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A City bank sees Chainlink at $200. Traditional finance wants its digital toll, and crypto bettors are starting to stir.
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BitMine’s crypto treasury company crosses a new milestone with the continued accumulation of Ethereum. The company purchased 7,391 ETH over the past week, for approximately $14 million. Its holdings now reach 5,805,238 ETH, after another round of weekly purchases. This progress comes as the total value of its crypto assets, cash, and high-risk investments rises to $11.6 billion. At the same time, its cash reserve continues to decline.

For years, Strategy has embodied a simple conviction: buy bitcoin, again and again. Yet the company led by Michael Saylor has now broken with that principle. In a document filed this Monday, August 10, 2026 with the SEC, it says it sold 1,690 bitcoins for net proceeds of $108.6 million in order to restructure part of its debt. This reversal, unprecedented for the world’s largest institutional holder of bitcoin, reignites the debate over the role of BTC in the financial management of large companies.

The crypto market enters a week under high tension. On Wednesday, August 12, the United States will release its July inflation data. The consensus expects an annual CPI of 3.4%, down from 3.5% previously. A surprise of a few tenths could be enough to shake Bitcoin, Ethereum, and risk assets by drastically changing expectations around the Fed.
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Crypto ETF: Grayscale retires its Cardano, Hedera, and Polkadot filings in 190 seconds, with not a single explanation. Details here!
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The euro will collapse while the dollar sweeps the board. In barely two years, stablecoins have gone from 15% to 84% of crypto card spending, while the EURe is gasping at 2%. Between explosive growth, opaque figures, and an all-powerful dollar, this shift tells a great deal more than a simple stablecoin war.
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Ethereum still concentrates nearly 70% of the RWA deposits used in lending, while Solana strengthens its presence in the spot trading of tokenized assets. So the crypto battle is no longer just about classic DeFi. It is moving toward the tokenization of real-world financial assets—a market that is growing as several traditional segments of decentralized finance slow down.
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A simple chart published by Michael Saylor is now enough to spark speculation in the bitcoin market. This Sunday, August 9, the executive president of Strategy once again fueled expectations by sharing on X the company’s famous asset holdings tracker. Indeed, this appointment, which has become almost weekly, comes at a time when Strategy is reshaping its capital structure and when the price of the crypto remains under pressure. Enough to revive questions about a new imminent BTC purchase.

Three influential analysts believe that bitcoin has found its floor after its drop below $60,000 in July. The return of the price around $65,000 fuels their optimism. Yet the market’s history and the weight of leverage still don’t allow anyone to call victory yet.
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In 2026, more than 100 projects have closed, filed for bankruptcy, or stopped operating, according to RootData. This wave affects exchanges, portfolios, DeFi, NFTs, and certain blockchains. By the end of July, BitMEX, BitMart, Movement Labs, and Storj Labs announced their shutdowns or bankruptcy filings within a single week. At the same time, Moonbeam stopped producing blocks on July 31. The sector is thus entering a broad and visible consolidation phase.
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Spot XRP-linked ETFs have just strung together a fourth consecutive week of gains. This momentum contrasts with several more cautious signals that have appeared on the market recently. After a July marked by net inflows, flows are slowing significantly at the start of August. At the same time, the token’s price has moved closer to an important support level at $1. Investors are now watching the strength of this threshold, while analysts are considering several scenarios for what comes next.

While the crypto market struggles to find a clear direction again, China is quietly accelerating its strategy on a completely different front. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has once again increased its gold reserves, confirming an accumulation policy pursued for several months. This move reflects Beijing’s desire to strengthen its financial autonomy in an environment marked by geopolitical tensions, monetary uncertainty, and a questioning of the global economic order.

BIP 110, a temporary soft fork designed to limit non-financial data written on Bitcoin, did indeed trigger a split at block 961 632. But its branch only produced two blocks in eight hours. The network has just reminded everyone that a rule without miners remains above all an intention.
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Local stablecoins, supposed to reduce dependence on the dollar, could instead accelerate it. According to the IMF, their adoption strengthens the dollar. An explosive paradox that upends emerging markets. Why and how?
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Thousands of billions of dollars could converge on bitcoin over the next decade. This projection, put forward by Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management, highlights the acceleration of institutional adoption of cryptoassets. Far from a mere speculative scenario, the development of ETFs and other regulated investment vehicles is pushing the largest asset and wealth managers to gradually incorporate bitcoin into their allocation strategies. A dynamic that could sustainably reshape the valuation outlook for the crypto market.

Three years of waiting, 19 million in losses, an Ethereum whale gives in. Meanwhile, others accumulate in silence. The crypto market holds its breath. Who’s right?
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Have the markets witnessed a shift between traditional finance and blockchain? As nearly one billion SpaceX shares became tradable, many expected massive selling pressure. The scenario did not materialize. The stock rose 6.1% on August 6, while Web3 platforms recorded nearly $700 million in trading volume on tokenized shares in just 48 hours. This unexpected convergence reignites the debate about the role of Real World Assets (RWAs) in the evolution of financial markets.

Bitcoin reached block 961,632, opening the mandatory signaling window for BIP 110. Yet, miner support remains below 3%, far from the 55% threshold required for activation. What happens next will now depend on the ability of node operators to enforce their own rules.
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The demand for cryptocurrency hardware wallets is increasing in Russia ahead of the arrival of new rules. Russians have more than doubled their purchases in the first half of 2026, according to two major retailers. This development comes as Moscow prepares a regulatory framework for digital assets. Starting on September 1, the provisions will govern trading and custodians. In this context, sales of devices intended to store private keys are drawing attention, despite the lack of precise figures on the units sold.

The ETF market is going through a mixed quarter, as products struggle to maintain their momentum. ChainLink illustrates this situation with a fund whose value depends directly on a single asset. Launched on NYSE Arca in December 2025, Grayscale’s product began with strong inflows. Since then, the decline in LINK has reduced its NAV and slowed its net assets. The latest quarterly report thus confirms a sharp slowdown, without indicating any massive investor pullout.