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Bitfinex Securities has raised $50 million and is preparing a security linked to a Luxembourg-based platform holding a reported $1.6 billion stockpile of high-purity nickel wire, CoinDesk reports.
Bithumb reportedly won two first-instance lawsuits seeking proceeds from users who sold Bitcoin credited during a $40 billion exchange error. The cases concern recovery of funds from the mistaken BTC credits.
Bitcoin touched $80,000, but Strategy, Twenty One Capital, and Metaplanet still lacked common-equity premiums. CryptoSlate said the firms remain constrained by equity discounts, debt, pledged bitcoin, and potential dilution.
BlackRock’s digital-assets chief, Mitchnick, said the macro case for Bitcoin is strengthening after a positive week. His comments came as the firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, recorded its highest trading volume.
Nvidia shares rose 8% after an earnings beat and strong outlook, lifting technology stocks, AI infrastructure companies and bitcoin, CoinDesk reported. NVDA and BTC were among the assets at the center of the market reaction.
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have attracted $2.8 billion during an eight-session inflow streak, while ether ETFs match the run daily. With three sessions left, August could become the funds’ strongest month since October 2025.
Pyth Network’s API overhaul introduces API-key requirements for direct callers and alignment changes for Sui builders. CryptoSlate reports that unpatched smart contracts across roughly 300 DeFi protocols could face disruption or freezing.
Core Lightning confirmed multiple vulnerabilities and is preparing a security update. Operators who do not install it were advised to use offline mode, keeping nodes active but disconnected from the network.
Bitcoin researchers propose SHRINCS, a quantum-resistant approval design that could allow larger transaction signatures while preserving more network capacity than existing post-quantum alternatives, according to CoinDesk.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs added $232.1 million as their inflow streak reached eight days and $2.8 billion. BTC remained below $80,000, while XRP funds recorded their biggest inflow since Jan. 5.
A working Ethereum proposal could open staking deposits to future key formats. CryptoSlate notes that changing validator signatures would still require separate protocol upgrades, with no implementation timeline provided.
Dallas Fed economists said tokenized deposits could make bank funding less stable, potentially leading lenders to use more expensive financing and raising US credit costs. The comments were reported by Cointelegraph.
Binance co-founders CZ and Yi He used The Simpsons-inspired aliases Homer and Marge in company meetings. Yi, now Binance co-CEO with Richard Teng, continues to use Marge in meetings and chats, CoinDesk reported.
CryptoSlate’s sensitivity case says faster, programmable switching in AI-enabled deposits could reduce banks’ interest-rate capacity over 10-year equivalents and potentially pressure banks to charge higher rates on everyday loans.
