are pitching. No funds

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BlackRock-backed Securitize to raise $400 million nearing public debut; CEPT jumps 8%

Securitize, one of the largest providers of tokenization infrastructure for Wall Street, expects to raise about $400 million as it prepares to go public through a merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed special purpose acquisition company. The company said Friday that, following lower-than-expected shareholder redemptions, the business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT) is expected

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Confidential Assets Are Live in the Bitcoin.com Wallet — Starting with $fUSD

Confidential Assets Are Live in the Bitcoin.com Wallet — Starting with $fUSD At Bitcoin.com, we believe privacy isn’t optional — it’s essential. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce support for Confidential Assets on the Zano blockchain, now live in the Bitcoin.com Wallet app. Starting today (make sure to upgrade to the latest version!), you can hold, send, and receive any

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Trezor Academy Releases Documentary On Africa’s Bitcoin Economy, Opens Education Donations

While Western financial media has spent much of 2026 tracking Bitcoin’s crash from its October 2025 all-time high near $126,000, Trezor Academy has released a documentary that documents a different story.  Seeding Bitcoin: Trezor Academy and Africa’s Bitcoin Revolution follows educators, merchants, and community members across Sub-Saharan Africa who are using Bitcoin not as a

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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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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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