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XRP Price Weakens as Crypto Market Awaits Clarity
It was a quiet, red-tinged day across crypto, and XRP spent it near the bottom of the pile. While the market as a whole has been in a flat, choppy state for the last several weeks, it’s XRP—the cryptocurrency created by the founders of paymDecryptNYT: Trump-Backed WLFI Took $100M From a Money Laundering Suspect
World Liberty Financial’s largest disclosed token purchase traces back to a Chinese businessman under active UK investigation for money laundering, the New York Times reported, with up to $75 million flowing to Trump family and Witkofbitcoin.comHackers Drain $8 Million From Crypto Exchange Across Two Blockchains
An attacker drained more than $8 million from crypto platform Coinsbuy across the Tron and Ethereum networks on Sunday before moving most of the stolen funds, according to an analysis by blockchain investigator BlockWatchdog. In a report poDecryptDormant Bitcoin Erupts as 10 August Days Blow Past All of July
Dormant bitcoin is moving at a dramatically faster pace in August, with 2,209.05 BTC leaving long-idle addresses during the first 10 days of the month, already 74.7% more than the 1,264.16 BTC tracked across all of July. Key TakeawaysBtcparbitcoin.comOpenAI Says Its Next AI Model Astra May Be Too Dangerous, Pauses Development
OpenAI says its next major model may be dangerous enough to write its own cyberweapons, and it's pulling back until the safeguards catch up. “Our latest internal evaluations of Astra, one of our upcoming models, over the past few days indicDecryptMeta Launches Muse Glimmer for Local AI Agents on Personal Devices
Meta launched Muse Glimmer, an AI model that can run on a personal computer instead of relying entirely on cloud servers. It can help users manage files, write code and complete multi-step tasks even without an internet connection. Key Takebitcoin.comSyntetika Launches Tokenization Hub Bringing Regulated Investment Strategies Onchain
Road Town, British Virgin Islands, August 10th, 2026, Chainwire Deposits Are Open for hBTC, the Vault Token for Hilbert Group's BTC Basis+ Strategy Syntetika, a tokenization hub for regulated investment strategies, opened deposits today foDecryptMARA Sells 23,093 Bitcoin for $1.6 Billion as Treasury Strategy Shifts
MARA sold 23,093 bitcoin during the first half of 2026, marking a significant shift from its earlier accumulation strategy. The miner is also borrowing against its remaining BTC to finance expansion without issuing new equity. Key Takeawaysbitcoin.comOCEAN Pledges BTC Refunds After Chain-Split Error
Bitcoin mining pool OCEAN revealed that a configuration issue caused some miners to unknowingly mine on the stalled BIP-110 chain for roughly 18 hours. The pool said it will distribute approximately 0.3 bitcoin in direct rebate payments tobitcoin.comStrategy Sells $109M in Bitcoin as Dollar Reserve Tops $4.6B
Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6 million in the week to Aug 9, according to an 8-K filed Monday, cutting its Bitcoin stack to 840,447 BTC from the 842,138 held a week earlier. The coins went at an avDecryptBitcoin ETFs Draw $854M Over Five Days as Rate-Hike Bets Fade
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $853.5 million across five consecutive sessions last week, SoSoValue data shows, after a $61.5 million net outflow the week before, lifting cumulative net inflows since launch to $52.18 billion. Around $690 miDecryptStrategy Sells 1,690 Bitcoin as Saylor Reloads Its Cash War Chest
Strategy sold 1,690 bitcoin for $108.6 million last week, using the proceeds to repurchase its STRC preferred stock as Michael Saylor’s company reshuffled a balance sheet still dominated by bitcoin. Key TakeawaysStrategy sold 1,690 BTC forbitcoin.comMystery Whale Dumps $486 Million in Bitcoin Over Three Weeks
An anonymous bitcoin holder has offloaded more than 7,500 BTC since mid-July, including another 1,019 BTC just hours ago, deepening questions about who is behind one of the market’s largest recent sell streaks. Key TakeawaysAn unidentbitcoin.comGrayscale Pulls Three Altcoin ETF Filings in Just 190 Seconds
Grayscale has quietly withdrawn its Cardano, Hedera and Polkadot exchange-traded fund (ETF) registrations within three minutes of each other, ending three attempts to bring the tokens to U.S. markets without explanation. Key TakeawaysGrayscbitcoin.comStandard Chartered Sees $4T Tokenization Driving Chainlink to $200 by 2030
Standard Chartered has initiated coverage of Chainlink with a price target of $200 by the end of 2030, implying a roughly 25-fold gain from around $8 today and outperformance of both Bitcoin and Ethereum over the period. Geoff Kendrick, theDecryptBitcoin Notches Its Best Q3 Since 2021: Can It Hold?
Bitcoin is up nearly 11% this quarter, its strongest third-quarter showing since 2021, but the gain follows a brutal first half that has traders asking whether the rebound has real staying power. Key TakeawaysBTC is up nearly 11% quarter-tobitcoin.comThe Crypto Divestiture Paradox: How a Proposed Ethics Deal Could Net President Trump a Massive Tax Windfall
As Congress attempts to revive stalled digital asset legislation, a high-stakes political and financial dilemma has taken centerCoinIdolLBank Launches Crypto Resilience Initiative, Building on Its Security Collaboration with CertiK
Singapore, Singapore, August 10th, 2026, Chainwire LBank today announced the launch of the Crypto Resilience Initiative, an effort to support the security of its platform. As part of this initiative, LBank will continue to work with CertiKDecryptERCOT Hits Pause on Texas Data Center Queue. How Worried Should AI Infrastructure Investors Be?
Governor Abbott ordered an ERCOT audit that could have huge impacts on data centers in Texas. Learn the basics of the order and understand how it may affect your AI infrastructure bets such as $IREN $NUAI $CIFR $RIOT. Key TakeawaysGov. Gregbitcoin.comBitcoin ETFs Post Best Week Since April With $854 Million Inflow
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted gains across all five sessions, attracting $853.54 million in their strongest week since April 17. Ether funds added about $245 million, while XRP, solana and HYPE ETFs also finished the week with net inflows.bitcoin.com
