Bitcoin Early Adopters Stir as 6,427 BTC Worth $500M Moves in August
Key Takeaways The Bitcoin blockchain saw 6,427.59 dormant BTC worth $507M move across 188 spends between Aug. 1-30, 2026. Coldcard losses reached roughly 2,000 BTC as vintage Bitcoin wallets stirred. Bitcoin’s 2014 cohort moved 3,286.26 BTC, with 22 wallets swept…
Fedwatch Turns Hawkish With 57% Odds of September Rate Increase
Key Takeaways CME’s Fedwatch tool puts a Sept. 16 federal funds rate (FFR) hike at 57%, versus just 39.9% on Aug. 21. Polymarket and Kalshi price a Fed hold at 52%, exposing a razor-thin September split. Warsh flagged 3.7% PCE…
Bulls Reload for Another Assault on $81K as Bitcoin’s Price Rises
Key Takeaways Bitcoin hit $78,960 Sunday, gaining 1.5% as buyers challenged the $79,000 resistance zone. Coinglass logged $75.71M in crypto liquidations, while bitcoin open interest held at $54.83B. Bitcoin traders eye $81,000 next as September brings the Fed meeting and…
One by One, the Industry Is Fixing the Tokens
Thus far, the breakout has held. Through Thursday’s close, U.S. equities have also been flat to slightly positive, owed almost entirely to Nvidia’s nearly 9% Thursday surge, which offset Monday’s semis selloff. After bitcoin’s major move last week, many are…
Swedish Tax Scrutiny Shadows Crypto Miners’ Pivot to AI
This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The Swedish Tax Agency has issued proposed VAT decisions…
A Texas Player Just Let $1 Million Expire. It Was Sitting at a Gas Station the Whole Time
Key Takeaways Powerball’s $1 million Austin ticket expired after its Aug. 1 claim deadline. Circle K sold the ticket matching 5 white balls in the Feb. 2 Powerball drawing. Texas Lottery rules send the unclaimed $1 million to state-authorized programs….
Ethereum’s Top Sandwich Bot Made $295M, Then Lost $7.5M
Key Takeaways JaredfromSubway.eth’s bot has extracted over 117,000 ETH (~$295M) from trades since March 2023. An attacker drained the sandwich bot of $7.5M in June 2026 using 66 fake token contracts. Three relays route 88% of MEV-Boost blocks, and Titan…
Bullish Makes $100M AI Credit Bet With GPUs Serving as Collateral
Key Takeaways Bullish extended USD.AI a $100 million facility for GPU-backed AI loans. The firm’s shares gained 44% in 1 month as tokenized AI credit expands. Bullish plans to list sUSDai as GPU collateral faces its next credit test. Bullish…
Bitcoin Bull Cycle Peak Could Be Driven by Global ETF Demand
Key Takeaways Global institutional demand could drive bitcoin’s bull cycle peak. Wider ETF access may extend adoption beyond the United States. Stablecoin liquidity and RWA rails could support the next phase. Global ETF Demand Could Shape Bitcoin’s Cycle Peak The…
Solana Leads Altcoin Gains as XRP and DOGE Slide
Key Takeaways Crypto markets ended Aug. 29 flat at $2.73 trillion as volatility offset prior gains. Altcoins diverged sharply as SOL rallied on Charles Schwab listing news while DOGE fell 7.2%. Arch Lending CTO Himanshu Sahay expects bitcoin to increasingly…
