Mining
MARA sold almost all its mined Bitcoin, then pledged 18,750 BTC for an AI dream with no disclosed safety net
The miner sold 2,213 BTC and later pledged 18,750 BTC, while the differently dated collateral pools cannot be reconciled.
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Market
Bitcoin holds $64,000 as private hiring drops 53% before today’s macro test that could break support
ADP private-job growth fell to 44,000 from 95,000, but wages and yields resist a simple relief trade.
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.
Technology
Why 110 corporate blockchains are headed for a massive shakeout – and Coinbase’s secret plan to absorb them
Armstrong expects network effects to concentrate users and liquidity around dominant platforms despite the surge in new launches.
Analysis
Coinbase spent 5 years building a life raft away from Bitcoin and still managed to lose $359M
The largest US crypto exchange has spent five years building businesses that don't depend on Bitcoin trades, and it lost money for a third straight quarter anyway.
Payments
31 newly discovered vulnerabilities expose 99% of x402 crypto payments to asset theft and free shopping
The 15 operators covered 99% of observed transactions, with two free-shopping cases validated and other high-impact tests deliberately bounded.
Analysis
Multi-trillion-dollar offshore engine driving 90% of crypto trading arrives in America – and CME is suing to crush it
Coinbase became the latest exchange to bring crypto's dominant leveraged contract onshore even as a federal lawsuit contests the approval that made the move possible.
Stablecoins
Samsung Wallet is getting native stablecoins – and it could make one token the default for 800M users
Issuer, chain, custody, redemption, market and launch choices will determine whether Wallet becomes a native transaction route or a narrower integration.
Regulation
SEC pays $150,000 as Coinbase-backed Freedom Of Information Act settlement releases two withheld documents
Reported terms include releasing two withheld documents and reviewing records and text-message controls after the Gensler-era losses.
Exchanges
Robinhood tackled Coinbase head-on then immediately inherited Base’s biggest problem
Base is now refocusing on trading and payments while Robinhood uses tokenized stocks to extend its brokerage business onto blockchain rails.
Regulation
Kalshi court loss shows federal approval cannot erase state barriers
The ruling gives New York room to press sports-event enforcement while the CFTC is still writing national rules.
Exchanges
Coinbase World Cup error shows prediction markets still have a proof problem
A disputed Coinbase sports alert shows why exchange-run prediction markets need visible provenance, verified event data, and clear accountability before automated content scales inside trading apps.
