Michael Saylor put Strategy’s Bitcoin activity back under scrutiny on Sunday, Aug. 9, with a two word X post: “Doing ₿usiness.” Summary Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for $104.73 million between July 27 and August 2, filings show. Saylor’s Sunday “Doing ₿usiness” post did not specify whether Strategy bought, sold, or moved Bitcoin. Lookonchain linked a
Fresh HYPE supply is moving through trading venues after HyperLabs unlocked 433,025 tokens worth more than $23 million, adding another test for Hyperliquid’s market as scheduled team distributions continue. Summary HyperLabs unlocked 433,025 HYPE worth about $23.46 million and moved tokens toward trading venues afterward. Lookonchain linked transfers to Flowdesk and OKX, but exchange deposits
President Donald Trump has privately told senior aides he could end the U.S.-Iran war without securing a nuclear agreement if Tehran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz, the Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 9, citing U.S. officials. Summary Trump reportedly told aides he could end the Iran war without securing a nuclear deal. Iran
XRP Ledger developers have retired five long active protocol amendments in xrpld version 3.3.0, but the move does not remove their features or require XRP holders to take action. Summary XRPL 3.3.0 retires five long-active amendments, making their post-activation behavior permanent within the core protocol. Clawback remains available after retirement because only obsolete pre-amendment code
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 split widened further on Aug. 9, with the enforcing branch still unable to produce a third block hours after mandatory signaling began. Summary BIP-110 remains frozen at block 961,633 while Bitcoin’s main chain has advanced through block 961,744. Current-period signaling stands at zero among 113 main-chain blocks mined since mandatory signaling began Saturday.
Coinbase has pulled trading support for five cryptocurrencies after giving holders a month to prepare. Summary Coinbase disabled trading for IDEX, LRC, OMNI, PIRATE and FIS across major trading platforms Friday. Customers can still access and withdraw affected tokens, while Coinbase has not announced conversions yet. Coinbase first announced the five suspensions July 7, giving
Domestic stablecoins designed to strengthen the role of national currencies could have an unintended effect: making it easier for users to move into digital dollars. Summary IMF says local stablecoins could accelerate dollar-token adoption by making onchain currency conversion easier globally. Nearly 99% of stablecoins remain dollar-denominated, reinforcing network effects that local tokens struggle to
Galaxy Research Vice President Lucas Tcheyan said on Aug. 7 that Ethereum and Solana are confronting a similar policy question: how much token issuance is needed to pay for network security, and when does that security budget become more costly than useful? The debate is moving through proposal processes on both networks, but neither blockchain
Brazil’s central bank has ordered virtual asset service providers to hold certain crypto transfers for up to 24 hours from Jan. 1, 2027, adding a new anti-fraud layer to the country’s expanding digital asset rulebook. Summary Brazil will require 24-hour holds on qualifying crypto transfers above $10,000 beginning January 1, 2027. Transfers to overseas crypto
Bitcoin climbed above $65,000 after the July U.S. jobs report showed an unexpected decline in payrolls, weakening the case for another Federal Reserve rate hike. Summary U.S. nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000, missing forecasts for an increase of roughly 80,000 to 85,000. Revisions removed a combined 103,000 jobs from May and June payroll figures. Bitcoin
