Coldcard exploit sparks Bitcoin flight, ‘bullish’ crypto consolidation: Hodler’s Digest, August 2
The “sickening” loss of $90 million of Bitcoin from cold storage weighs heavily on sentiment, as the Clarity Act stalls...
Month: August 2026
BTC Plunge Triggers Altcoin Sell-off as ADA Bucks the Trend
Bitcoin’s late-July rally collapsed into a $3,000 flash drop to $62,236 on July 31, erasing $40 billion in market capitalization....
Iran Rejects Trump Deal as Hormuz Tensions Grip Markets Again
Conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran have cast fresh uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz, leaving global markets and governments...
New York State Sues Prediction Market Platform Kalshi Over Unlicensed Betting Operations
New York state officials target the prediction market platform Kalshi in a lawsuit over claims of unlicensed betting on sports,...
Trump’s legal loophole around the Supreme Court is keeping inflation alive – and trapping Bitcoin in the Fed’s crosshairs
The Supreme Court gave Donald Trump a pretty direct answer in February: the emergency law he had used to tax...
New York asks judge to force Kalshi to hand over the names, wagers, and losses of its local bettors
New York has asked a Manhattan state court to permanently block prediction-market exchange Kalshi from offering what the state calls...
Ethereum just outpaced Bitcoin with $365 million in ETF inflows, but on-chain data shows the real bottom isn’t in yet
Ethereum outpaced Bitcoin in July as stronger investment-product demand and corporate accumulation powered its first sustained relative advance in months....
The sudden collapse of a $20 billion AI fund reveals why Bitcoin is the first thing Wall Street sells when margin calls hit
A $20 billion AI hedge fund gained 439% through June, lost roughly two-thirds of its value in July, and sold...
Coinkite Under Fire for Retaining Customer Emails After $88M Coldcard Hack
The company, which is facing issues with its Coldcard wallet, sent security notices to customers to warn them about the...
Stablecoin Supply Sheds $15 Billion in Biggest Drop Since Terra
The stablecoin market cracked this summer, shedding roughly $14.56 billion after new federal rules wiped out interest payments on digital...
Bitcoin Drive Engaged: Saylor’s New Message Sparks Buy Speculation
Michael Saylor’s latest tracker post has revived expectations that Strategy could announce another bitcoin purchase on Monday. The signal follows...
AI Stocks Trade Like Memecoins While Bitcoin Barely Moves – Week in Review
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to...
Hardware Wallets Expose Bitcoin Holders to Massive Losses After Firmware Flaw Enables Remote Drains
Hardware wallet users face sudden losses exceeding $70 million in Bitcoin (BTC) after a critical firmware flaw allows remote draining...
Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par
Investors have previously benefited from a payout boost when the preferred STRC shares traded well below their $100 par value...
New Car Buyers Shoulder $1,000-Plus Monthly Payments That Sap Wealth Building
New car buyers face increasingly heavy monthly loan obligations exceeding $1,000. Data from the authoritative online automotive research and car-shopping...