Strategy says the reported authorization for up to $5 billion in Bitcoin sales is old, requires no actual sales and has not been renewed. It expects to remain a net Bitcoin buyer over time.
A suspected third wave reportedly drained another 207.7294 BTC, raising estimated Coldcard-related losses to 1,367.05 BTC across 4,585 addresses. Posts describe the exploit as ongoing and urge users with potentially affected Coldcard-generated seeds to act promptly.
At block 960,561, BIP-110 had 24 signals across 946 blocks, making its 55% voluntary threshold mathematically unreachable for the period. The reported signals all came from DATUM miners sharing rewards through OCEAN, with none attributed to miners outside OCEAN.
Talks remain active around merged CLARITY Act text, but ethics and yield disputes, amendments, limited Senate floor time and potential House concurrence threaten passage before recess. Crypto advocates report making one million contacts with lawmakers.
Pons temporarily disabled new token launches after multiple pairs were sniped, while saying user funds remain safe. A fix involving Uniswap v4 hook whitelisting requires auditor review, delaying the V2 rollout.
Crypto commentators warn that U.S. Treasury yen purchases could tighten funding and force leveraged investors to sell Bitcoin during a carry-trade unwind. Forecasts of another intervention next week and a 15%–30% Bitcoin drawdown remain speculative.
HOODRAT reportedly plunged from an $8 million market cap to below $2 million after Matt Furie deleted promotional posts. Several posts say his account was hacked, though that explanation remains disputed as traders criticize the promotion.
More than 350 Collector Crypt cards were reportedly wrapped from Solana onto Ethereum within the first 18 hours, with most deposited into FWA. The current interface can wrap and deposit up to two cards per transaction because of byte limits.
New York sued Kalshi for allegedly operating an illegal gambling business, seeking a state ban and potentially up to $36 billion. CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the federal regulator is suing to stop New York’s effort, sharpening the dispute over federal versus state authority over prediction markets.
A Russian government decree bans crypto mining and mining-pool participation across Moscow and the surrounding region from August 15 through 2032, citing regional power constraints and an estimated 1 GW mining load.
Cambria’s Dungeon Fishing early beta is live, offering cashable rewards and additional RSGP airdrop points. Loot crates tied to EVM, Solana, Polymarket and Hyperliquid activity reportedly must be claimed by August 5 ahead of an August TGE.
BNB Chain says a former employee retained unauthorized access to a seed phrase for a tutorial wallet and later used it to launch the ASTEROID meme token. The company disavows the token and says it is pursuing legal action.
A post places the Solana version of CATE near a $12 million market cap as promotional traders revive a meme previously traded on Ethereum. The discussion also highlights how memecoin narratives and token names are repeatedly recycled across chains.
Coinbase reported Q2 revenue of $1.22 billion versus $1.29 billion expected and an EPS loss of $1.36 versus $0.44 expected, with shares reported down about 12% on the session. JPMorgan cut its price target, while Mizuho warned that Robinhood is gaining traction among mainstream spot traders.
Crypto traders are watching reports that the U.S. and Israel are preparing or considering strikes on Iranian energy and nuclear infrastructure as soon as this weekend; claims that Trump has already ordered them remain unconfirmed. Fears of retaliation and shipping disruptions are fueling oil, inflation and risk-off concerns for crypto.
MoonPay says PayBox now supports voice-based Solana bridging, token purchases and portfolio rebalancing through Claude and ChatGPT. It also added Brij flight booking with Solana payments via x402 and reported 41,000 iOS app downloads in 24 hours.
Bitcoin’s July candle reportedly closed at $63,235 after dipping below $58,000 during the month, while price is again testing liquidity near $62,200. Traders remain split between a relief bounce and further downside, with roughly $65,600–$66,000 viewed as key resistance.
Reports allege Pump.fun dismissed more than 40 employees over the past two months ahead of PUMP vesting, with one purported former employee saying they were terminated one day before their allocation vested. At least one forfeited allocation was reportedly worth seven figures, though the claims remain unverified.
MarsCoin, launched on Flap with a tokenized SpaceX bStock trading pair, has been listed on Binance Alpha. The listing adds momentum to BNB Chain campaigns pairing memecoins with tokenized stocks.
BasePaint began a week-long third-anniversary hackathon offering 2 ETH in prizes for applications built on its daily collaborative artwork.
Defenders say Situational Awareness still exists and remains up 80% year to date despite its reported monthly drawdown, arguing Leopold Aschenbrenner can raise capital again. Posts continue to reject claims that Citadel’s rate-hike call engineered the move against the fund.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $265.4 million net outflow on July 31, reversing the prior day's $233.15 million inflow. BlackRock’s IBIT led with $122.7 million leaving, followed by GBTC at $52.6 million and FBTC at $54.8 million.
Ethereum’s community continues reflecting on the network’s July 30 anniversary. The birthday canvas produced 35,245 pieces from more than 10,000 participants, with its creator now planning to combine the work into a larger composition.
Tether reported $1.5 billion in Q2 net operating profit as its reserve buffer halved to $4.11 billion, while also adding 14 tons of gold. A separate reading flagged a negative first-half financial result and an implied Q2 loss that Tether had not clarified.
Pump.fun’s co-founder argued that onchain perpetuals are weaker businesses than mass-market memecoin products, citing about $1 million in daily Hyperliquid revenue versus $2.9 million across memecoin products. The claim drew pushback citing the much larger revenue base of centralized derivatives exchanges.