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- Bitcoin hits block 961,632 as the controversial BIP-110 soft fork attempt beginsby Jamie Crawley on August 8, 2026 at 8:06 pm
The proposal has scant support from bitcoin miners and influential commentators have also voiced their opposition.
- Hardware wallet sales in Russia more than double as new crypto rules nearby Francisco Rodrigues on August 8, 2026 at 5:48 pm
Wildberries’ average price for hardware wallets fell 13% to 7,900 rubles, and M.Video broadened its range of products, though neither retailer identified the driving force behind the renewed demand.
- Brazil’s central bank orders exchanges to delay large crypto transfers abroadby Francisco Rodrigues on August 8, 2026 at 3:25 pm
The rule applies to transfers above $10,000 and smaller transactions flagged as risky by exchanges.
- Trillions in institutional money to flow into bitcoin, says Bitwise’s Matt Houganby Olivier Acuna on August 8, 2026 at 2:00 pm
The digital asset manager’s CIO says large capital pools control up to $200 trillion globally, and just a 1% shift toward bitcoin could unlock massive long-term growth.
- Why trillion-dollar asset manager T. Rowe Price put memecoins in its crypto ETFby Helene Braun on August 8, 2026 at 1:00 pm
The $1.9 trillion asset manager says excluding established memecoins on principle would undermine its active approach to crypto investing.
- U.S. Senate opens first stage of crypto Clarity Act voting to give bill a chance next monthby Jesse Hamilton on August 8, 2026 at 9:07 am
The majority leader opened the multi-stage process the Senate follows when trying to get a bill over its 60-vote hurdle, so it’s still got a shot in September.
- Another Bitcoin infrastructure exploit hits, this time draining Lightning payment serversby Shaurya Malwa on August 8, 2026 at 7:46 am
BTCPay told users running LND to update immediately or take servers offline after attackers stole credentials that can control Lightning wallets and move funds.
- New XRP Ledger amendments target $530 million in tokenized Wall Street assetsby Shaurya Malwa on August 8, 2026 at 3:30 am
A new XRPL amendment proposal would let institutions encrypt token balances and transfer amounts while still giving issuers, auditors and regulators selective access.
- Bitcoin holders risk losing real BTC if they sell coins from BIP-110 fork, says developerby Shaurya Malwa on August 8, 2026 at 2:30 am
If a minority chain appears this weekend, buyers could replay signed fork-coin sales on bitcoin itself, making doing nothing the safest move until the chains can be separated.
- Trump Media pulls back from crypto, scraps Crypto.com’s CRO token treasury dealby Krisztian Sandor on August 7, 2026 at 9:13 pm
The Truth Social parent company is refocusing on media and its pending merger with a fusion energy firm, as the digital asset treasury boom has lost its steam.
- Trump-Backed American Bitcoin director Justin Mateen buys nearly $2 million of ABTC stockby Will Canny on August 7, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Mateen purchased more than 306,000 shares across two days following the company’s quarterly earnings, lifting his stake to more than 492,000 shares.
- U.S. widens Iran crypto crackdown with sanctions on two exchangesby Krisztian Sandor on August 7, 2026 at 6:42 pm
The Treasury’s OFAC targeted Shelbit and Aban Tether as Washington continues its effort to cut Tehran’s access to crypto and foreign currency.
- BitMEX sale collapsed as buyers balked at founder ownership and shrinking businessby Will Canny on August 7, 2026 at 4:53 pm
Potential buyers, including Exodus, passed on BitMEX amid concerns over founder ownership and its shrinking business, according to a source familiar.
- Bybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5 billion hack, secures asset freezeby Ian Allison on August 7, 2026 at 4:32 pm
The exchange has secured a preliminary injunction freezing stolen assets.
- OKX’s Rafique doubts Clarity Act will pass, warns optimism is already priced into bitcoinby Will Canny on August 7, 2026 at 3:22 pm
The OKX executive says Democrats have little incentive to hand Republicans a crypto victory before the midterms.
- How a five-second trick let traders drain millions from Polymarketby Olivier Acuna on August 7, 2026 at 3:09 pm
After months of public warnings from onchain analysts, the prediction market is moving to time-weighted prices to make artificial price pushes too costly.
- A part of FTX survived, and it’s the case for the CLARITY Actby Randi Abernethy on August 7, 2026 at 2:30 pm
When FTX collapsed, the parts of it bound by law survived. Mainstream finance is now converging with digital assets, and the law built to protect it the same way is the one the Senate did not pass this week, argues Bullish’s Randi Abernethy.
- Russia cracks down on unlicensed crypto exchanges it claims are linked to Ukraineby Olivier Acuna on August 7, 2026 at 2:04 pm
The FSB said at least 20 individuals were arrested in connection with a ring that scammed an undetermined number of Russian citizens.
- U.S. unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July, putting Fed rate hikes in questionby James Van Straten on August 7, 2026 at 12:31 pm
The chances of a Federal Reserve rate hike at its next meeting in September have slipped below 50% in the aftermath of the report.
- After a Clarity Act funeral, the crypto world would keep turningby Jesse Hamilton on August 7, 2026 at 12:00 pm
With the U.S. crypto bill missing a crucial window before the Senate hangs its closed-for-summer sign, the alternatives are getting more attention.
- Why Bitcoin’s BIP-110 refuses to die despite near-zero miner supportby Jamie Crawley on August 7, 2026 at 11:45 am
BIP-110 has attracted only a sliver of miner support, yet its user-activated design means the proposal continues toward its activation date and (most likely) beyond.
- Bitcoin’s volatility has nearly disappeared. The risk hasn’t.by Francisco Rodrigues on August 7, 2026 at 11:42 am
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- Bitcoin hovers below $65,000 as Middle East tensions escalate furtherby Francisco Rodrigues on August 7, 2026 at 10:36 am
Brent crude has meanwhile moved to over $83 a barrel after Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia, further escalating tensions in the Middle East.
- Coldcard fallout shows up onchain as 210,000 bitcoin leaves old walletsby James Van Straten on August 7, 2026 at 9:24 am
Roughly 200,000 bitcoin have moved from long-term holder wallets in the past week, suggesting a possible shift in custody rather than conventional selling
- Crypto market maker Wintermute lands SEC approval to trade equities and ETF blocksby Francisco Rodrigues on August 7, 2026 at 8:46 am
The crypto market maker can now trade US stocks and options and support ETFs as crypto moves closer to traditional markets.
- Scammers Pose as EU Regulators to Target Crypto Users Displaced by MiCA Deadlineby Jose Oramas on August 8, 2026 at 9:06 pm
Impersionation frauds are increasing in number and potential danger.
- CLARITY Act Gets September 15 Senate Vote as Thune Forces the Issueby Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 7:23 pm
The CLARITY Act will be the second major development to be voted on after the recess ends.
- AI Bitcoin Security Campaign Finds Nearly 5,000 Software Issues in 390 Projectsby Mandy Williams on August 8, 2026 at 6:55 pm
About one in seven reported findings were classified as high or critical severity.
- Bitcoin ETFs Log a Perfect Week as Inflows Reach a 3-Month Recordby Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 4:28 pm
Meanwhile, the spot Ethereum ETFs extended their consecutive weekly streak to five in a row.
- ADA Jumps 18% Weekly While Major Alts Sleep: Is $0.30 Cardano Price Next?by Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 2:23 pm
ADA has stolen the show over the past week after it was declared dead following Hoskinson’s break a few months ago.
- Bhutan Resumes Bitcoin Selling Spree: Here’s the Latest BTC Transferby Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 12:07 pm
The Royal Government appears to be selling at least one per month for a while.
- Pi Network’s PI Reclaims Key Support, Bitcoin (BTC) Fights for $65K: Weekend Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 10:24 am
BEAT continues to be highly volatile, skyrocketing by over 18% in the past 24 hours.
- Bitcoin Bear Market Over? Top Analysts Turn Bullish, but History Says Otherwiseby Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 7:38 am
Three well-known crypto analysts believe BTC has completed its last correction this cycle and is preparing for a new leg up. But is it?
- CRO Plunges to 3-Year Low as Trump Media Cancels 2 Major Crypto.com Dealsby Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 5:33 am
CRO slumped below $0.05 for the first time since late 2023.
- Spindex’s Real-Time Data Pipeline Surpasses 150 Million Tracked Gaming Eventsby playnewswire on August 8, 2026 at 5:06 am
[PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles, United States, August 7th, 2026] Spindex, a real-time data analytics platform for the iGaming industry, has surpassed 150 million tracked gaming events across its monitoring infrastructure, ingesting more than 2,000 new data points per minute from over 700 slot titles. The milestone highlights the scale of live data now flowing
- XRP to $50? Popular Analyst Says the Long-Term Dream Is Still Aliveby Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 3:51 am
XRP dipped toward $1.00 after the CLARITY Act was delayed, but at least one analyst remains bullish on its long-term perspective.
- Good at Hacking, Bad at Trading: MEV Bot Exploiter Makes Costly ETH Betby Jordan Lyanchev on August 8, 2026 at 12:25 am
The actual hack took place over a month ago and the bad actor has been on the move.
- Bitcoin Miner MARA Posts $611M Loss as Revenue Falls 27%by Wayne Jones on August 7, 2026 at 9:55 pm
The miner’s BTC holdings dropped 29% year over year as the company sold to support liquidity and capital projects.
- Micro Bitcoin (BTC) Holders Are Vanishing at the Fastest Pace Since December 2024by Chayanika Deka on August 7, 2026 at 8:08 pm
Retail investors are exiting Bitcoin at their fastest pace since December as whales keep accumulating near current prices.
- Ethereum’s $5,000 Path? ETH Reclaims a Key Level as Institutions Keep Accumulatingby Chayanika Deka on August 7, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Ethereum remains near $1,900, but hidden strength is building through technical breakouts, institutional interest, and massive treasury purchases.
- Pi Network (PI) Slips 5% Daily, But Community Sentiment Remains Strongly Bullishby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on August 7, 2026 at 4:48 pm
PI has surpassed BTC, ETH, XRP, and several other major cryptocurrencies on one interesting front.
- Ethereum Price Analysis: Can ETH Overcome Overhead Moving Averages?by Shayan Markets on August 7, 2026 at 3:28 pm
Ethereum has continued to stabilize following its sharp correction from the yearly highs, with buyers attempting to regain control after breaking out of the long-term descending channel. While the recovery has improved the near-term outlook, ETH still faces a cluster of major resistance levels overhead that must be reclaimed before a broader trend reversal can
- Bitcoin Barely Budges as Weak US Jobs Data Cuts Fed Hike Odds to 44%by Jose Oramas on August 7, 2026 at 3:10 pm
US job growth turned negative in July, reducing market expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike to 44%. Bitcoin rose about 0.7% following the data, while stocks gained and Treasury yields declined.
- Ripple Price Analysis: How Low Can XRP Go if It Loses $1 Support This Weekend?by Shayan Markets on August 7, 2026 at 2:52 pm
XRP remains under sustained selling pressure against both USDT and BTC, with the higher time frame structure continuing to favor the bears. The latest breakdown below the key horizontal support reinforces the prevailing downtrend and leaves the market vulnerable to another leg lower unless buyers quickly reclaim the lost levels. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT
- Carbon Launches TradFi-Native On-Chain Derivatives Venue With 950+ Markets in One Accountby Chainwire on August 7, 2026 at 2:28 pm
[PRESS RELEASE – Road Town, British Virgin Islands, August 7th, 2026] 250+ TradFi markets join Carbon’s 530+ crypto perpetuals & 150 24/7 RWAs in one venue. Wall Street depth at listing, stable overnight rates, and on-chain settlement. Carbon, the on-chain prime broker for global markets, today opened public trading on 250+ Carbon TradFi markets spanning
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- Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs break $1B in their best week since April and BlackRock brought in 80% of the cashby 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 solvencyby 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 buyingby 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 liquidityby 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 isby 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 Septemberby 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 ownsby 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 concernsby 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 riseby 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 realby 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 Pipelineby 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 Doby 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 Opensby 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 […]
- How The UAE Has Kept Its Oil Flowing Through Hormuzby 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 Indictmentby 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 Westby 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 CEOby 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 Tollby 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 Emergeby 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 Partyby 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 Dwindleby 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 Backfireby 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 Britainby 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 Swarmsby 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 Portsby 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 Germanyby 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 Invasionby 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 Homeby 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 Worldby 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 Mountby 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 Migrantsby 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 Industryby 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 Violationsby 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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- Acerola cherry: The vitamin C superfruit with powerful health benefitsby Kevin Hughes on August 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Acerola cherries contain 1,680 mg of vitamin C per 100 gramsâ50-100 times more than oranges or lemonsâalongside flavonoids, anthocyanins, and …
- Saudi Arabia Names Red Sea Maritime Alliance Commanderby Chase Codewell on August 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced Aug. 6 that Maj. Gen. Abdullah al-Shehri has been appointed commander of the Multinational Maritime Defense Al…
- NVIDIA DRIVE Platform Adds Apollo High-Performance Lidar for Autonomous Vehiclesby Edison Reed on August 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) NVIDIA has integrated Apollo high-performance lidar into its DRIVE platform for autonomous vehicles, according to an announcement from the two compani…
- NABU Details Corruption Case Against Former Ukrainian Ambassador to U.S.by Garrison Vance on August 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
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- Development banks pour BILLIONS into factory farms, leaving smallholders behindby Zoey Sky on August 8, 2026 at 6:00 am
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The Defiant Defi News. The Defiant curates, digests, and analyzes all the major developments in decentralized finance, so that you can stay informed and smart about the most cutting-edge and fastest-changing corner of crypto and finance.
- Lightning Nodes Drained As BTCPay Server Users Race To Patchby The Defiant Team on August 7, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Hardware wallet maker Foundation and the Bitcoin zine Citadel21 both said their nodes were swept, in some cases hours before the project’s public alert. BTCPay says the flaw under attack is not the one disclosed in its changelog.
- Solana Perp DEX Flash Trade to Wind Down Unless It Finds a Buyerby The Defiant Team on August 7, 2026 at 8:01 pm
Any proceeds from a sale of the exchange’s tech stack, brand and IP go to FAF holders pro rata, with team tokens excluded from the distribution.
- SharpLink Opposes Ethereum Proposal to Burn a Growing Share of Validator Rewardsby The Defiant Team on August 7, 2026 at 5:38 pm
Joseph Chalom argues the draft would strip the base rate out from under roughly $35 billion in liquid staking token collateral and could push institutions to sell ETH as they unstake.
- Rarible Launches Solana NFT Marketplace With Claynosaurz as First Collectionby The Defiant Team on August 7, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Rarible’s site now lists Solana alongside Ethereum, MegaETH and Base, with dedicated Explore, Mint and Gacha pages for the network.
- Tokyo Lawson Register Scans a Barcode for a 322-Yen JPYC Stablecoin Paymentby The Defiant Team on August 7, 2026 at 5:03 pm
Store-side acceptance ran inside Lawson’s existing register through HashPort Wallet for Biz and Canal Payment Service’s PAYTREE gateway, with no dedicated stablecoin terminal added at the till.
- Black Lake Launches Harbor Verify to Bring Verifiable Credit to Onchain Marketsby Bitwire on August 6, 2026 at 10:50 pm
Black Lake Digital Markets has launched Harbor Verify, a browser-based tool that lets investors, lenders, auditors, and rating agencies independently confirm that every loan in a tokenized pool belongs there and passed its published eligibility rules, without seeing private borrower data.
- ether.fi Removes Restaking From weETH, Nearing A Full EigenLayer Exitby The Defiant Team on August 6, 2026 at 9:16 pm
Restaking exposure moves into weETHs, a separate token built on Symbiotic. CEO Mike Silagadze: “End of an era. Sad.”
- Uniswap’s New Launchpad Out-Launched Pons On Its First Day On Robinhood Chainby The Defiant Team on August 6, 2026 at 8:22 pm
Pools.trade opened on Aug. 5 charging no launchpad fee and created 10,506 tokens that day against Pons’ 7,210. Uniswap says the product does not change its support for the launchpads already built on its protocol. Some traders disagree. PONS is down 49% on the week.
- Robinhood Chain’s DEX Volume Fell 72% While Transactions And Deposits Set Recordsby The Defiant Team on August 6, 2026 at 7:57 pm
Daily volume dropped from $878 million on Jul. 11 to $241 million on Aug. 1 as transactions, deposits and stablecoin supply climbed to all-time highs. Volume per transaction fell 74%. More than 90% of the chain’s incentive spending pays depositors.
- a16z’s Miles Jennings Says Banks Fighting the CLARITY Act Are ‘Accelerating Their Own Obsolescence’by The Defiant Team on August 6, 2026 at 7:12 pm
Six banking trade groups are still pressing senators to tighten the bill’s prohibition on interest-like rewards for holding stablecoins, a payment Jennings says will continue under GENIUS if CLARITY dies.













































































































