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Crypto brief: August 9, 2026
BIP-110’s thin chain split, Clarity cloture for September, Brazil’s 2027 withdrawal holds, XRPL confidential transfers, and a strong spot ETF inflow week.
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Crypto brief: August 8, 2026
OFAC hits Iranian crypto rails, CFTC scolds American odds on event contracts, Coinbase loses a Michigan injunction fight, and BTCPay rushes a live LND patch as BTC holds…
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Crypto brief: August 7, 2026
Overnight crypto brief for August 7, 2026: CFTC wildfire prediction-market letter, miner earnings, MetaMask Agent Wallet, ether.fi restaking split, and violent-theft data from Chainalysis.
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Crypto brief: August 6, 2026
Clarity stalls before recess, the SEC adds a reporting-fraud unit, Block and Galaxy print crypto earnings, Visa Direct widens stablecoin payouts, and Uniswap ships a Robinhood Chain launchpad.
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Crypto brief: August 5, 2026
Bank deposit tokens, an Ethereum stake-burn draft, BitGo’s WBTC shift to Chainlink, and Hashdex’s spot bitcoin ETF exit lead the August 5 crypto news brief.
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Crypto brief: August 4, 2026
FBI custody case, BlackRock tokenized reserves, Strategy's BTC sale, and a record DEX spot share — Monday's desk digest with a 00:30 UTC market snapshot.
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Crypto brief: August 3, 2026
Crypto news brief for Aug 3: Coldcard fallout lifts exchange deposits, Spark pitches stablecoin FX, traditional-asset perps boom, Clarity Act stalls.
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Crypto brief: August 2, 2026
August 2 crypto brief: Coldcard-linked losses near $89 million, Strategy holds STRC at 12%, SEC reviews Nasdaq bitcoin options, and Bitcoin near $62,865 on a quiet Sunday tape.
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Crypto brief: August 1, 2026
August 1 crypto brief: Circle’s New York trust charter, Coldcard self-custody fallout, New York’s Kalshi lawsuit, Treasury bitcoin sanctions, and Bitcoin near $62,900 into a softer open.
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Crypto brief: July 31, 2026
July 31 crypto brief: Strategy’s Q2 bitcoin loss, Coinbase’s revenue miss, BIS Agorá real-value tests, Aave’s chain cleanup, and Clarity Act politics with timestamped market context.