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No amount of cash can fix STRC’s trust problem

RegulationAug 6

Michael Saylor spent Monday morning boasting about a bigger pile of cash to support dividends, yet the dividend-paying shares of STRC he intended to reassure barely budged. The problem seems to be confidence, not cash. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), the largest publicly-traded holder of $BTC, diluted its common stockholders last week to increase its dollar stockpile by $450 million. Now holding $3 billion, MSTR shareholders paid for 17% more cash than the $2.55 billion balance it last disclosed as of July 5. Strategy has increased its USD Reserve by $450 million. As of 7/12/2026, we hodl ₿843,775 in our $BTC Reserves…

Crypto Advocates Contact Congress 1 Million Times as CLARITY Act Pressure Builds

LegalAug 6

Grassroots Network Renews Pressure on Congress Stand With Crypto, a U.S. crypto advocacy organization that says it has around 3 million registered advocates, reiterated that supporters have contacted Congress nearly 1 million times as it renewed its campaign for passage of the CLARITY Act. The group is highlighting the outreach to underscore sustained public engagement with digital asset policy as lawmakers face a narrowing legislative calendar. Its 2025 report said advocates sent more than 925,000 emails to Congress that year and more than 1.1 million since the organization’s founding. The CLARITY Act would create a federal regulatory framework for digital…

Citadel Securities’ $400M Crypto.com Deal Signals Wall Street Crypto Expansion

ExchangesAug 6

Citadel Securities’ $400 million investment in Crypto.com marks Wall Street’s deeper move into digital-asset infrastructure. The all-equity deal values the exchange at about $20 billion, matching Kraken’s previous valuation. The transaction gives Crypto.com its first institutional funding since its 2016 launch. Consequently, the exchange plans to use the capital to expand tokenized securities, derivatives, and other asset classes rather than focus on short-term market activity. Citadel’s Exchange Strategy Expands Beyond Liquidity The deal places a leading market maker at the center of Crypto.com’s next expansion phase. The exchange already offers cryptocurrencies, stocks, and prediction markets as it develops a broader…

Canaan can use crypto to buy back nearly 20% of its market value while its core business burns cash

MiningAug 6

Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Canaan has opened a new funding channel for share buybacks, allowing management to sell part of its roughly $130 million digital asset treasury. That lever could support per-share value, but pulling it would shrink the reserve available to a loss-making Bitcoin mining and hardware business. The Aug. 4 SEC-filed announcement lets management use crypto proceeds under an existing buyback program. Execution remains undisclosed on both sides of the trade, from any treasury sale to any subsequent repurchase. The program began on Dec. 12, 2025, with a 12-month ceiling of $30 million for ADS or Class A…

Can BTC Finally Clear $65K?

BitcoinAug 6

Bitcoin is pressing against the stubborn $64,360 resistance level after several failed breakout attempts. A fresh bullish trend flip on the four-hour chart suggests momentum is improving, but buyers still need to prove they can hold the move. Bitcoin Hits a Wall Again as $64,360 Resistance Refuses to Break Bitcoin continues to struggle beneath a key resistance level that has repeatedly rejected bullish advances on the four-hour chart. According to analyst Ali Charts, $BTC is once again testing the $64,360 region, a level that has acted as a ceiling multiple times during recent price action. $BTC 4-Hour Chart. Source: Ali…

Strategy Partners With UAE’s InsuranceMarket.ae to Expand AI-Powered Analytics

RegulationAug 6

Leading Bitcoin holding company Strategy has partnered with InsuranceMarket.ae, the United Arab Emirates’ largest digital insurance platform. According to reports, the collaboration will allow Strategy to provide its AI-powered enterprise analytics capabilities for the insurance outfit. Strategy is proud to announce a strategic partnership with https://t.co/SNpZtJya1q, marking an important milestone in their AI journey. Strategy makes AI reliable on enterprise data, and is committed to helping organizations transform data into actionable insights and make… pic.twitter.com/Rnt4Jraabi — Strategy (@MicroStrategy) July 13, 2026 AI’s Growing Role in Enterprise Operations The move underscores the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in enterprise operations.…

Pendle surpasses $3 million in cumulative PENDLE buybacks as staking hits 36% of total supply

AltcoinsAug 6

Decentralized finance yield protocol Pendle has announced that cumulative buybacks of its native $PENDLE token have exceeded $3 million, marking a significant milestone in the project’s tokenomics strategy. The update, shared via the protocol’s official X account, also revealed that over 100 million $PENDLE tokens have been staked within six and a half months of launching staking functionality, representing approximately 36% of the total token supply. Staking growth and reward distribution Pendle’s staking mechanism has attracted substantial participation since its introduction. According to the protocol, it has distributed a cumulative $5.12 million in rewards and airdrops to stakers. The high…

Inside the EU’s new country-level crypto ban — Here’s why HTX and 13 platforms were targeted

LegalAug 6

The European Union (EU) has widened its sanctions targeting Russia by banning Justin Sun-owned $HTX and 13 other crypto platforms. The platforms span the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Panama, Georgia, the Marshall Islands, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus. They include BitPapa, A7 networks and more. Source: TRM Labs According to the EU Council, these platforms have acted as conduits for blocked Russian entities to move funds and bypass existing sanctions. The transaction ban prohibits EU persons and firms from doing business with these crypto platforms. In particular, Justin Sun-owned $HTX’s appearance on the sanctioned list is very noteworthy. The exchange was banned…

Coinbase reshuffles top ranks amid push into stocks and predictions

ExchangesAug 6

Coinbase has replaced or reassigned four senior leaders after cutting 14% of its workforce, as the exchange builds a platform spanning crypto, stocks, derivatives and prediction markets. A Coinbase regulatory filing states that Chief People Officer Lawrence Brock will leave his position on Aug. 17 and remain with the company through Sept. 1 to transfer his duties. Coinbase expects to appoint Dominique Baillet as Brock’s successor, placing her in charge of the company’s hiring, retention and workplace operations during a period of product expansion. Brock will continue providing advice from Sept. 2 through Nov. 30 under an agreement signed on…

‘Bitcoin security is bleeding out’ – Why BTC miners are pivoting to AI

MiningAug 6

Bitcoin [$BTC] miners are in a tight spot as market distress deepened to levels last seen in 2019. The ripple effects could affect Bitcoin network security. According to Charles Edwards, founder of venture firm Capriole Investments, $BTC miner transaction fees have fallen to a 7-year low despite the crypto asset’s value growing 13x. For him, this is one of the reasons miners are pivoting to artificial intelligence (AI). Miners’ total revenue is dictated by transaction fees and block rewards (which are sliced every four years in what is called halving cycles). With declining block rewards, transaction fees have long been…