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ARK Invest's Cathie Wood argues that open-source AI actually drives enterprises to buy more frontier-grade security, enriching labs like OpenAI and Anthropic.

According to Quantus founder Christopher Smith, the first quantum-based crypto attack will likely manifest as untraceable wallet breaches rather than a public theft.

Asian stocks rose and US rate hike bets eased, but upcoming CPI data and oil prices threaten global markets and crypto.

Despite attracting $82 million in net capital, Canary's XRP ETF saw its net assets drop by $81.6 million due to steep unrealized token depreciation.

This week's Hodler's Digest covers BIP-110's failure, delayed crypto legislation, hardware wallet security concerns, and surging Bitcoin ETF inflows.

Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act, framing it as a crucial national security measure against China and North Korea.

Grayscale withdrew its Cardano, Hedera, and Polkadot ETF registration statements in filings submitted just 190 seconds apart.

AIxCrypto Holdings saw its cash reserves drop by 97% to $577,328 within six months due to a $12 million investment in Faraday Future and heavy trading losses.

An inactive Bitcoin miner with no revenue issued 1.65 billion shares to raise cash, settle debts, and attempt to restart operations.

Kraken warns holders of 21 delisted tokens to withdraw assets by August 27 to avoid automatic liquidation and potential near-zero payouts.

Kraken warns users to withdraw 21 delisted tokens by August 27 before automatic liquidation begins in September.

Top Wall Street analysts have highlighted Palantir, Amazon, and Lam Research as their favorite AI stocks, projecting strong future gains.

Proposed Ethereum upgrade EIP-8363 could eliminate native staking yield, pushing corporate treasuries like SharpLink toward riskier DeFi strategies.

Dollar-backed stablecoins USDC and USDT now dominate crypto payment cards, capturing roughly 84% of spending as euro tokens decline.

Japan's four largest life insurers face $96 billion in bond losses as interest rates rise, impacting global liquidity and Bitcoin markets.

BitFuFu's Bitcoin holdings dropped by 357 BTC in July due to advance payments for future hashrate, even as production and managed capacity declined.

World Liberty Financial received a $100 million token investment from Guren "Bobby" Zhou, a businessman linked to an ongoing money laundering investigation.

The U.S. Senate's delay on the Clarity Act vote disappoints the crypto industry, but it provides extra time to resolve key legislative issues.

Institutional concerns over an AI bubble have pushed artificial intelligence to the top of global market tail risks, directly threatening the heavily concentrated S&P 500.

Despite attracting $267.1 million in net capital, Bitwise's Solana ETF saw its assets decline due to heavy market losses.

Berkshire Hathaway's recent filings reveal $23.5 billion in stock purchases, leaving $13.5 billion in mystery investments alongside a $10 billion stake in Alphabet.

Brazil's central bank will require a 24-hour waiting period for large crypto transfers to self-custody wallets to prevent fraud.

The White House urges Senate Democrats to support the CLARITY Act by September 15, warning that further delays will kill the bill.

Michael Saylor revealed that Strategy used ChatGPT to design innovative preferred stock instruments, unlocking $15 billion to fund additional Bitcoin purchases.

European stock ETFs recorded their first month of positive net flows in July since the US-Iran conflict began.

Crypto mergers and acquisitions hit a record $9.66 billion in the first half of 2026, though deal counts dropped significantly.

While Wall Street has invested over $7 billion into major tokenized funds like BUIDL and USYC, less than 1% of that capital is actively utilized within decentralized finance protocols.

Despite record trading volumes and open interest on Hyperliquid, protocol revenue has dropped due to a fee-sharing program with outside builders.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $853.54 million in net inflows last week, with BlackRock’s IBIT driving the majority of the volume.

Empery Digital sold 1,635 BTC between July 1 and Aug. 6, shrinking its Bitcoin reserves by 76% and leaving only 325 unrestricted BTC.

Researchers discovered that AI financial advisers exhibit a hidden Bitcoin bias triggered by specific prompt framing and internal neural features.

The cryptocurrency industry is experiencing a severe dot-com style shakeout in 2026, with over 100 projects shutting down.

Wall Street mentions of the Magnificent Seven stocks have dropped significantly from their Q1 2024 peak as investor interest shifts.

Solana open interest has reached $1.8 billion while funding rates hit an 11-month high as traders defend the $78 price level.

Three crypto companies with significant token exposure report quarterly earnings this week following heavy Q1 losses.

Bitcoin's BIP-110 enforcing branch stalled after producing only two blocks, widening the gap with the main chain.

Bitcoin experienced a brief chain split due to BIP-110, but the enforcing branch stalled as major miners withheld support.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott introduced five strict disclosure requirements for data centers seeking grid connection amid growing public backlash over resource consumption.

Ethereum supply on exchanges is shrinking while stablecoin liquidity shifts to its network, yet prices remain stagnant near $1,900.

Crypto “audited” badges often mislead investors by implying total safety when audits only cover specific code snapshots, ignoring human and operational vulnerabilities.

Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl states that the crypto industry can continue to grow even if the CLARITY Act fails to pass.

Brazil's central bank will require virtual asset service providers to implement up to 24-hour precautionary holds on specific crypto transfers starting in 2027.

BTCPay Server temporarily restricted remote Lightning access after attackers exploited a vulnerability to steal funds from nodes.

A minority chain supporting Bitcoin's controversial BIP-110 proposal has effectively stalled after producing only two blocks due to extremely low hashpower.

Bitcoin split into two branches when BIP-110 nodes rejected standard blocks, though the minority chain lags significantly due to minimal miner support.

Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 has entered its mandatory-signaling phase with miner support sitting well below the required threshold at roughly 2.53%.

Bitcoin has reached block 961,632, initiating a controversial user-activated soft fork signaling period for BIP-110.

SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom has criticized Ethereum proposal EIP-8363, warning it could weaken decentralized finance and erase ETH's native yield advantage.

US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs drew over $1 billion in their strongest week since April, with BlackRock capturing about 80% of the inflows.

Hardware wallet sales in Russia surged in early 2026 as consumers prepared for new cryptocurrency regulations.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on the Clarity Act, setting up a procedural Senate vote for September 15.

Four years after FTX, crypto exchanges use cryptographic tools to prove asset ownership, but these methods fail to demonstrate true overall solvency.

Hyperliquid spot ETFs returned to net inflows, adding $2.84 million and ending a three-week outflow streak totaling $30.6 million.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded their best week since April, pulling in approximately $1 billion in net inflows amid renewed institutional interest.

A dollar-cost averaging strategy since 2022 yielded profits for Bitcoin, XRP, Solana, and Tron investors, but resulted in losses for Ethereum and Cardano.

Brazil's central bank introduced Resolution 584, requiring a 24-hour hold on certain crypto transfers over $10,000 to combat fraud.

Brazil's central bank has mandated that crypto exchanges delay large and risky transfers abroad and to self-custody wallets by up to 24 hours starting in 2027.

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune has filed cloture on the CLARITY Act, setting a procedural vote for Sept. 15.

Bitcoin is experiencing its first institutional bear market, characterized by orderly ETF redemptions, corporate treasury sales, and a gradual liquidity drain instead of dramatic platform bankruptcies.

U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs achieved $1.1 billion in combined weekly inflows, marking their best performance since April.

Bybit's lawsuit against North Korean hackers highlights the slow pace of legal recovery compared to rapid crypto laundering.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan predicts trillions in institutional capital will flow into bitcoin over the next decade, potentially driving its price to $1.3 million.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has filed cloture on the CLARITY Act, setting up a crucial 60-vote showdown in September.

Nansen founder Alex Svanevik believes Bitcoin will not drop below $60,000 again due to ongoing global monetary expansion.

Wells Fargo chief economist Tom Porcelli argues that the Federal Reserve cannot fix supply-driven inflation with rate hikes.

Despite President Trump establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, discrepancies between public trackers and government custody leave the true balance uncertain.

T. Rowe Price included established memecoins in its crypto ETF as part of a disciplined strategy to provide a comprehensive market representation.

XRP is defending the $1 psychological support level amid legislative uncertainty surrounding the CLARITY Act and broader market underperformance.

Trump Media & Technology Group and Crypto.com have canceled their massive $6.42 billion digital-asset treasury venture amid mounting political ethics scrutiny.

Bitcoin hovers near $65,000 as a weak US jobs report clashes with rising geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.