Bitcoin miners are using up to 12% of treasury BTC as collateral rather than selling coins

Top public Bitcoin miner CleanSpark’s latest BTC count carried a footnote that may matter more than the headline total: of the 13,924 BTC it reported as of June 30, 1,719 BTC was... Read more »

Ethereum is losing ownership of crypto payments as Base moves $565B in stablecoins

Stablecoin activity is becoming a contest over which blockchains move the most tokenized dollars. Visa Onchain Analytics showed that the adjusted stablecoin transaction volume reached about $1.79 trillion in June, surpassing its... Read more »

Coinbase World Cup error shows prediction markets still have a proof problem

A reported Coinbase announcement about a World Cup result, likely using AI, created a problem bigger than a flawed alert. It showed how quickly exchange-run prediction markets can blur the line between... Read more »

Crypto hacks hit a record count but the biggest threat isn’t smart contracts

Crypto hack counts just set a record. The warning in TRM Labs’ latest data is where the money is actually being lost. In its H1 2026 crypto hack review, TRM Labs said... Read more »

Reported Riot 500 BTC custody transfer exposes Bitcoin miners’ AI funding pressure

Riot Platforms’ reported 500 BTC movement to NYDIG Custody gives the market a live signal for how public miners may use coin treasuries as AI and data-center costs rise. PANews reported the... Read more »

Strategy bought time but Bitcoin’s next cycle may need buyers beyond Saylor

Michael Saylor’s Strategy has calmed the immediate panic around its preferred-stock complex, but the company’s latest overhaul points to a more complicated phase for one of Bitcoin’s most visible corporate buyers. Strategy,... Read more »

Bitcoin whales send 49,000 BTC to exchanges as $60K rebound shows signs of weakness

Bitcoin’s recovery above $60,000 is facing a fresh test from exchange-flow and derivatives data after large holders moved one of the year’s largest daily BTC inflows onto trading platforms during the latest... Read more »

How tokenized stocks fail as collateral even when the stock price does not move

DeFi lending protocol Edel disclosed a $403,000 exploit that hit the layer where tokenized stocks are trying to become DeFi collateral. Edel said no depositor would bear losses, and the team would... Read more »

Wall Street is selling Bitcoin but the old holders are now buying it back

Glassnode’s latest Week Onchain report shows that roughly 10.83 million BTC are now in the red, against 9.22 million still in profit. Loss-making supply now accounts for roughly 54% of the measured... Read more »

Circle CEO says Open USD must break USDC’s network effect before its 140 backers matter

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire used Open USD’s launch to draw a harder line around USDC’s moat: a partner-owned stablecoin can challenge Circle only if its distribution becomes live, regulated transaction flow. His... Read more »