ETF
After suffering a brutal $265 million mass exit, seven different Bitcoin ETFs simultaneously roar back to life
Seven funds took in cash with none negative, yet IBIT still supplied 65.5% of the Aug. 3 total.
Liam 'Akiba' Wright 2 min read
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GameStop plans $1.4 billion stock swap as Bitcoin collateral risk emerges
GameStop shareholders face two major unknowns: how much stock the company will issue and how much Bitcoin remains pledged under its options strategy.
ETF
Hashdex is shutting down its Bitcoin ETF, leaving investors with just days to sell before a blind, unpredictable cash out
The $14.7 million Bitcoin ETF will liquidate from Aug. 18, while Hashdex's filings split on the payout date.
Latest Bitcoin News & Analysis
Macro
Tomorrow sees a massive liquidity trap for Bitcoin as the US Treasury is quietly draining $77 billion from bank reserves
The Aug. 5 bill-coupon mix will show whether financing pressure reaches Bitcoin-sensitive risk appetite or leaves reserves stable.
Analysis
Why AI is now a more immediate threat to Bitcoin than quantum computers
Offline keys still depend on entropy, firmware, signing and recovery, all built from fallible software and hardware.
Analysis
Washington gave crypto every legal win it begged for then lost the market anyway
Washington removed crypto’s favorite excuse for failure, and the market responded by exposing a problem no regulator could fix: too few buyers.
Macro
Why Bitcoiners should care that Washington joined a $96B yen rescue to shield over $1 trillion in US Treasuries
Preliminary BOJ data suggest Tokyo intervened over two days as rising Japanese bond yields threaten to pull capital from global risk markets.
Regulation
CME freezes Nasdaq’s major Bitcoin launch, warning a legal loophole could upend the entire commodities market
The review will test whether a securities exchange can list direct Bitcoin index options in a market CME says belongs exclusively under CFTC oversight.
Mining
Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin has pledged nearly 40% of its Bitcoin to buy mining equipment
Nearly 40% of American Bitcoin’s 8,002 BTC reserve is tied to Bitmain mining equipment agreements that could move the coins off its balance sheet.
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Hacks
Boltz’s shutdown shows the real danger of AI hacking is pushing crypto back into the hands of giant custodians
Wallets
Coldcard crisis hits $130 million – proving ‘not your keys’ is meaningless if you trust a single device to generate them
Price Watch
Bitcoin must clear $65,000 before Friday, or jobs data could turn $62,000 into a trapdoor to $60,000
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