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- Aug 11CryptoFormer Bitfarms Unit Exits US Mining, Shifts to AI, Sells 1,085 BTCKeel Infrastructure, once part of Bitfarms, has completely wound down its US mining operations, repurposing sites for AI and HPC. The company also sold 1,085 BTC for $75 million since April.BITFBTCUSD
- Aug 11CryptoBitcoin Fork Over BIP-110 Sees Low Hashrate, Price UnmovedA contentious soft fork based on BIP-110 led to a Bitcoin chain split at block 961,632. The minority fork produced only two blocks in eight hours, falling 48 blocks behind the main chain by August 9, with minimal market impact.BTCUSD
- Aug 11CryptoAnother Crypto Platform Enters CFDs as BingX Adds Forex, Commodities and IndicesBingX is adding forex, commodities and indices CFDs, becoming the latest crypto platform to expand into traditional markets.
- Aug 11CryptoPasqal Traps Rubidium Atoms on Photonic Chip for Scalable Quantum ComputingFrench quantum startup Pasqal successfully trapped rubidium atoms used as qubits with a photonic chip, advancing compact and scalable quantum systems.
- Aug 11CryptoBitMart Insolvency Alleged as 21,898 USDT Stays FrozenOpenGradient CEO alleges BitMart insolvency after market-making funds froze; Scandic Coin reports 21,898 USDT and 926,635 SNC stuck since July 26. BitMart denies misuse but has not published verified reserves.
- Aug 11CryptoBTCPay Offers Up to 3 BTC Bounty for Return of Stolen Lightning FundsBTCPay Server announces a reward of 10% of recovered funds, capped at ~$190k, for the return of coins stolen from Lightning nodes. The team has not yet disclosed the full scale of the hack.BTCUSD
- Aug 11CryptoBybit Recovers $48.4M of Its $1.5B Lazarus HackBybit has recovered $48.4 million of the $1.5 billion stolen in February's Lazarus attack, with another $30.5 million frozen across exchanges, court filings show.
- Aug 11CryptoButerin Shifts Ethereum Focus to Quantum Security, Privacy, and AIVitalik Buterin has updated Ethereum’s development priorities, elevating post-quantum cryptography, privacy, and AI-driven code verification, while downgrading some EVM-related upgrades.ETHUSD
- Aug 11CryptoGold-i integrates Hyperliquid node connectivity into MatrixNETGold-i has integrated non-validating Hyperliquid node connectivity into MatrixNET, giving institutional clients deeper market data and order book access for decentralized perps and spot trading.
- Aug 11CryptoDecta Integrates USDC for Treasury Transfers in 32 CountriesBritish payments platform Decta has begun using the USDC stablecoin for treasury settlements between its divisions across 32 countries, aiming to accelerate cross-border transfers without affecting customer payments.USDCUSD
- Aug 11CryptoLummis Rejects Stablecoin Threat to Community Banks, Points to ConsolidationSenator Cynthia Lummis pushed back on claims that stablecoins are hurting community banks, arguing that deposits are rising and bank consolidation poses a greater risk.
- Aug 10CryptoDoes Chime Support Cryptocurrency? A Complete GuideChime does not offer crypto trading, custody, or wallets. Users can fund exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and Crypto.com via ACH or Visa debit, with ACH generally cheaper.
- Aug 10CryptoPayward's xStocks goes live on HyperliquidPayward, parent of Kraken, has listed five tokenized US stocks and ETFs on Hyperliquid's HyperCore, giving traders 24/7 spot access with more assets planned.
- Aug 10CryptoCrypto Digest: Grayscale ETF Pullback, MARA’s $1.6B BTC Sale, Quantum AlertGrayscale withdrew spot ETF filings for Cardano, Hedera, and Polkadot. MARA sold 23,093 BTC for $1.6 billion in H1. Analysts flagged bitcoin resistance levels and quantum computing risks.BTCUSDADAUSDHBARUSD
- Aug 10CryptoStandard Chartered Raises Chainlink Price Target to $200 by 2030Analysts at Standard Chartered see LINK reaching $200 by 2030, implying a 25x upside from current levels, driven by its role in tokenized assets.LINKUSD
- Aug 10CryptoBitMart Founder Fights Back Against Exit Scam AccusationsSheldon Xia said BitMart has not and will not run away, but offered no proof of reserves or new timeline as the exchange winds down amid user complaints.
- Aug 10CryptoStrategy Sold 1,690 BTC to Repurchase STRC SharesAccording to an SEC filing, Strategy sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6 million at an average price of $64,262 to fund repurchases of STRC, while also selling $653.1 million in MSTR stock to increase dollar reserves to $4.65 billion.BTCUSDMSTRSTRC
- Aug 10CryptoGate.io Launches $3M Grant Program for Event Contracts InfrastructureGate.io announced a $3M grant program for event contracts infrastructure. The broker-news roundup also covered Plus500's $182M payout, Hirose UK's 40% cost jump and CME retail futures.
- Aug 10CryptoNorth Korean Hackers Kimsuky Use Local AI Tools to Target Crypto FirmsGenians analysts warn that the Kimsuky group is deploying local LLM environments like Ollama and GPT4All for attacks on cryptocurrency and financial companies.
- Aug 10CryptoCoinsbuy Wallet Hack: $7.9M in USDT Moved, Converted to MoneroBlockchain security firm PeckShield reports that wallets linked to Coinsbuy lost $7.9 million in USDT. The attacker moved funds through ChangeNOW, FixedFloat, and BingX, then swapped to Monero (XMR).USDTXMR
- Aug 10CryptoEx-Pentagon Chief Urges Senate to Pass Clarity Act, Citing National SecurityMark Esper calls the stablecoin bill a matter of national security, warning that the US must set blockchain rules or cede influence to China.
- Aug 10CryptoBitcoin Faces Key Resistance at $67,000 and $72,000, Says CryptoQuantAs Bitcoin continues its upward move, it approaches crucial resistance at $67,000 and $72,000, according to on-chain data from CryptoQuant. These levels are based on the realized price of short-term holders.BTCUSD
- Aug 10CryptoUS AI Restrictions Push Bitcoin Red Team to Chinese ModelsAfter an OpenAI account was blocked despite KYC, the Bitcoin Red Team shifted to Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 and Qwen for vulnerability research.BTCUSD
- Aug 10CryptoToobit Wins FinanceFeeds Global Exchange of the Year 2026FinanceFeeds has named crypto derivatives platform Toobit Global Exchange of the Year 2026, citing growth, product breadth and AI-driven trading tools. Toobit serves over 4 million active traders with $30B in daily volume.