Texas broke its all-time electricity demand record twice in two days last week. ERCOT served a preliminary 91,308 megawatts around 5 p.m. on July 22, one day after demand hit 87,403 megawatts and erased the 85,508-megawatt mark that had stood since Aug. 10, 2023. Neither afternoon saw an appeal for energy conservation, and the system […]
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When Bitcoin launched in 2009, most banks saw it as a curiosity. John O’Neill saw something else. Not a currency. Not an investment. But the beginning of a new market infrastructure. Few digital asset executives arrive from crypto. O’Neill arrived from market infrastructure. His career began in 2001 at LIFFE, (The London International Financial Futures
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A Coldcard firmware bug let thieves rebuild seeds and drain $70 million in BTC. CZ says no wallet is fully safe.
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Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) stock price is in focus after Strategy’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, announced that the company is shifting its attention from Bitcoin buying to ensuring that the STRC preferred stock attains its $100 par value. Saylor also said that Strategy will no longer use all its cash reserves to buy Bitcoin, but will
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Coinbase told investors on Thursday that 88% of its second-quarter net revenue came from something other than Bitcoin spot trading. The same release reported a $359.5 million net loss under US accounting rules, the company's third consecutive losing quarter. Both numbers describe the same three months. Taken together, they get closer to the truth about […]
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HIVE Executive Chairman Frank Holmes said the firm’s AI compute GPUs are generating far more revenue per hour than its bitcoin mining rigs, as the company’s fiscal 2026 revenue surged 158% to $297.8 million. The Math Behind the 10x Claim Holmes laid out the comparison during the Roundtable 100 series earlier this week, arguing that […]
XRP and Bitcoin price trends weakened as the crypto market fell 1.51% to $2.16 trillion within 24 hours. Bitcoin price hovered near $63,000, while XRP traded around $1.06 as traders reduced exposure amid macroeconomic uncertainty. Ethereum remained under pressure near $1,860 after July ended with renewed selling around resistance zones. Ad Ad CLARITY Act Faces
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Galaxy Research said weak seed generation let an attacker recreate likely private keys offline, sweep more than 1,000 BTC from nearly 1,200 wallets and continue searching without ever accessing the devices.
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Coldcard Bitcoin Thief Likely Used Top Blockchain Services Provider: Report
Experts have since said that those holding Bitcoin on a Coldcard device should move funds now.
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The 0.20% sponsor fee applies after July 31, putting HODL level with BITB but one basis point above EZBC.
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Younger Democrats Understand Clarity Act And Bill Should Pass, Says Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer
The Clarity Act will likely get through despite some — older — Democrats holding it back, according to Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad. Speaking on The Hill’s morning Rising show Friday, Shirzad said that crypto was “maybe the most bipartisan issue in Washington.” He added that while some lawmakers were holding back the long-awaited […]
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The order-flow pattern stood out across six events, while two observations still overlapped ordinary-market conditions.
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BlackRock clients bought $273 million in Bitcoin in two days while the average US spot ETF buyer sits 22% underwater.
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