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The wallets linked to the cryptocurrency payments platform Coinsbuy are said to have been emptied of more than US$7.9 million in Ethereum and TRON. The hacker began transferring the stolen funds to Monero through exchanges, while ChangeNOW helped freeze part of the assets valued in the six figures.
Coinsbuy offered a US$100,000 reward for information that would help identify those responsible, along with an additional bonus for helping recover the stolen funds. Founded in Panama, Coinsbuy is a cryptocurrency payments platform that provides businesses with infrastructure to accept, store, send, and exchange digital assets.
According to the on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain, a Bitcoin whale—possibly a miner—has sold 7.513 BTC for more than US$486 million in the past three weeks. The sudden influx of hundreds of millions of BTC to exchanges often sparks fear of a potential price crash. Despite this massive profit-taking by large holders or miners, the price has remained stable in the US$65,000 range, driven mainly by BTC ETFs.
Older Bitcoin whales or miners typically tap liquidity gradually during periods of price consolidation to fund operations or diversify their holdings without suddenly wiping out the order book.
According to Glassnode, Bitcoin’s recovery toward US$65,000 is still tentative, as active addresses, transfer volume, and fee generation are all near the lower statistical thresholds—suggesting weak organic demand. People aren’t using Bitcoin actively to move value, interact with protocols, or carry out everyday transactions.
Fundamentals are cold. Active addresses, the transaction volume, and fees generated are all near the lower statistical thresholds. The cryptocurrency is in a transitional recovery phase. While lower selling pressure and controlled speculative interactions prevent sudden drops, as long as there is no real expansion in on-chain network usage, any push toward US$65,000 or beyond will lack a solid foundation of real demand, remaining vulnerable to consolidation or local corrections.
Según el presidente de la Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Tributario, Juan Korody, el SENIAT prepara la implementación de un sistema de recaudación automatizada del IVA que permitirá por medio de los puntos de venta o Pago Móvil, recaudar la porción correspondiente al IVA y de manera directa depositarla en las arcas del Estado. Esta medida representa un cambio radical en la dinámica tributaria del país, pasando de un modelo de declaración a posteriori a un esquema de retención e integración en tiempo real.
El cambio de visión busca que el SENIAT funcione más como un facilitador y asesor técnico para los comercios en lugar de ser un ente meramente punitivo. Para el consumidor final el precio total no debería cambiar, pero para el comerciante implica adaptar su infraestructura tecnológica y sistemas administrativos a las exigencias de este flujo automático.
Bloomberg: U.S. businessman sold his stake in an oil company in Venezuela
The deal was signed last Friday afternoon, shortly before the U.S. Treasury Department notified the energy executive’s lawyer, Harry Sargeant III, of various actions regarding his company.
Florida-based magnate and energy businessman Harry Sargeant III agreed to sell his holdings in Venezuela’s second-largest oil producer, after receiving “heavy pressure” from the U.S. to carry out his exit.
According to Bloomberg, sources connected to the transaction said that last Friday, Sargeant III signed an agreement worth US$300 million to sell Bluewave Properties Ltd., in which he held a minority stake in North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP).
The sources added that the buyer would have been someone close to Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who is the majority shareholder of the NABEP consortium.
Harry Sargeant III was under “intense pressure” from the U.S. government under President Donald Trump to get rid of his stake in the company in Venezuela.
In that regard, the U.S. Treasury Department froze the assets of Bluewave Properties Ltd., and an independent license from the U.S. agency allowed the businessman to dispose of his interests in the corporation.
It is important to note that Bluewave Properties Ltd. is not on the sanctions list until Monday. However, the company operates as if it were sanctioned, according to the sources cited by the international outlet.
⚡️ Two 2026 studies outline concrete applications for Bitcoin mining in Ireland and Ukraine. In Ireland, it could absorb up to 83% of the unused wind energy; in Ukraine, installing miners alongside isolated nuclear power plants would help finance part of the country's post-war reconstruction.
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Binance confirms the arrival of its card in Venezuela
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The Bitcoin ecosystem is paying off years of audit debt
“A developer sat down to figure out where the randomness came from in Coldcard wallets. He wanted to know, with certainty, which component determined the randomness of the private keys that a device provided to its owners. He followed the trail to an obscure library, maintained by someone who signed with a pseudonym, whose code repository accumulated six stars: six markers left by users who had passed through there at some point. It seemed strange to him. He reported it.”
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🔎 Bitcoin Knots nodes stuck on the BIP-110 branch can return to the main chain, but simply reinstalling isn’t enough: you need a specific version and to manually delete the invalid block marker stored on the node.
🚨 A cyberattack drained nearly 200,000 XRP from the Coreum network bridge. After the theft, the attacker moved the funds to Ethereum and hid their trail using Tornado Cash.
🏧 96 bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATMs were shut down in Australia in compliance with anti-terrorism laws.
😮The shutdown of LNP2Pbot means the loss of a p2p alternative to move bitcoin without KYC or custody used by thousands of people, which affects access to private, decentralized exchanges.
🔎 Bitcoin Cash shows that surviving a fork doesn’t depend only on changing the rules: you need an economic incentive that can keep miners running when the new chain is still vulnerable.
📉 XRP falls to $1. There is uncertainty among investors, who debate whether to sell at a loss or hold their positions. Although Ripple is steering its focus toward tokenization, much of the community still believes that bank adoption will happen.
⛏️ The community backing the BIP-110 fork of Bitcoin is seeking to change its mining algorithm to reactivate a network that is paralyzed today. Luke Dashjr proposed choosing the new method at random, but the process faced assumed attacks and harsh criticism.
🚨 The Ravencoin cryptocurrency network suffered a vulnerability that allowed it to validate illegitimate blocks. The price of RVN fell 17% in the last 24 hours.
🚨 BTCPay Server offers a reward of up to 3 BTC, or 10% of the total amount recovered, to anyone who provides information to restore the stolen funds.
🚀 Bitcoin’s mainnet has already reached block 962,002, while the chain that adopted BIP-110 has been stalled more than 300 blocks ago, at 961,633.
📉 BlackRock reduced the minimum amount to exchange shares of its ETF (IBIT) directly for bitcoin from $25 million to $1 million. This provides tax benefits to investors.
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They demand that Delcy Rodríguez clarify how much she received and how she used the money sent
United States Transparencia Venezuela denounces the opacity in the management of the so-called Oil Fund and asks Pdvsa for a report that details crude oil exports in 2026 Darker than oil. “The scale of the resources generated by Venezuelan oil rent in 2026 contrasts with the almost total lack of transparency regarding its administration, both in the institutional design of the Oil Fund and in the management of the revenues that correspond to the Venezuelan State,” warns an NGO report from Transparencia Venezuela.
Caribbean Development Bank approves $1 million for Venezuela recovery
The president of the Caribbean Development Bank, CDB, said that collaboration with CAF shows how multilateral institutions can «work together innovatively to respond effectively to humanitarian crises and support long-term recovery». The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, in English) announced this Monday, August 10, that it approved a contribution of $1 million to the Fund for Recovery and Reconstruction of Venezuela, created after the devastating earthquakes last June.
BCV met with the banking sector to review the foreign exchange market’s performance and the monetary situation
This meeting took place as part of the programming for follow-up and ongoing outreach proposed by BCV authorities.
On Friday, August 7, the authorities of the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) held a working meeting with the national banking sector and the Banking Association of Venezuela.
This meeting was held as part of the scheduling for follow-up and ongoing outreach proposed by BCV authorities, with the aim of moving forward in this stage of normalizing the national economy.
The BCV is constantly reviewing the procedures and the data obtained from the foreign exchange and monetary markets as strategic elements for policy actions.
Through these meetings with the authorities of the national banking system, the issuing institution—working in coordination with the National Executive—continues its efforts toward stabilizing prices, economic growth, and social well-being.
Tamara Herrera: BCV could place US$1.800 billion per month to contain the exchange-rate gap
until the end of the year Economist Tamara Herrera says that the gap was reduced at a high cost in intervention, since the BCV sold US$2.200 billion per month and, so far this year, has placed US$9.200 billion. The economist and director of the consultancy Síntesis Financiera, Tamara Herrera, estimates that by the end of 2026 the Central Bank of Venezuela would place an estimated figure of around US$1.800 billion per month in the exchange-rate system, which, in her view, is a high cost to try to stabilize the market.
Tamara Herrera: BCV could place US$1.800 billion per month to contain the exchange-rate gap
until the end of the year Economist Tamara Herrera says that the gap was reduced at a high cost in intervention, since the BCV sold US$2.200 billion per month and, so far this year, has placed US$9.200 billion. The economist and director of the consultancy Síntesis Financiera, Tamara Herrera, estimates that by the end of 2026 the Central Bank of Venezuela would place an estimated figure of around US$1.800 billion per month in the exchange-rate system, which, in her view, is a high cost to try to stabilize the market.
U.S. Treasury evaluates development agenda with Delcy Rodríguez
The delegation received by Delcy Rodríguez was led by the Under Secretary for International Financial Affairs of the U.S. Treasury of August 2026. It was reported that the aim was to "strengthen" tangible, existing agreements in the commercial, energy, and financial sectors CARACAS.- Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, met in Caracas with a delegation from the U.S. Department of State and the Treasury to assess the agenda of "economic development," the Presidential Press reported on Monday.
An attack on Libya’s main refinery destroyed a tank holding 4.5 million liters
of gasoline The complex, located about 45 kilometers from Tripoli, has the capacity to process 120,000 barrels per day and had already been attacked over the weekend Fire consumes a tank holding 4.5 million liters of gasoline at Libya’s main refinery, affected by an attack that destroyed the infrastructure. An attack on the Zawiya refinery, Libya’s main one, on Monday sparked a large-scale fire and the collapse of a tank containing 4.5 million liters of gasoline, in an episode that again struck a key infrastructure for energy supplies in the west of the country. The complex, located about 45 kilometers from Tripoli, has the capacity to process 120,000 barrels per day and had already been hit by another attack over the weekend.