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.
Trump Media abandons two important aspects of its crypto partnership with Crypto.com. The group gives up on creating a listed company responsible for accumulating CRO. It also ends an agreement concerning certain future ETFs from Yorkville America. This decision marks a clear shift in priorities, without signifying a complete exit from the crypto market.
The $1.4 billion hack suffered by Bybit is no longer just a technical matter. Indeed, the exchange platform has just initiated legal proceedings against North Korea and the Lazarus hacker group, accused of being behind the attack. This is an unprecedented initiative that could redefine how Web3 players respond to state-attributed cyberattacks and open a new chapter in the legal protection of cryptos.
Institutional capital continues to flow into cryptos despite volatility that keeps retail investors on the defensive. On Thursday, ETFs backed by bitcoin and Ether recorded more than $220 million in net flows, confirming the intact appetite of traditional finance for these assets. Once again, BlackRock concentrates the bulk of subscriptions and strengthens its role as the main driver of this momentum in the crypto ETF market.
Washington sanctioned Shelbit and Aban Tether on August 7, 2026, accusing the two crypto platforms of supporting financial networks linked to Iran. Behind these little-known names lies a network of companies, online betting, and wallets associated with the Revolutionary Guards.
After its new law on cryptocurrencies, Russia tightens its control on unregistered platforms. In Moscow, the FSB conducted raids on nine exchange platforms suspected of laundering funds from scams. More than 20 employees were arrested during this operation. According to authorities, these structures converted money stolen from Russian victims into crypto-assets before transferring it to accounts linked to Ukrainian intermediaries.
The crypto market was hoping for a strong signal from Washington, but it will have to wait. The postponement of discussions in the U.S. Congress on several crypto-related texts has halted investor momentum, leaving Bitcoin unable to break through its key resistance levels. This setback reminds us how much U.S. political decisions continue to dictate the pace of the markets. In an environment already marked by macroeconomic uncertainties, every legislative delay now feeds into wait-and-see attitudes and postpones hopes for a new bullish catalyst.
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.
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.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs experienced a sharp reversal in Q2 2026. Their activity on the shares went from a net increase of $13.9 billion a year earlier to a decrease of $3.5 billion. An annual gap of $17.4 billion that mostly reveals the magnitude of the redemptions.
Quantum computing is no longer a theoretical threat to cryptos. As tech giants accelerate their advances, the cryptographic resistance of blockchains becomes an immediate issue for investors, financial institutions, and developers. Recent warnings from several major industry figures have reignited the debate over decentralized networks' ability to face this technological disruption. Amid technical disagreements, industrial urgency, and market concerns, the crypto ecosystem faces one of the greatest challenges in its history.
Asia’s largest crypto festival returns to Bali on August 20 and 21, 2026, this time on Melasti Beach. After a 2025 edition that brought together more than 11,000 participants, the Indonesian organizer is tightening the program around three tracks, Institutional, Builders, Traders, while taking its regulatory component one step further. Here’s what is changing, what the ticket is worth, and how to pay less for it.
Whales have accumulated more than 20,000 BTC since July 29, while US spot ETFs attracted $754.69 million this week. Two signals close to $1.95 billion, but Bitcoin still stuck below $65,000.
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%.
Bitget has signed a cooperation agreement with the Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority in Bhutan. The deal opens a path toward a local legal presence and a future licence application. It does not yet authorize Bitget to provide regulated digital asset services in the special administrative region.
Debates around the regulation of digital assets are experiencing a new slowdown in the United States. While several industry players hoped for rapid progress, the CLARITY Act will ultimately have to wait until the parliamentary return. The postponement of the vote to September results from a persistent disagreement between Republicans and Democrats on several sensitive provisions. This decision extends the uncertainty surrounding this text, regarded as an important step for regulating the cryptocurrency market in the country.
Assaults targeting holders of digital assets continue their rise in 2026. A new report from Chainalysis shows that these violent attacks have already caused more than 30 million dollars in losses in the first half of the year. Home burglaries are gaining ground, while France now accounts for the highest number of recorded incidents. This development also highlights the adaptation of criminal networks, which use increasingly sophisticated methods to divert crypto funds.
Financial markets are hitting record highs, gold regains its safe haven status, but bitcoin remains stuck below $65,000. This inertia contrasts with the euphoria seen in traditional assets and fuels investors' questions. Indeed, the return of stagflation fears in the United States, persistent tensions in the Middle East, and a more uncertain macroeconomic environment blur the benchmarks. Why does the leading crypto remain aside while other markets advance? This divergence could signal a turning point for the market.
MetaMask puts a leash on its latest beast: Agent Wallet. AI can trade, but it can't bite. And if it messes up, up to 10k in damages is covered.
Hyperliquid faces a more demanding phase of its development. JPMorgan believes the decentralized platform could lose ground to regulated US offerings. At the same time, capital inflows into HYPE-related ETFs have significantly slowed down after their spectacular start.
In 27 hours, 16 developers reported 4,962 issues in 390 Bitcoin-related projects, including 85 critical vulnerabilities and 635 high-severity ones. Sixteen developers guided the audit using AI models and about 10,000 dollars of computing power per day, but the volume mainly reveals a triage problem. The priority is now to handle bugs before attackers.
Hardware wallets are among the safest solutions for storing bitcoins offline. However, this certainty has just been shaken. A critical flaw discovered in the Coldcard ecosystem allowed the theft of 116 million dollars, revealing a software vulnerability that went unnoticed for five years. The case questions the reliability of self-custody tools, as digital sovereignty emerges as a pillar of the Bitcoin ecosystem. The losses, mostly concentrated in Canada, further emphasize the scale of this incident.
Western Union launches Stablecard in 37 markets to receive, hold and spend dollar-backed stablecoins. With a Visa card and a digital wallet, the money transfer specialist brings blockchain assets closer to daily payments.
An American court rules in favor of Perplexity against Amazon. Result: its AI can continue to act for users. Details here!
Circle generated $701 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2026. This annual growth of 7% is mainly based on the expansion of USDC. The stablecoin circulates more and processes many more transactions, even though falling rates gradually reduce the yield on reserves.
The US Solana ETFs display a very rare phenomenon: no capital movement. For several sessions, investors have recorded neither subscription nor withdrawal across all these products, an unusual situation in a market where flows evolve almost daily. This immobility raises questions: does it indicate a waning of institutional demand or simply reflect the specific functioning of these financial vehicles? To answer, one must distinguish the flows officially recorded by issuers from the activity that continues to be observed in the secondary market.
Meta launches Muse Code in beta on August 5, 2026, its first coding AI agent, in a market already dominated by Claude Code and Codex. The company promises a robust tool designed to handle large codebases without interruption. However, performance scores paint a less flattering picture.
While volatility continues to dominate the crypto market, the largest investors follow a contrary path. According to the latest "Smart Money" report from CryptoQuant, the most influential wallets are massively accumulating bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, despite a climate marked by uncertainty. This buying strategy comes at a time when several valuation indicators return to levels historically associated with the ends of bear markets. Behind these movements lies a deep trend: an increasing concentration of assets in the hands of institutional investors.
The United States now has very little time to advance its cryptocurrency market reform before a long parliamentary work interruption. In this context, the CLARITY Act draws all attention as several obstacles remain in the Senate. Cynthia Lummis, a supporter of the bill, calls on lawmakers to decide quickly. However, the legislative calendar and political divisions still maintain strong uncertainty around the vote.