Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 days ago
Treasury Department figures and debt clock readings reported Aug. 19 put total public debt at a staggering $40.049 trillion. About $32.266 trillion sits with the public, while another $7.782 trillion is effectively Washington owing money to federal a...
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A planned revival of the failed BIP-110 stalled fork is putting an old cryptocurrency hazard back in the spotlight: replay attacks, where a transaction intended for one blockchain can potentially be copied onto another. The issue matters because Luke...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 days ago
President Donald Trump brought cryptocurrency executives, financial market leaders, and federal regulators together at the White House on Aug. 19. Participants discussed digital asset legislation, capital formation, tokenization, and U.S. technologic...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 days ago
Skybridge Capital CEO Anthony Scaramucci remains confident that bitcoin will surge past $100,000, arguing that the supply cuts from the halving cycle will drive the next major breakout. Bold Scaramucci Thesis: $100K Bitcoin Ahead Skybridge Capital fo...
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Ethereum broke above $2,000 for the first time in over two months, peaking at $2,112 following a U.S. Treasury announcement to double bond buybacks to $4 billion. Analyst Predicts End of Bear Market if Key Levels Hold On Wednesday, ethereum (ETH) bre...
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Cash App users can now buy XRP, solana, ether, and USDT directly through a new Moonpay integration, giving the app’s 59 million users access to tokens that Block has never listed directly on its own platform. A Major Expansion for Cash App̵...
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Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to approve perpetual futures tied to a U.S. large-cap stock index and the price of copper, extending its push from prediction markets into mainstream financial products. The two Aug. 18...
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Bitcoin’s sudden price surge on Wednesday caused over $1.9 billion in total market liquidations within 24 hours, heavily liquidating $1.74 billion in short positions. Bitcoin Rally and Consolidation After falling just short of hitting $70,000 o...
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Bitcoin ETFs attracted $189.30 million on Tuesday, extending their strong start to the week. Ether funds added $71.47 million, while XRP and solana ETFs also finished in positive territory. Ether ETFs Pull in $71M as 5 Funds Attract Fresh Capi...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
The social media platform X wiped out a cluster of high-volume bitcoin and crypto-related accounts after an alleged operation spanning more than ten accounts was accused of lifting other creators’ content and pulling more than $250,000 from the platf...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang received multiyear CFTC bans under final orders resolving their FTX-related civil cases. The regulator cited extensive cooperation and declined to seek restitution, disgorgement or civil penalties at this time. CFTC Fin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
Bitcoin raced to $69,749 on Aug. 19 as falling Treasury yields and a cascade of forced short liquidations turned weeks of quiet trading into a sudden run toward $70,000. The move unfolded rapidly during late morning U.S. trading. Bitcoin had spent we...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
The U.S. Treasury will at least double the maximum size of its buybacks for older long-term bonds to $4 billion per operation, a move that helped push yields lower and supported U.S. stocks, bitcoin and gold on Wednesday morning. The larger limit app...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules that could give certain crypto projects clearer ways to raise money in the United States while requiring investor disclosures and, in larger offerings, ongoing reporting. The proposa...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
Large bitcoin holders added roughly 43,000 BTC worth about $2.75 billion over the past 60 days, according to Cryptoquant, ending months of steady selling from the same cohort. Whales Reverse Course After Months of Selling Large bitcoin holders, walle...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has fully migrated its state-backed Frontier Stable Token from Layerzero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. Commission Cites Security Review in Layerzero Deprecation The Wyoming Stable Tok...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
Blackrock says bitcoin’s more than 50% pullback from its October 2025 high hasn’t changed the asset’s long-term investment case, and the firm still recommends a 1-2% portfolio allocation funded out of equities. Blackrock’s Cas...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
Blockchain security firm Peckshield says Maya Protocol was exploited for roughly $1.7 million, with the bulk of the stolen funds, 20 BTC worth $1.34 million, sitting untouched in a single wallet. What Peckshield Found Peckshield said Maya Protocol, a...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
Vaneck says bitcoin’s 11-month correction may be nearing its end, with 8 of 12 capitulation signals now firing and long-term holders shedding 356,000 BTC in just 30 days. What Vaneck’s Latest Report Found Asset manager Vaneck published it...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
In FY26, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission shut down over 19,400 online scams, a 182% surge, including 3,106 cryptocurrency investment platforms. How Syndicates Use Deepfakes and AI Infrastructure Australia’s corporate regulator ha...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
AI agents initiated 14 million transfers through the x402 payment protocol over the past 30 days, with Base and Polygon handling most of the activity. USDC accounted for virtually all transfers, offering an early indication that autonomous software m...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
Keith Wille, a Groton, Connecticut metal detectorist, was hired by a Western Massachusetts family that felt stuck with a 1950s-built house because of a decades-old legend about hidden cash. After carpenters tore through walls and floors and came up e...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 5 days ago
ABU DHABI, UAE — 19th, 2026 — Stablecoins have become the way millions of people hold and move dollars on the blockchain, the quality and visibility of the reserves behind stablecoins can vary significantly. A new partnership between Bitcoin.com and...
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Polymarket US began processing multi-leg sports contracts on Aug. 5 through an API-only beta that never surfaced in its consumer app. The launch lands as rival Kalshi is reported to be extending maker fees to its own parlay product, a change its publ...
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Riot Platforms sold 4,300 BTC in the second quarter of 2026, pushing its six-month total to 9,665 bitcoin as the Texas-based miner leans harder into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Q2 Sale Draws Down One of Mining’s Largest Treasur...
