PoW & Bitcoin mining headlines grouped by the Bitcoin block at each article’s publication time.
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The Q2 filing leaves 4,912 BTC outside the disclosed Bitmain pledge and shows no automatic Bitcoin-price trigger. The post Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin has pledged nearly 40% of its Bitcoin to buy mining equipment appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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Monday’s announcement that Texas Governor Greg Abbott set a moratorium on approval of ERCOT-linked data centers pending an audit won’t impact miners’ approved electricity contracts.
Strategy sold $104M in Bitcoin last week to help prop up STRC, a financial product they created to… help them buy more Bitcoin.
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The crypto market is up today, August 4, with the total market cap rising by 0.97% to $2.17 trillion at the time of writing. Cardano (ADA) and Hyperliquid (HYPE) are leading the gains among altcoins, while Bitcoin (BTC) is up by 1.86% to trade at $63,698 at the time of writing. Ad Ad Crypto Market The post Crypto Market Update August 4: Cardano and HYPE Lead Altcoin Gains as BTC Defies $100M Coldcard Hack appeared first on CoinGape .
Bitcoin is facing a fresh threat from quantum computers...
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US Bitcoin demand has been negative for a record 78 days, yet Citadel says July only reset the bull market. The post 78 Days Without US Buyers, But Citadel Still Says the Bull Market Is Alive appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Can BTC crash to $30K this month?
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The cold wallet maker said the flaw behind roughly $114 million in losses remains live, with specific models and firmware still exposed.
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Confirmed losses from the Coldcard Bitcoin wallet hack have surpassed $100 million, with Galaxy Research now warning that a suspected fourth wave of attacks may push total losses toward $130 million. The exploit targets a firmware flaw introduced in March 2021, and it is still active. Ad Ad A Five-Year-Old Firmware Bug Behind Bitcoin’s Largest The post Ripple CTO Emeritus Decodes Coldcard Bitcoin Hack As Losses Exceed $100 Million appeared first on CoinGape .
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Your day-ahead look for Aug. 4, 2026
BlackRock has sparked discussions following a massive Bitcoin purchase, just a day after it sold, but Bitcoin remains steady around the $63,000 mark.
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Dogecoin and SpaceX are becoming major market talking points as investors await SpaceX’s first earnings report as a public company. These findings might affect the mood in the technology stocks, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency markets. The crypto market climbed 1.32% in the last 24 hours, reaching a total market value of $2.18 trillion. The price The post Dogecoin and SpaceX Prediction Ahead of SpaceX Earnings Today appeared first on CoinGape .
Not everyone agrees the stolen BTC are trapped, with some pointing to mixers, Lightning, and privacy tools as possible escape routes.
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Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) stock price gained by 1.69% on August 4 to close trading at $94. The gain occurred after Strategy announced selling $1,638 BTC, with the proceeds of the sale going towards repurchasing $81.2 million worth of STRC shares. The $81.2 million share buyback pushed the price of STRC shares to $92, with this The post MSTR Stock Outlook as Wall Street Analysts Trim Targets Despite STRC Rally to 7-Week High appeared first on CoinGape .
Bitcoin advanced as the market settled down following the weekend’s hack of Coldcard wallets and sales by Strategy even as sentiment remained in “extreme fear.”
In an Aug. 3 post, Bitcoin bridge Boltz said automated, AI-assisted probing led to several contained exploits before the attack accelerated sharply. Boltz's non-custodial design kept every user's funds safe through months of attacks. Yet the Bitcoin swap service shut down anyway. Boltz said its team could no longer keep pace, so swaps will remain […] The post Boltz’s shutdown shows the real danger of AI hacking is pushing crypto back into the hands of giant custodians appeared first on CryptoSlate .
The Eric Trump-led American Bitcoin has announced a major leadership transition while reporting second quarter results with record Bitcoin production. It has appointed Paul Sacks as Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) following the resignation of President and Interim CFO Matthew Prusak. The announcement coincides with American Bitcoin’s second-quarter earnings. It has reported continued growth in The post American Bitcoin Names Paul Sacks Interim CFO Following Matt Prusak’s Exit appeared first on CoinGape .
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Long time cryptocurrency critic Peter Schiff reacts as Michael Saylor stands firm on Bitcoin holdings.
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Hashdex's DEFI, the smallest of the funds, held $14.7 million under management, compared with $47.08 billion for BlackRock’s IBIT.
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Block's Bitcoin Engineering and Security team and independent Bitcoin Core developers have traced the recent batch of Coinkite Coldcard wallet losses to a specific firmware defect that exposed a hidden weakness in Bitcoin self-custody before any user touched a seed phrase. The bug diverted the device's random-number generation from its STM32 hardware source to MicroPython's […] The post Coldcard crisis hits $130 million – proving ‘not your keys’ is meaningless if you trust a single device to generate them appeared first on CryptoSlate .
