Interview
SEC’s latest crypto rules only open a few of Wall Street’s ‘million doors’ – Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says Wall Street’s crypto adoption now depends on fixing old trading rules and fragmented market infrastructure.
Sentiment: Neutral
Latest stories
Mining
Zcash miner buys 9.4% of merger target that warns failed deal could end in liquidation
The private placement gives Zcash miner Fortitude 9.4% at a 22% premium while HeartSciences’ vote date remains unset.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Datavault wants to buy a bank and fund it with $35 million after reporting $1.4 million cash
The proposed BankWyse acquisition requires fresh closing finance while Datavault's going-concern warning remains unresolved.
AI
This Bitcoin miner just signed a $350 million AI deal, but it needs $185 million to make it work
HIVE must complete a massive Nvidia buildout before most of the contract can start generating revenue.
Bankruptcy
SEC faces Aug. 20 deadline to unlock $123 million recovery fund for Terra investors
The money has already been collected from Jump Crypto subsidiary Tai Mo Shan, but the regulator still has to decide who qualifies.
Crime
FBI gets alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme mastermind back after year-long Fiji escape
Prosecutors say Edward Zimbardi diverted investor funds into forex bets, luxury vehicles and payments to earlier investors.
Featured
Bitcoin miner Ionic gets 90% of revenue from AI lease as BTC drives $35M loss
AI infrastructure leasing supplied nearly all of Ionic Digital's Q2 revenue, while a $28.2 million Bitcoin valuation loss weighed on earnings.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin whale, but Congress controls the wallet
The White House can expand how crypto enters federal custody, but a multibillion-dollar buying program still needs lawmakers to unlock funding or purchase authority.
Market
Bitcoin flashes 8 capitulation signals, but traders just spent $552 million protecting against another crash
VanEck says Bitcoin may be entering the later stages of its bear market, yet options traders are paying near-record premiums for downside insurance.
Market
Bitcoin’s $69,000 breakout now hinges on yields after Fed warns more tightening may be needed
Bitcoin jumped from $64,000 to nearly $70,000 after Treasury expanded long-bond buybacks and $1.4 billion in shorts were liquidated.
Technology
Solana is slashing per-block compute limits so its new 350ms speed boost doesn’t overload the network
The draft cuts per-slot limits as slots shorten, squeezing leader handoffs and off-chain timing without raising the theoretical CU-per-second ceiling.
Exchanges
Bitcoin holders face potential exchange freezes as new chain rollout tests replay safety and market stability
The exchange has not set suspension times as block 963,648 opens an Alpha stage for practice ECX.