Governance
Mining
A major Japanese Bitcoin mining pool just pulled the plug on its Bitcoin service just as 3 mega-miners claimed 60% of the network
The leaders were already dominant before the cutoff, and aggregate data do not identify a destination for SBI’s lost pool hashrate.
Legislation
Louisiana just armed crypto ATM users with a legal cheat code to demand full refunds from unlicensed operators
Act 482 takes effect Aug. 1, while clearly disclosed document requests can reset the 90-day payment clock.
Macro
Bitcoin just slept through Japan’s rate decision, but a swollen yen short is quietly threatening a massive margin call
Takata's 1.25% bid failed, while decision-day derivatives showed no active leverage break despite the measurable squeeze setup.
Digital Asset Treasuries
From crypto treasury to AI data centers: Inside the aggressive 4,375 ETH selloff that just hit a massive collateral wall
The company raised its ceiling to 4,375 ETH, but only 1,714.8 ETH now sits outside the disclosed pledge.
DeFi
Why DeFi giant Aave is pulling the plug on six hyped blockchains making less than $5,000 a quarter
LlamaRisk would freeze new activity, redirect nearly all interest revenue to the treasury, and reserve stronger unwind levers for later.
ETF
The free ride for VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF is officially over after falling $1.4 billion short of growth target
The 0.20% sponsor fee applies after July 31, putting HODL level with BITB but one basis point above EZBC.
Earnings
Why a $20 billion Bitstamp slump makes Robinhood’s retail app look far weaker than it really is
Bitstamp volume fell 48% from Q1 to Q2, compared with a 25% decline on the Robinhood App. The App metric also began including WonderFi trades in June.
Liquidations
New Bitcoin study shows the strongest recurring liquidation warning signs cannot warn of an individual crash
The order-flow pattern stood out across six events, while two observations still overlapped ordinary-market conditions.
Debt
Dogecoin treasury firm borrowed $1.4M at 10.7% interest – promising repayment in CleanCore stock already pledged elsewhere
The $1.4 million unsecured note repays principal in 2.2273 million shares, with no disclosed release mechanism or price floor.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Zero mining revenue, 98% cash collapse, 2 million mysterious shares sets up miner’s 7 billion share survival play
The approval creates financing capacity, not issued stock, and remains conditional on reorganization and related charter steps.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Biotech company asks shareholders to dilute stock by 951% to hoard illiquid crypto token instead of funding its own drug
Enlivex pledged commercially reasonable efforts to hold the shareholder vote within 60 days, while the second $400 million remains optional.
Bankruptcy
Judge lets FTX recovery trust chase Binance for $1.76 billion over a 2021 share buyback
The court kept the core clawback case alive but dismissed claims tying Binance to FTX’s collapse, leaving creditors without a guaranteed recovery.
