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People
Vitalik Buterin now confident AI won’t break crypto, betting 90% of his net worth
The Ethereum founder rejected a 50% Bitcoin crash prediction even as AI-powered attacks begin testing crypto infrastructure.
Privacy
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin puts 60% odds on a cryptography breakthrough that could weaken Wall Street middlemen
Cheaper encrypted computation could eventually challenge roles played by custodians, auditors, exchanges and clearinghouses.
Technology
A Coinbase-backed crypto bridge is shutting down after its business model stopped working
Router Protocol will close by Sept. 30 after failing to find a buyer, licensing deal or sustainable path forward.
Hacks
A whitehat hacker is holding $320 million in drained Bitcoin until developers prove they patched a fatal network flaw
SideSwap says bug-created L-BTC passed a valid peg-out flow, prompting federation signers to release about 3,996 real BTC.
Digital Asset Treasuries
How Bitmine could surpass its 5% Ethereum goal without buying more ETH
Bitmine stakes more than 5 million tokens, potentially generating enough annual rewards to materially close its 5% target.
Price Watch
Zcash breaks $1,000 as its spot ETF crosses $400 million in assets
Grayscale's ZCSH has grown rapidly since launch as traders pile into derivatives and ZEC returns to crypto’s top 10.
Outage
A major outage and corporate backlash hit Robinhood Chain at the peak of its growth
The fast-growing network briefly stopped producing blocks while Robinhood’s tokenized-equity model drew fresh resistance from a company whose shares it tracks.
Digital Asset Treasuries
El Salvador added 1,540 Bitcoin, but the IMF says Bukele’s government didn’t pay for them
The country’s holdings jumped from about 6,224 BTC to more than 7,764 BTC as officials kept claiming the bought “one BTC per day."
ETF
Wall Street just poured nearly $900 million into Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs
Bitcoin funds logged their third-largest daily inflow of 2026 as both major cryptocurrencies broke above key levels.
Digital Asset Treasuries
A public company sold Bitcoin and somehow gave each shareholder more BTC exposure
ProCap is using Bitcoin to repurchase shares below NAV, lifting BTC per share despite shrinking its treasury.
Analysis
Bitcoin’s rally over $81,000 is finding real buyers, but options traders still aren’t pricing a clean breakout
A $731 million ETF surge and stronger spot activity are replacing short covering, just as BTC runs into a crowded $80,000 to $83,000 resistance zone.
Crypto
Australia gives crypto firms until Sept. 30 to get licensed or risk enforcement
ASIC’s grace period is ending, with unlicensed firms facing penalties that can reach 10% of annual turnover.