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Bitcoin Treasury Firms Lose $80 Billion as Model Unravels

Crypto

Bitcoin Treasury Firms Lose $80 Billion as Model Unravels

The market capitalization of companies that hold significant Bitcoin reserves has collectively fallen by approximately $80 billion, marking a dramatic reversal for...

Xiaoyu Zhao · August 27, 2026·1 min read
Circle renews Coinbase USDC deal with delayed enforcement paths

Crypto

Circle renews Coinbase USDC deal with delayed enforcement paths

Circle has renewed its commercial agreement with Coinbase, keeping intact the economics that govern the stablecoin USDC’s payout structure for another three-year...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read
Crypto Turns 68-Point Deficit Into Lead Over Nasdaq in 60 Days

Crypto

Crypto Turns 68-Point Deficit Into Lead Over Nasdaq in 60 Days

Bitcoin has turned a 68-percentage-point deficit against the Nasdaq 100 over the past year into a five-point lead over the last 60...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read
GMO Coin May Freeze Bitcoin Services for eCash Snapshot

Crypto

GMO Coin May Freeze Bitcoin Services for eCash Snapshot

Japanese crypto exchange GMO Coin may suspend several Bitcoin services when the eCash network takes its first balance snapshot at block 963,648,...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read
Nasdaq firm exits crypto, pivots to event robots amid cash crisis

Crypto

Nasdaq firm exits crypto, pivots to event robots amid cash crisis

AIxCrypto Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed company that built its balance sheet around a digital-asset treasury, has announced plans to sell its remaining cryptocurrency...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read
Trump Hosts Crypto Leaders as Personal Holdings Soar

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Trump Hosts Crypto Leaders as Personal Holdings Soar

President Donald Trump hosted a close-door meeting with senior executives from major cryptocurrency firms at the White House on Friday, the latest...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read
The Corporate Mirage: Solana’s Acquisition Proposal Exposes the Legal Void at the Heart of Protocol Governance

Crypto

The Corporate Mirage: Solana’s Acquisition Proposal Exposes the Legal Void at the Heart of Protocol Governance

The consensus narrative in crypto land runs on a simple promise: that decentralized governance can spill over the boundaries of the protocol...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read
HIVE Digital’s $84.7M Tax Bill Eclipses Quarterly Revenue

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HIVE Digital’s $84.7M Tax Bill Eclipses Quarterly Revenue

The market consensus frames HIVE Digital Technologies as a Bitcoin mining success story-record BTC production, soaring revenues, and a 147% year-over-year increase...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read
Cypherpunk Zcash Deal Moves Risk Onto Shareholders

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Cypherpunk Zcash Deal Moves Risk Onto Shareholders

The prevailing market narrative frames the acquisition of 18% of Zcash’s mining hashrate by Cypherpunk Technologies as a bold play for vertical...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read
The Hyperliquid Backstop: A Liquidity Mirage Disguised as a Safety Valve

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The Hyperliquid Backstop: A Liquidity Mirage Disguised as a Safety Valve

When the market narrative celebrates Hyperliquid for surviving a $576 million liquidation shock without a public order book collapse, the editorial desk...

Amara Diallo · August 19, 2026·1 min read