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Bitcoin Search Interest In US Falls To Five Year Low
Google Trends data shows US interest in Bitcoin $BTC scored just 18 for the week ending August 1, one of its lowest readings in nearly five years, even as regulatory momentum builds and American Bitcoin ownership surpasses gold.
Old Bitcoin Whales Awaken After Coldcard Hack
A Bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 has moved 500 BTC worth roughly $31.3 million. On-chain analysts link the timing to security fears sparked by the Coldcard firmware exploit, which Galaxy Research estimates has resulted in over $130 million in stolen Bitcoin.
CLARITY Act Failure Could Trigger Crypto Selloff
Wall Street broker Bernstein warns that a failure to pass the CLARITY Act before the Senate summer recess could trigger a selloff in Bitcoin and the broader crypto market, as odds of 2026 passage fall to around 30%.
Mastercard Closes $1.8B BVNK Deal To Expand Stablecoins
Mastercard has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK, combining its global payments network with BVNK's onchain technology to expand stablecoin payments, settlements, and cross-border transfers.
Tom Lee-Linked Bitmine Closes In On 5 Percent Of Ether Supply
Bitmine Immersion Technologies added 10,399 ETH last week, bringing its total holdings to 5.8 million Ether worth roughly $10.9 billion, representing 4.8% of Ethereum's circulating supply as it targets 5%.
NEAR Targets Fixed Token Supply With New Sovereign Fund Proposal
NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin has proposed a Sovereign Fund backed by 30 million NEAR tokens to generate yield for validators and public goods, with a long-term goal of transitioning to a fixed token supply.
CLARITY Act Gets Fresh Defense As Senate Clock Ticks
The Blockchain Association pushes back on National Sheriffs' Association criticism of the CLARITY Act's DeFi provisions, as the Senate approaches its August recess deadline for the landmark crypto market structure bill.
XRP Ledger opens up global public nodes through Ankr
The XRP Ledger Foundation has partnered with Ankr to deploy globally distributed public XRPL nodes, giving developers free access to mainnet and testnet ahead of the v3.3.0 upgrade.
Bithumb puts a date on it: IPO targeted for 2028
South Korea's Bithumb has published a formal three-stage IPO roadmap targeting a 2028 public listing, with internal controls upgrades and a K-IFRS accounting switch planned for 2026 and a preliminary listing review filed in 2027.
Thune expects a Clarity Act vote before the Senate leaves town
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he expects an initial floor vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before the August recess, even as the White House has yet to respond to a bipartisan ethics counterproposal from Senators Tillis and Gallego.
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