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

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

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

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

Major bitcoin wallet flaw drains 594 BTC in 25-minute sweep

A hardware wallet randomness bug turned “impossible to guess” seeds into guessable ones, and $38 million is already gone.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/31/major-bitcoin-wallet-flaw-drains-594-btc-in-25-minute-sweep

Everything is becoming a perp

The perpetual — the 24/7, leveraged contract that crypto invented and then perfected — is no longer just a way to trade crypto, says Katana Network’s Matthew Fisher. It’s becoming the way to trade everything.

source https://www.coindesk.com/opinion/2026/07/28/everything-is-becoming-a-perp

Coinbase sinks 5% after missing second quarter revenue estimates

The company reported $1.22 billion in overall revenue, down from $1.5 billion in the year prior.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/07/30/coinbase-sinks-5-after-missing-q2-revenue-estimates