Research
Market
Bitcoin weekend blip wiped out $250M in over leveraged long traders while open interest weakens
Open interest fell 2.65% and funding stayed near baseline, pointing to leverage clearing rather than longs rebuilding.
Technology
Bitcoin holders face unresolved fork risks as new eCash test chain launches ahead of October deadline
The Aug. 23 blocks used practice pECX while final software, replay rules and exchange handling remain unresolved.
Technology
Bitcoin Core considers dropping encrypted routing support as poor node health exposes users to eclipse attacks
The 32.x warning and 33.x removal sequence remains a proposal as maintainers test whether sparse fallback routes add resilience.
Mining
Bitcoin miner IPO demands 99.8% of funds from public buyers while handing them just 10% equity
The preliminary S-1 compares $30,000,005 from new investors with $45,000 from existing holders and leaves buyers immediately diluted.
Earnings
How a $20M crypto payout left a micro-cap firm with under $83K in usable cash reserves
The August 21 filing said 205,512.5 tokens remained unmonetized, with their receipt-date fair value still unresolved.
Governance
Layer 1 network dilutes supply by 75% overnight to fund survival after main developer quits
The executed mint reduced the proposal’s pre-existing supply base to about 25.1% of its estimated post-mint total.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Crypto treasury firm seeks 20B share ceiling and reverse splits after launching $300M stock offering
The proposals would set a 20 billion-share ceiling and grant three years of broad reverse-split authority.
Debt
Ripple relies on locked XRP reserves to back a $275 million institutional credit line
KBRA’s BBB rating gives Ripple Prime investment-grade access, but expected parent support and mostly escrowed XRP remain central to the credit case.
Regulation
Local’s access to global crypto platforms could end under Nigeria’s proposed capital floor
Exchanges and custodians would need ₦2 billion in capital, while foreign-currency stablecoins face 120% backing.
Wallets
Coldcard now requires 65 key presses after seed exploit, while exposed funds still must move
Firmware 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q harden new wallet creation but cannot repair a seed made on an affected release.
ETF
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF filing proposes a 2.5% fee and a potential 34% DCG stake
Under a June 30 snapshot, a nonbinding 200,000-ZEC contribution would give DCG International about 34% of the enlarged fund.
Taxes
Everyday crypto users face monthly tax bills on total asset value if covered brokers fail to collect under new Illinois rules
Blockchain Association and CCI seek injunctions, but the filing itself did not suspend the 0.2% levy.