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What does the largest corporate Bitcoin holder do when it goes a week without buying? Strategy—formerly MicroStrategy—didn't add or sell BTC this time. Instead, it sold 3.46 million MSTR shares for $333.7 million to strengthen its cash position. The proceeds went to preferred dividends, stock buybacks, and its dollar reserve. Its Bitcoin stash still stands at 840,447 coins, worth roughly $53.4 billion, even as MSTR stock has fallen over 60% this year. The CEO says the company plans to stay a long-term Bitcoin buyer despite recent sales. $BTC #Bitcoin #Crypto #MicroStrategy

PUMP has printed its first golden cross, while protocol revenue reaches a seven-month high. The latest Morning Minute also notes Ethereum researchers are prioritizing privacy, Robinhood is rolling out agentic trading, and Ansem has debuted his own launchpad. $PUMP #PUMP #Crypto #Trading

Did you know Bitcoin just hit $64,550 — its highest level in over a week — and its dominance over altcoins rose to 57.2%? The move comes after a shaky week that saw BTC dip to a 10-day low of $62,500 on Friday, followed by a stagnant weekend near $63,000. Buyers returned on Monday, pushing the price above $64,000, where it remains at press time. Bitcoin's market cap is now close to $1.290 trillion, while its dominance is up almost 0.5% in a single day, according to CoinGecko. Altcoins have been sluggish in comparison: ETH sits just below $1,900, XRP is defending the $1.00 mark, and SOL, TRX, HYPE, and LINK show only minor gains. Meanwhile, the total crypto market cap rose by about $20 billion to $2.260 trillion. $BTC #Bitcoin #Crypto #MarketWatch

SharpLink just posted a $394M quarterly loss — while adding to its ETH holdings. The company's Q2 2026 result was dominated by non-cash Ethereum accounting charges, not its operating business. According to its filing, $321M came from unrealized ETH losses and $76.1M from liquid staking token impairments. Meanwhile, staking generated $11.2M of the $11.5M in total revenue. That means the headline loss is mostly mark-to-market movement, not necessarily realized cash losses. The report also notes ETH holdings reportedly increased during the quarter. For public companies holding crypto, balance-sheet volatility can drown out staking income — even when the underlying position grows. $ETH #Ethereum #Crypto #Earnings

XRP whale transactions just exploded by 280% in 24 hours—while the token slid under the $1 support. Why the disconnect? On-chain data cited by analyst Ali Martinez shows nearly 40 XRP transfers above $1 million in the past day, up from around 10 in the prior two days. That spike follows a day when addresses holding 10M–100M XRP accumulated about 72M tokens, and last week the XRP Ledger logged nearly 50,000 active addresses in a day, a multi-month peak. Still, social sentiment is at a three-month low, and the $1 battle looks bearish: long traders have absorbed larger liquidation losses, while CryptoQuant flags rising selling pressure on Binance. The 280% jump doesn't reveal whether whales were buying or selling—but combined with earlier accumulation and rising network activity, it adds a twist to the price picture. $XRP #XRP #Crypto #WhaleActivity

Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has branded Solana-based token launchpad Pump.fun 'a casino of scams called meme coins.' The criticism is the latest in a string of controversies for the platform, which has become a major hub for meme coin launches. Pump.fun's defenders argue it's simply a neutral service, and that such activity would just move elsewhere. Past drama includes halted livestreams after extreme stunts, as well as a proposed class action claiming unregistered securities and nearly $500 million in collected fees. Industry analyses have found the vast majority of its tokens show pump-and-dump or rug-pull traits, and most see their final trade on launch day. Even so, Pump.fun remains one of Solana's biggest revenue generators, recently surpassing Hyperliquid in 30-day revenue. $SOL #Solana #MemeCoins #Crypto

Did you know a company's $70M BERA treasury ended Q2 valued at just $16M? Greenlane reported a $19.1M noncash valuation loss after BERA's price fell nearly 76% year to date. The sharp drop highlights how digital-asset holdings can weigh on corporate financial statements. $BERA #BERA #Crypto #Treasury

Tokenized stocks just got a new heavyweight: Binance's bStocks is already the second-largest issuer in the sector, two months after launch. Meanwhile, BitMart's internal feud is back in the spotlight as 'fabricated rumors' about its founder circulate ahead of the exchange's planned closure. That's the latest from Asia Express, which highlights both the rapid adoption of on-chain equities and the messy PR battles playing out in crypto. bStocks has reportedly climbed the rankings in record time, while BitMart is dealing with misinformation claims tied to its founder — just as it wraps up operations. The contrast between institutional-style product growth and exchange-level drama is hard to miss. $BNB #Binance #TokenizedStocks #BitMart

Bitcoin is down 1% to $89,100, yet the day's crypto headlines are about legal battles, IPOs, and institutional adoption. Why does that matter? PwC says institutional crypto adoption has crossed a point of no return as regulators shift from draft rules to active supervision. Elsewhere, President Trump sued JPMorgan for $5 billion over alleged politically motivated debanking, Ledger is preparing a $4 billion IPO with support from Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Barclays, and Kansas introduced a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bill. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed the administration's push for U.S. crypto leadership and a strategic Bitcoin reserve. The mix of court cases, capital markets, and policy signals shows crypto increasingly intersecting with traditional finance and government — even while prices move sideways. $BTC #Bitcoin #Crypto #Adoption

Did you know Zcash just rebounded 11%, making it one of the biggest crypto movers of the day? The broader market stayed mostly flat, with Bitcoin trading around $90,300. JPMorgan said the recent bitcoin and ethereum sell-off may be bottoming, while Bank of America upgraded Coinbase, citing regulatory clarity and institutional adoption. Morgan Stanley is reportedly planning a digital wallet that could support tokenized assets, and Florida lawmakers renewed their push for a state-level bitcoin reserve. President Trump also said he won't pardon FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. $ZEC #Zcash #Bitcoin #Crypto

Privacy coin XMR just hit another all-time high, but the crypto headlines this week are dominated by everything from a new Senate bill to prediction-market shutdowns. XMR rose 13% to $680 before easing to around $640, joining DASH (+60%) and IP (+30%) as the biggest movers. Meanwhile, BTC gained 1.5% to $92,000, ETH added 1% to $3,130, SOL climbed 2% to $142, and XRP ticked up 1% to $2.06. On the policy side, the U.S. Senate released a draft Crypto Market Clarity Act that includes limits on stablecoin rewards, and Senator Warren pressed the SEC over crypto exposure in 401(k)s. Vitalik Buterin also warned that crypto needs better decentralized stablecoins, citing governance capture and inflation risks. Elsewhere, World Liberty Financial launched a lending platform around its USD1 stablecoin and attracted roughly $20M, while BitGo filed for a U.S. IPO with a reported ~$2B valuation after custody assets surpassed $100B. Tennessee regulators, meanwhile, ordered Polymarket, Kalshi, and Crypto.com to halt sports prediction markets and refund users. $XMR #Monero #Crypto #Stablecoins

What’s drawing attention while Bitcoin holds the $63K line? This week’s market watch: BTC saw a volatile stretch, slipping to a 10-day low near $62,500 on Friday before a $1,000 Monday bounce to $63,600. It now sits above $63,000, with market cap back around $1.27 trillion and altcoin dominance below 57%. The real standout is Bitway ($BTW ), up 16% on the day, 80% on the week, and 460% over the past month, trading near $0.35 — enough to make it the 69th-largest crypto by market cap. Meanwhile, larger caps are calmer: ZEC and RAIN rose roughly 4%, HYPE added 3% to $59, ETH is nearing $1,900, and XRP is still battling the $1.00 level. Total crypto market cap added under $20 billion daily, staying below $2.25 trillion. The broader market looks quiet, but BTW keeps stealing the spotlight. #Bitcoin #Crypto #MarketWatch

South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank is adopting Ripple’s cross-border payments platform, marking another bank partnership for the crypto firm. Details such as launch timing and which settlement asset will be used have not been disclosed. The move signals continued interest from traditional financial institutions in blockchain-based payment infrastructure. $XRP #Ripple #Crypto #Payments

Did you know a blockchain network can erase nearly a week of its own history? Harmony ($ONE ) is doing exactly that. After an attacker forged roughly 4 billion ONE tokens, the chain is rolling back to August 11, deleting all blocks after 23:25 UTC — including legitimate trades, swaps, and staking actions. The team chose this cut-off over wallet-by-wallet burns or blacklists to avoid harming innocent holders. The forged supply swelled ONE's total by about 26% and pushed the token to a record low, near $0.00072. Validators are loading clean databases, and an outside security firm backed the findings. Harmony hasn't announced a restart time yet. #Harmony #ONE #Crypto #Blockchain

UNI just slid 10% in 24 hours, and the move was powered by leveraged longs unwinding — not a broken project. $UNI fell toward $3.52, dropping below every major moving average on the 4-hour chart while RSI slipped under 30. The breakdown accelerated after losing the $3.80 support, where the 200-period SMA had been a key reference. Derivatives data shows over $3.24M in UNI positions liquidated in a day, with almost all of it longs and around 675 traders flushed out. Even a positive OI-weighted funding rate didn't stop the cascade. Uniswap's recent expansion on Robinhood Chain also failed to shield the token from crowded positioning — a reminder that network growth and price action are different things. If open interest keeps falling while UNI stabilizes, excess leverage may be cleared out. #Uniswap #UNI #Crypto #DeFi

Why is fresh capital moving into BlockDAG's presale while Pi and Tron face stubborn resistance? BlockDAG ($BDAG) raised over $2 million in 24 hours at a current price of $0.00002, with its X1 mining app already live and a gaming/casino ecosystem using EVM smart contracts. The project also plans zero team allocation across its 150 billion supply and $100 million in launch liquidity. Meanwhile, Pi ($PI) sits near $0.089, below its 20-day EMA, with over 775 million tokens expected to unlock by year-end. TRX is trading around $0.335–$0.34, supported by USDT settlement activity but capped near $0.35 resistance. Both established assets have use cases, yet neither is seeing the same fresh inflow as BlockDAG right now. #BlockDAG #Crypto #Altcoins

Sui ($SUI ) is down 87% from its all-time high, with its price action stuck in a bearish swing structure since November 2025. According to AMBCrypto's analysis, that pattern has yet to show a confirmed reversal, leaving the question of a final bottom open. The persistent downside bias remains the dominant feature on the charts. #Sui #Crypto #Altcoins

Did you know Aave just cut 50 low-adoption assets and is winding down operations on six chains? The DeFi lender announced the risk overhaul on July 30, 2026, via CEO Stani Kulechov. The move affects $98.1M in supplied funds and $15.6M in debt, and also covers another 25 reserves tied to exiting Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos. The protocol is also dropping 21 matured Pendle PTs to keep its active set aligned with current market activity. Aave says the shift reduces monitoring burden from oracle feeds, parameter tuning, and regulatory attention, and marks a pivot from aggressive multichain expansion to disciplined consolidation. Larger deployments like Ethereum mainnet and major L2s continue to generate far more revenue than the smaller networks being exited. Future expansions will need to clear higher bars for revenue and sustainability. $AAVE #Aave #DeFi #Crypto

Borrowing on Solana just got more productive — but it's not risk-free. Jupiter Lend's new Smart Debt feature lets borrowed assets be routed into DEX liquidity pools to earn trading fees while still serving as borrowed funds. Built with Fluid, it also adds Smart Collateral. The goal is to prevent borrowed assets from sitting idle and help offset borrowing costs through LP fees. However, once assets go into a liquidity pool, users take on liquidity provider exposure: impermanent loss, smart contract risk, market risk, and liquidation risk. Trading fees aren't guaranteed to outpace losses. Jupiter continues expanding its Solana DeFi stack beyond aggregation into lending and liquidity automation. Smart Debt is another step toward capital efficiency, but it's a leveraged DeFi strategy, not a simple yield product. Experienced users may find it useful; newcomers should understand the mechanics first. $SOL

Why is CASHCAT down 16% — and what's keeping $0.144 on the table? Market data points to undervaluation, which could set up a rebound. That's the optimistic read. The catch: caution is still the operative word. The article notes the $0.144 level remains in play, but only if certain conditions align — without nailing down exactly what those are. Bottom line: there's a case for a bounce, but it's far from guaranteed. $CASHCAT #CASHCAT #Crypto #Altcoins