August 9, 2026

Megan Forsyth

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Could Surge 56% as Markets Understand Saylor’s New BTC Strategy, Analyst Says

Key Takeaways Standard Chartered says markets misunderstood Saylor’s bitcoin shift, creating temporary pressure over possible MSTR sales. Strategy Inc. is changing bitcoin’s role

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Why Every BTC Holder Gets a New 1:1 Asset

Key Takeaways A Bitcoin chain split duplicates the UTXO set, giving holders a 1:1 coin on both ledgers. Paul Sztorc’s eCash fork activates

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ChatGPT 5.6 Sol, Claude Fable Join 7 AI Models to Predict Bitcoin’s Aug. 1 Price

Key Takeaways Nine AI models forecast bitcoin, with 8 of 9 clustering between $63,420 and $67,940 for Aug. 1. Pi AI’s $89,359 outlier

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Blackrock and Vaneck Lead $90 Million Bitcoin ETF Inflow as Funds Notch First Green Week Since May

Key Takeaways Blackrock’s IBIT absorbed $86.83M of the $90.44M entering US spot bitcoin ETFs on July 10. Ether ETFs added $18.43M the same

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XRP ETFs Brush Against $1 Billion in Assets as 9-Week Inflow Streak Comes to an End

Key Takeaways US spot XRP ETFs held $996.65M in net assets after adding $107,400 on July 10. The products’ cumulative inflows reached $1.48B,

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BitMEX Says Collateral Design Drove 3.93% Funding Gap That Traders May Exploit Repeatedly

Key Takeaways BitMEX’s Q2 2026 report showed structural flaws drive funding splits, like an April 23 spread peak of 27.6%. DeFi premium over

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‘Betting Makes You Lose Money’

Key Takeaways Every ad from a licensed Brazilian operator must carry a Finance Ministry warning, such as “betting makes you lose money.” Ads

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Ransomware Hacker Pleads Guilty After $15M Bitcoin Extortion Scheme

Key Takeaways Authorities said the cybercrime campaign collected roughly 1,610 bitcoin, with a Michigan company alone transferring 200 bitcoin after an attack. Meanwhile,

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3 Major Crypto Trends Changing How People Use Digital Assets: Binance Co-Founder

Key Takeaways Binance’s co-founder outlined three regional crypto adoption trends involving stablecoin savings, local currency trading, and transfer usage. MENA became Binance’s fastest-growing

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Inmate Accused of Moving $290,000 in Crypto Already Forfeited to US Government

Key Takeaways Prosecutors allege Rossen Iossifov helped remove approximately $290,000 in cryptocurrency forfeited to the federal government. Authorities say multiple exchanges, mixing services,

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