ETF
Bitcoin ETF flows jumped by $137 million, but it only recouped a third of recent losses
Farside’s reported $137.3 million inflow recovered just 35.6% of the prior five-session net outflow, leaving breadth unproven.
Sentiment: Neutral
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Research
Blockchains may finally break their hidden reliance on a ticking randomness clock to keep networks secure
Distributed samplers replace fresh public randomness while a common random string, DDH, LWE, and proof-of-work assumptions remain.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strategy raised $334 million from MSTR shareholders last week — Bitcoin got none of it
Strategy has gone nearly two months without adding Bitcoin as the STRC preferred-stock support absorbs capital.
Analysis
Peter Todd reopens Bitcoin’s 21M cap debate because transaction fees make up just 0.5% of miner revenue
A viral clip sharpened the clash between fee-funded security and the credibility of a fixed supply.
Regulation
Polymarket’s 20% CLARITY Act odds sit on a market one $100K trade could radically reprice
An anonymous trader holds $415,000 against CLARITY ahead of a Senate test, dwarfing the market’s $160,000 in displayed liquidity.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Solana treasury firm cuts shares 700-for-1 but leaves room for nearly 100 billion more
The capital reset leaves Solana treasury SOLAI with nearly 100 billion authorized shares after its NYSE suspension and move to OTC trading.
Technology
Solana’s Agave 4.2 activation target arrives with mainnet feature gates still pending
The first slot-time gates were still pending, while the 90% rent cut and 4,096-byte transactions lacked confirmed starts.
Hacks
Bitcoin purchases halted after data breach puts 250,000 crypto users at risk
Israel’s Bits of Gold says customer funds remain secure, but personal, banking and wallet information may have been exposed.
Technology
Bitcoin Core feature freeze nears as rebase issues hit unencrypted-connection proposal
The queue mixes feature proposals, bugs and release administration, so the count alone does not identify what could delay October.
Exchanges
Why accepting crypto payments over €1,000 on Bitstamp can reportedly freeze your assets starting tomorrow
The customer-posted notice reportedly leaves exchange transfers unaffected, while rejected funds require support to return them to the originator address.
Governance
Cardano has two weeks to avoid a governance freeze as 4 committee seats expire
A vote to renew four Constitutional Committee seats remains well below required thresholds as the deadline approaches.
Exchanges
Bitfinex gives users 14 days to withdraw 13 delisted tokens or face fees and uncertain recovery
Standard withdrawals end Aug. 31, after which customers must rely on a two-month recovery process that Bitfinex does not guarantee will succeed.