Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

The Federal Reserve’s total assets clocked in at $6.749 trillion as of August 5, holding remarkably steady in a narrow range since the central bank stopped shrinking its balance sheet late last year.The Fed’s balance sheet peaked at roughly $8.9 trillion in 2022, swollen by the massive bond-buying s

Coldcard, one of the most trusted names in Bitcoin hardware wallets, has released firmware updates that patch a critical vulnerability in how its devices generate wallet seeds. The catch: updating your firmware doesn’t actually fix the problem. You still need to move your Bitcoin to an entirely new

MetaPlanet Chief Financial Officer Dylan LeClair, a guest on Natalie Brunell’s show, discussed the recent sharp sell-offs in the cryptocurrency markets and the growing criticism of Bitcoin treasury companies.LeClair noted that the current pessimistic sentiment in the market bears striking similariti

Building an AI data center already costs billions. Now operators are discovering that running one might cost even more than they planned, because the facilities are literally destroying themselves.Power fluctuations at AI data centers are exceeding design capacity by up to 50%, according to a Bloomb

Roundhill Investments just dropped another hyper-targeted tech ETF, and the market showed up with its wallet open. The Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, trading under the ticker LYTE, pulled in $72 million in trading volume on its first day, August 6, 2026. That figure topped the opening-day vol...

Robinhood Chain’s decentralized exchange volume has cratered from its peak, falling roughly 72% from approximately $878 million on July 12 to a range between $500 million and $700 million in daily activity by early August. Total value locked climbed to around $775 million. Stablecoin supply hit reco

Chainalysis: “Wrench attacks” have already pulled in $30M in H1 2026, France emerges as hotspot Violent, real-world attacks on crypto holders — commonly called “wrench attacks” — netted more than $30 million worldwide in the first half of 2026, Chainalysis reported Aug. 6. The firm documented 46 in

Blockchain.com has moved from conditional permission to full regulated status in the Cayman Islands after receiving a definitive Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) custody licence from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) on July 22, 2026. The licence, granted to Blockchain.com’s Cayman

Headline: Weekend Senate vote on CLARITY Act stalls as leaders hold off; negotiations, ethics and calendar remain hurdles The Senate’s planned rush to consider the CLARITY Act stalled Thursday after leadership declined to take the procedural steps needed for a weekend vote. Senate Majority Leader J

Odaily Planet Daily News: Nine U.S. Democratic senators sent a letter to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, calling for a ban on prediction market contracts related to wildfires, arguing that such contracts could encourage arson, insider trading, and endanger public safety. The senators noted that Polym

Uphold Launches XRP-Backed Visa Card That Turns Crypto Into Everyday Spending Power Uphold is giving XRP holders a new way to unlock the value of their holdings without selling a single token. Through its newly launched Exa Credit Card, users can now borrow against their XRP, turning their crypto in

Data center construction spending has hit an annualized rate exceeding $68 billion, a 46% jump from the prior year, according to US Census Bureau figures. The catalyst is exactly what you’d expect: an insatiable appetite for AI compute that has turned empty plots of land into the most valuable real

Mohamed Salah, the man who scored 29 Premier League goals and provided 18 assists during the 2024-25 season, is reportedly in advanced discussions to join Trabzonspor on a free transfer.From Anfield to IstanbulSalah announced his decision to leave Liverpool back in March 2026, effective at the end o

The Canton Network [CC] token price has fallen nearly 6% in the past 24 hours. Over the past week, it was down 17.75%, and down 24.95% over the past 30 days.The chain has the highest holders’ revenue over the past 30 days, measuring $55.04million, according to DeFiLlama data. A burn mechanism ensure

Michael Burry, the investor immortalized in “The Big Short” for calling the 2008 housing crisis before basically anyone else, is placing fresh bets against two companies riding the AI infrastructure wave. He has taken short positions targeting Oracle and Nebius Group, signaling deep skepticism about