Research
Regulation
CME freezes Nasdaq’s major Bitcoin launch, warning a legal loophole could upend the entire commodities market
The review will test whether a securities exchange can list direct Bitcoin index options in a market CME says belongs exclusively under CFTC oversight.
Mining
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin has pledged nearly 40% of its Bitcoin to buy mining equipment
Nearly 40% of American Bitcoin’s 8,002 BTC reserve is tied to Bitmain mining equipment agreements that could move the coins off its balance sheet.
Mining
Facing a severe cash crunch, Bitcoin miner Sphere 3D quietly prepares to dilute its shareholders by a staggering 50%
Full use at the assumed price would add one new basic share for roughly every two now outstanding.
Regulation
Corporate crypto accounts on HTX face a complete dead end with zero legal exit routes when EU sanctions strike on August 23
Covered dealings must end before the cutoff; later withdrawals require discretionary approval and a full exit from HTX.
ETF
Italy’s biggest bank just slashed its Bitcoin ETF call position by 99% to triple down on staked Ethereum
A 500,000-share-equivalent held put appeared in Q2, but the filing cannot reveal the bank’s net options exposure or motive.
Deals
Over 400 million locked XRP faces a quiet October deadline as the Evernorth SPAC takes a $135,000 lifeline
The SPAC draw is separate from Arrington’s conditional Oct. 19 termination point, while other subscriber dates remain undisclosed.
Scams
How 4,200 malicious smart contracts tricked 5,700 victims into signing away their crypto
The unpeer-reviewed study links 4,224 contracts to 5,742 victim addresses, while its Avalanche count and collection cutoff conflict.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Trump Media’s 5,278 BTC vanishes from trackers after $165 million wallet move
Trump Media’s liquid Bitcoin treasury appears to have mathematically evaporated overnight, but here is why blockchain data doesn't equal a corporate sell-off.
Technology
Solana boosted block capacity 66%, but traders still hit the same wall
The 100M-CU ceiling expands parallel headroom, but transactions targeting the same writable state get no extra room.
Exchanges
Coinbase’s 30-minute Deribit switch will force-settle and rebuild institutional positions
New keys, saved histories, closed margin loans and an Aug. 28 opt-out boundary precede the estimated cutover.
Exchanges
Kraken delisted tokens face liquidation, users could get $0
Withdrawals closed July 31, leaving residual balances to a five-day sale whose venue, sequence, fees and settlement currency remain undisclosed.
Wallets
No dice? Your Bitcoin hardware wallet is probably not as secure as you thought it was
Your air gap, PIN, and steel backup cannot save a Bitcoin wallet whose seed was born weak
