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Routing failure almost makes Solana stop: understand what happened
Solana (SOL) went through a rough spot on the morning of this Wednesday (12). The network got to within just 4.51 percentage points of the limit needed to lose the ability to finalize transactions.
The problem started after a single misconfigured network route at a hosting provider left 28.83% of SOL in staking unavailable.
For Solana to stop finalizing transactions, it would have been necessary for 33.34% of staking to be compromised. At that moment, therefore, the network came close to 86% of that limit.

Bitcoin today: BTC falls as the market keeps an eye on US inflation
Bitcoin opened this Wednesday (12) trading in negative territory. The cryptocurrency is down 0.5% and is trading around US$63,934, according to CoinGecko data.
The climate is one of caution in the crypto market, mainly because investors are waiting for the release of July's CPI, the main indicator used to track inflation in the United States.
For now, BTC is moving sideways, with little volatility over the past few days. This kind of behavior often shows up before stronger moves, when the market finally decides which direction to take.

Bradesco enters crypto custody for good and expands its presence in the crypto market
Bradesco has taken another step in the digital assets market. This Wednesday (12), the bank announced that it has started offering an institutional crypto asset custody solution, designed to hold and manage digital coins, stablecoins, and other tokenized assets.
The initiative comes at a time when the crypto market is gaining momentum and attracting more and more institutional investors and companies. As a result, demand is also growing for more professional and secure structures to manage these assets.

Binance puts 5 cryptocurrencies under monitoring; tokens fall as much as 20%
Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced on Tuesday (11) a new update to its platform. The exchange placed five cryptocurrencies on its so-called monitoring list, and the assets were already seeing steep drops in the market, reaching a devaluation of 20%.
With the change, the list now brings together 37 cryptocurrencies. These projects are subject to closer scrutiny by the exchange and, depending on how each one evolves, may even stop being traded on the platform.

Bitcoin resumed trading lower this Tuesday, with BTC falling back to the US$ 64 thousand region. The move comes amid selling pressure in the market, including outflows from Bitcoin ETFs and new sales made by Strategy.
The combination of these factors increased caution among investors and put the cryptocurrency market back under pressure. Strategy sold 1,690 BTC for approximately US$ 108.6 million last week, marking yet another reduction of its Bitcoin position.

Strategy sells Bitcoin and raises US$109 million to repurchase shares
A Strategy, a treasury management company led by Michael Saylor and known for its strong commitment to Bitcoin, has started selling part of its reserves again. In the week ending August 9, the company disposed of 1,690 BTC for approximately US$108.6 million, according to an 8-K filing submitted this Monday (10).
With the transaction, the amount of Bitcoin held by the company fell from 842,138 BTC to 840,447 BTC. The coins were traded at an average of US$64,262 each, net of fees.

Bitcoin today: BTC is trading around US$65 thousand and gains strength with ETFs and demand for safe-haven assets
Bitcoin started this Monday (10) trading near US$65 thousand, equivalent to approximately R$330.9 thousand. Over the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency is up 0.2%, while over the last week the gain totals 3.9%.
BTC has returned to test an important resistance area between US$65 thousand and US$67 thousand. In addition, it remains above the 200-week simple moving average, which is currently near US$64 thousand. This indicator is often followed by investors to assess Bitcoin’s long-term performance.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP whales increase positions; is the bear market coming to an end?
The big whales in the cryptocurrency market seem to be taking advantage of lower prices to add to their positions in assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP. That’s what a CryptoQuant analysis suggests.
According to Julio Moreno, head of the company’s research area, the largest investors in these cryptoassets have been increasing their holdings precisely as prices are approaching—or even falling below—the average cost at which these investors bought their assets.

The U.S. Senate will not consider the Clarity Act before the August recess. As a result, the proposal to create federal rules for the cryptocurrency market has been pushed to September, precisely in the last weeks before the midterm election campaign takes over the Congress agenda.
On the night of Thursday (6), the Senate majority leader, Republican John Thune, confirmed the delay. According to him, the Democrats remain resistant to voting on the bill. Thune also said he has been working with the authors of the proposal and praised the work of Senator Cynthia Lummis, saying the text should return to the agenda as soon as the Senate resumes its work.

President Vladimir Putin approved on Tuesday the first broad Russian law aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency market, according to information released by the state agency Tass.
The new legislation sets rules for the issuance, custody, accounting registration, and trading of digital assets. It also creates a single model for the operation of exchanges, custody companies, brokers, and clearinghouses.
Despite regulatory progress, the Russian government continues to prohibit the use of cryptocurrencies as a form of payment for goods and services. The law also prevents the publication of advertisements that encourage payments using these assets.

S&P Global Ratings released, last Tuesday (4), a report that analyzes the stablecoin market. The study assessed the ability of 11 projects to keep their coins pegged to the US dollar and the euro, highlighting important differences among issuers.
According to the agency, more than half of the analyzed stablecoins received a rating considered adequate or higher, indicating good quality of reserve assets and consistent risk management practices.
On the other hand, two projects had their scores downgraded to the lowest level of the scale, reflecting a condition of greater fragility observed over the last three quarters. The other nine assessments remained unchanged.

Hashdex decided to close its spot Bitcoin ETF traded in the United States after the fund failed to gain traction among investors. Currently, the product has only US$14.7 million in assets under management, a figure considered low for the market.
According to a document submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last Monday (3), the ETF, traded on the NYSE Arca exchange under the code DEFI, will have its trading halted on August 17. After that date, the fund will be removed from the exchange.

Crypto market entities ask the Central Bank for more 120 days to adapt to the new rules
Three major associations representing the virtual assets sector in Brazil — ABToken, ABFintechs, and Zetta — sent a formal request to the Central Bank to extend by 120 days the transition deadline set by BCB Resolution No. 520/2025.
The request seeks to extend the calendar that currently ends on October 30, 2026, giving more time for Virtual Asset Service Provider Companies (SPSAVs) to complete their adjustment processes, submit authorization requests, and meet the new regulatory requirements.

Before the new rules for the virtual asset market came into effect, many issues related to managers’ liability still raised doubts. Now, this scenario will be discussed in a live event promoted by ABToken on Thursday, August 6, at 6:00 p.m., focusing on the criminal liability of controllers and administrators of virtual asset service providers (VASPs).
The meeting will feature the participation of criminal lawyer Marina Brecht, founder of Brecht & Ribeiro Advogados, and Paulo Portuguez, a specialist in banking regulation and ABToken’s legal advisor.

On last Friday (31), the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) held an unprecedented meeting with representatives from various institutions in the financial market to discuss the next steps for tokenization in Brazil.
During the meeting, the Tokenization Working Group (TWG) discussed ways to encourage innovation in the capital markets without compromising legal certainty and investor protection.
According to José Alexandre Vasco, Superintendent for Institutional Development and Modernization at the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and coordinator of the group, this moment represents a great opportunity for the sector to advance.

A study by MB | Mercado Bitcoin revealed that more than 700,000 Brazilians have cryptocurrencies sitting in accounts with no activity for at least one year. In total, these investors have accumulated about R$ 320 million in forgotten assets on the platform. Even with Bitcoin’s recent decline in value, the group recorded a net gain of more than R$ 30 million.
To encourage these customers to resume investing, Mercado Bitcoin launched a campaign offering R$ 30 in cashback in Bitcoin to those who have a balance that has been inactive for more than 12 months and make a minimum investment of R$ 100 between August 3 and 31.

Artificial intelligence is already part of the routine of financial institutions, tokenization is advancing increasingly, and cybersecurity remains one of the sector’s biggest challenges. These will be some of the main topics to be discussed by Anbima (Brazilian Association of Entities of Financial and Capital Markets) during Rio Innovation Week 2026, one of the largest innovation events in Latin America.
On August 7, the organization will host an exclusive stage to bring together specialists, executives, and representatives from the innovation ecosystem in discussions about the technologies that are changing the financial and capital markets.

The first Brazilian edition of Hack4Freedom, an international Bitcoin hackathon exclusively for women, wrapped up on July 25 after two weeks of learning and developing projects in São Paulo.
The event brought together 26 participants from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Minas Gerais. During the program, they created nine solutions using technologies such as Bitcoin Core, Lightning Network, Nostr, and the Breez SDK.
The competition took place at Casa21, the headquarters of Vinteum, a nonprofit organization that supports the training and funding of Bitcoin developers in Latin America. In total, more than US$5,000 was distributed in prizes.

Small Bitcoin investors put their coins into circulation on July 31 in a volume not seen since the collapse of FTX in 2022.
According to CryptoQuant data, this movement was driven by the discovery of a serious flaw in the physical wallets (hardware wallets) of Coldcard. The issue, which is said to have allowed the generation of predictable keys for about five years, is already being cited as responsible for estimated losses of R$ 578 million. As the news gained traction, many users rushed to transfer their Bitcoins.

The U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, once again defended on Thursday (30) the approval of the Clarity Act, a bill that aims to establish rules for the cryptocurrency market in the country. According to him, the delay in the vote is due to political reasons, and this uncertainty could cause the United States to lose ground in global leadership in the digital assets sector.
In an extensive post on the social network X, Bessent stated that the House of Representatives approved the bill more than a year ago. Since then, teams from the Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees would have devoted thousands of hours to negotiating changes with the support of lawmakers from different parties. According to the secretary, the text is already ready and only awaits a floor vote.