Liquid Network Pauses After Purported $320M White-Hat Bitcoin Withdrawal
Liquid Network paused operations after a purported $320 million Bitcoin withdrawal from multisig reserve addresses, with the party behind the transaction claiming it was a white-hat rescue tied to a suspected security flaw. The key detail is scope. This was not Bitcoin mainnet stopping. Bitcoin blocks kept moving as normal. The issue concerns Liquid, Blockstream’s…
Bitcoin Traders Watch Jackson Hole As Kevin Warsh Prepares First Fed Keynote
Bitcoin traders are turning their attention to Jackson Hole, where Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is scheduled to deliver his first keynote as Fed Chair later this week. The 2026 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium runs from August 27 to August 29, with this year’s theme centered on “Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments and Policy.”…
Strategy Raises $2B As Bitcoin Holdings Stay Flat For The Week
Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, has raised $2.01 billion through an at-the-market equity offering while reporting no new Bitcoin purchases during the latest weekly window. In an 8-K filed on August 24, the company said it sold 18.26 million shares between August 17 and August 23. The proceeds were used to establish a new “USD Cash”…
Bitcoin And Ethereum ETFs Add $492M As Inflow Streak Continues
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded a combined $492 million in net inflows for the August 21 session, extending a positive flow streak across both crypto ETF cohorts. Farside Investors data showed spot Bitcoin ETFs adding $307 million, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $239.3 million. Spot Ethereum ETFs brought in another $185 million, led…
Bitcoin And Ethereum ETFs Pull $825M As Institutional Demand Returns
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs drew a combined $825.8 million in single-session inflows, giving crypto markets another strong signal that regulated demand has returned alongside the latest price rally. Farside Investors data showed spot Bitcoin ETFs taking in $606.3 million for the August 20 session, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $503 million. Spot Ethereum…
Upbit Volume Jumps 273% As Bitcoin Rally Pulls Korean Traders Back In
Upbit’s trading activity surged sharply as Bitcoin’s latest rally brought South Korean crypto traders back into the market. CoinGecko exchange data showed Upbit’s 24-hour trading volume rising 273% to roughly $1.84 billion on August 21. The move marked the exchange’s strongest daily volume since mid-March 2026, with XRP standing out as one of the largest…
Hashdex Liquidates DEFI As First US Spot Bitcoin ETF Closure Arrives
Hashdex has begun liquidating its Hashdex Bitcoin ETF, ticker DEFI, marking the first closure of a US spot Bitcoin ETF since the category launched in 2024. The fund ceased trading on NYSE Arca on August 17. Hashdex cited low assets under management, high operating costs, and a small asset base of about $14.7 million as…
SEC Opens Comment Period On Cboe 3x Bitcoin And Ethereum ETF Proposal
The SEC has opened a public comment period on Cboe BZX Exchange’s proposal to list six daily 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum futures ETFs. The proposal, filed under SR-CboeBZX-2026-065, would cover commodity-pool products sponsored by Volatility Shares. The funds would seek three times the daily performance of front-month and next-month CME Bitcoin and Ethereum futures…
Coldcard Security Notice Puts Bitcoin Wallet Entropy Risk Back In Focus
A Coldcard security issue has put Bitcoin hardware-wallet safety back under the microscope after reports that a firmware flaw affected seed generation on some older device versions. According to the validated incident notes, the issue relates to Coldcard Mk3 firmware versions 4.0.1 through 5.0.3, along with Mk4 and Mk5 devices before firmware 5.6.0, and Q…
Bitcoin And Ethereum Edge Higher As Traders Watch Altcoin Rotation
Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher into July 31, while a small shift in market dominance suggested traders were again watching whether capital was rotating toward major altcoins. The validated notes show Bitcoin rising 0.29% to about $64,145.86, while Ethereum traded around the $1,890 to $1,920 range, briefly dipping below $1,900 before recovering. At the same…