The world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin continues to offload portions of its cryptocurrency fortune. In the latest example, the company sold another 1,690 BTC for $108.6 million and used the proceeds to repurchase 1.15 million STRC preferred shares. It also sold 6.59 million MSTR shares to raise $653.1 million and increase its USD reserve…
On Aug. 7, US authorities sanctioned Shelbit and Aban Tether, two Iranian-linked crypto platforms accused of facilitating transactions tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other state-linked entities. The Treasury Department also sanctioned Shelbit founder Siavash Kayvanpour and several companies connected to him in Georgia, Poland and the United Arab Emirates. It said IRGC-linked…
Onchain forensics tie a single actor to an $8 million coordinated drain across TRON and Ethereum, with most funds routed through FixedFloat and the attack vector still unknown.
Ripple’s cross-border token has retraced by 3% over the past week and 7% on a monthly scale, currently trading at around $1.03 (per CoinGecko). However, the popular analyst Ali Martinez outlined two factors that could serve as catalysts for a potential upcoming rally. Major Pump Ahead? According to him, the first element is the Tom…
SilverBox Corp IV shareholders are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a four-month extension that could prevent the SPAC from liquidating. Even if it passes, however, it would not preserve the $217 million trust tied to its proposed Bitcoin SPAC deal with investment firm Parataxis Holdings. The August 11 meeting is set for 10:00 a.m. Eastern…
Bitcoin’s BVIV volatility index hit the lowest level since 2025 as option demand collapsed. Still, overwriting surged and downside protection stayed pricey.
Bitcoin’s price hasn’t made a major move for days, as it continues to remain stuck at around $65,000 since Friday. The good news for the bulls is that it now stands on the upper side. Most larger-cap alts perform similarly, with little to no actual moves. XMR is up by 3%, NEAR by 2.5%, while…
An EU transaction ban will take effect on Aug. 23 against the entity listed as “HTX (HUOBI GLOBAL SA),” giving people and businesses subject to the bloc’s Russia sanctions regime a deadline to establish whether that company is involved in their dealings with the online exchange. The restriction follows the jurisdictional reach of Regulation 833/2014.…
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, August 10th, 2026] LBank today announced the launch of the Crypto Resilience Initiative, an effort to support the security of its platform. As part of this initiative, LBank will continue to work with CertiK, the largest Web3 security services provider, through CertiK’s penetration testing services and LBank’s participation in CertiK’s…
CME leveraged funds turn net long as weak futures yields undermine the once-popular basis trade.