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Publicly traded Bitcoin miners are cutting mining capacity faster than the Bitcoin network overall, suggesting that more operators are redirecting electricity and infrastructure toward data centers and high-performance computing (HPC), in another sign of the sector’s evolution beyond creating more crypto. In the latest Miner Weekly newsletter, BlocksBridge Consulting reported that realized hashrate among a cohort of public Bitcoin miners fell from 368.3 exahashes per second (EH/s) in the fourth quarter of 2025 to 319 EH/s in the second quarter of 2026, a 13.4% decline. The contraction was even sharper when excluding Bitdeer, which continued to expand its mining operations.…

ADI Chain, a blockchain platform, and Shipfinex, a Dubai-based maritime asset tokenization firm, have announced plans to bring the global ship finance market, estimated at roughly $680 billion, onto blockchain infrastructure. The initiative, first reported by CoinDesk, aims to open up a traditionally closed and relationship-driven financing sector to broader institutional participation. Understanding the Ship Finance Market Commercial vessels worldwide are valued at approximately $2 trillion, yet financing for ship purchases and construction has historically been concentrated among a small circle of shipowners, banks, and specialized lenders. This market structure relies heavily on existing transaction relationships, which has limited access…

Brazil-listed investment firm OranjeBTC has expanded its Bitcoin reserves by an additional 2 $BTC, according to data tracked by BitcoinTreasuries.net. The purchase, executed yesterday, brings the company’s total holdings to 3,950 $BTC, positioning it 23rd among publicly traded companies globally by Bitcoin ownership. Strategic Accumulation Continues OranjeBTC’s latest acquisition is part of a broader pattern of steady Bitcoin accumulation observed over recent quarters. The company, which trades on the Brazilian stock exchange, has been gradually increasing its digital asset treasury, aligning with a growing trend among corporations to hold Bitcoin as a reserve asset. This incremental purchase, while modest in…

SharpLink, a Nasdaq-listed company trading under the ticker SBET, has announced plans to stake $200 million worth of Ethereum ($ETH) through Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol on the Ethereum network. The move will see the company receive wstETH, a token that accrues staking rewards, with the assets held in custody by Anchorage Digital, an institutional-grade digital asset custodian. Strategic Move to Diversify Treasury The decision is part of SharpLink’s broader strategy to maintain its $ETH exposure while generating additional on-chain yield and diversifying its corporate treasury. CEO Joseph Chalom stated that the move is a step toward more productive…

Solana ETFs have seen zero net flows across all six products for five consecutive trading sessions ending Aug. 4. The product-wide pause in reported primary-market flow followed an $18.1 million outflow from Bitwise’s BSOL on July 28. Farside Investors, which tracks daily fund flows, showed 0.0 for BSOL, VSOL, FSOL, TSOL, SOEZ, and GSOL during the next five sessions: July 29 – Aug. 4. The same table, which tracks Solana ETF flows, displayed $1.122 billion of cumulative net flow through Aug. 4. Seed amounts account for $449.3 million, about 40% of that total, meaning only a portion of the cumulative…

JustLend DAO, the decentralized lending protocol built on the Tron (TRX) blockchain, has announced the permanent removal of approximately 355.02 million $JST tokens from circulation during the second quarter of 2026. The burn, valued at roughly $34.59 million at current market rates, represents a significant acceleration in the platform’s ongoing token reduction strategy. Revenue-Driven Burn Mechanism The burn was funded primarily through protocol-generated revenue. Notably, JustLend DAO allocated fees collected from the USDJ stablecoin stabilization mechanism to finance the destruction of approximately 106.66 million $JST, worth about $10.39 million. This amount accounted for 30.04% of the total $JST burned during…

Legislative work in the US Senate regarding the cryptocurrency sector is at a critical juncture. Speaking at the Rare Evo Conference in Las Vegas, veteran journalist Eleanor Terrett discussed the latest developments regarding the highly anticipated “CLARITY Act” and the likelihood of its passage this year. The US Senate is working intensely before the August recess, but the fate of the CLARITY Act hangs on procedural hurdles and intra-party vote calculations. The bill needs 60 votes to pass the cloture vote and be considered in the Senate plenary session. Because Republicans hold 53 seats in the Senate, the bill needs…

A decade ago, most conversations about putting real-world assets on a blockchain in Asia were theoretical, hampered by the absence of clear rules and workable platforms. That era is over. According to a new report from Sygnum Singapore, the shift toward APAC tokenized assets has moved from cautious curiosity to active portfolio building, with the vast majority of surveyed investors already holding or actively evaluating exposure to tokenized real-world assets. Key takeaways 68% of surveyed APAC investors already hold tokenized RWAs, with another 12% currently evaluating exposure. Tokenized equities are the most preferred asset class at 66%, ahead of tokenized…

Institutional demand for bitcoin-backed loans is accelerating as lenders are offering larger facilities, longer maturities and more tailored terms. MARA Holdings (MARA) provided one of the clearest examples this month, pledging 18,750 $BTC to secure $600 million through two term loans from Coinbase Credit and Two Prime Lending. The collateral, representing roughly 53% of Marathon’s bitcoin holdings at the time, was valued at approximately $1.2 billion when the transactions closed on Aug. 4. MARA said it may use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including its planned acquisition of Long Ridge Energy & Power. The Ohio gas-fired power plant could…

Data-center and AI infrastructure company, Bitzero Holdings, plans to use $22.375 million of its roughly $25 million private placement to repay secured-loan principal on or about Aug. 6. The principal alone would consume 89.5% of the headline proceeds, while the warrants issued with the financing could eventually add 11.7 million shares. The company closed the placement on July 30, after selling 5,828,342 special warrants at $4.25 each. The securities brought in $24.77 million, which Bitzero described as approximately $25 million. Bitzero has yet to disclose final net proceeds or the full payoff bill for its secured debt. With those figures…