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  • Bitcoin, XRP, Solana and Tron beat Ethereum and Cardano every month since 2022 on investor buying
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 8, 2026 at 4:10 pm

    Crypto’s favorite buy-the-dip strategy failed to make money for Ethereum and Cardano investors who stuck with it since the start of 2022. An investor who placed $100 into Ethereum every month from January 2022 through August 2026 would have contributed $5,600 but ended up with about $4,898, a 12.5% loss, CryptoRank data showed. The same The post Bitcoin, XRP, Solana and Tron beat Ethereum and Cardano every month since 2022 on investor buying […]

  • Bitcoin’s first institutional bear market is starting to take shape and draining liquidity
    by Andjela Radmilac on August 8, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    In an institutional bear market, a Bitcoin ETF redemption is almost aggressively boring. An investor sells shares, an authorized participant returns a large block to the trust, and the fund either pays cash or transfers BTC. Its assets shrink while the shares keep trading near net asset value and the custodian carries on. Since the The post Bitcoin’s first institutional bear market is starting to take shape and draining liquidity appeared […]

  • This $1.5 billion hack is exposing just how ‘irreversible’ stolen crypto really is
    by Gino Matos on August 8, 2026 at 2:10 pm

    Bybit sued North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau, and Lazarus Group in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The exchange won a preliminary injunction blocking unnamed defendants from moving or selling stolen crypto. Public court reporting describes the order as covering those identified assets, without confirming the full $1.5 billion stolen in The post This $1.5 billion hack is exposing just how ‘irreversible’ […]

  • CLARITY Act is finally headed for a 60-vote Senate showdown in September
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 8, 2026 at 1:35 pm

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune has formally started the process to force a vote on whether the Senate will take up the CLARITY Act, giving the stalled crypto market-structure bill an immediate path to the floor when lawmakers return in September. Thune filed cloture early Saturday on the motion to proceed to H.R. 3633, the The post CLARITY Act is finally headed for a 60-vote Senate showdown in September appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • The US says it has a Bitcoin reserve, but nobody can agree on how much it owns
    by Andjela Radmilac on August 8, 2026 at 1:05 pm

    On March 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and most of the attention went straight to the grand idea: America had built a digital Fort Knox, the government would stop selling Bitcoin, and Washington could perhaps add more without charging taxpayers. However, the executive order’s operative language The post The US says it has a Bitcoin reserve, but nobody can agree on how much it […]

  • Trump Media’s $6.4 billion crypto venture canceled amid escalating Trump ethics concerns
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 8, 2026 at 12:05 pm

    Trump Media & Technology Group and Crypto.com scrapped plans for a $6.42 billion digital-asset treasury venture. The move unwinds one of the largest crypto projects connected to President Donald Trump as scrutiny of his family’s digital-asset businesses intensifies in Washington. On Aug. 7, Trump Media, Crypto.com, and Yorkville Acquisition Corp. said they had mutually agreed The post Trump Media’s $6.4 billion crypto venture canceled […]

  • Bitcoin faces $70,000 breakout or $60,000 drop this weekend as Hormuz tensions rise
    by Gino Matos on August 8, 2026 at 10:59 am

    Bitcoin traded near $65,000 heading into the weekend, sitting at the center of two macro forces pulling in opposite directions. The Aug. 7 jobs report weakened the case for a September rate hike, and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz threaten to revive the inflation trade that the report just cooled. The US economy lost The post Bitcoin faces $70,000 breakout or $60,000 drop this weekend as Hormuz tensions rise appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Bitcoin’s AI security sprint found 6,700 issues in 55 hours, but no one knows how many are real
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 7, 2026 at 10:55 pm

    The 55-hour campaign shows AI can rapidly fill a security-review pipeline, while public data still cannot show how many findings were valid or fixed. The post Bitcoin’s AI security sprint found 6,700 issues in 55 hours, but no one knows how many are real appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Inside the uncollateralized deal that locked up 6 million SUI until 2028 while SUI Group trades at a 25% NAV discount
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on August 7, 2026 at 9:55 pm

    The uncollateralized receivable runs to 2028, while an Aug. 6 sensitivity puts market value 24.5% below company-calculated NAV. The post Inside the uncollateralized deal that locked up 6 million SUI until 2028 while SUI Group trades at a 25% NAV discount appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  • Bitcoin’s $65K recovery shows its growing immunity to bad news as ETFs and whales buy $2 billion
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 7, 2026 at 8:45 pm

    Bitcoin climbed back above $65,000 this week, extending an unusual stretch of resilience as the cryptocurrency absorbed a string of developments that would typically pressure prices. The top digital asset rose about 2% over the past 24 hours to as high as $65,212, its strongest level since late July, CryptoSlate data shows. The move coincided The post Bitcoin’s $65K recovery shows its growing immunity to bad news as ETFs and whales buy $2 […]

  • Trump Urges Pirro To ‘Revisit’ Decision To Drop Charges Against Accused Reflecting Pool Vandal After New Photos Emerge
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    Trump Urges Pirro To ‘Revisit’ Decision To Drop Charges Against Accused Reflecting Pool Vandal After New Photos Emerge Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness, President Trump on Friday urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro “revisit” her decision to drop charges against an accused Reflecting Pool vandal after new photos shared on social media, showed clear signs of vandalism. The Department of Justice dismissed the case […]

  • Hillary Clinton Warns Dems: GOP’s Anti-Communist Messaging “Very Effective” As Marxist Hijack Party
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 3:05 pm

    Hillary Clinton Warns Dems: GOP’s Anti-Communist Messaging “Very Effective” As Marxist Hijack Party Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Kara Swisher on the “Pivot” podcast that Republicans are deploying what she called a “very effective” anti-communist attack against the Democratic Party’s rising class of far-left candidates, who are increasingly defeating establishment Democrats in primary races. Clinton told Swisher […]

  • Ukraine Faces Growing Air Defense Crisis As Patriot Supplies Dwindle
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 2:30 pm

    Ukraine Faces Growing Air Defense Crisis As Patriot Supplies Dwindle Via RFE/RL, Ukraine failed to intercept any of the 24 ballistic missiles and four Zircon cruise missiles Russia fired in the August 5 attack, underscoring the strain on its missile defenses. U.S. Patriot availability has become a significant constraint after extensive interceptor use during the Iran conflict. Kyiv is increasingly seeking European […]

  • Joint Chiefs Chair Pushing For Iran War Off-Ramp, Warning Escalation Will Backfire
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 1:55 pm

    Joint Chiefs Chair Pushing For Iran War Off-Ramp, Warning Escalation Will Backfire In another sign of mounting pressure on President Trump to disengage the US armed forces from his failing, five-month war on Iran, America’s top general has been carefully working with other Trump advisers to communicate that continued depletion of the Pentagon’s arsenal is unlikely to alter Iran’s stance, while escalation is likely to backfire, CNN […]

  • Oxford Union Debate Debacle Exposes The Real Limit Of Free Speech In Britain
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 1:20 pm

    Oxford Union Debate Debacle Exposes The Real Limit Of Free Speech In Britain Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, In the heart of the Oxford Union, a supposed bastion of open debate, a single brown paper envelope triggered pure panic. Commentator Laurence Fox stood to argue that the West is right to be suspicious of Islam. He held up the envelope and indicated it contained a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad. The chamber […]

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  • US Army’s $400 Million Laser Deal Accelerates Race To Harden Bases From Kamikaze Swarms
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    US Army’s $400 Million Laser Deal Accelerates Race To Harden Bases From Kamikaze Swarms Building on our investment theme that the US military is racing to harden its bases with counter-drone systems capable of defeating Group 1-3 drones, and potentially Group 4 threats, Bloomberg reported late in Friday’s US cash session that the Army plans to purchase at least $400 million of AeroVironment’s counter-drone laser systems, citing a […]

  • US Official: Hormuz Deal Is Imminent, Upon Which US Will Lift Blockade Of Iranian Ports
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 12:35 pm

    US Official: Hormuz Deal Is Imminent, Upon Which US Will Lift Blockade Of Iranian Ports Summary US official tells Reuters that US will lift blockade upon Omani deal announcement. Bessent: Hormuz could reopen under a 30-60 day ceasefire as soon as “today or tomorrow.” Iran asserts that US & Israeli vessels remain barred until sanctions are lifted and compensation is paid. Trump says the conflict could “end pretty soon,” […]

  • Teacher Exposes Chaos: Violence, Drugs, & Prostitution At 75% Migrant School In Germany
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 12:10 pm

    Teacher Exposes Chaos: Violence, Drugs, & Prostitution At 75% Migrant School In Germany Via Remix News, A German teacher has described a secondary school in the Rhineland where violence, drug dealing, and severe behavioral problems have become part of everyday life, including one case in which a 15-year-old girl allegedly prostituted herself in the school toilets for drugs and money. Speaking anonymously to Bild, special […]

  • EU Cohesion Breaks: Madrid Socialists Impose Border Protections Against Italians After Third World Invasion
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 11:35 am

    EU Cohesion Breaks: Madrid Socialists Impose Border Protections Against Italians After Third World Invasion Update: Spain is to impose new border controls for flights and ships from Italy as the two countries’ row over the influx of migrants into Ceuta intensifies. Sky News reports that the Spanish government has confirmed that passport, nationality and visa checks would be conducted for Italian passengers and visitors from other […]

  • Kids In Tiny British Village Beg The Government Not To Force Illegal Migrants On Their Home
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 11:00 am

    Kids In Tiny British Village Beg The Government Not To Force Illegal Migrants On Their Home Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, The children of a quiet Oxfordshire village have been forced to put pen to paper and plead with the Prime Minister himself. Their message is simple and heartbreaking: leave our home alone. Piddington is a tiny English settlement of roughly 350 people – around 250 adults and just 46 children. […]

  • Pillagers Vs Producers: There’s Only Two Ways To Save The Western World
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 3:25 am

    Pillagers Vs Producers: There’s Only Two Ways To Save The Western World Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us For the past couple of weeks I have been closely tracking the migrant surge in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and taking notes on the behavior of the extremely liberal Spanish government. One of the most important things to note about the event is that European officials quickly took to the media to admonish the OPTICS […]

  • ADNOC Reports 15 Vessel Attacks As Hormuz Risks Mount
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 2:35 am

    ADNOC Reports 15 Vessel Attacks As Hormuz Risks Mount Submitted by Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said attacks on its vessels and employees are having a significant impact on operations as the company tries to keep crude, gas and refined products moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Fifteen ADNOC vessels have been hit by missiles or drones since the war began, including three this week, the […]

  • DHS Hiring “Bounty Hunters” For Overseas Tracking Of Deported Migrants
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 2:10 am

    DHS Hiring “Bounty Hunters” For Overseas Tracking Of Deported Migrants The Trump administration is planning to hire private investigators to track down deported immigrants in their home countries, verify where they live, and deliver notices seeking payment of U.S. immigration fines, according to Wired. The proposed program, budgeted at up to $9 million over two years, would cover countries including Mexico, Guatemala, and […]

  • Trump To Announce $180 Million Grants For Mining Industry
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 1:45 am

    Trump To Announce $180 Million Grants For Mining Industry Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times, WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is set to host a major mining industry roundtable on Friday at the State Department, bringing together nearly 200 business leaders, educators, and government officials to strengthen domestic mining companies. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at General Motors proving ground, Monday, July […]

  • Your Tax Dollars At Work: NJ Cops Dress Up As Bushes To Hand Out Cell Phone Violations
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 1:20 am

    Your Tax Dollars At Work: NJ Cops Dress Up As Bushes To Hand Out Cell Phone Violations If you thought speed traps were getting creative, New Jersey police have officially entered the landscaping business. Officers in Dunellen spent part of the week hiding in full ghillie suits, essentially dressing up as oversized shrubs, to catch drivers using their phones behind the wheel, according to Newser. While unsuspecting motorists […]

  • What Else Are They Hiding?
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 12:55 am

    What Else Are They Hiding? Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, This past couples of weeks was a wild ride. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released many thousands of pages of documentation concerning the strange world of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) while Dr. Anthony Fauci was at the height of his power as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Fauci’s wife headed the ethics department […]

  • Iran Launches Battlefield Trophy Propaganda Campaign With Captured US Reaper Drone
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 12:30 am

    Iran Launches Battlefield Trophy Propaganda Campaign With Captured US Reaper Drone The off-ramp narrative is growing louder. With the US midterm elections quickly approaching, the Trump administration may have reached its “declare victory and leave” moment, shifting from military operations toward a negotiated peace deal, one that must last more than one month. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reinforced that possibility earlier, […]

  • Texas Energy Giant Oncor Supports Governor’s Data Center Freeze
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 12:05 am

    Texas Energy Giant Oncor Supports Governor’s Data Center Freeze By Emma Penrod of UtilityDive.com About 44 GW of large load projects slated for Oncor’s service territory qualified for ERCOT’s new “Batch Zero” interconnection process for large loads, company executives told analysts during a Thursday earnings call. But the timeline for that process is uncertain following an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that paused new […]

  • Both Iranian & Israeli Officials Call Out ‘Paper Tiger’ Saudi Arabia
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2026 at 11:40 pm

    Both Iranian & Israeli Officials Call Out ‘Paper Tiger’ Saudi Arabia Regional rivals and enemies are calling out Saudi Arabia as a “paper tiger” which must rely on others for protection and defense needs. Criticisms of Riyadh are being issued on the same day the kingdom signed a major security pact with the other major Muslim-dominant nations of Pakistan and Turkey. Formally called the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement, it […]

  • The WNBA Is At War With Its Biggest Stars
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2026 at 11:15 pm

    The WNBA Is At War With Its Biggest Stars Via The Daily Signal, This is a lightly edited transcript of an Aug. 6 segment of the Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words podcast… Jack Fowler: And the whole trans issue is coming up in the WNBA, and various coaches are like, “I don’t know. Should a she – I can’t say who should be playing.” They will not say that a biological woman should be playing in the […]

  • Visualizing 75 Years Of America’s Electricity Transition
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2026 at 10:50 pm

    Visualizing 75 Years Of America’s Electricity Transition Over the past 75 years, the U.S. electricity system has shifted from one dominated by coal to one in which natural gas and renewables supply nearly two-thirds of generation. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Niccolo Conte, shows annual U.S. electricity generation by source from 1950 to 2025 using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It tracks […]

  • Hawaii’s ‘Blood Quantum’ Rule Deepens The State’s Housing Crisis
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2026 at 10:25 pm

    Hawaii’s ‘Blood Quantum’ Rule Deepens The State’s Housing Crisis Authored by Rachel Chiu via the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) Hawaiian residents are challenging ancestry-based housing restrictions in federal court. A pair of lawsuits filed in June and July takes aim at the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, a state agency that reserves long-term homestead leases to individuals who meet the state’s “blood quantum” […]

  • Bessent’s ‘Yentervention’ Does Not Fix Japan’s Underlying Structural Issues
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    Bessent’s ‘Yentervention’ Does Not Fix Japan’s Underlying Structural Issues Authored by Ed Dowd via ‘Beyond The Narrative’ substack, …a delicate meal to cook before Midterms… My conclusions on the Bessent yen intervention: The move is a temporary Band-Aid at best and sharp yen strength can historically trigger carry-trade unwinds and risk-asset volatility, but it does not fix Japan’s structural debt or rate […]

  • Reality Bites: Socialist NYC Mayor Mamdani Turns To Capitalist Bankers For Help
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    Reality Bites: Socialist NYC Mayor Mamdani Turns To Capitalist Bankers For Help After socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani went after Citadel’s Ken Griffin, created a property database of wealthy homeowners that makes the list easily accessible to “Luigi-worshipping leftist thugs,” and endlessly bashed America and capitalism, all while his friend, Democratic Socialists of America’s unofficial spokesperson Hasan Piker, called on […]

  • Meet The Lab-Leak Proponent Set To Take Fauci’s Old Job
    by Tyler Durden on August 7, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    Meet The Lab-Leak Proponent Set To Take Fauci’s Old Job Authored by Paul D. Thacker via The DisInformation Chronicle, Politico reported that physician-scientist Steven Quay is going through final vetting to take over Tony Fauci’s job at the NIH, reporting that aligns with rumors I’ve been hearing from sources inside the administration for several months. Quay sat for an interview with me on the DisInformation Chronicle podcast last […]

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