12 Aug 2026, 14:02 UTC127 views1 reactionsread 12 August 2026 The latest insights from the past week ↓
General
➖ Galaxy: Your Keys, Not Your Coins: Coldcard Wallets Hacked for $130m and Counting
➖ Galaxy: Weekly Research Brief: Coldcard Hacked; Bitcoin Price Resilient; Ethereum, Solana Reconsider Inflation Schedules
Market
➖ CoinShares: Market update | August 7th, 2026
➖ CoinShares: Equities update | August 7th, 2026
➖ 4pillars: Fixed Rates Failed in the Past. Now, it has Rea…
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12 Aug 2026, 11:11 UTC207 views1 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Weak July jobs data continues to offset a hawkish Fed hold; BTC/ETH pull back Monday – Link
After last week's surprise nonfarm payrolls decline (-23K vs. expectations for growth) and a Fed rate hold at 3.75%, crypto majors gave back some gains Monday. BTC fell to roughly $63,700 (-1.4%) and ETH dropped to ≈$1,858 (-3.4%) per CEX data.
Matters because: July CPI data due Aug. 12 is the next major catalyst; a soft pri…
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12 Aug 2026, 10:25 UTC244 views3 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Photo
BlackRock says Bitcoin is decoupling from equities, calls sentiment shift "healthy" – Link
BlackRock's Head of Digital Assets, Robert Mitchnick, said Bitcoin's correlation with U.S. stocks has weakened over the past month. He pointed to BTC outperforming during July's AI-stock pullback.
Matters because: if the decoupling narrative holds, it can support Bitcoin's case as a portfolio diversifier and tail-risk hedge.
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12 Aug 2026, 08:17 UTC288 views2 reactionsread 12 August 2026 NYSE developing onchain settlement platform for tokenized securities – Link
NYSE President Lynn Martin confirmed the exchange is building an onchain settlement platform for tokenized securities, following its participation in DTCC's tokenization pilot in July.
Matters because: adding a major traditional exchange to tokenization infrastructure points to continued TradFi-DeFi convergence and could expand long-term de…
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12 Aug 2026, 06:04 UTC306 views2 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Photo
Daily news snapshot: Altcoins
1. Chainlink (LINK): +5.52% (24h, OKX)
• Market cap: ≈$6.56B
• LINK outperformed the broader market after a wave of institutional integration announcements.
Catalysts:
• A live tokenized-securities trade with J.P. Morgan and CME processed via DTCC
• BitGo's migration of $7.4B+ wrapped BTC to Chainlink CCIP
• Robinhood adopting Chainlink as oracle infrastructure for its Robinhood Chain…
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11 Aug 2026, 17:19 UTC381 views2 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Bitcoin's rival BIP-110 minority chain stalls after mining only 2 blocks in 8 hours – Link
The contested BIP-110 "anti-spam" proposal, which sought to restrict certain non-financial uses of Bitcoin block space, entered mandatory signaling with only ≈2.5% miner support. The resulting minority fork produced just two blocks before stalling.
Matters because: this suggests Bitcoin's consensus mechanism remains resistant…
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11 Aug 2026, 17:02 UTC374 views2 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Strategy (MSTR) sells 1,690 BTC, builds cash buffer as CEO says "Bitcoin alone" isn't enough – Link
Strategy reported selling 1,690 BTC (≈$109M) on Aug. 10, trimming holdings to 840,449 BTC, while CEO Phong Le said the firm now holds $4.75B in cash reserves and is pivoting toward a broader "digital credit" business model, including preferred stock products like STRC.
Matters because: this signals Strategy is divers…
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11 Aug 2026, 14:10 UTC387 views2 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Senate pushes CLARITY Act vote to September, raising pass-or-fail stakes – Link
The US Senate will not vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before the August recess, pushing floor consideration to mid-September. A White House crypto advisor warned that if the bill does not advance before September 15, its chances of passing could drop sharply.
Matters because: more regulatory uncertainty could push new inve…
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11 Aug 2026, 13:04 UTC469 views1 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Photo
Coinsbuy exchange drained of ≈$7.9–8M in coordinated TRON/Ethereum attack – Link
Crypto payments platform Coinsbuy had wallets across Ethereum and TRON drained by a single actor, who routed stolen funds through FixedFloat toward Monero. Coinsbuy has offered a $100K bounty for information and says it will cover client losses.
Matters because: infrastructure-level custody risk remains elevated even for established pa…
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11 Aug 2026, 09:15 UTC375 viewsread 12 August 2026 Photo
Tokenized RWA deposits in DeFi triple to $7.4B year-over-year – Link
A CoinShares/Token Terminal report found tokenized real-world-asset deposits in DeFi lending and DEXs grew from $2.3B to $7.4B over the past year. The same backdrop included BlackRock launching two new tokenized money-market funds and Wells Fargo announcing tokenized deposits for corporate clients this fall.
Matters because: this signals accelerat…
11 Aug 2026, 08:01 UTC341 views1 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Photo
Bitcoin spot ETFs post best weekly inflows since April; Monday closes with a $91M outflow – Link
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in roughly $854M over the prior five trading days (Aug 3–7), led by BlackRock's IBIT ($694M), while spot Ethereum ETFs added ≈$245M. That was the fifth straight week of net inflows for both. But on Aug. 10, BTC ETFs flipped to a $91M net outflow while ETH ETFs stayed marginally positive (+$5.3M)…
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11 Aug 2026, 07:15 UTC324 views1 reactionsread 12 August 2026 Photo
AI makes social activity easier, not obviously better
This chart comes from a 2025 experimental study on generative AI in social media. Across Control, Chat, Conversation, Feedback, and Suggestions, mean responses stay close to neutral on four questions: comfort with AI on social platforms, joining online discussions, making discussions less toxic, and reducing polarization.
The pattern is pretty consistent: Feedba…
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