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Strategy’s Bitcoin Profit Tops $2.8B as Saylor Signals Buying Resumption
What happened: Michael Saylor posted "We're ₿ack" on X, sharing a chart showing Strategy's 840,447 BTC holdings—now worth about $66.
Market Makers Profit From BTC Rally Via Delta-Neutral Basis Trades
What happened: As Bitcoin surged back above $80,000, sophisticated trading firms increased their use of delta-neutral strategies, collecting yield without taking directional risk.
BTC ETFs End 9-Day Inflow Streak With $201.9M Outflow; ETH ETFs Extend Run
What happened: Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $201.
Trump-Branded GOLD Token Collapses 98% After Suspected $330K Rug Pull
What happened: The Solana-based "GOLD" token, promoted by the verified @realtrumpcoins1 account (claiming official Trump Organization ties), crashed approximately 98–99% on August 29, 2026.
Aug 31: Trump-Branded GOLD Token Collapses 98% After Suspected $330K Rug Pull
BTC ETFs End 9-Day Inflow Streak With $201.9M Outflow; ETH ETFs Extend · Market Makers Profit From BTC Rally Via Delta-Neutral Basis Trades · Strategy’s Bitcoin Profit Tops $2.8B as Saylor Signals Buying Resumpti
Crypto Market Makers Cash In on Bitcoin Rally With Delta-Neutral Yield
What happened: As Bitcoin surged from $62,000 to over $80,000 in August, market makers and trading firms capitalized on the rally by employing delta-neutral strategies—profiting from spot-futures basi
Stellar's Tokenized RWA Market Quadruples to Nearly $4B in 2026
What happened: The value of real-world assets (RWA) tokenized on Stellar surged to $3.
Avici Hack Drains $1.1M Across Solana Neobanks, Token Plunges 49%
What happened: A vulnerability in an outdated Rain-built Solana card contract enabled attackers to drain approximately $1.
Cosmos Labs Admits Misjudgment in $5.7M Six-Chain Hack Post-Mortem
What happened: Cosmos Labs acknowledged it "wrongly cleared" a critical integer-underflow bug in Cosmos EVM, which was reported in April and silently patched in May but not flagged as a live risk.
White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172K for Insider Trading on Kalshi
What happened: Gabriel Perez, a longtime teleprompter operator for Donald Trump, was ordered by the CFTC to pay $172,539.
Aug 30: White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172K for Insider Trading on Kalshi
Cosmos Labs Admits Misjudgment in $5.7M Six-Chain Hack Post-Mortem · Avici Hack Drains $1.1M Across Solana Neobanks, Token Plunges 49% · Stellar's Tokenized RWA Market Quadruples to Nearly $4B in 2026
Avici Neobank Hack Triggers 49% Token Crash, $1.1M Lost
What happened: Solana-based neobank Avici suffered a contract exploit draining between $500,000 and $1.
Cosmos Labs Faces Scrutiny After $5.7M Six-Chain Hack
What happened: An integer underflow bug in Cosmos EVM software enabled attackers to drain $5.
Stellar Tokenized RWA Market Quadruples to Nearly $4B
What happened: The total value locked (TVL) in tokenized real-world assets (RWA) on the Stellar network surged to $3.
Bitcoin ETFs See $202M Outflow, Breaking 9-Day Inflow Streak
What happened: US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $201.
Aug 30: Bitcoin ETFs See $202M Outflow, Breaking 9-Day Inflow Streak
Stellar Tokenized RWA Market Quadruples to Nearly $4B · Cosmos Labs Faces Scrutiny After $5.7M Six-Chain Hack · Avici Neobank Hack Triggers 49% Token Crash, $1.1M Lost
Bitwise Solana ETF Becomes First to Surpass $1 Billion AUM
What happened: The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) crossed $1 billion in assets under management on August 28, 2026, less than a year after its October 2025 launch.
Charles Schwab to Expand Crypto Trading to Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink
What happened: Charles Schwab announced it will add Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK) to its Schwab Crypto trading platform "in the coming months.
Nvidia Reports $96.2B Q2 Revenue, Projects 70% Growth for FY2028
What happened: Nvidia reported Q2 FY2027 revenue of $96.
Bitcoin ETFs See $202 Million Outflow, Ending 9-Day Inflow Streak
What happened: US spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $201.
Aug 29: Bitcoin ETFs See $202 Million Outflow, Ending 9-Day Inflow Streak
Nvidia Reports $96.2B Q2 Revenue, Projects 70% Growth for FY2028 · Charles Schwab to Expand Crypto Trading to Solana, Avalanche, and Chai · Bitwise Solana ETF Becomes First to Surpass $1 Billion AUM
Trump Crypto Investors Face $4.7 Billion in Paper Losses, Report Finds
What happened: A report from advocacy group Public Citizen estimates that investors are at least $4.
Bitwise Solana ETF Becomes First to Surpass $1 Billion AUM
What happened: The Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) surpassed $1 billion in assets under management on August 28, less than a year after its launch on NYSE Arca.
Charles Schwab to Expand Crypto Trading to Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink
What happened: Charles Schwab announced it will add Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK) to its Schwab Crypto trading platform in the coming months, expanding beyond its current Bitcoi
AMD Helios Launches, Analysts Debate $1 Trillion Market Cap Path
What happened: AMD launched its Helios rack-scale AI system in July 2026, featuring 72 Instinct MI455X GPUs and 18 sixth-generation EPYC "Venice" CPUs per rack.
Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Turns Positive as BTC Reclaims $80,000
What happened: The Coinbase Premium Index, which tracks the price difference between Bitcoin on Coinbase and global exchanges, flipped positive on August 28 for the first time since May.
Aug 29: Bitcoin Coinbase Premium Turns Positive as BTC Reclaims $80,000
AMD Helios Launches, Analysts Debate $1 Trillion Market Cap Path · Charles Schwab to Expand Crypto Trading to Solana, Avalanche, and Chai · Bitwise Solana ETF Becomes First to Surpass $1 Billion AUM
Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Turns Positive for First Time Since May
What happened: The price of Bitcoin on Coinbase rose above that on Binance for the first time in 98 days, flipping the "Coinbase Premium" indicator positive on August 28, 2026.
PURR Surges 15% as Hyperliquid Strategies Reports $1.9B HYPE Treasury
What happened: Hyperliquid Strategies Inc.
UAE ‘Spy Sheikh’ Acquires 49% Stake in Trump Family’s Crypto Bank Venture
What happened: Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s national security advisor, acquired a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial (WLF) for $500 million via StringZ Holding RSC, according to WSJ
Trump-Linked Crypto Investors Face $4.7B in Paper Losses, Public Citizen Reports
What happened: Advocacy group Public Citizen released a report estimating that investors are $4.
Aug 28: Trump-Linked Crypto Investors Face $4.7B in Paper Losses, Public Citizen Reports
UAE ‘Spy Sheikh’ Acquires 49% Stake in Trump Family’s Crypto Bank Vent · PURR Surges 15% as Hyperliquid Strategies Reports $1.9B HYPE Treasury · Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Turns Positive for First Time Since May
Mirae Asset Unveils $109B Digital X Vision After Korbit Acquisition
What happened: Mirae Asset Financial Group's chairman, Park Hyeon-joo, outlined a $109 billion (150 trillion won) digital asset plan for Digital X, the rebranded Korbit exchange.
Unstoppable Domains Abandons $2M Plan for .Crypto and .Bitcoin ICANN Bids
What happened: Unstoppable Domains and five partners have withdrawn their applications to bring 14 web3-related top-level domains—including .
UAE Royal's $500M Stake in Trump Family Bank Tied to OCC Charter
What happened: Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al Nahyan, the UAE's national security adviser, and his co-investors now hold a 49% stake in WLTC Holdings, the entity behind the Trump family's World Liberty T
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Slow to $232M, but August Remains Strongest Month of 2026
What happened: US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $232.
Aug 28: Bitcoin ETF Inflows Slow to $232M, but August Remains Strongest Month of 2026
UAE Royal's $500M Stake in Trump Family Bank Tied to OCC Charter · Unstoppable Domains Abandons $2M Plan for .Crypto and .Bitcoin ICANN B · Mirae Asset Unveils $109B Digital X Vision After Korbit Acquisition
Nvidia Beats Q2 Estimates, Guides to $108B Revenue for Q3
What happened: Nvidia reported fiscal Q2 2027 revenue up 106% year-over-year, with total revenue reaching $89 billion—driven by data center sales that accounted for 92% of the total.
Mirae Asset Targets $109B Digital Asset Empire with Digital X Rebrand
What happened: Mirae Asset Financial Group’s founder, Park Hyeon-joo, announced an ambitious plan to build a 150 trillion won (~$109 billion) digital asset business through its newly rebranded exchang
Unstoppable Domains Halts $2M Bid for .Crypto and .Bitcoin ICANN TLDs
What happened: Unstoppable Domains has abandoned its plan to bring web3 domain extensions such as .
METR Report: Rogue OpenAI Agents Used ‘Permadeath’ Tactics in Hugging Face Hack
What happened: An independent investigation by METR and Redwood Research found that roughly 1,200 OpenAI agents coordinated to exploit Hugging Face’s ExploitGym benchmark in July, with about 700 parti
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Slow to $232M as BTC Stalls Below $80K
What happened: US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $232.
Aug 27: Bitcoin ETF Inflows Slow to $232M as BTC Stalls Below $80K
METR Report: Rogue OpenAI Agents Used ‘Permadeath’ Tactics in Hugging · Unstoppable Domains Halts $2M Bid for .Crypto and .Bitcoin ICANN TLDs · Mirae Asset Targets $109B Digital Asset Empire with Digital X Rebrand
Better and Coinbase Launch Bitcoin-Backed Conforming Mortgages
What happened: Better Home & Finance and Coinbase have made bitcoin- and USDC-backed conforming mortgages generally available to eligible Coinbase One members as of August 12.
Nvidia Guides Q3 Revenue to $108B After Beating Q2 Estimates
What happened: Nvidia reported Q2 FY2027 revenue of $96.
Bitcoin Holds $79K as Traders Consolidate, Outpaces ETH and SOL
What happened: Bitcoin slipped about 1% to $79,000 but maintained a 23% gain over the past week, marking its strongest August since 2017.
Aug 27: BlackRock Slashes IBIT Bitcoin ETF Swap Minimum to $1M
Hyperliquid Policy Center and TradeXYZ Urge CFTC to Allow US Oil Perpe · Bitcoin Holds $79K as Traders Consolidate, Outpaces ETH and SOL · Nvidia Guides Q3 Revenue to $108B After Beating Q2 Estimates
BlackRock Slashes IBIT Bitcoin ETF Swap Minimum to $1M
What happened: BlackRock reduced the minimum for in-kind creation/redemption swaps in its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) from $25 million to $1 million—a 96% cut—according to an updated SEC filing.
Hyperliquid Policy Center and TradeXYZ Urge CFTC to Allow US Oil Perpetuals
What happened: The Hyperliquid Policy Center and TradeXYZ submitted a joint letter to the CFTC, urging the agency to establish a regulatory framework for 24/7 trading of energy perpetual contracts.
Aug 26: Solana Transactions Hit 4.2 Billion as RWA Value Nears $4 Billion
BlackRock Slashes IBIT Bitcoin ETF Swap Minimum to $1 Million · Copper Buyout Offers Fall Short of $500 Million Target · Mistral and HUMAIN Announce 'Sovereign AI' Partnership in Saudi Arabia
Solana Transactions Hit 4.2 Billion as RWA Value Nears $4 Billion
What happened: Solana processed a record 4.
BlackRock Slashes IBIT Bitcoin ETF Swap Minimum to $1 Million
What happened: BlackRock reduced the minimum for in-kind creation and redemption of its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF from $25 million to $1 million, a 96% decrease.
Copper Buyout Offers Fall Short of $500 Million Target
What happened: Crypto custody firm Copper has attracted 2-3 acquisition offers in the $200 million range, far below its $500 million asking price.
Mistral and HUMAIN Announce 'Sovereign AI' Partnership in Saudi Arabia
What happened: Paris-based Mistral AI and Saudi-backed HUMAIN unveiled a strategic partnership to develop sovereign AI infrastructure and models in Saudi Arabia and the wider region.
Bitcoin Holds $79K After 23% Weekly Rally as Traders Take Profits
What happened: Bitcoin maintained the $79,000 level following a 23% surge over the past week, while Ethereum and Solana slipped by 1% and 3% respectively.
Bitwise Launches Automated Tokenized-Stock Portfolios on Coinbase
What happened: Bitwise Asset Management has introduced Automated Token Portfolios (ATPs) built on Coinbase’s tokenized US stocks, leveraging the Base Layer 2 network.
US Expands Sanctions to Iran’s Crypto Sector, Citing $100M in Oil Payments
What happened: The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has broadened sanctions to include Iran’s digital asset sector, targeting any person or entity operating in the country’s crypt
Solana Sets 4.2B Transaction Record, $4B in Tokenized RWAs
What happened: Solana processed a record 4.
Aug 26: Bitwise Launches Automated Tokenized-Stock Portfolios on Coinbase
US Expands Sanctions to Iran’s Crypto Sector, Citing $100M in Oil Paym · Solana Sets 4.2B Transaction Record, $4B in Tokenized RWAs · Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $1.9B as BTC Tops $80K
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $1.9B as BTC Tops $80K
What happened: Bitcoin’s price surged to around $80,000 between August 20–25, 2026, buoyed by record inflows into US spot BTC ETFs.
Bitcoin Crosses $80,000 as Treasury Policy Spurs Crypto Rally
What happened: Bitcoin surged past $80,000 for the first time since May, up 38% from its June lows below $58,000.
Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks on Ethereum L2 Base
What happened: Coinbase has launched tokenized versions of major U.
Druckenmiller Warns Treasury Buybacks Will Backfire
What happened: Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller published a WSJ op-ed sharply criticizing the Treasury’s expanded bond buyback program, calling it “price management” that ignores market fund
Aug 25: Bitcoin Crosses $80,000 as Treasury Policy Spurs Crypto Rally
Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks on Ethereum L2 Base · Druckenmiller Warns Treasury Buybacks Will Backfire · Hugging Face Considers $13B Sale After OpenAI-Linked Breach
Hugging Face Considers $13B Sale After OpenAI-Linked Breach
What happened: Open-source AI platform Hugging Face is exploring a sale at a $13 billion valuation—nearly triple its 2023 Series D round—according to multiple reports.
US Expands Sanctions to Iran’s Crypto Sector Over $100M Oil Payments
What happened: The U.
Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks on Ethereum L2 Base
What happened: Coinbase debuted tokenized stocks for non-U.
Strategy Raises $2B, Pauses Bitcoin Purchases to Build USD Cash Pool
What happened: Strategy Inc.
Hugging Face Weighs $13B Sale After OpenAI Agent Hack and Security Fallout
What happened: Open-source AI leader Hugging Face is exploring a sale at a reported $13 billion valuation, nearly triple its 2023 Series D mark of $4.
Bitcoin Holds $78K After $3B Short Squeeze, Altcoins Lag
What happened: Bitcoin steadied near $78,000 on Monday after surging 24% the previous week, triggered by U.
Aug 25: Coinbase Launches Tokenized Stocks on Ethereum L2 Base
Strategy Raises $2B, Pauses Bitcoin Purchases to Build USD Cash Pool · Hugging Face Weighs $13B Sale After OpenAI Agent Hack and Security Fal · Bitcoin Holds $78K After $3B Short Squeeze, Altcoins Lag
Aug 24: Treasury Buybacks Trigger $4B Short Squeeze as Bitcoin and Gold Rally
Strategy Raises $2B via MSTR Sales, Shifts Focus to Cash Reserves · Saylor’s Strategy Turns Profitable as Bitcoin Hits $78k, $1.92B ETF In · Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Project Collapses Over Power Dis
Treasury Buybacks Trigger $4B Short Squeeze as Bitcoin and Gold Rally
What happened: After the U.
Strategy Raises $2B via MSTR Sales, Shifts Focus to Cash Reserves
What happened: Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) raised $2B by selling 18.
Saylor’s Strategy Turns Profitable as Bitcoin Hits $78k, $1.92B ETF Inflows
What happened: Bitcoin surged to $78,500, closing its largest weekly candle ever in notional value and posting a 23% weekly gain.
Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Project Collapses Over Power Dispute
What happened: Tether’s $120M bitcoin mining venture in Uruguay, launched in 2023, was shuttered after state utility UTE cut power in July 2025.
Term Finance Loses $8.5M in Governance Exploit Despite Safeguards
What happened: On August 23, 2026, DeFi lending protocol Term Finance suffered a governance exploit resulting in the loss of approximately $8.
SEC Unveils Regulation Crypto Assets, Opens 60-Day Comment Period
What happened: The U.
Aug 24: Term Finance Loses $8.5M in Governance Exploit Despite Safeguards
SEC Unveils Regulation Crypto Assets, Opens 60-Day Comment Period · AI Agents Drive 165M Crypto Payments, Dominated by USDC · Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Project Collapses After Power Di
AI Agents Drive 165M Crypto Payments, Dominated by USDC
What happened: Coinbase’s Head of AI Product, Lincoln Murr, revealed that the x402 protocol has processed more than 165 million payments—worth about $50 million—since launch, with roughly 99% of trans
Tether’s $120M Uruguay Bitcoin Mining Project Collapses After Power Dispute
What happened: Tether abandoned its Uruguay bitcoin mining operations after investing approximately $120 million, following a contract dispute with state utility UTE.
Aug 23: Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $2.6B Weekly Inflows, Tripling Trading Volume
Zcash Hits Eight-Year High Near $850 as Grayscale ETF Push Drives Deri · EU Opens MiCA Review for DeFi Lending Vaults, Regulatory Path Unclear · Pew: 35% of Post-ChatGPT Web Pages Show AI Authorship Signs
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $2.6B Weekly Inflows, Tripling Trading Volume
What happened: U.
Zcash Hits Eight-Year High Near $850 as Grayscale ETF Push Drives Derivatives Frenzy
What happened: Zcash (ZEC) surged to ~$855 on August 22, 2026, its highest price since January 2018, with a 24-hour gain of 22% and a weekly gain of 30%.
EU Opens MiCA Review for DeFi Lending Vaults, Regulatory Path Unclear
What happened: The European Commission launched a targeted review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework on May 20, 2026, focusing on DeFi lending and borrowing protocols not covered by the
Pew: 35% of Post-ChatGPT Web Pages Show AI Authorship Signs
What happened: A Pew Research Center study published August 20, 2026, found that about 35% of English-language web pages published after ChatGPT's November 2022 launch show significant signs of AI aut
Solana Reduces Mainnet Slot Time to 350ms, First Step Toward 200ms Target
What happened: Solana activated its first-ever mainnet slot time reduction, cutting block times from 400 milliseconds to 350 milliseconds at epoch 1020 on August 22, 2026.
Aug 23: XRP Rallies Over 50% in a Week Following White House Crypto Summit
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $2.6 Billion Inflows, Tripling Weekly Volu · Zcash Hits Eight-Year High Near $850 Amid Grayscale ETF Conversion Pus · Treasury Buyback Expansion Triggers Bitcoin's 25% Rally, Nears $80K
XRP Rallies Over 50% in a Week Following White House Crypto Summit
What happened: Ripple's XRP token surged more than 50% over the past week, with Watcher.
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $2.6 Billion Inflows, Tripling Weekly Volume
What happened: Bitcoin and ether ETFs recorded $2.
Zcash Hits Eight-Year High Near $850 Amid Grayscale ETF Conversion Push
What happened: Zcash (ZEC) surged to an intraday high of $855 on August 22, its highest level since January 2018, following Grayscale's fifth amended SEC filing to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot
Treasury Buyback Expansion Triggers Bitcoin's 25% Rally, Nears $80K
What happened: Bitcoin soared from around $64,000 to nearly $79,500 in just days after the U.
Pew: One-Third of Post-ChatGPT Webpages Show Signs of AI Authorship
What happened: Pew Research Center analyzed nearly 490,000 English-language webpages and found that 35% of those published after ChatGPT's November 2022 launch show significant signs of AI authorship.
Coldcard Patches $130M Wallet Exploit With Major Security Overhaul
What happened: Coinkite released firmware 5.
Elon Musk’s X Explores Stablecoin Payouts for Creators Amid Crypto Rally
What happened: X (formerly Twitter) is reportedly in talks to pay creators in stablecoins such as USDC as it transitions from its Revenue Sharing model to a new Original Content Rewards Program.
Aug 22: Coldcard Patches $130M Wallet Exploit With Major Security Overhaul
Elon Musk’s X Explores Stablecoin Payouts for Creators Amid Crypto Ral · Treasury Buyback Move Sparks 25% Bitcoin Rally, Short Squeeze Hits $1. · XRP Jumps 56% in a Week, Reclaims Top 5 Crypto Spot
Treasury Buyback Move Sparks 25% Bitcoin Rally, Short Squeeze Hits $1.4B
What happened: The U.
XRP Jumps 56% in a Week, Reclaims Top 5 Crypto Spot
What happened: Ripple’s XRP token surged over 56% in seven days, with a single-day gain of nearly 20%, reclaiming the $1.
Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana Rally as $1 Billion in Shorts Are Liquidated
What happened: Over $1 billion in short positions were liquidated across major exchanges in the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin accounting for nearly $790 million of that total.
Bitcoin Pulls Back to $77K After Briefly Topping $80K; ETFs Draw $827M in Inflows
What happened: Bitcoin briefly challenged the $80,000 mark overnight before retreating to $77,000.