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Spot bitcoin ETFs posted back-to-back outflows for the first time since late July, erasing last week's price gains as BTC slides below $63,000.

The 1-week 25-delta skew fell to roughly 4% from elevated June levels as large traders accumulate $70,000 strike calls ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet says a flagged 5,014 BTC transfer was a routine internal custody move, leaving its $2.73 billion treasury untouched.

Bitcoin's 30-day price range compressed to 5.6 percent, one of the narrowest readings on record, as analyst James Check warns the market is building toward a major directional move.

Crypto holders can borrow against Bitcoin and Ethereum at up to 75 percent LTV, keeping positions intact and avoiding taxable sales.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net redemptions Aug. 12 while spot Ethereum ETFs attracted fresh capital, signaling divergent institutional positioning.

CEO Simon Gerovich said the $322 million move was routine, confirming Metaplanet's holdings remain 43,000 BTC

The 800 BTC transfer, valued at $50.72 million, extends a two-month selling pattern that has moved 2,500 BTC off the address.

Circle is pitching cirBTC as neutral institutional collateral, but the token has captured a negligible slice of the wrapped Bitcoin market since its June 8 launch.

River research pegs Bitcoin's total addressable market at $225 trillion as institutional holders push collective positions to $19.9 billion.

On-chain losses hit $247.4 million in July, led by a Coldcard hardware wallet breach topping $100 million and attacks on multiple DeFi protocols and bridges.

The deal expands Goldman's active ETF assets to $80 billion, folding Neos's Bitcoin and Ethereum income strategies into its $130 billion global platform.

Bitcoin trades near estimated production costs, pressuring weaker miners and raising selling pressure fears as technical charts show demand holding at $60K–$62K.

A Bank of Russia draft directive permits public exchange access for three major digital assets, imposing a 300,000-ruble annual cap for non-qualified investors while excluding XRP.

CEO Phong Le says Strategy will resume Bitcoin buying once its STRC preferred stock returns to par value, after selling 7,000 BTC to cover shareholder obligations.

The Bitcoin-only conference at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre covers mining, treasury strategy, institutional adoption and open-source development.

Collectible card values outpace major benchmarks as blockchain platforms target the $15 billion market for tokenization and fractional ownership.

A firmware bug in Coldcard hardware wallets let attackers drain funds from over 5,200 addresses starting July 30, with total losses now exceeding initial estimates.

CEO Phong Le says Strategy is evolving from a Bitcoin holding company into a full digital credit business, with new preferred stock products and a $4.75 billion liquidity buffer.

The Bitcoin-backed preferred stock bridges traditional fixed income with digital assets, drawing $50 million from Strive.

On-chain data shows competing forces: exchange inflows signal potential selling pressure as a single $160M outflow points to fresh accumulation.

On-chain data shows hundreds of millions in Bitcoin and stablecoin transfers across Coinbase Institutional, Kraken and DeFi protocols in a single session.

On-chain data shows long-term holders adding to positions as BTC tests a key historical support level.

Bitcoin gained 1.6 percent while Layer 2s, real-world assets and the on-chain treasury trade continued to slide.

From Venezuela to Nigeria, people cut off from failing financial systems are using Bitcoin to pay bills, cross borders and keep businesses alive.

XRP's 5 percent weekly decline deepens as its ETFs pull in just $1 million versus hundreds of millions for Bitcoin and Ether funds, with a key regulatory bill stalled until at least mid-September.

The transfer extends a month-long pattern totaling 3,000 BTC worth $192 million across 12 transactions since July.

The BIP-110 minority chain last produced a block at height 961,633 and has sat idle for hours, with fewer than 3 percent of miners ever signaling support.

Strategy's founder posted 'Doing ₿usiness' Saturday, a phrase he has used repeatedly ahead of confirmed Bitcoin purchase announcements.

Matt Hougan says a 1 percent allocation from the $200 trillion institutional asset pool drives his decade-long price target, with financial advisers and family offices moving first.

A critical payment-validation vulnerability in the open-source Bitcoin processor allows invoice manipulation, forcing administrators to install version 2.4.2 or shut down immediately.

A soft fork restricting transaction data begins mandatory signaling at block 961,632, setting up a clash between enforcing nodes and a network majority that has largely refused to signal.

The hardware wallet breach accounted for over $100 million in losses, more than tripling June's total and ranking as the year's second-highest monthly theft figure.

Bitcoin marks its best weekly close in over a month as 210,000 BTC moves from long-term wallets and the CLARITY Act faces a congressional delay.

The open-source Bitcoin payment processor is urging all operators to immediately update to version 2.4.2 or take servers offline to block an active exploit draining funds

Bitcoin pushed past $65,000 on sustained spot ETF demand and a Federal Reserve rate hold, with Ethereum climbing 1.7 percent to $1,931.

Hackers exploited a firmware defect in Coldcard hardware wallets, draining an estimated $130 million in Bitcoin; manufacturer Coinkite cannot verify the total due to its privacy-first design.

Coinkite will publish a technical post-mortem on a Coldcard firmware vulnerability as outside researchers estimate customer losses at $130 million.

The miner hit its highest quarterly Bitcoin production in over a year, but a 28 percent drop in average Bitcoin price drove a $611 million net loss.

Wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC accumulated 11,000 Bitcoin last week while retail traders sold, with on-chain data pointing toward a potential move above $70,000.

Grant Cardone's firm added 10.5 BTC from July rental cash flow and acquired a $600 million Florida portfolio, pushing holdings past 2,800 Bitcoin.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $102.33 million in net inflows on Aug. 4, flipping the seven-day flow positive, while Ethereum ETFs shed another $12.27 million.

Monthly spot trading on centralized exchanges fell to $679 billion in April 2026, the lowest since October 2023, as the Fear & Greed Index hit extreme fear.

The non-custodial swap service halted operations indefinitely after months of automated, AI-driven probing outpaced its small development team's ability to patch vulnerabilities.

Bitcoin holds above $63,800 with derivatives defensive and spot demand negative, while long-term holder activity and on-chain data point to support.

The enterprise software firm executed its third BTC sale of 2026, generating $104.7 million while raising $290.6 million in equity and repurchasing $81.2 million in preferred shares.

The sale, Strategy's largest Bitcoin disposal to date, follows an identical transaction the prior week and marks a shift in how the company manages its BTC treasury.

A critical flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets triggered a massive Bitcoin outflow, driving small holders to centralized exchanges and alternative custody.

Executive Chairman Michael Saylor posted 'Bitcoin Drive engaged' Aug. 2, signaling a potential new BTC acquisition as Strategy maintains its 12 percent annualized STRC dividend rate.

OFAC targeted two Iranian entities July 31, 2026, including Hormuz Safe, for demanding Bitcoin payments from vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.