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The US Dollar Has Lost 97% of Its Value Since 1913: Is Bitcoin the Way Out?
Since 1913, the US dollar has lost 97% of its purchasing power, prompting discussion about Bitcoin as an alternative store of value.
Aave crypto lending proposal would let emergency tools freeze markets – but not unfreeze them
An Aave DAO vote proposes giving Risk Stewards bounded V4 controls on Ethereum and Avalanche, including pre-granted one-way emergency freeze powers that the current software cannot use yet.
The $63 billion revolving door carrying the entire US Bitcoin ETF market
BlackRock's IBIT ETF has absorbed over $63.9 billion, offsetting net outflows from all other US Bitcoin ETFs combined.
Better and Coinbase’s bitcoin-backed mortgages can reuse borrowers’ collateral
Better Mortgage's new bitcoin-backed loan allows reuse of borrower collateral, which remains locked until the primary mortgage is repaid.
LeBron James Polymarket Deal: Will Prediction Markets Go Mainstream?
LeBron James partners with Polymarket, signaling prediction markets' growing mainstream appeal and competition with traditional sportsbooks.
Satoshi-era Bitcoin wakes after 16 years of dormancy as 600 BTC moves
600 BTC mined in 2010 moved after 16 years, sparking Satoshi Nakamoto link speculation, but blockchain analysis confirms no connection.
New Ethereum Upgrade Could Overhaul Crypto Transactions and Fees
Vitalik Buterin's EIP-8141 proposal for the Hegota upgrade bundles 64 actions into one transaction, enhances security, and introduces new signature schemes.
Solana’s weekly ETF inflows fell 97% while CME funds became less net short
Solana's weekly ETF inflows dropped 97% to $4.9M, while CME leveraged funds reduced their net short position.
Elon Musk Fires Back at Bernie Sanders Over His $900 Billion Fortune
Elon Musk defended his wealth, stating it consists of SpaceX and Tesla stock, not cash, amid criticism from Senator Bernie Sanders.
Poland's Crypto Law Fails a Third Time, Leaving the Only Gap in Europe
Poland remains the only EU state without a MiCA framework after parliament failed to override the president's third veto of crypto regulation.
Inside the 15-minute trading pulse that moves $14 billion in Bitcoin perpetual futures
Bitcoin perpetual futures exhibit a 15-minute trading pulse due to software-driven chart intervals and algorithmic trading.
Strategy and Robinhood now lead a $4.5 billion large-cap ETF that was not built for crypto
After an equal-weight rebalance and a price surge, crypto-sensitive firms Strategy and Robinhood are now the top holdings in a large-cap ETF not designed for crypto.
Tether-backed Orionx to shut down after audit flags $7M custody gap
Chilean exchange Orionx, backed by Tether, is shutting down after an audit revealed over $7 million in missing customer assets.
From power laws to AI networks, why complex Bitcoin price models memorize market noise
Complex Bitcoin price models often fail to outperform simple naive forecasts due to market non-stationarity and overfitting.
Alpine F1 Fan Token Rises After Italian GP Drama
The ALPINE fan token rose after Pierre Gasly secured a surprise pole position at the Italian Grand Prix.
Machi Big Brother Sent FRIEND Up 1,500%. Then Ditched $1M Deal
Crypto investor Machi Big Brother withdrew his $1 million bid for Friend.tech, causing FRIEND token to drop, and suggested rebuilding on Robinhood Chain.
Banksy, Star Wars and JPMorgan Meet in a $1 Billion Museum
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, co-chaired by JPMorgan board member Mellody Hobson, is a $1 billion project blending pop culture art and fintech.
UBS, Jane Street among firms with combined $75 million in Hyperliquid ETF holdings: Bloomberg
Major firms like UBS and Jane Street hold a combined $75 million in new U.S. Hyperliquid ETFs, according to quarterly disclosures.
Users exposed by Trezor breach grows sixfold after supposedly deleted shipping logs are found
A Trezor data breach at logistics partner ShipMonk exposed an additional 67,000 U.S. customers, growing the total to over 80,000.
Why crypto experts say buying and holding bitcoin easily beats trying to time the market
Bitcoin's annual gains are concentrated in a few key days, making long-term holding more effective than market timing.
Polygon CEO Triggers Crypto Community With Vacation Take and Schools Critics
Polygon's CEO sparked debate by admitting he dislikes staff time off, defending his stance by citing Bitcoin culture.
DAOs are forcing crypto protocols to choose between code and emergency brakes
DAOs face a dilemma: strict code execution risks governance attacks, while emergency brakes centralize control.
Fed stablecoin research exposes how the same dollar could count twice in M1 or M2
Fed research outlines how regulated stablecoins could enter M1/M2 but warns of double-counting if reserve overlaps aren't addressed.
Dollar-backed stablecoins can push local currencies lower, Bank of Korea study finds
A Bank of Korea study finds that direct trading of dollar-backed stablecoins on global exchanges can cause depreciation of local currencies.
Solana’s plan to cut account deposits by 90% could weaken a reason to hold SOL
Solana's multi-stage rent reduction plan will drastically lower the SOL required as collateral for accounts, potentially reducing a key demand driver for holding SOL.
US Debt Hit $40 Trillion. So Where Is Bitcoin’s Debasement Trade?
Bitcoin's debasement trade has entered a second phase, now driven by government attempts to control borrowing costs.
XRP Price Shows the Same Pattern That Sparked a 650% Rally
XRP's chart mirrors a 2024 pattern that preceded a major rally, with analysts debating its next move.
LeBron James teases Polymarket partnership in new social media video
NBA star LeBron James posted a video teasing a partnership with prediction market platform Polymarket.
Zcash breaks $1,000 as its spot ETF crosses $400 million in assets
Zcash's price surged past $1,000, boosting its spot ETF's assets over $400 million amid broader crypto market gains.
CZ Says These 7 Crypto Investments from YZi Labs Will Perform Best
CZ believes his family office's recent crypto investments, made during a market downturn, will be top performers due to their strategic timing.
Cathie Wood Says Most Investors Do Not Appreciate This Critical Crypto Token
Cathie Wood highlights LayerZero's key role in cross-chain interoperability, which she believes is undervalued by most investors.
Solana Co-Founder Slams Robinhood Chain Fees, Calls Congestion Profits ‘Brain Dead'
Solana co-founder criticizes Robinhood Chain for profiting from network congestion, arguing Solana offers cheaper fees.
How the “buy, borrow, die” tax trade is quietly loading DeFi pools with hidden credit risk
A study reveals that tax-motivated borrowing in DeFi, using the 'buy, borrow, die' strategy, creates hidden credit risks by reducing borrower activity and increasing defaults.
British investor thought he lost $2,000 in bitcoin in 2012. He just recovered $4.5 million
A British investor recovered over $4.5 million in Bitcoin from a 2012 investment he thought was lost.
The 18-Year Housing Cycle Says the Next Market Crash Is Close
Analyst Jason Pizzino uses an 18-year US housing cycle to predict a market peak around 2025-26, with Bitcoin as a key variable.
Poland upholds crypto bill veto as Zondacrypto scandal widens
Polish parliament failed to override the president's veto on a crypto oversight bill as a related scandal expands.
MicroStrategy Drops $250 Bitcoin Jordans. But You Can’t Buy With Crypto
MicroStrategy launched $250 custom Air Jordans, but its Bitcoin-focused store does not accept cryptocurrency for payment.
Robinhood rejects AMC CEO’s demand to halt AMC tokenized ‘meme stock’ which offers no shareholder rights
Robinhood defends its tokenized AMC product, which offers economic exposure but no shareholder rights, against CEO Adam Aron's demand to halt trading.
Ripple CEO Slams $11 Billion Gold Move: Can Crypto Do Better?
Ripple CEO criticizes the Dutch central bank's costly, inefficient gold relocation as proof that crypto offers a superior financial system.
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $3.8B in strongest three-week stretch of 2026
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $3.8 billion in net inflows over the past three weeks, marking their strongest period in 2026.
Wall Street is turning AI’s massive electricity appetite into a $61 billion bond market
Wall Street is packaging data center income from AI's power needs into a $61 billion bond market.
XRP Ledger has fewer active accounts than last year, but bigger trades and more value
XRP Ledger saw a 40% drop in daily traders but a 79% surge in trading volume, with network value rising above $4 billion.
Southeast Asia’s crypto funding rebounds to $680 million as investors focus on mature firms
Southeast Asia's crypto funding rebounded to $680 million in 2026, driven by deals in mature firms and concentrated in Singapore.
Bitcoin dips below $80,000 as a hot August jobs report shifts Fed policy expectations
Bitcoin fell below $80,000 after a strong August jobs report reduced expectations of an immediate Fed rate pause.
Robinhood Chain Brings Arbitrum Token Back from the Dead. ARB is Up 90%
Robinhood Chain's record fees are driving a 90% rally for the ARB token, boosting Arbitrum's revenue despite lower overall TVL.
Zcash Hits $1,000 for the First Time in a Decade. How Far Can It Go?
Zcash (ZEC) surged over 100% in a month, surpassing $1,000 for the first time since 2016, driven by new ETFs, privacy demand, and short liquidations.
A major outage and corporate backlash hit Robinhood Chain at the peak of its growth
Robinhood Chain experienced a network outage while facing corporate backlash over its Stock Token business.
El Salvador added 1,540 Bitcoin, but the IMF says Bukele’s government didn’t pay for them
The IMF states El Salvador's recent Bitcoin reserve growth came from private donations, not government spending, contradicting the official 'one BTC per day' narrative.
Hidden Solana upgrade bug can freeze network readers and silently disable fee limits
Solana's v1 upgrade introduces a larger transaction payload but requires urgent updates from network infrastructure to avoid failures or silent errors.
Trump is Rebuilding the CFTC, But It Might Not Favor Crypto
The Trump administration is filling vacant CFTC seats, but the political dynamics and legislative trades may not benefit the crypto industry as expected.
Grayscale Names 3 Blockchains Leading the Tokenized Stock Boom
Grayscale identifies Robinhood Chain, BNB Chain, and Solana as top chains for tokenized stock trading.
Hargreaves Lansdown Reverses Course, Rolls Out Bitcoin Trading
UK investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown now offers bitcoin ETNs to retail investors, reversing its earlier stance.
Bitwise 14% yield gap in XRP futures shows how institutions are quietly extracting cash from traders
Bitwise disclosed a 14.57% annualized yield from a cash-and-carry trade using XRP, highlighting a significant basis between futures and spot prices.
Surprise nonfarm payrolls print sends Bitcoin back below 80K
Strong US jobs data triggered a Bitcoin sell-off, while a Blake2b Bitcoin fork saw its first trading activity.
Trezor Breach Worse Than Reported: Another 67,000 US Customers Exposed
Trezor confirms a data breach is worse than initially reported, exposing an additional 67,000 U.S. customers.
Mexican Billionaire Says Bitcoin Will Hit $1.86 Million. What’s His Logic?
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego argues Bitcoin could reach $1.86 million to match gold's market capitalization.
Privacy coin flaw risks endless token creation, leaving node operators with a deadline in hours to fix it
Firo's hard fork fixes a privacy flaw allowing token inflation, requiring node operators to upgrade software within hours.
Pineapple Financial puts $1B in mortgage records on Injective
Pineapple Financial has migrated over $1 billion in residential mortgage records onto the Injective blockchain.
El Salvador Isn’t Buying Bitcoin With Public Money, Says IMF
The IMF confirms El Salvador is not using public funds to buy Bitcoin, only accepting private donations as per its loan agreement.
FinCEN ties $13B in crypto scams to non-US operations
FinCEN linked over $12.7 billion in crypto scams to overseas criminal centers, primarily in Southeast Asia.
Robinhood and AMC Clash Over Tokenized Stock Listing
AMC demands Robinhood remove tokenized stock listings, but Robinhood refuses, setting up a potential legal battle.
Bitcoin faces a two-week Fed trap as inflation rewrite threatens to upend rate cuts
Bitcoin faces a two-part Federal Reserve test in September, with a policy decision on the 16th and a major inflation data revision on the 30th.
President Trump says he wants Hyperliquid to enter the US — here’s how it could happen
Trump's administration is exploring a compliant pathway for decentralized exchange Hyperliquid to enter the US market via regulated intermediaries.
Kalshi faces $500,000 daily fines as Michigan forces sports event contracts offline
A Michigan judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring Kalshi from offering sports event contracts in the state.
Crypto Biz: AI took a back seat when Bitcoin started climbing
Bitcoin's August rally shifted focus from AI back to direct crypto exposure, boosting miners and corporate treasury buys.
Biggest UK Investment Platform Lists Bitcoin For 2 Million Users
Hargreaves Lansdown has listed Bitcoin exchange-traded notes for 2 million clients, but only after a tax-free window for retail investors in ISAs has closed.
Bitcoin Dips Below $80,000 on Strong US Jobs Report
Bitcoin fell below $80,000 after a strong U.S. jobs report raised fears of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
Quantum Memory: The Device That Breaks Bitcoin and Replaces It
Quantum memory is the crucial hardware that would enable both the quantum attack on Bitcoin and its replacement by quantum money.
Japan’s 4% bond yield spike threatens the low-cost borrowing strategy behind corporate Bitcoin buying
Rising Japanese government bond yields increase the cost of future debt, threatening the cheap financing model Metaplanet uses to buy Bitcoin.
QuFi launches post-quantum verification platform with Bitcoin testnet proof
QuFi Network launched a post-quantum verification platform to protect digital assets from quantum threats, demonstrated via a Bitcoin testnet proof.