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Trezor says ShipMonk breach affected another 67,000 customers

By: James Hunt β€”
The newly identified records date from 2019 to 2021 and include names, emails, phone numbers, shipping addresses, and order numbers.

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Crypto firms urge SEC to speed ETF reviews and allow confidential draft filings

By: James Hunt β€”
In contrast, Jane Street and Charles Schwab raised concerns over rushed ETF launches and confidential filings limiting market scrutiny.

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Bitcoin-gold correlation hits six-year high, but analysts question whether equity decoupling will last

By: James Hunt β€”
Glassnode is less convinced by bitcoin's recent divergence from U.S. equities, saying similar moves have previously been short-lived.

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Arbitrum DAO reports $6.2 million in first-half income as Robinhood Chain adds new revenue stream

By: James Hunt β€”
Licensing fees accounted for 35% of the DAO's income in July, the first month Robinhood Chain was live on mainnet.

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Japan-listed Remixpoint sells all ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE holdings in shift to bitcoin-only crypto strategy

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitcoin is now Remixpoint's only cryptocurrency holding, with approximately 1,506 BTC, worth around $115 million.

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Bitcoin hovers near $77,000 as global bond selloff tests post-rally resilience

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitcoin hovers near $77,000 as global bond yields surge and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions push oil prices higher.

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Bitcoin defies oil price spike and rising Fed hike bets after best August since 2017

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitcoin has held up despite higher oil prices and growing expectations for a September Fed rate hike, with Friday's jobs report next in focus.

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Binance adds options on 1,000 US stocks and ETFs as monthly TradFi perpetual volume hits $433 billion

By: James Hunt β€”
TradFi perpetual futures volume reached approximately $433.4 billion on Binance in August, up roughly 15 times since January.

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SBI Holdings invests $270 million in Ajaib, taking 20% stake amid Asia digital asset push

By: James Hunt β€”
Ajaib offers crypto and stablecoins alongside traditional investments, including OTC settlement services for institutional clients.

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IREN’s $25 billion-$30 billion AI buildout may have β€˜spooked’ investors, Bernstein says

By: James Hunt β€”
IREN has $4 billion in contracted cloud ARR for 2026 capacity and has secured over $20M in annual revenue per IT megawatt on recent deals.

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Circle strikes Chelsea front-of-shirt sponsorship deal featuring USDC

By: James Hunt β€”
The shirt design prominently features USDC by Circle on Chelsea's men's, women's, and academy shirts beginning this season.

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Moonwell investigates lending market issue on Base as security firms flag multimillion-dollar exploit

By: James Hunt β€”
Security firms CertiK and PeckShield estimate losses of around $8.7 million after an attacker manipulated the collateral price of MAMO.

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BlackRock’s Mitchnick says bitcoin’s risk-off narrative is β€˜the one to bet on’ long term as rally consolidates near $80,000

By: James Hunt β€”
Renewed spot ETF inflows and bitcoin's declining correlation with equities are also constructive signs, according to analysts.

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β€˜Altitude sickness can wait’: Bitcoin’s historic short squeeze, Bessent catalyst may signal bull-market reset, analysts say

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's recent actions provide an additional macro catalyst.

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Bernstein sees bitcoin reaching $150,000 by mid-2027 amid β€˜debasement trade,’ but cuts Strategy target to $350

By: James Hunt β€”
Bernstein expects bitcoin to reach $150,000 by mid-2027 in its base case, before reaching a cycle peak of around $300,000 in 2029.

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Robinhood Chain DEX Arcus launches pTokens to turn perp accounts into transferable ERC-20s

By: James Hunt β€”
Each pToken represents a pro-rata ownership stake in an underlying Arcus perpetuals account at a fixed market and leverage level.

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β€˜Upside move in ETH was overdue,’ Tom Lee says as Bitmine buys another 32,447 ether

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitmine's total crypto, cash, and other investments currently stand at $14.9 billion, and it owns over 4.8% of Ethereum's circulating supply.

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Strategy sells $2 billion in MSTR shares, makes no bitcoin purchases, establishes $1.6 billion β€˜USD Cash’ pool

By: James Hunt β€”
Strategy's total holdings account for roughly 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth around $66 billion.

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Bitcoin surge toward $80K points to liquidity-driven momentum shift as ETF flows rebound: Bernstein

By: James Hunt β€”
U.S. spot bitcoin ETF flows have also rebounded, while Strategy's bitcoin holdings are now back above their average purchase price.

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MANTRA freezes all transactions and network following incident

By: Danny Park and James Hunt β€”
MANTRA Chain halted the network and all transactions after discovering an incident related to its Cosmos EVM module.

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β€˜Star Wars vibes:’ Chainlink’s McCormick sees AI agents, robots driving blockchain transactions

By: James Hunt β€”
McCormick expects a multi-chain future as AI lowers the cost of creating new blockchain networks, increasing the need for interoperability.

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Evernorth eyes DeFi opportunities as XRP Ledger weighs native lending

By: James Hunt β€”
The XRP-focused digital asset treasury firm plans to put its holdings to work as it also moves through the process of going public.

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Bitwise CIO sees potential for 10-100x blockchain transaction growth as AI agents meet tokenized markets

By: James Hunt β€”
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said investors may be underestimating blockchain transaction activity by 10 to 100 times as tokenized markets expand.

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Scaramucci points to $100,000 bitcoin as β€˜magic number’ for OG sellers, eyes AI-blockchain convergence

By: James Hunt β€”
John Darsie, CEO of SALT and partner at SkyBridge, said bitcoin's changing holder base is part of a broader maturation process.

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Citi expects to launch bitcoin custody later this year under its new Custody+ platform

By: James Hunt β€”
The platform also includes real-time asset servicing, instant settlements, liquidity tools, and AI-powered market intelligence.

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Citi expects to launch bitcoin custody later this year under its new Custody+ platform

By: James Hunt β€”
The platform also includes real-time asset servicing, instant settlements, liquidity tools, and AI-powered market intelligence.

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Strategy sells $334 million in MSTR shares, makes no bitcoin purchases or sales as USD reserve hits $4.8 billion

By: James Hunt β€”
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth roughly $53.4 billion.

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Norway sovereign wealth fund sees indirect bitcoin exposure hit all-time high, with Strategy accounting for 86%: K33

By: James Hunt β€”
Norges Bank Investment Management also disclosed a new $88 million stake in Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine.

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Bitcoin market in β€˜hibernation’ as perp trading activity sinks to three-year low ahead of US CPI release: K33

By: James Hunt β€”
Elevated open interest leaves the market exposed to sharper liquidation-driven moves, K33 said, as traders await Wednesday's U.S. CPI report.
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β€˜Clear scale up path’: Bernstein sees 80% upside for Riot after reported $9.1 billion Anthropic deal

By: James Hunt β€”
The firm's analysts estimate AI colocation now accounts for 84% of Riot's target enterprise value, versus 11% for bitcoin mining.
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β€˜One of the single biggest barriers to growth’: UK lawmakers press banks over crypto access ahead of new FCA regime

By: James Hunt β€”
UK lawmakers have asked banks to explain how the new FCA crypto regime may change their policies toward digital asset firms.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy sells another 1,690 BTC as USD reserve hits $4.65 billion

By: James Hunt β€”
Strategy's total holdings account for roughly 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth roughly $55 billion.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy sells another 1,690 BTC as USD reserve hits $4.65 billion

By: James Hunt β€”

Strategy's total holdings account for roughly 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth roughly $55 billion.

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Robinhood brings crypto trading to main UK app through Bitstamp

By: James Hunt β€”
The launch adds crypto alongside stocks, ISAs, options, and futures in the UK as Robinhood continues to expand its broader crypto ecosystem.
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Bernstein says Circle’s Q2 counters bearish concerns over competition, reserve income

By: James Hunt β€”

Bernstein said Circle's partnerships, regulatory approvals, and Arc launch provide additional revenue streams not reflected in estimates.

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Coinbase launches 24/5 US stock trading for UK users, advancing β€˜Everything Exchange’ strategy

By: James Hunt β€”

Coinbase UK CEO Keith Grose said the launch is part of the exchange's broader push to bridge traditional and onchain finance.

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β€˜Panic visible onchain’: Bitcoin activity hits 2026 high amid Coldcard attack as K33 flags potential bottoming pattern

By: James Hunt β€”

Bitcoin's seven-day active supply climbed to a 2026 high with about 890,000 BTC moved over the past week amid the Coldcard attack, per K33.

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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest snaps up nearly $10 million in Coinbase and Circle stock

By: James Hunt β€”

The firm also offloaded a small amount of Solmate stock as it continues to rebalance its fund weightings amid market volatility.

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Michael Saylor’s Strategy sells another 1,638 BTC for $105 million, reducing total holdings to 842,138 BTC

By: James Hunt β€”

Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth roughly $53 billion.

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Strategy sells $263.5 million in MSTR shares, buys no bitcoin as USD reserve tops $3.2 billion

By: James Hunt β€”

Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth roughly $54.7 billion.

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DTCC begins first tokenized stock and Treasury production trades involving JPMorgan, BlackRock and Goldman

By: James Hunt β€”

JPMorgan will tokenize part of its Invesco QQQ Trust holdings held at DTCC, while Microsoft, Circle, and SPY shares will also be tokenized.

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Strategy sells $467 million in MSTR shares, makes no bitcoin purchases as USD reserve hits $3 billion

By: James Hunt β€”

Strategy's total holdings remain at 843,775 BTC and account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth roughly $53 billion.

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INTERPOL-led global fraud crackdown arrests over 5,800, uncovers crypto laundering network tied to $122.5 million wallet

By: James Hunt β€”

The operation uncovered a crypto laundering network using cross-chain swaps to obscure funds, with one wallet processing $122.5M in 10 months.

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Strategy’s 3,588 BTC sale puts future bitcoin selling in focus: analysts

By: James Hunt β€”

Strategy sold 3,588 BTC last week, with CF Benchmarks suggesting continued sales would become a concern if they stop being a choice.

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Strategy sells 3,588 BTC for $216 million, with total bitcoin holdings still underwater

By: James Hunt β€”

Strategy's total holdings account for more than 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth around $52.3 billion.

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Robinhood Chain goes live on mainnet alongside 24/7 tokenized stocks, Lighter perps and planned crypto agentic trading

By: James Hunt β€”

Robinhood Chain, a Layer 2 built using Arbitrum's tech stack, went live on public mainnet, with partners including Uniswap from day one.

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Strategy pauses bitcoin buys, establishes $1B digital credit repurchase program as USD reserve tops $2.5B

By: James Hunt β€”

Strategy's total holdings remain at 847,363 BTC and account for more than 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap β€” worth around $51 billion.

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Framework Ventures raises $400 million for fourth fund to invest across crypto, AI and robotics

By: James Hunt β€”

The firm also promoted Rajiv Patel-O'Connor to general partner as it expands beyond its traditional crypto focus.

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Bitcoin ETP outflows push rolling one-year flows negative for first time since 2023: K33

By: James Hunt β€”

Bitcoin ETP holdings are down 8% from their peak, the largest drawdown on record, according to Head of Research Vetle Lunde.

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