Analysis
Bitcoin, XRP, Solana and Tron beat Ethereum and Cardano every month since 2022 on investor buying
Putting $100 into crypto every month since 2022 produced a 195% gain in TRX but left Cardano buyers down more than 50%.
Sentiment: Neutral
Latest stories
Hacks
This $1.5 billion hack is exposing just how ‘irreversible’ stolen crypto really is
Bybit’s $1.5 billion North Korea case tests how far courts can trace, freeze and recover stolen crypto after months of laundering.
Legislation
CLARITY Act is finally headed for a 60-vote Senate showdown in September
Thune formally started the process for a September vote as lawmakers race to settle ethics, stablecoin and illicit-finance disputes.
Market
Bitcoin faces $70,000 breakout or $60,000 drop this weekend as Hormuz tensions rise
Bitcoin enters the weekend with $67,300 as the breakout trigger, $70,000 above, and $60,000 as key support.
Mining
Bitcoin has 185 blocks left before BIP-110 rules begin rejecting blocks
Bitcoin's BIP-110 enforcement starts at height 961,632, with adoption still waiting on hashpower and economic support.
ETF
Wintermute takes aim at Wall Street’s crypto ETF gatekeepers
Its new SEC-registered broker-dealer can pursue roles currently occupied by traditional market makers such as Jane Street.
Mining
American Bitcoin built an 8,002 BTC reserve, but nearly 40% of it is quietly tied up with Bitmain
Mining supplied roughly 95% of Q2 reserve growth, while first-half operations and Bitcoin purchases used $129.1 million in cash.
Market
Bitcoin holds $64,000 as private hiring drops 53% before today’s macro test that could break support
ADP private-job growth fell to 44,000 from 95,000, but wages and yields resist a simple relief trade.
AI
Inside the race to create AI telepathy – and why an OpenAI researcher just staked her career on it
Former OpenAI researcher joins Conduit to turn neural data into AI prompts, though free-form performance remains unpublished.
Digital Asset Treasuries
AVAX One debt amendment raises cash and Bitcoin liquidity floor to $3.5 million
An amended legacy debenture excludes AVAX from the liquidity calculation after the company’s CEO transition.
Lending
If Bitcoin drops below $58,860, PowerCompute can hand over 307 BTC and walk away from $18 million in debt
The low rate lasts one period; on Sept. 2, PowerCompute must repay, surrender collateral or accept repriced terms.
Governance
Solana whales just triggered a countdown that could skyrocket SOL’s daily burn rate by over 1,200%
Both proposals have cleared the 15% stake threshold, but Aug. 22 ends only discussion before voting and any implementation.