August 9, 2026

Megan Forsyth

Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Splintered BIP-110 Fork Falls Behind by 18 Blocks

Key Takeaways Roughnecks mined BIP-110 blocks 961632 and 961633 as Bitcoin’s dominant chain raced ahead. Bitcoin’s 127.48 trillion difficulty leaves Roughnecks’ minority chain

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Ethereum Whale Capitulates After 3 Years, Losses Top $19 Million

Key Takeaways An ethereum whale sold 7,323 ETH ($13.96M), pushing realized losses on the position above $19 million. The whale bought ETH at

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France Pushes Bill to Share Crypto Tax Data With 48 Nations

Key Takeaways France introduced a bill to enact the CARF framework, sharing crypto users’ data with 48 countries. The bill accelerates data collection,

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Moreno Signals End to Clarity Act Talks Ahead of Cloture Vote

Key Takeaways Senator Bernie Moreno declared CLARITY Act negotiations over, blaming Democrats for its potential failure. Some Republicans oppose the bill, fearing deposit

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Blackrock’s IBIT Captures $479M as Bitcoin ETFs Extend Streak

Key Takeaways Spot bitcoin ETFs added $98.85 million, stretching a streak to 5 straight days. Spot ether ETFs added $49.60 million the same

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Where to Track BIP-110’s Showdown Live

Key Takeaways BIP-110 signaling sits near 2.6% as Bitcoin approaches block 961632. Fork.observer links 50+ nodes to expose any Bitcoin chain divergence live.

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Musk’s SpaceX Stock Rallies 6% as Tokenized Volume Hits $700M

Key Takeaways Gate’s tokenized SPCX token logged $332M and $360M in volume on August 4-5 ahead of the unlock. SpaceX stock closed up

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Circle Renews Coinbase USDC Deal and Rules Out Dividends

Key Takeaways Circle renewed Coinbase’s USDC deal as Q2 revenue reached $701M, preserving a key distribution channel. USDC ended Q2 at $73.3B as

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Genius Sports Now Settles Contracts for Both Kalshi and Polymarket

Key Takeaways Genius Sports signed Polymarket on Aug. 4 and Kalshi on Aug. 5. Genius booked prediction-market revenue in Q2, before either deal

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EU to Advance MiCA Review, Targeting Non-EU Stablecoin Rules

Key Takeaways The EU is set to revise the MiCA framework to allow excluded foreign stablecoins like Tether to operate. This regulatory review

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