The Senate is going on its summer break in a week, leaving next to no time left to sort out its remaining priorities in August. And obviously, the fate of Clarity is one of those priorities.
source https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/08/02/counting-down-the-days-state-of-crypto
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Sunday, August 2, 2026
The reverse bridge: Crypto meets Wall Street using perps
Crypto exchanges built perpetual futures for digital assets. Now they are using them to offer 24/7 exposure to stocks, commodities and indexes.
source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/02/the-reverse-bridge-crypto-meets-wall-street-using-perps
source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/02/the-reverse-bridge-crypto-meets-wall-street-using-perps
Unlike the FTX collapse, the $89 million Coldcard exploit has investors sending bitcoin back to exchanges
The Coldcard vulnerability has smaller bitcoin holders moving funds onto exchanges for safety, according to blockchain analytics firms. This is opposite of the trend seen following the FTX collapse in late 2022.
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/02/unlike-the-ftx-collapse-the-usd88-million-coldcard-exploit-has-investors-sending-bitcoin-back-to-exchanges
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/02/unlike-the-ftx-collapse-the-usd88-million-coldcard-exploit-has-investors-sending-bitcoin-back-to-exchanges
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Strategy holds STRC dividend at 12%
Customarily, Michael Saylor and team have lifted the STRC dividend when it trades sizably below par, but not this month.
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/01/strategy-holds-strc-dividend-at-12
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/08/01/strategy-holds-strc-dividend-at-12
Friday, July 31, 2026
How bitcoin cold wallets lost $70 million in an attack that never touched the devices
Galaxy Research said weak seed generation let an attacker recreate likely private keys offline, sweep more than 1,000 BTC from nearly 1,200 wallets and continue searching without ever accessing the devices.
source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/01/how-bitcoin-cold-wallets-lost-usd70-million-in-an-attack-that-never-touched-the-devices
source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/01/how-bitcoin-cold-wallets-lost-usd70-million-in-an-attack-that-never-touched-the-devices
Bitcoin holds monthly gain, faces 'choppy' August as 'forced-selling' exhausted, analysts say
The largest crypto shrugged off a barrage of bad news this month, but traders remain cautious as rate hike fears and jobs data loom.
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/31/bitcoin-holds-onto-july-gain-as-forced-selling-fuel-was-already-spent-analysts-say
source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/31/bitcoin-holds-onto-july-gain-as-forced-selling-fuel-was-already-spent-analysts-say
Tether posts $1.5 billion operating profit in Q2 as reserve buffer falls by half
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer added 14 metric tons of gold and about 1,800 bitcoin to its reserves during the second quarter.
source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/31/tether-posts-usd1-5-billion-operating-profit-in-q2-as-reserve-buffer-falls-by-half
source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/31/tether-posts-usd1-5-billion-operating-profit-in-q2-as-reserve-buffer-falls-by-half
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