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- Aug 5CryptoSpaceX Bitcoin Holdings Fall $539 Million Six Months After IPOSpaceX reported a $539 million decline in its digital asset holdings in its first financial report since listing, with the balance falling to $1.09 billion from $1.6 billion at year-end 2025.BTCUSD
- Aug 5CryptoBybit Wins Austrian EMI Licence for EU Payments PushBybit Payments GmbH has received an electronic money institution licence from Austria’s FMA, complementing Bybit EU GmbH’s MiCA authorisation as the exchange builds a regulated payments business in Europe.
- Aug 5CryptoBinance Sues RedotPay Founders: $473M Over 470,000 UsersBinance-linked firms accuse RedotPay founders of diverting 470,000 users from Binance Card and seek $472.8 million in a Hong Kong court. RedotPay says it will contest the claims.
- Aug 5CryptoGlassnode: On-Chain Metric Remains in Capitulation Zone for Longest Post-FTX StretchAn aggregate of 45 on-chain metrics is holding in the capitulation zone longer than at any time after the FTX collapse, according to Glassnode co-founder Rafael Schultze-Kraft. A heatmap indicates the market is still in the late bear phase without a confirmed bottom.BTCUSD
- Aug 5CryptoCoinSwitch joins list of TradingView broker partnersCoinSwitch has joined TradingView as a broker partner, giving its over 25 million users direct access to more than 650 crypto futures contracts through Supercharts.
- Aug 5CryptoCloudflare Wallet Reservations Open for Agent Payments with StablecoinsCloudflare has opened name reservations for its new programmable wallets, allowing autonomous agents to pay for APIs, data, and tools with stablecoins. The system includes account and virtual wallets with spending controls, underpinning a payments standard co-developed with Coinbase.NETCOIN
- Aug 5CryptoDubai Duty Free Launches Crypto.com Pay at DXB and AMIADubai Duty Free has rolled out Crypto.com Pay at DXB, Al Maktoum International and its online store, becoming the first Middle East airport retailer to offer regulated digital payments to eligible UAE residents.
- Aug 5CryptoDragonfly Partner: AI Code Review Could Have Stopped Coldcard Attack for $2Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, stated that an AI-powered code check could have prevented the recent attack on Coldcard wallets at a cost of just $2, using 8 minutes of Claude API time.
- Aug 5CryptoLedger CTO: Coldcard Flaw Exposes Limits of Open Source VerificationA five-year-old bug in Coldcard’s public code lay undetected until targeted attacks, undermining the “open source means verified” assumption, says Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet. He points to Ledger’s hardware-based entropy as a safer alternative.
- Aug 5CryptoJim Cramer Plans to Sell Bitcoin Over Quantum Computing ThreatCNBC host Jim Cramer said he intends to offload his Bitcoin holdings, citing quantum computing risks after a conversation with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, who warned such threats could become serious within three to four years.BTCUSD
- Aug 5CryptoBitwise Exec: Crypto to Advance Despite CLARITY Act StallingBitwise investment director Matt Hougan sees the crypto industry continuing its development even if the CLARITY Act fails to pass before the Senate's summer recess, with the bill becoming a 'walking dead' that can't be killed but will struggle to progress. Polymarket odds of passage this year have dropped to 15%.
- Aug 5CryptoQuantum Internet's Unhackable Promise: QKD Gains Traction, Flaws PersistQuantum key distribution offers theoretically secure communication, but real-world implementations still have vulnerabilities. China and Europe are already building such networks, yet a fully unhackable internet remains distant.
- Aug 5CryptoEthereum Devs Propose Capping Staking Yields to Curb Centralization RisksA new EIP-8363 draft suggests burning a portion of validator rewards as staked ETH nears 50% of supply, with full withholding at 60.25 million ETH. The gradual 18-month phase-in aims to reduce centralization pressure.ETHUSD
- Aug 4CryptoWestern Union Launches Stablecard with Rain for Global Dollar SpendingWestern Union has launched Stablecard, a digital wallet and stablecoin-backed Visa secured credit card built with Rain, initially available in 37 markets.
- Aug 4CryptoBybit Splits Crypto and Payments Into Two Austrian Entities. Bybit.eu Will Run Both Under One LoginBybit Payments GmbH has secured an electronic money institution licence in Austria, giving Bybit a second regulated EU entity alongside its MiCA-authorised crypto business.
- Aug 4CryptoBoltz Halts Bitcoin Swaps After Attacks, Wallets Warn of PhishingBitcoin swap service Boltz suspended operations after a series of attacks, while wallet makers alerted users to phishing. Miners also escalated their fight for energy.BTCUSD
- Aug 4CryptoPutin Signs Crypto Regulation Law in RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on digital currency and digital rights, allowing crypto operations via exchanges, brokers, and organized trading. It sets a 300,000 ruble annual limit for non-qualified investors after testing.
- Aug 4CryptoMiners Fight for Power: Fortitude Cuts ZEC Mining Cost to $40, Texas Pauses New Data Center ApprovalsFortitude Mining purchased a 12.5 MW site in Nebraska for $6.25 million, expecting to lower ZEC mining cost from $70 to $40. Meanwhile, Texas suspended new data center connections pending an audit, potentially boosting the value of existing miner energy contracts, per Bernstein.ZECUSD
- Aug 4CryptoBinance Lite Loan: 30 Days, No Bitcoin LiquidationBinance launched Lite Loan, letting eligible users borrow up to 1,000 USDT against bitcoin with no liquidation in the first 30 days and a 0.5% promotional fee through Sept. 3.
- Aug 4CryptoExclusive: Bybit gets Austria FMA Electronic Money Institution licenseBybit Payments GmbH has received an Electronic Money Institution licence from Austria's FMA, allowing the crypto exchange to issue digital money and offer payment services across the EU.
- Aug 4CryptoCrypto Wallet Makers Alert Users to New Phishing ScamManufacturers of hardware wallets warn of a phishing campaign in which attackers pose as wallet providers to trick users into revealing their seed phrases.
- Aug 4CryptoBinance launches $1,000 Bitcoin-backed Lite LoanBinance launched Lite Loan on 4 August 2026, letting eligible users pledge Bitcoin for up to $1,000 in USDT with no price-triggered liquidation in the first 30 days.
- Aug 4CryptoColdcard’s ‘Sleep at Night’ Tech Fails in 2026 Drain of 1,200 Bitcoin AddressesA hypothetical mass drain of Coldcard wallets without physical compromise would undermine trust more than any exchange hack, despite the device's cypherpunk marketing.BTC
- Aug 4CryptoBitget Private Copy Trading Turns Traders Into BusinessesBitget launched Private Copy Trading on its CFD platform, letting professional traders run invitation-only groups and control who follows their strategies.