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Five years since El Salvador's bitcoin experiment began In summer 2021 President Nayib Bukele announced that El Salvador would become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. The stated goals included providin…

Analysts: Bitcoin Bottom Not Confirmed Amid Weak Spot Demand Analysts say current indicators do not yet confirm a bitcoin market bottom, citing weak spot demand and sustained U.S. selling pressure. Market signals Glassno…

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Major crypto firms request early AI access for Bitcoin developers More than 40 companies and organisations have signed an open letter asking AI developers to grant verified Bitcoin engineers early access to advanced mode…

BitMart Accused of Withdrawal Failures and Insolvency Users and market participants have reported widespread withdrawal disruptions on BitMart, while on-chain analytics and reserve estimates indicate a sharp decline in a…

Vitalik Buterin unveils updated Ethereum development roadmap Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an updated roadmap outlining technical priorities and changes relative to the Ethereum Foundation's Strawmap plan…

Ukraine Moves Toward Regulating Cryptocurrency Market On 12.08.2026 at 18:00 , representatives of the state, the legal community and crypto businesses will discuss proposed regulation and taxation. Event overview The pub…

First quantum attack on Bitcoin could remain unnoticed Christopher Smith, co-founder and CEO of Quantus Network, warns that sufficiently powerful quantum computers could recover private keys from public keys revealed on …

Major miner MARA pledges 18 750 BTC as loan collateral Marathon Digital Holdings has pledged a portion of its bitcoin holdings as collateral under two new loans, according to its quarterly filings. Loan structure and amo…

Hardware crypto wallet sales in Russia more than double Retailers report a sharp rise in hardware wallet purchases ahead of new national crypto rules set to start on 01.09.2026. Retail figures M.Video reported that marke…

Wrench attacks caused over $30 million in losses in 2026 According to Chainalysis , criminals forcibly took more than $30 million from crypto holders so far in 2026. Overall figures and attribution Chainalysis reports th…

Bybit Sues North Korea Over $1.5 Billion Crypto Hack Bybit has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against North Korea and associated actors. Parties named and case sc…

Hackers Use BNB Chain to Mount Attacks on Users' Computers Microsoft researchers detected a new campaign that converts compromised WordPress sites into a blockchain‑backed command infrastructure. How the attacks operate …

Bitcoin miners sell part of reserves amid business downturn On-chain transfers to the custodian NYDIG indicate that some public miners moved coins to execution wallets amid weaker quarterly results. Arkham on-chain data …

Senate delays CLARITY Act vote until September The Senate postponed a vote on the CLARITY Act until lawmakers return from the August recess, Majority Leader John Thune confirmed. The delay follows sustained opposition fr…

Wintermute secures U.S. broker-dealer registration for its unit Wintermute USA LLC has registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA , enabling the firm to settle digital-asset trades directly. Regulatory registra…

Step App move-to-earn application to cease operations Step App, a move-to-earn mobile application in the crypto-fitness space, will stop operating on 21 August. Project scale and performance Over four years, the app accu…

Ukraine’s cryptocurrency sector faces imminent regulation Authorities, legal experts and industry representatives will meet to discuss the future regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Ukraine. Event details The me…

Michael Saylor: ChatGPT Helped Strategy Acquire $15 Billion in BTC In a recent podcast, Michael Saylor described how he used ChatGPT to design a financial instrument that enabled Strategy to raise $15 billion for bitcoin…

Tom Lee warns of quantum threat to Bitcoin by 2028–2029 Tom Lee, co‑founder of Fundstrat, has stated that sufficiently powerful quantum computers might break Bitcoin protections by 2028–2029. He added that the sector cur…