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Solana's about to torch its own tokens like there's no tomorrow — and the staking war is on. Small validators are crying, big players are cheering. Crypto's newest battleground is here.

The TRUMP memecoin becomes a major political obstacle for American crypto regulation. Two senators demand an SEC investigation at the very moment the Senate is trying to save the CLARITY Act before its August break. The debate no longer only concerns the nature of the token. It directly touches on White House conflicts of interest.

The first quarterly results of a listed company are always closely scrutinized. For SpaceX, this second quarter takes on a special significance. Beyond its financial performance, investors want to measure the impact of its strategy around bitcoin. At a time when companies holding cryptos are increasingly influencing markets, these accounts are a valuable indicator of the health of Elon Musk's group… and a signal likely to feed expectations about the future of strategic crypto reserves.

OpenAI has published emails and messages from former Apple employees to contest a secret trade secrets lawsuit filed in July 2026. Sam Altman’s company accuses the California group of presenting inaccurate facts before taking legal action.

On August 3rd, a wallet that had been completely inactive for seven months transferred 16,400 bitcoins, nearly 1.04 billion dollars, reigniting speculation about the intentions of its holder. Indeed, this movement occurs while bitcoin is trading around 62,800 dollars, far from its all-time high of 126,198 dollars reached in October 2025. In a market where large fortunes quickly influence liquidity and investor sentiment, such an operation never goes unnoticed.

Since the transition to proof of stake in 2022, the reward mechanisms for validators have taken a central role in discussions around the network. A new proposal today rekindles this debate by suggesting a progressive reduction of rewards paid to staking participants. The project aims to modify economic incentives while limiting the creation of new tokens. Ethereum thus finds itself at the heart of a reflection that already divides the actors of its ecosystem.

Intesa Sanpaolo's latest SEC filing reveals a radical shift in its crypto ETF: less BTC, more staked Ethereum. The details!

Has bitcoin really hit its bottom, or is the market about to undergo a new wave of capitulation? While investors hope to see the correction lose steam, Michael Terpin, a historic figure in the crypto ecosystem and author of Bitcoin Supercycle, cools expectations. According to him, the purge is far from over: BTC could still retreat to $40,000 to $50,000 before starting a new bullish cycle. A projection based on his model of the "Four Seasons of Bitcoin," built around the rhythm of halvings.

Amazon crossed the 3 trillion dollar market capitalization mark for the first time on Monday, August 3, driven by strong results and the rise of artificial intelligence. The group's cloud propels the stock to a record high, as Wall Street once again distinguishes the winners of AI. Does the technology wave give the green light back to risk appetite?

Tokenized equities have become one of crypto’s fastest-growing segments in 2026. Their active market capitalization has surged by more than 140%, rising from $814 million in January to nearly $2 billion. A new DeFiLlama study suggests that the next phase will depend less on novelty and more on liquidity, settlement quality and reliable execution.

Federal funding dried up, so researchers got creative — OnlyFans and a memecoin. Marmots, sex work and Solana. Welcome to 2026, folks.

200,000 dollars in bitcoin won with a probability of barely 1 in 62,750. A solo miner just defied the statistics during the Coldcard storm, reminding that BTC keeps running, indifferent to security crises. Discover the dizzying figures behind this jackpot and what it reveals about solo mining.

The crypto market could lose its main political catalyst in the United States. A few days before the Senate's parliamentary recess, the adoption of the CLARITY Act is slipping away, reigniting fears of a regulatory vacuum. For Bernstein analysts, this deadlock risks triggering an immediate correction in bitcoin and altcoins. Behind this short-term threat, however, lies a more nuanced scenario, where a legislative setback today could still reshuffle the cards for the crypto industry in the coming months.

Swiss people are busy with their francs and cryptos, while Germans are still weighing up the leap. A lesson in boldness — or a headache for the Bundesbank?

The race for crypto treasuries is accelerating among listed companies, where each acquisition becomes a leverage for valuation and a signal sent to the markets. In this battle, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has just scored a new point. On August 3, the company revealed a weekly report combining a new accumulation of Ether (ETH) and a large share buyback program. An aggressive strategy that confirms the rise of ETH treasuries and revives the debate on the place of the second-largest crypto in corporate finance.

BlackRock a lancé deux fonds monétaires tokenisés pour servir de réserves aux stablecoins, rapprochant un peu plus la gestion d'actifs de la blockchain. L'annonce du 3 août 2026 s'appuie sur la loi fédérale GENIUS, en vigueur depuis juillet 2025. Jusqu'où le géant de Wall Street poussera-t-il son emprise dans le secteur crypto ?

$70 million yesterday, $114 million today. The Coldcard flaw keeps claiming victims, with a 4th wave of bitcoin thefts spotted right in the mempool. Worse, the fix doesn't protect wallets that were already compromised. Find out why this grim tally could keep climbing in the coming days.

The yen experienced a strong rebound after a coordinated intervention by the United States and Japan in the foreign exchange market. This development quickly caught investors' attention, as a strengthening of the Japanese currency had already caused strong shocks to bitcoin in 2024. However, the most recent data shows a different situation. The evolution of the correlation between the two assets now suggests that the strength of the US dollar could play a more important role.

A French bill could expose your crypto data to 48 countries from 2027. Find all the details in this article.

Bitget has upgraded BGBTC, its yield-bearing Bitcoin asset, with daily BTC rewards, faster large-volume redemptions and stronger risk controls. The exchange has also selected Chainlink CCIP as its main cross-chain infrastructure. The move places BGBTC at the center of a wider shift: Bitcoin is increasingly expected to remain liquid, productive and usable across several financial activities.

The consequences of the flaw that affected some Coldcard hardware wallets continue to spread. After losses estimated at more than 88 million dollars in bitcoin, several victims are now preparing a legal response. Coinkite, the manufacturer of the wallets concerned, is facing increasing pressure as users from several countries gather information to consider a collective action. This new step could mark a turning point in the management of disputes related to hardware wallets.

Security incidents quickly influence investors' decisions in the cryptocurrency market. This time, a vulnerability affecting the Coldcard hardware wallet caused an unusual movement of funds. While self-custody had gained popularity after the FTX bankruptcy, many bitcoin holders adopted the opposite strategy. Onchain data now shows an increase in deposits to exchange platforms, illustrating a temporary behavioral shift in response to risks.

676 million dollars, a defunct exchange in Dubai, and Binance in disarray once more. Suspicious cryptocurrency flows between Iran, its central bank, and organizations associated with the Guardians of the Revolution are revealed by an investigation. OFAC and VARA become involved. Find out why this scandal has rekindled a contentious discussion about crypto compliance.

The slowdown in the crypto market does not indicate a drying up of capital. It reveals their redeployment. They now fuel another investment cycle. While bitcoin struggles to move away from 63,037 dollars, the giants of Tech and finance concentrate their capital on infrastructures related to artificial intelligence and energy, to the detriment of cryptos.

Intersect unveiled the first steps of Cardano's Dijkstra hard fork, which will deploy three innovations: Nested Transactions, Linear Leios, and Peras. The Ouroboros Leios protocol, cornerstone of this update, promises to improve the network's throughput and finality. The roadmap foresees deployment of the first two phases by the end of 2026.

Cold storage, long presented as the ultimate bulwark against hacking, has just suffered one of its biggest setbacks. A critical software vulnerability affecting Coldcard wallets enabled the theft of tens of millions of dollars in bitcoin, reviving questions about the limits of self-custody. This case breaks out as the market comes off a July up 7.36%, under pressure from massive institutional withdrawals and approaching two major protocol upgrades expected in August.

On the occasion of its sixth anniversary, Shiba Inu once again draws the attention of its community. Launched in August 2020, the project celebrates an important milestone as several announcements already direct attention toward its future. Messages of support multiply, while exchange platforms participate in the celebrations. Meanwhile, ecosystem leaders discuss a new development phase focused on rebuilding the main projects and consolidating technological foundations.

With more than 650 million users worldwide, USDT recently broke a record. A staggering figure that primarily represents the millions of people who fled as a result of their own currency collapsing. A troubling question emerges behind Tether's exuberance: is this widespread adoption truly a victory?