Mining
Even if Bitcoin rises 30% a year this renewable mining model still loses money as hashrate keeps pace
A new mining study finds that even heavily curtailed wind fails to repay a modeled Bitcoin operation within six years at €60,000 BTC.
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Digital Asset Treasuries
Twenty One’s $2.8 billion Bitcoin pile is worth far more than its stock, but there’s a catch
The market values XXI at about $1.6 billion while 16,116 BTC remain pledged against nearly $487 million of convertible debt.
Staking
TON Strategy earned $15 million staking Gram while operations burned $10.6 million in cash
Fair-value gains supplied 99.1% of Q2 pre-tax profit as continuing operations used $10.6 million of cash in the first half.
ETF
This spot Bitcoin ETF only logged six inflow days ever – now investors have until August 17 before forced cash liquidation
DEFI has lost 25% of its shares since Aug. 7 despite a broader rebound that brought $865 million into US spot Bitcoin ETFs last week.
Regulation
Friday’s SEC vote could unlock $75 million crypto raises – or trap token issuers in unexpected legal fine print
The Commission is considering a proposal, not a live exemption, and eligibility and resale rules remain undisclosed.
Analysis
The UK now ranks 3rd in global Bitcoin adoption, but court rules mean it can’t keep its 60,000 BTC as a reserve
JAN3's 2025 B20 combines policy advances with enforcement custody, while dated Treasury records separate the coins from national reserves.
AI
Coinbase, Strategy, and Blockstream back AI access push after vetted Bitcoin researcher gets blocked
More than 40 organizations are pressing frontier labs to widen trusted cyber access before offensive AI widens the security gap.
Analysis
Bitcoin enters CPI week caught between a $63,000 on-chain demand zone and $69,000 holder resistance
Bitcoin enters CPI week near $63,000 as inflation data, $125 billion in Treasury issuance and a $69,000 cost-basis wall set the key levels.
ETF
Cardano finally cleared the SEC shortcut for a spot ETF, but its last remaining sponsor quit two days too early
Cardano lost its only dedicated US spot ETF filing just as ADA cleared the six-month CME futures milestone that could make a launch easier.
Legal
South Korea puts crypto exchanges on a seven-day clock under new seizure rules
Courts could force platforms to identify and freeze debtor holdings within a week as an Aug. 11 consultation deadline approaches.
Legal
Athena Bitcoin agreed to a $4.5 million settlement, but claimants may have less than $3 million to split
If the court grants the proposed fee and expenses stay within the stated estimate, at least $2.985 million remains before other deductions.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strategy has $785 million left to close STRC’s final $5 gap after selling $213 million in Bitcoin
The company sold another 1,690 BTC to fund preferred-stock buybacks while its USD reserve climbed to a record $4.65 billion.
