Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

ME News reports that on August 3 (UTC+8), Thomas Braziel, founder of 117 Partners—an agency involved in claims related to multiple cryptocurrency insolvencies including FTX, Mt. Gox, and Celsius—published a statement regarding the aftermath of the security incident involving Coldcard manufacturer Co

According to Fortune, software-driven mining startup Mariana Minerals has completed a $310 million Series B round led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Greenoaks, BHP Ventures, and Mitsubishi Corporation. Mariana Minerals has raised

China Merchants Securities' research report indicates that, based on financial analyses of Microsoft and SK Hynix, the AI industry is currently facing supply constraints rather than widespread oversupply. Large technology companies are increasing their investments in AI infrastructure, and customer

ChainCatcher report: Tether Gold (XAU₮) saw a 9.5% increase in investor holdings during Q2. As of 23:59 UTC on June 30, 2026, 612,823.66 XAU₮ tokens had been sold, an increase of 53,225.02 tokens compared to the end of Q1, corresponding to an additional 1.66 metric tons of physical gold reserves. At

Odaily Planet Daily reports that cryptocurrency asset manager Hashdex has announced it will liquidate its namesake spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund this month, distributing cash to all remaining shareholders and selling approximately 225 BTC held by the fund. In a filing submitted on Monday, Hash

A tokenized US Treasury fund built on Centrifuge’s infrastructure has quietly become one of the largest onchain investment products in existence, with roughly $882 million in total asset value and the kind of credit rating that most DeFi protocols can only dream about.JTRSY, the token representing t

Hashdex Asset Management is pulling the plug on its spot Bitcoin ETF, ticker DEFI, after the fund spent two years failing to gain meaningful traction in a market dominated by heavyweights like BlackRock. The ETF will stop trading on NYSE Arca on August 17, 2026, with investors receiving cash payouts

According to CoinDesk, Matt Prusak, President and Interim CFO of American Bitcoin (ABTC), Donald Trump’s bitcoin mining company, announced his official departure on August 4 to join Giga Energy, an AI and energy infrastructure developer, as Chief Business Officer and Interim CFO. Prusak stated that

Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on August 3, American Bitcoin (ABTC), a bitcoin mining company associated with the Trump family and supported by Hut 8, announced that its President and Interim CFO, Matt Prusak, will depart on August 4 to join Giga Energy, an AI and energy infrastructure company, as C

Huo Xing Finance reports that, on August 3, according to S3 Partners data, short interest in SpaceX has continued to rise since its listing, with the current notional short position reaching approximately $23.6 billion—exceeding Tesla’s $22 billion—to become one of the most heavily shorted stocks in

Hashdex has announced that it plans to liquidate its Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) later this month, moving to sell the fund’s remaining Bitcoin holdings and distribute the resulting cash to remaining shareholders. In an SEC filing made public on Monday, the issuer said the wind-down follo

TL;DR:Bitmine acquired 10,399 ETH last week for approximately $19.1 million, bringing its total holdings to nearly 5.8 million Ethereum tokens.The company also bought back 4.5 million of its own shares, accumulating 16 million repurchased shares in the recent period.Chairman Tom Lee noted that ETH o

Matt Prusak, president and interim chief financial officer of Trump-linked bitcoin miner American Bitcoin (ABTC), is leaving the company to join AI and energy infrastructure developer Giga Energy, marking another senior executive move toward the power sector that is increasingly underpinning both bi

ChainCatcher reports: Amid revelations of a firmware vulnerability in the Coldcard hardware wallet, over $800 million in BTC stolen, and renewed market debate over whether to shift toward institutional custody or directly purchase Bitcoin ETFs, renowned analyst Willy Woo responded in a post, stating

SBI-Backed gumi Builds XRP-Centric Ecosystem With $86M Treasury and Institutional Crypto Fund SBI-backed gumi is making a far bigger play than simply accumulating crypto. The Japanese gaming and blockchain company has consolidated its $86 million corporate digital asset treasury into XRP while simul