Crypto News
Fed’s Hawkish Hold Locks Crypto Into Higher-For-Longer Regime
The Federal Reserve’s July 29 decision to hold interest rates steady while fielding three hawkish dissents has locked crypto markets into a “higher-for-longer” monetary regime that is now reshaping both institutional inflows and retail positioning. One week after that decision, Bitcoin remains anchored near $64,800 with modest spot ETF demand, while on-chain metrics signal neither...
Senate CLARITY Act Vote Hangs on 48-Hour Deadline as Odds Hit Historic Lows
The Senate’s final 48 hours before recess represent crypto’s make-or-break moment for comprehensive statutory regulation, with the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act facing a 67-70% failure probability despite bipartisan support and historic industry backing. Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed a floor vote is still planned this week, but unresolved ethics disputes and Democratic skepticism...
Coldcard Hack Exposes $130M Bitcoin Theft as Market Watches
A five-year-old vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets has triggered three waves of coordinated attacks over the past week, with blockchain-monitoring firms now estimating total losses at more than $130 million in Bitcoin stolen from approximately 4,585 addresses. The exploit, which affected firmware version 4.0.1 released in March 2021, compromised the wallet seed generation process on...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
A major security breach at Coldcard has exposed $100 million in stolen Bitcoin, reshaping custody conversations across the industry, while the Treasury’s top crypto adviser has departed amid the CLARITY Act’s final push toward an August vote. Meanwhile, geopolitical developments in Iran and strong institutional demand for Bitcoin ETFs are driving renewed market momentum, though...
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $381M in Two Days, BlackRock Dominates
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded their second consecutive day of net inflows on Tuesday, pulling in $211.49 million and signaling a potential reversal in institutional sentiment after a historically weak July. Combined inflows for the first two trading days of August have already surpassed the entire month’s net flows, with Bitcoin climbing to $64,037.63 and...
FXRP Approved as Collateral in $280M Ethereum Lending Vault
XRP holders can now access dollar liquidity without selling their tokens, as FXRP—Flare’s representation of XRP—was approved on August 3 as collateral in Sentora’s $280 million RLUSD vault on Morpho, marking the first institutional-grade DeFi bridge for the asset into Ethereum’s lending markets. The integration creates direct utility for XRP in decentralized credit markets while...
Iran Deal Lifts Bitcoin as Oil Prices Ease, but Conviction Remains Fragile
The US and Iran are on the cusp of announcing an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as early as today, a geopolitical breakthrough already rippling through risk markets and providing Bitcoin with a rare tailwind amid persistent macro uncertainty. The deal, brokered by Oman, could ease energy costs and lower the geopolitical...
Treasury’s Top Crypto Adviser Exits as CLARITY Act Faces Final August Vote
Tyler Williams, the Treasury Department’s top cryptocurrency adviser and architect of the Trump administration’s digital-assets agenda, has departed his post as the CLARITY Act faces a critical August deadline that could determine whether comprehensive U.S. crypto regulation passes this year. Williams’s exit on Friday removes a key figure just as Senate leadership scrambles to break...
Coldcard Breach Exposes $100M Bitcoin Theft, Fuels Custody Shift
Bitcoin and Ethereum markets are digesting one of the worst self-custody security failures in cryptocurrency history, as attackers exploited a five-year-old firmware vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets to steal over $100 million in Bitcoin across thousands of supposedly secure accounts. The exploit represents a watershed moment for the custody debate, potentially accelerating institutional adoption at...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
A major Bitcoin theft from hardware wallet provider Coldcard has reignited custody debates within the crypto industry, while the Senate’s CLARITY Act heads toward a critical August 10 vote that could reshape digital asset regulation. Meanwhile, market conditions remain sluggish despite notable gainers like Robinhood’s token, which surged 445% even as XRP failed to capitalize...
Robinhood Token Surges 445% as Crypto Market Treads Water
Robinhood token exploded 445 percent in a single day on August 4, 2026, delivering one of the crypto market’s most extreme price swings in recent memory while the broader digital asset space posted only modest gains. The dramatic surge in HOOD—a token that has historically traded as a penny asset—underscores the outsized volatility that continues...
XRP’s Tightest Escrow in Years Fails to Break August Slump
Ripple tightened XRP’s monthly escrow unlock to just 300 million net new tokens on August 1, locking 700 million XRP back into reserve before releasing the standard 1 billion. The move marks the narrowest supply injection in recent memory, yet XRP remains trapped in August’s historically weak seasonal pattern, trading near $1.08 after a 43%...