Ireland Moves $38M in Bitcoin Tied to Drug Dealer’s Lost Fishing Rod
Key Takeaways CAB-linked wallets moved 500 BTC worth $38 million on Aug. 28 after 10 years. CAB has now recovered 2,000 BTC tied to Clifton Collins, worth $155 million. Neither CAB nor Europol has confirmed how the latest 500 BTC…
12 Years Later, Bitcoin Remembers the Man Who Got There First
Key Takeaways Cryptographer Hal Finney passed away on August 28, 2014, after a five-year battle with ALS. The 10 BTC Satoshi Nakamoto sent him in January 2009 would be worth over $800,000 today. Theories tying Finney to Satoshi Nakamoto’s true…
Tusk Pushes Crypto Law Re-Vote After Zondacrypto Scandal
Key Takeaways Zondacrypto collapsed in a $94M scandal, prompting PM Tusk to call a re-vote on vetoed crypto rules. Repeated presidential vetoes left Poland in regulatory limbo and unable to enforce EU MiCA standards. Exchanges cannot register in Poland as…
Circle Brings USDC Into UK Premier League With Chelsea Shirt Deal
Key Takeaways Circle signed Chelsea FC from 2026/27, putting USDC on men’s, women’s and academy shirts. USDC gains global reach through Chelsea’s 3 teams as stablecoins push deeper into payments. Circle’s 2026/27 Chelsea debut will test whether sports branding can…
BTC Rejects $81,500 as Whales Build Massive Sell Wall at $81K
Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $77K following Fed Chair Warsh’s speech, wiping out $300M in crypto liquidations. Heavy sell walls and a $5.7B downward liquidity skew leave Bitcoin vulnerable to deeper pullbacks. Fed Chair Warsh rejected forward guidance over inflation…
Bitcoin ETFs Cross $100 Billion With $242 Million Inflow
Key Takeaways Blackrock led $242.24M into bitcoin ETFs on Thursday, extending inflows to 9 sessions. Solana gained $60.91M as HYPE and XRP rose, showing institutional demand is broadening. Bitcoin ETF assets hit $100.93B, showing late-August inflows can keep expanding. Bitcoin,…
Dunamu Partners With Visa to Build Stablecoin, AI Payment Rails
Key Takeaways Dunamu and Visa signed a stablecoin and AI payments partnership on Aug. 27 in San Francisco. The deal explores Open USD, a stablecoin already backed by Visa, Mastercard and more than 140 companies. Dunamu CEO Oh Kyung-seok says…
Bitcoin Gained $14,264 in a Week, Galaxy Says Next Bottom Signal Is Close
Key Takeaways Bitcoin gained $14,264 (22.7%) in one week, its largest-ever weekly dollar gain. Galaxy Research flags bitcoin’s 50-week moving average near $82,470 as the next bottom-confirmation signal. Bitcoin touched $81,000 recently before easing back, with Treasury buyback changes cited…
Why Did a Judge Just Kill the Trump Administration’s Anthropic Ban?
Key Takeaways Judge Rita Lin ruled Aug. 27 that Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklist violated the First Amendment. Her 59-page order permanently blocks the Trump administration from enforcing the ban. Anthropic’s D.C. Circuit appeal, tied to Trump’s Feb. 27 order, remains unresolved….
Bitcoin’s Price Has Stalled and Arthur Hayes Says Strategy Pays the Price
Key Takeaways Arthur Hayes says Strategy’s mNAV premium sat near 0.74x on August 27, erasing its old edge. Strategy holds 840,447 BTC but owes about $1.5 billion a year in STRK and STRC dividends. Hayes says Saylor must either issue…
