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OFAC hits Shelbit and Aban Tether for IRGC crypto rails
OFAC designated Shelbit and Aban Tether on Aug 7 for IRGC-linked crypto rails. Venue risk, secondary sanctions, and what desks should watch.
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BTCPay LND flaw: patch 2.4.2 after live theft
BTCPay Server says LND macaroon theft is actively exploited; operators on builds before 2.4.2 should patch to 2.4.2 or take nodes offline now.
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MARA Q2: more hashrate, smaller Bitcoin stack
MARA Holdings Q2 2026 grew energized hashrate while cutting its Bitcoin stack 29% after selling most coins mined; CleanSpark printed soft mining revenue beside a $6.6B Sandersville lease.
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Strategy sells 1,638 BTC to fund dividends, STRC
Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for about $104.7 million in the week through August 2, using proceeds for preferred dividends and STRC buybacks while the USD Reserve rose to…
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Bitget exits Japan: venue risk before 2027 rules
Bitget is ending services for Japan residents on a staged calendar through Dec. 31, 2026. Our read: this is venue compliance under Japan’s new financial-instrument rules, not a…
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Coldcard weak seeds: Bitcoin cold storage under fire
Coinkite’s Coldcard advisories and Block’s engineering write-up detail a seed RNG failure while Galaxy-tracked sweeps near 1,367 BTC. Mira Chen on what cold storage still means.
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SEC stays Nasdaq bitcoin options after CME challenge
The SEC granted CME's petition to review Nasdaq PHLX bitcoin index options. The May staff approval stays frozen, with public statements due August 24, 2026.
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Tether Q2: $1.5B profit, thinner reserve cushion
Tether’s Q2 2026 attestation shows about $1.5 billion in operating profit while the excess reserve cushion thinned to roughly $4.11 billion as of June 30. Here is our…
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Strategy Q2: $8.2B loss, Bitcoin treasury shifts
Strategy reported an $8.22 billion Q2 net loss driven by Bitcoin fair-value marks, while growing its stack to 843,795 BTC and building a USD reserve with selective monetization…
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Coinbase Q2 miss: share up, spot fees down
Coinbase Global Q2 2026: about $1.2B revenue and a $359M net loss as spot fees cooled, while trading share hit a record 10.3%.