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  • Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs break $1B in their best week since April and BlackRock brought in 80% of the cash
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on August 8, 2026 at 6:40 pm

    US-listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds pulled in more than $1 billion in fresh cash this week, with both groups registering their strongest inflows since April as demand for regulated crypto investment products rebounded. Data from SoSoValue shows that spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $853.54 million during the week ended Aug. 7, their biggest haul The post Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs break $1B in their best week since April and […]

  • Four years after FTX, crypto exchanges still prove assets without proving solvency
    by Andjela Radmilac on August 8, 2026 at 5:20 pm

    A customer opens an exchange account, copies a string of numbers and follows a path through a Merkle tree. The page processes the request and returns a reassuring result: the customer’s balance was included in the exchange’s proof of reserves. The verification is most likely technically sound, establishing that the account appeared in a dataset The post Four years after FTX, crypto exchanges still prove assets without proving solvency […]

  • 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.

  • Jeftovic: The “Bitcoin Only” Era Is Over…
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 10:40 pm

    Jeftovic: The “Bitcoin Only” Era Is Over… Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower .com, (From The Sovereign Capitalist Letter #65. I was traveling at the time of the Coinkite vulnerability, surfacing a recurring theme around how to safely balance cold storage and emergency access when on the road). Just when I thought the sentiment couldn’t get any worse, on July 29-30 reports began to emerge of “certain” Coldcards […]

  • Another Sign Of The Times: ‘F**k ICE’
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 9:30 pm

    Another Sign Of The Times: ‘F**k ICE’ Authored by Thaddeus McCotter via American Greatness, Strolling through a major American urban metropolis, I noticed that the tightly packed homes and squat tri-level apartments and condos had tiny, browning “natural gardens” pocked with the usual virtue-signaling lawn signs setting forth their progressive secular creed’s commandments: “kindness always,” “hate has no home here,” […]

  • Ukrainian Drone With Huge Explosive Payload Hits Bulgaria Near Vital Gas Pipeline
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 8:55 pm

    Ukrainian Drone With Huge Explosive Payload Hits Bulgaria Near Vital Gas Pipeline A major border and aerial incident has occurred between Ukraine and Bulgaria, and Bulgarian officials are outraged and demanding answers – ironically on the heels of a political shift regarding the Ukraine war wherein Sofia has stopped giving weaponry, citing its own stockpile shortages. A Ukrainian drone on Saturday breached Bulgaria’s airspace and […]

  • Student Loan Payments Are Spiking: What Changed On July 1 And What Borrowers Over 50 Should Do
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    Student Loan Payments Are Spiking: What Changed On July 1 And What Borrowers Over 50 Should Do Authored by Adam H. Douglas via The Epoch Times, If you carry federal student loans, July 1, 2026, redrew your map. With last year’s tax law changes taking effect on that date, the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan was dismantled, and servicers began notifying millions of borrowers to pick a new repayment plan or have one picked […]

  • Iran Insists US Must Meet Stringent List Of Demands Before Hormuz Opens
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 7:45 pm

    Iran Insists US Must Meet Stringent List Of Demands Before Hormuz Opens As expected, Iran is pressing hard to extract from Washington everything it can get – at a moment the Trump White House seems to be backing down from a heighted war over the Strait of Hormuz, given the serious risk of settling into a another years-long quagmire in the Middle East. The US administration, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has appeared […]

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  • How The UAE Has Kept Its Oil Flowing Through Hormuz
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 7:10 pm

    How The UAE Has Kept Its Oil Flowing Through Hormuz By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com The United Arab Emirates has managed to boost its oil exports to pre-crisis levels as early as June, as it has kept pushing crude through the Strait of Hormuz and outside it.   The UAE, which left OPEC on May 1, has found workarounds to the blockage at the Strait of Hormuz. It has been shuttling crude through the chokepoint to load it on […]

  • Judge Denies Southern Poverty Law Center’s Bid To Dismiss DOJ Indictment
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    Judge Denies Southern Poverty Law Center’s Bid To Dismiss DOJ Indictment Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal judge on Aug. 7 rejected the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) bid to dismiss charges brought by the Justice Department, saying the nonprofit failed to show that the prosecution against it was vindictive. The department indicted the SPLC in April on 11 counts of wire fraud, making false […]

  • “We’re Here To Destroy The White Race”: Democratic Socialist Of America Hero Declares War On West
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 5:25 pm

    “We’re Here To Destroy The White Race”: Democratic Socialist Of America Hero Declares War On West Marxist streamer Hasan Piker has emerged as an increasingly visible, if unofficial, spokesman for the Democratic Socialists of America’s rapidly expanding political action network. He campaigned for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong while cultivating close ties with […]

  • Existing Power Plants Are “Bedrock” In Supplying Data Centers: Constellation CEO
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 4:50 pm

    Existing Power Plants Are “Bedrock” In Supplying Data Centers: Constellation CEO By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive.com Despite the Ratepayer Protection Pledge’s call for planned data centers to supply their own new generation, existing power plants will play a major role in supplying them with power, according to Joseph Dominguez, Constellation president and CEO. “We’re never going to build this economy if … we have to wait […]

  • Iran’s Economy Is In Shambles As War Takes Its Toll
    by Tyler Durden on August 8, 2026 at 4:15 pm

    Iran’s Economy Is In Shambles As War Takes Its Toll Despite the bluster from Iranian officials on social media, it should come as no surprise that the country is not doing well economically. From the beginning of the conflict to current day, Iran has been dealt an estimated $270 billion to $300 billion in total damage due to a steady barrage of strikes, including numerous infrastructure targets from bridges, highways, railways, […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

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