Bitcoin
Bitcoin is digital energy, Michael Saylor says
Michael Saylor calls Bitcoin digital energy as Strategy’s 840,447 BTC position moves about $1.5 billion above its acquisition cost.
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Exchange
BitMart weighs phased restart and creditor payouts
BitMart hired White & Case to assess creditor distributions and a phased restart, with another restructuring update due by Sept. 9.
CFTC
Kalshi blocks Washington users as court fight grows
Kalshi blocked Washington users and requested reconsideration as the CFTC prepares new federal rules governing prediction markets.
Crypto Tax
Illinois crypto groups seek injunction against new tax
Two crypto trade groups sued Illinois to block its 0.2% digital asset tax before exchanges and custodians begin collecting it in 2027.
Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong says CLARITY Act protects consumers
Brian Armstrong says the CLARITY Act would protect consumers before a 60-vote procedural test in the Senate on Sept. 15.
Canada
ZachXBT may reject victims from seven jurisdictions
ZachXBT may reject crypto victim requests from seven jurisdictions and restrict regional access to his planned investigation website.
Blockchain
Term Labs vault exploit drains estimated $8.5M
Term Labs is investigating a governance exploit affecting its vaults after security firms estimated losses of approximately $8.5 million.
Bitcoin
Kiyosaki renews Bitcoin call as dollar fears return
Robert Kiyosaki urges investors to buy Bitcoin as a dollar hedge, but incorrectly describes Treasury bond buybacks as quantitative easing.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin price validates Brandt’s $58K call, then breaks out
Bitcoin reached Peter Brandt’s 58,000–62,000 target months before rebounding 34%, making claims that his forecast failed inaccurate.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin puzzle hides wallet key in Genesis Block data
A 255-byte Bitcoin message describes a low-entropy wallet puzzle built from public data contained in Satoshi’s Genesis Block.