Robinhood Chain activity reached a record 375,000 active addresses as DEX volume jumped to $361 million and launchpad volume rebounded to $212 million. Uniswap reportedly controls 97% of the chain’s DEX liquidity.
Bitcoin reclaimed $65,000 after July payrolls fell by 23,000 versus an expected 88,000 gain, while May and June were revised down by 103,000. The weak report pushed back expectations for a September Fed hike despite unemployment declining to 4.1%.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $128.7 million in net inflows on August 6, extending their positive streak to four trading days. BlackRock’s IBIT reportedly attracted 9,269 BTC, worth roughly $604 million, across those four days.
SPCX reportedly gained 25% over two days even as 911.5 million shares became eligible for sale. Traders attributed some of the resilience to heavy pre-unlock short positioning and subsequent covering.
Crypto commentators are comparing Situational Awareness’s reported 67% July plunge after heavy AI-stock losses with LUNA-style narrative and leverage failures. A separate post speculates about possible pressure on HYPE, without establishing a connection.
Mandatory BIP-110 miner signaling is expected to begin around 21:00 UTC on August 8 despite support leaving its threshold unreachable. Observers warn proposal-enforcing nodes could split from Bitcoin Core, while Luke Dashjr says changing proof-of-work is the only option if BIP-110 fails.
Strategy’s Bitcoin-linked preferred stock STRC reached about $95, its highest level in roughly 50 days and within $5 of its $100 par value.
The Senate recessed without filing cloture or holding a floor vote on the CLARITY Act. Majority Leader John Thune said it would be queued up when senators return September 14.
Chain Mancer NFTs reportedly tripled overnight to a roughly 0.9 ETH floor on 480 ETH of volume, while MANCER was described as up 11x to an $8 million market cap. Holders can burn MANCER to activate NFTs and earn more tokens.
Solana recorded 4.24 billion transactions in July, a new high, while its testnet cut slot times from 400ms to 350ms on the path toward 200ms. Two supply proposals crossed 15% support ahead of voting after August 22, and Coinbase moved its validator fleet to DoubleZero.
Backpack Securities’ tokenized Take-Two shares launched on Solana via Sunrise for 24/7 onchain trading. An August 6–20 campaign offers entries toward 25 GTA VI Ultimate Edition prizes for every $100 traded on supported Solana venues.
Galaxy Research says at least 1,719 BTC, worth $111 million, was stolen in the Coldcard supply-chain exploit and estimates losses could exceed $130 million. The identified stolen bitcoin reportedly has not moved.
EIP-8363 would progressively reduce Ethereum consensus issuance as more ETH is staked, potentially taking validator yield to zero at 50% staked. Core developers left it off the inclusion list after an August 6 discussion, while critics including SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom warned it could weaken DeFi.
JPMorgan says HYPE ETF demand stalled after record May and June inflows, with July and early August showing net outflows amid growing competition from regulated trading and prediction-market platforms.
CATE’s market cap reportedly recovered to about $33 million after falling near $15 million. Traders remain split on whether the rebound marks a durable reversal or a dead-cat bounce.
The U.S. reportedly sold euros to buy yen during the prior Friday’s joint intervention without notifying the ECB until afterward. With the yen weakening past 158 on August 6, crypto traders continue to flag a potential carry-trade unwind as a risk to crypto markets.
Wintermute USA is now an SEC-registered broker-dealer and FINRA member, enabling it to trade U.S. equities and options, act as an authorized participant for ETPs and self-clear digital-asset securities.
Fomo led Solana spot platforms with about $38.85 million in 24-hour volume versus Axiom’s $19.90 million, and also reportedly overtook Axiom in daily revenue.
Warden Protocol’s peer-to-peer AI inference marketplace launched on Base on August 5 and went live on Virtuals a day later. HALO says its public alpha served more than 8 billion tokens across 200-plus models, with supplier payments settled in USDC.
Reports describe an Iranian proposal for a 5–7% cargo-value service fee, possible bans on designated vessels and fines up to 20% for violations. None says the toll would be paid in Bitcoin.
Kathleen Allman sued to establish control of Ondo through late founder Nathan Allman’s estate and remove CEO Ian De Bode, alleging his appointment lacked board approval. De Bode calls the claims meritless and says key stakeholders support the current leadership.
FX100 launched its Base testnet with a 15-minute window during which temporary wicks cannot liquidate new positions, including trades using up to 100x leverage; users remain exposed to market risk.
Large holders accumulated about 20,000 BTC worth $1.2 billion from July 29. The latest observed move was a newly created wallet withdrawing 434.87 BTC, worth $27.96 million, from Binance.
Circle confirmed Arc’s public mainnet launch for September 16 after a private phase involving more than 100 builders. Its 11 founding validators include BlackRock, DTCC, Visa and Mastercard, with BlackRock also reportedly set to deploy its tokenized BUIDL fund on the network.
FIRE is distributing tokenized-stock rewards based on holding duration, with one holder reporting $4 received as the project begins a TikTok campaign around the mechanism.