Lite Strategy, a Nasdaq-listed company that holds Litecoin as its primary reserve asset, spent about $5.4 million repurchasing roughly 4.9 million shares through July 17. The company funded the purchases with an undisclosed mix of LTC sales and covered-call premiums. The transaction shrank Lite Strategy’s reported Litecoin holdings but appears to have lifted LTC backing …
Monthly archives: August 2026
Bitcoin ETFs just bled $265M in a brutal 24 hours, and Ethereum’s supposed rescue is another BlackRock illusion
U.S. spot Bitcoin funds posted net outflows of $265.4 million on July 31, reversing a $233.1 million inflow the previous session. Ethereum showed a $9 million net inflow, but only because BlackRock’s staked Ethereum fund drew more than the group gained overall. Every Bitcoin product displayed in Farside’s July 31 table was flat or negative. …
Bitwise is liquidating six crypto option ETFs that offered 25% payouts while returning investors’ own capital
Friday, July 31, was the final trading day for six Bitwise option-income ETFs. Shareholders still holding shares as of Aug. 3 face automatic cash redemption rather than an exchange sale. The Bitwise Funds Trust board voted June 30 to liquidate ICOI, IMRA, IMST, IGME, ICRC, and IETH, according to an SEC prospectus supplement. The products …
$11 Billion in Crypto Losses Adds Pressure on CLARITY Act
New York Attorney General Letitia James urged Congress to strengthen cryptocurrency regulation as the FBI reported more than $11 billion in crypto-related losses. Her Senate testimony argued the pending CLARITY Act would weaken state enforcement against digital asset scams. James Warns Federal Bill Could Weaken State Enforcement New York Attorney General Letitia James called on …
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IRS Warns Fake Crypto Letters Target Wallets and Personal Data
Fraudsters are mailing counterfeit IRS notices that direct cryptocurrency holders toward a fabricated compliance portal designed to capture sensitive financial information. The campaign targets wallet access, exchange credentials, identities, and digital assets through official-looking correspondence. Counterfeit Letters Exploit Growing Crypto Tax Anxiety The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a fraud alert about fake letters targeting …
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XRP Scam Ring Arrested After Stealing $9M From 71 Investors
South Korean police arrested three suspects accused of stealing 12.3 billion won, or about $9 million, from 71 XRP investors. Investigators traced 27.3 billion won through related wallets, indicating that total losses could rise. Fake XRP Platform Vanished After Collecting Investor Funds The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced July 30 that investigators had apprehended three …
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Grayscale Urges Senate CLARITY Act Vote Before August Recess
Grayscale urged Senate leaders to schedule a CLARITY Act vote before the August recess, warning that delay threatens U.S. competitiveness. The bill would divide crypto oversight between federal regulators and establish nationwide market rules. Grayscale Presses Senate Leaders as Legislative Window Closes Digital asset manager Grayscale called on Senate leaders to bring the CLARITY Act …
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How thin weekend Bitcoin liquidity turns minor geopolitical news into massive Monday price gaps for ETF holders
An investor who owns Bitcoin through a brokerage account can finish work on Friday, check the closing price of a spot ETF, and assume the position is done moving for the week. Bitcoin, however, has other plans. Between Friday’s close and Monday’s opening bell, Donald Trump can announce a tariff, a war can escalate, oil …
Digital asset SPAC delays crucial merger vote, leaving a deeply undercapitalized Old Glory Bank waiting on a $50M lifeline
Digital Asset Acquisition Corp., the SPAC seeking to combine with the parent of regulated bank Old Glory Bank, postponed the shareholder vote on the deal to 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 14 from July 31. The original meeting date fell two days after the stated July 29 redemption deadline. DAAQ said in a July …
One public crypto firm just staked its way to breaking even, but a $50M paper loss and 66% dilution threat tell a darker story
Stablecoin Development Corporation, a public company built around holding and staking Sky Protocol’s SKY governance token, reported that $2.2 million of second-quarter staking revenue roughly matched its company-defined cash operating expenses. The comparison used reported dollar values: SDEV received the rewards in SKY and sold none during the quarter, meaning SDEV would need to sell …
Moonbeam just halted all user transactions, leaving late GLMR holders at mercy of an email helpdesk to recover funds
Moonbeam’s standard GLMR migration window closed last night at 23:59 UTC (July 31), as its Polkadot network moved into an operational wind-down ahead of a relaunch on Base. The cutoff ended the standard route for self-custodied free balances, while exchange holdings, frozen balances, and protocol positions remained subject to separate handling. Related Reading Latest bear …
A major Japanese Bitcoin mining pool just pulled the plug on its Bitcoin service just as 3 mega-miners claimed 60% of the network
By the time SBI Crypto pulled the plug on its Bitcoin pool in Japan on July 31, its seven-day average hashrate had fallen 64% in a month. Later that day, a Hashrate Index reading put Foundry USA, AntPool and F2Pool at 60% of recent blocks. The timing makes them look connected. Weekly data tell a …
Louisiana just armed crypto ATM users with a legal cheat code to demand full refunds from unlicensed operators
Starting Aug. 1, Louisiana users may cancel a virtual-currency-kiosk transaction made on or after that date and demand a full refund at any time if the machine’s owner or operator was unlicensed when the transaction occurred. Act 482 puts the cost of an eligible refund on the operator. Eligibility depends on the operator’s license status …
Elon Musk Denies Tesla China Sale Report Tied to SpaceX Merger
Elon Musk rejected a Wall Street Journal report claiming Tesla explored separating or selling its China business ahead of a potential SpaceX merger. The public dispute centers on one of Tesla’s largest operations and a report linking it to a broader corporate restructuring. Musk Rejects Report on Tesla’s China Business Elon Musk rejected a report …
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Michael Saylor Rejects Report of New Strategy Bitcoin Sale Approval
Michael Saylor rejected claims that Strategy had approved a new $5 billion bitcoin sale plan, identifying the authorization as an existing capital-management tool. His clarification separates potential selling capacity from an immediate decision to reduce holdings. Saylor Pushes Back on Viral Bitcoin Sale Claim Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor pushed back Aug. 1 on reports …
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