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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.

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.

While stock indices keep breaking records and gold returns to its highest levels in six weeks, bitcoin remains stuck around $64,000. This contrast is surprising, as capital flows towards traditional assets, while the crypto market struggles to regain real momentum. Behind this gap is a historic rush of Asian demand for the precious metal and intact appetite for US stocks. This divergence raises questions: are liquidity temporarily abandoning cryptos?

$350,000 worth of crypto stolen from a miner: a former cop receives life imprisonment plus 15 years. The details of this shocking case.

Russia takes a new step in the regulation of digital assets with the adoption of a highly anticipated law on crypto transactions. After several months of parliamentary debates, President Vladimir Putin signed the text defining the rules applicable to investors, platforms, and financial institutions. This reform establishes an unprecedented regulatory framework in the country and provides for a gradual implementation starting September 1, 2026.

The European MiCA register now counts 321 authorized crypto companies. Twelve new providers joined the list during the fourth update published after the end of the transitional period. Europe is thus advancing in the implementation of its common framework while increasing pressure on non-compliant actors.

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.