Bitcoin has reached block 961,632, opening the mandatory signaling window of BIP 110. Yet, miner support remains below 3%, far from the 55% threshold required for activation. What happens next will depend on the ability of node operators to enforce their own rules.
Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 3, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has launched the Earnings Season RealStocks Rally. The event runs from August 3, 2026, 10:00 (UTC) to August 24, 2026, 10:00 (UTC). Earnings season brings renewed attention to U.S. equities, as companies…
The demand for cryptocurrency hardware wallets is rising in Russia ahead of new regulations. Russians more than doubled their purchases in the first half of 2026, according to two major retailers. This development comes as Moscow prepares a regulatory framework for digital assets. From September 1st, provisions will regulate exchanges and custodians. In this context, sales of devices designed to store private keys attract attention, despite the lack of precise figures on units sold.
Have the markets just witnessed a shift between traditional finance and blockchain? As nearly one billion SpaceX shares became tradable, many anticipated massive selling pressure. The scenario did not occur. The stock rose 6.1% on August 6, while Web3 platforms recorded nearly 700 million dollars in volumes on tokenized shares in just 48 hours. This unexpected convergence reignites the debate on the role of Real World Assets (RWA) in the evolution of financial markets.
Pay for your groceries using your crypto wallet, without a bank transfer or three days of waiting: what was a gadget in 2020 has become a real market segment. Visa reported a more than 500% increase in spending via its crypto partners in 2025. But between cards disappearing from Europe, those that reserve their cashback for the United States, and those that have just arrived, choosing the right one in 2026 requires looking far beyond the rate displayed on the homepage.
Tokenized RWAs move against the crypto market trend. Their deposits in lending protocols and decentralized exchanges reach $7.4 billion. Meanwhile, the entire DeFi records a contraction of about 15%.
On November 1st and 2nd, 2026, the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bucharest hosts a new edition of AI Expo Europe, a conference claiming the title of the largest AI gathering in Eastern Europe. On the agenda: more than 100 speakers from NVIDIA, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Oracle, or IBM, and about one hundred exhibitors presenting concrete artificial intelligence solutions.
Bitcoin, the great sage, is about to tear itself apart. Miners turn a deaf ear, developers brandish the axe. Is a split inevitable? Hold onto your hats.
Coldcard, Bitcoin's safest vault, turned into a sieve. Result: $100 million gone and a million addresses fleeing. Self-custody has some kinks to iron out.
