Key Takeaways Lummis vows to keep pushing the CLARITY Act despite its stalled progress. The CLARITY Act would strengthen crypto safeguards and enforcement. The lawmaker warns further delays …
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Key Takeaways Senator Thune plans a pre-recess cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, teeing it up for September. This scheduling move signals strong GOP commitment to unlocking crypto …
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Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Hit as BTCPay Signals Emergency 2.4.2 Fix
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways BTCPay Server faced an active vulnerability exploit that allowed attackers to steal funds from users. Developers urged users to update to version 2.4.2 or shut down …
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Key Takeaways Bitcoin hit an August peak of $65,340 on Bitstamp before consolidating with a 0.5% daily gain. Crypto liquidations reached $192 million as bitcoin’s market cap surged …
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Bitcoin
Wintermute Registers as US Broker-Dealer, Eyes Tokenized Stocks
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways Wintermute USA registered with SEC and FINRA, opening access to regulated U.S. securities trading. Wintermute’s $10B daily volume could intensify competition with Jane Street and Citadel …
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Bitcoin
BIP-110 Supporters Prepare PoW Switch If Miners Refuse Soft Fork Plan
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways Chris Guida rebased 2017 PoW fork code as BIP-110’s Aug. 8-9 window nears. BIP-110’s 55% threshold tests whether Bitcoin nodes can overcome miner resistance. Start9 closed …
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Key Takeaways Ark Invest bought 267,676 Block shares worth about $21 million on August 6. Cathie Wood’s fund also added 20,318 SpaceX shares worth roughly $2.3 million the …
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Key Takeaways The Bitcoin Red Team filed 4,962 findings across 390 repositories in 27.5 hours. Opensats funded the audit with nearly $40,000 as 16 researchers combined AI tools …
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Key Takeaways MARA’s Q2 revenue fell 27% to $174.9 million, missing Wall Street estimates by more than 16%. Riot Platforms and MARA sent a combined 581 BTC, worth …
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Malta Would Pay More Than Italy Under EU’s $2.19B Gambling Levy
by Jason Scottby Jason ScottKey Takeaways Malta, Spain, Italy, and Portugal oppose the modeled EU levy, four diplomats told Politico. Spain faces $478M (€414M) yearly, almost a quarter of the modeled $2.19B …
