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VanEck’s Matthew Sigel says Bitcoin does not need a Republican president to perform well, challenging the idea that the cryptocurrency’s prospects rely on a Trump-linked political boost.
Jesse Myers has left his role overseeing Bitcoin strategy implementation, analytics, and investor-facing duties at a 2,712 BTC treasury company. No successor has been named, while directors retain overall strategy and risk authority.
Six Bitcoin wallets inactive for more than a decade moved about $40 million in BTC between Aug. 16 and Aug. 26, Decrypt reported. The wallets had remained dormant through Bitcoin’s entire boom.
Research cited by CryptoSlate links wider fee gaps between adjacent Bitcoin blocks to more block races and slower immediate next-block arrivals, highlighting a potential short-term security concern for BTC’s chain extension.
Coinbase and Better Mortgage announced the general availability of Bitcoin-backed mortgages after debuting their first Bitcoin-backed loan in June, according to Bitcoin Magazine.
Bitcoin fell below $78,000 after July US PCE inflation data exceeded expectations slightly. Stocks and gold also declined, while the cryptocurrency stayed below the $80,000 mark.
The SEC has sent a crypto-custody modernization proposal to the White House, Bitcoin Magazine reports. The move comes as a vote on the Clarity Act remains stalled and regulators continue their policy work.
CryptoSlate reports that MSTR holders helped create a $1.59 billion discretionary pool. The funds may support Bitcoin purchases, buybacks, debt repayment or reserve growth, so they may never be converted into BTC.
Bernstein expects Bitcoin to reclaim $125,000 by late 2026, then reach $300,000 in 2029 under its base case. Its bull case projects a potential rise to $500,000.
Cointelegraph’s August 26 roundup covers crypto-market trends involving Bitcoin, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and regulation. BTC and DAI are the related assets, while no specific prices or individual developments were provided.
Bitcoin briefly dropped to $77,870 after its rally above $80,000, triggering more than $300 million in crypto liquidations. CryptoSlate said profit-taking and the reversal from short to long squeezes drove the latest market move.
CoinDesk’s Aug. 26 day-ahead preview examines three catalysts that could influence Bitcoin’s next move. The supplied source details do not identify the catalysts or describe their expected market impact.
Bitcoin remains unable to reclaim $80,000 as support, while analysis highlights supply absorption as the key question. Cointelegraph also reported that all investor cohorts had returned to net profitability.
Bitcoin fell to $79,000 on Wednesday after rising 23% in seven days. August ETF inflows moved above $3 billion, while demand remained steady, according to CoinDesk.
Strategy’s net leverage is near zero as cash almost matches its convertible debt, while the bitcoin treasury company has built nearly four years of preferred-dividend coverage and continues buying STRC below par.
Bitcoin’s end-of-September options expiry has 130,670 BTC in open interest versus 79,003 BTC for August. Positioning includes hedges near $60,000 and upside exposure above $78,000, leaving the low-$70,000 range less covered.
Bitcoin fell to $78,000 after extending its early losses, while markets looked ahead to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote speech at the Jackson Hole conference on Friday, CoinDesk reported.
