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08-04
Coldcard Hardware Wallet Vulnerability Leads to Nearly 2000 BTC Theft
Compiled & Organized by Shenchao TechFlow Moderator: Austin Campbell (Host, Zero Knowledge Group), Ram Ahluwalia (CEO, Lumida Wealth), Chris Perkins (Franklin Crypto)Guest: Alex Thorn, currently Managing Director and Head of Firmwide Research at Galaxy Digital, previously spent 12 years at Fidelity
U.S. Bitcoin Spot ETFs Record $170.1 Million Net Inflow on August 3
According to Trader T data, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net inflow of $170.1 million yesterday. BlackRock’s IBIT saw a net inflow of $111.43 million, Fidelity’s FBTC received $33.36 million, Franklin’s EZBC added $9.23 million, Invesco’s BTCO attracted $6.67 million, and VanEck’s HODL ga
The U.S. Completes Voluntary Review Framework for AI Model Releases
ChainThink reports that on August 4, the Trump administration completed a review framework for the release of advanced AI models and invited staff from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to the White House for discussions.Under this framework, AI companies may voluntarily submit their models to the gover
Bitmine Stakes $278M in Ethereum, Total Surpasses 5 Million ETH
Bitmine Immersion Technologies just dropped another 150,120 ETH into staking, a move worth roughly $278 million. That brings the company’s total staked Ethereum to over 5 million ETH, a figure that should make anyone paying attention to Ethereum’s supply dynamics sit up a little straighter.The firm,
Dalio Warns of an AI Bubble and Recommends Gold as Hard Currency
Editor’s Note: Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, recently gave an in-depth interview on the popular business podcast The Diary Of A CEO, sharing his views on the AI bubble, the 80-year long-term cycle, and Bitcoin. In the interview, Dalio revealed why we are currently in an AI bubble, ou
Australian crypto broker Caleb & Brown enters the UK market to target high-net-worth investors.
According to Cointelegraph, Australian crypto brokerage Caleb & Brown has officially entered the UK market, aiming to focus on high-net-worth clients rather than directly competing with retail crypto exchanges. The company was acquired by the Swyftx Group for over $100 million in 2025.
Solo Miner Earns ~$200K in BTC After 100 PH Hashrate Spike
A solo Bitcoin miner struck gold early Monday, solving block 960,804 at 02:11 UTC and collecting roughly $200,000 in BTC.
The block paid 3.15689830 BTC — the 3.125 BTC block subsidy plus about 0.032 BTC in fees — and contained 4,243 transactions. The payout went to address bc1qdyqjq9qccp34pyv3kxmsr
XRP Holders Can Borrow RLUSD on Ethereum Using FXRP — No Selling Required
XRP holders can now tap into dollar liquidity on Ethereum without selling their tokens, after Sentora approved Flare’s FXRP as collateral in its RLUSD Main vault.
What changed
Flare announced Monday that FXRP — a Flare-wrapped version of XRP — is now accepted as collateral for borrowing RLUSD, Ripp
BlackRock Launches Tokenized Stablecoin Reserve on Solana
BlackRock has expanded its tokenization push onto Solana, launching a new money market vehicle aimed squarely at stablecoin reserves while also issuing tokenized on-chain shares of an existing cash fund on multiple blockchains.
The firm on Monday unveiled the BlackRock Daily Reinvestment Stablecoin
South Africa Drafts Crypto Manual to Regulate Offshore Transfers
South Africa is tightening the leash on cross-border crypto flows. The National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) released a draft Crypto Asset Manual that would require most outbound crypto transfers to route through authorized providers and be reported to the central bank’s Financ
US and Japan Coordinate $5B–$10B Yen Purchase in First US Intervention in a Decade
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed a coordinated intervention alongside Japan to buy yen, putting real dollars behind the kind of currency activism that Washington has mostly left on the shelf since the Obama era.The move, confirmed on August 1, involves plans to purchase between $5 billi
JPMorgan: U.S. market leadership to shift from AI and tech stocks in H2 2026
JPMorgan strategist Mislav Matejka’s team believes that technology stocks will struggle to replicate last year’s performance in the second half of 2026. On Monday Eastern Time, the S&P 500 rose 1.5% to 7,600.50, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 693 points to close at a record high, and the Na
Large 20x long position opened in SPCX following cancellation of SKHX buy order
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, the address 0xb37…a66ca canceled its limit buy orders for SKHX in the $991.22 to $1,016.60 range and opened a 20x long position of 147,000 SPCX at $114.96 after SPCX rebounded, worth $16.98 million, becoming the largest SPCX position on Hyperliquid.
Ethereum Spot ETFs Record $11.42M Net Outflow on August 3, ETHB Leads with $5.78M Inflow
Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to SoSoValue data, Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $11.4178 million yesterday (Eastern Time, August 3).The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was BlackRock’s Staked ETH ETF (ETHB), with a net inflow of $5.7791
Serenity Reports 2027 DRAM/HBM Capacity Fully Booked Amid Persistent Storage Shortage
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on August 4, citing Digitimes supply chain sources, SK Hynix, Micron (MU), and Samsung Electronics have sold out their 2027 DRAM and HBM capacity. Customers are currently only able to secure approximately 60% to 70% of their initial demand. Serenity stated that current
