Bitcoin production slips again in July for CleanSpark, BitFuFu and Canaan
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Bitcoin production slips again in July for CleanSpark, BitFuFu and Canaan

2026/08/18
BitMart founder dismisses calls for audit as users report blocked funds, unpaid employees
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BitMart founder dismisses calls for audit as users report blocked funds, unpaid employees

Sheldon Lee said a Chinese-language X account making the claims was hacked. Users want wallets, assets and liabilities d...

2026/08/18
US Treasury seeks public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules
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US Treasury seeks public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules

2026/08/18
Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus
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Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus

The protocol pioneered decentralized finance lending, but assets locked have tumbled from a peak five years ago. Now it'...

2026/08/18
Harmony plans pre-attack rollback after exploiter forged 3 trillion ONE tokens
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Harmony plans pre-attack rollback after exploiter forged 3 trillion ONE tokens

2026/08/18
U.S. Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act stablecoin rule
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U.S. Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act stablecoin rule

The Treasury proposal would establish some of the core definitions and jurisdictions in the law Congress completed last ...

2026/08/18
The Coldcard hack proves reputation is not a security model
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The Coldcard hack proves reputation is not a security model

A community built on verification spent five years outsourcing its judgment to one man, writes Foundation CEO Zach Herbe...

2026/08/18
Tom Lee's Bitmine now owns 4.8% of Ethereum supply after latest ETH purchase
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Tom Lee's Bitmine now owns 4.8% of Ethereum supply after latest ETH purchase

The crypto treasury company bought another 9,926 ETH last week, extending a buying streak that began in June 2025.

2026/08/18
How a bug in Coldcard’s code went unnoticed for years, leading to $100 million in hacked funds
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How a bug in Coldcard’s code went unnoticed for years, leading to $100 million in hacked funds

Crypto’s favorite maxim, “don’t trust, verify” wasn’t followed in the case of Coldcard’s code.

2026/08/18
Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH, taking total holdings to roughly $11 billion
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Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH, taking total holdings to roughly $11 billion

2026/08/18
Austria's FMA fines crypto broker Bitpanda $81,000 in first published MiCA penalty
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Austria's FMA fines crypto broker Bitpanda $81,000 in first published MiCA penalty

2026/08/18
No change in bitcoin holdings as Strategy boosted dollar reserve, bought back more STRC last week
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No change in bitcoin holdings as Strategy boosted dollar reserve, bought back more STRC last week

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised $333.7 million via the sale of common stock.

2026/08/18