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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply defended the CLARITY Act, rejecting claims that the bill weakens consumer protections and urging the Senate to bring the legislation to a vote now. Bessent Pushes Senate to Vote on the CLARITY Act Treasury Sec...
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Aviva Investors launched a tokenized share class of its U.S. dollar liquidity fund on the XRP Ledger, bringing regulated blockchain-based investing to eligible institutions. Approval from the Central Bank of Ireland places investor protections at the...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
World Gold Council data sourced from official central bank reports found that while H1 2026 demand (345 tonnes) was the lowest since 2022, accumulation accelerated in Q2, with institutions netting purchases of 288.9 tonnes. Poland, Uzbekistan and Chi...
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The Central Bank of Brazil reported that demand for cryptocurrency assets, including bitcoin, ether, and stablecoins, reached over $14 billion during the first half of 2026. This represents a 135% increase over H1 2025, indicating continued demand ex...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has disabled Diamond Casino wagering for Australian GTA Online players, adding the country to a list of restricted territories that has existed since 2019. GTA VI, set to launch four months from now, arrives in a r...
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Samsung SDS plans to combine its cloud, cybersecurity and IT services business with Dunamu’s blockchain expertise as the companies position themselves to capitalize on South Korea’s emerging digital asset infrastructure market. President...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Reno casinos won $81.6 million in June, a 20.3% increase that outpaced Nevada’s other major gaming markets. Las Vegas moved in the opposite direction: Strip win declined despite a 25.8% surge in convention attendance, while hotel rates and reve...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Following the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady, Bitcoin briefly surged past $65,000 to a daily peak of $65,100 before facing selling pressure. It settled around $64,700, pushing its market cap to $1.3 trillion and keepin...
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Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure stocks posted double-digit gains across the board on Thursday, July 30, 2026, as a broad group of companies tied to both cryptocurrency hashpower and AI computing moved sharply higher in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Russian official Andrey Svintsov has advised citizens to stop buying Gram cryptocurrency and halt all Telegram financial transactions until security agencies issue official guidance. State Duma Warning on Telegram Transactions Andrey Svintsov, deputy...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Prediction markets and interest rate futures now point to a growing likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise rates in September, reversing expectations from just weeks ago after officials struck a more hawkish tone. The Federal Open Market Comm...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
No single mining pool has found more bitcoin blocks than the miners who never identified themselves at all. Onchain statistics tracked by Cloverpool, the mining pool and platform formerly known as btc.com, show an entity labeled “unknown”...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Hyperscale Data, Inc. sold approximately 100 BTC and opened a bitcoin-backed credit facility on July 30, 2026, to speed up construction of its artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus in Dowagiac, Michigan. The Las Vegas-based company, which t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Bitcoin ETFs ended a four-day losing streak with $32.11 million in net inflows, powered by strong demand for Blackrock’s IBIT. Solana funds also rebounded sharply, while ether and HYPE ETFs moved deeper into negative territory. Morgan Stanley Pulls $...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Robinhood reported record Q2 2026 net revenue of $1.31 billion and a 48% surge in net income to $573 million. Growth was fueled by strong performance in options trading, equity trading and a tenfold expansion in event contracts. Trading Revenue and P...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
DCG’s Fortitude Mining has entered into purchase agreements worth about $45 million for mining hardware and Nebraska infrastructure as it accelerates vertical integration in Zcash mining. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original ar...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has moved Igor Runets, founder of crypto-mining firm Bitriver, from house arrest to a pretrial detention facility for at least two months. Stricter Measures Requested Amid Witness Tampering Concerns A Moscow cou...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ) has paid $41.9 million to terminate a bitcoin miner contract with Block and its Proto unit, underscoring the data center operator’s accelerating retreat from bitcoin mining toward AI infrastructure. This article first a...
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The first half of 2026 was the most active period for onchain security threats on record, with Blockaid verifying 212 high-threshold exploits, a 3.4-fold increase over all of 2025. North Korean Hackers Drive $600M in Stolen Funds The first half of 20...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
The Nairobi Securities Exchange and Tether signed a memorandum of understanding to advance digital asset adoption, blockchain infrastructure and investor education in Kenya. Expansion of Digital Assets The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and digita...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
A EuroMillions ticket worth £177,547.30, roughly €200,000, bought in Watford just north-west of London for the January 16, 2026, draw was never claimed before the UK’s 180-day cutoff at midnight on July 15. With no valid claim filed, the still-unknow...
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Crypto exchange Luno is reducing its global workforce by 20%, though the exact number of impacted employees—including those in South Africa—has not been disclosed. Second Wave of Layoffs Cryptocurrency exchange Luno is cutting 20% of its global workf...
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Federal prosecutors allege a crypto investor orchestrated a scheme that caused about $20 million in losses. The case now heads toward a trial as investigators highlight the alleged misuse of investor funds and cryptocurrency exchanges. Federal Indict...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
Binance users can now trade options with expirations as short as one day on gold and silver settled in USDT without owning either metal. The launch pushes the exchange deeper into traditional markets as crypto platforms compete for commodity trading...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 weeks ago
CME Group announced plans to launch futures tied to sports performance indexes, opening the $650 billion global sports industry to exchange-based risk management. The first cash-settled contracts are expected this summer, pending regulatory review. C...
