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SEC Pauses Nasdaq Bitcoin Options After CME Challenge
The SEC has suspended Nasdaq's conditional approval for cash-settled Bitcoin index options (QBTC) after granting CME Group's petition for review. CME argues the contracts fall under CFTC jurisdiction, not the SEC's. Public comments are due by August 24.
Strategy Bitcoin Buy May Return As Saylor Drops New Hint
Michael Saylor hinted that Strategy could resume Bitcoin purchases after a five-week pause, posting 'Bitcoin Drive engaged' ahead of the company's regular Monday update.
Binance Sets Delisting Date For Six Crypto Tokens
Binance will delist ACX, HFT, PIVX, PYR, VANRY, and VIC spot trading pairs on August 17, 2026, after the tokens failed a periodic listing standards review. Users have until October 17 to withdraw affected assets.
Trump Media Clarifies $165M Bitcoin Transfer To Crypto(.)com
Trump Media says its transfer of 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto(.)com was a custody move, not a sale. The company confirmed Crypto(.)com remains one of its approved Bitcoin custodians.
BNB Chain, CZ Denounce Ex-Employee's Rogue Memecoin Launch
BNB Chain is pursuing legal action against a former employee who allegedly used a tutorial wallet to launch the Asteroid Shiba memecoin without authorization, netting roughly $638,000 in profits. Changpeng "CZ" Zhao called the individual a scammer.
Coldcard Bitcoin Attacks Grow As Losses Top 90M
A fourth wave of suspected Coldcard hardware wallet attacks has emerged, with Galaxy Research's Alex Thorn tracking 388.9 BTC moved across 462 victim addresses. Total Bitcoin losses from the firmware flaw now exceed $90 million.
CLARITY Act Missing From Senate's Monday Floor Plan
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act has been left off the Senate's published Monday floor schedule, leaving the crypto market structure bill without a publicly listed path forward ahead of the August recess.
The world's largest custodian is moving fund ownership onchain
BNY has launched a blockchain-based digital transfer agency, placing legal fund ownership records directly on public blockchains across $8.6 trillion in serviced assets. Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, and Dreyfus are among its first users.
XRP holders are pulling coins off exchanges at a pace not seen since 2021
XRP withdrawal transactions have hit their highest level since February 2021, monthly exchange inflows have dropped to record lows, and open interest continues to fall. Analysts read the data as seller exhaustion.
Lummis goes after "Big Bank Beth" as the CLARITY Act fight turns personal
Senator Cynthia Lummis brands Elizabeth Warren 'Big Bank Beth' and fires back on the CLARITY Act, defending the $TRUMP token and challenging Warren's ethics claims, even as Senate Majority Leader Thune concedes the bill won't pass before the August recess.
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