🔥 Bitcoin's Sharpest Rally in Five Months Flips Markets From Bearish to Coin Flip.
Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Bitcoin jumped as much as 8.7% Wednesday to an intraday high of $69,749, its steepest one-day move since March 4 and its highest price since June 1. On Myriad, prediction odds flipped from roughly 70-30 favoring a bearish decline to a near coin flip within 24 hours. Treasury plan to double its long-bond buybacks and more than $1 billion in short liquidations wiped out in a single hour. Bitcoin ripped through $69,000 Wednesday, climbing as much as 8.7% to an intraday high of $69,749.
That's the steepest one-day move since March 4 and the highest price Bitcoin has touched since June 1. Traders hadn't seen a green candle like this in more than five months. The charts have one read, and prediction markets have another. A mere 24 hours ago, traders on Myriada prediction market operated by Decrypts parent companywere sure there was more pain in store for Bitcoin ahead.
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🔥 Six-Bug Exploit Halts Maya Protocol After $1.4 Million in Bitcoin Stolen.
Image: Shuttertock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Maya Protocol halted MAYAChain after an attacker extracted roughly $1.7 million in Bitcoin and other assets. A post-mortem identified six bugs that created a false balance in a liquidity pool. CACAO plunged nearly 89% as the value of MAYAChain's liquidity pools fell by roughly $10.9 million. Cross-chain liquidity network Maya Protocol halted operations Tuesday after an attacker exploited six software flaws to drain roughly $1.7 million in Bitcoin and other assets.
In a post on X explaining what happened, Maya Protocol founder AaluxxMyth, also known as Maya, said the team halted the network to contain the damage and would fix the vulnerability before resuming swaps. No way to sugar coat this, Maya wrote in a post. We have likely been exploited by 20 BTC ($1.4M) and other assets ($300k). Maya Protocol operates MAYAChain, a decentralized network that lets users swap cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum across blockchains without using a centralized exchange.
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🔥 Chinese InsurTech Firm Zhibao Adds 2,380 Bitcoin in $154.7M Treasury Pivot.
Image: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Nasdaq-listed Zhibao Technology closed a $154.7 million PIPE financing paid for with 2,380 Bitcoin contributed straight to a company wallet. Director Botao Ma called the deal one of the most transformational moments in the firm's decade-long history. The all-crypto funding structure sets Zhibao apart from the usual cash-raise-then-buy treasury model; it joins a crowded fieldincluding Metaplanet's U.S. treasury push and Strategyeven as cracks in DATs show.
Zhibao Technology, a Nasdaq-listed Chinese insurance-technology company, has stepped into the corporate Bitcoin treasury arena, closing a $154.7 million private placement funded entirely in cryptocurrency. The Shanghai-based firm said Monday that a syndicate of non-U.S. investors paid for the raise by contributing 2,380 Bitcoin directly to a company wallet, rather than cash. The coins were valued at a reference price of $65,000 each, pegged to market levels as of July 30.
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🔥 Alleged $165M Crypto Ponzi Mastermind Deported From Fiji to US.
Source: Shutterstock/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Edward Zimbardi, 59, of Georgia, appeared in federal court to face 12 counts of wire fraud, 12 counts of money laundering, and one conspiracy count after Fijian authorities deported him to the U.S. 14 in coordination with the FBI and State Department. Prosecutors allege that from June 2022 to August 2023 he ran a $165 million Ponzi scheme called The Crypto Program, promising a guaranteed 25% monthly return and directing investors to send crypto into wallets he secretly controlled. The DOJ says he gambled over $34 million on risky currency trades, paid earlier investors with newer funds, and spent at least $10 million on personal expenses.
The accused architect of a $165 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme is back on American soil after more than a year on the run in the South Pacific, the Justice Department said Monday. Edward Zimbardi, 59, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, appeared in federal court to face wire fraud and money laundering charges after Fijian authorities deported him to the United States on Aug. 14, working alongside the FBI and the State Department. He was charged in a July indictment with 12 counts of wire fraud, 12 counts of money laundering, and one count of money laundering conspiracy.
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🔥 SEC Proposes Crypto Fundraising Exemptions in Abrupt About-Face.
Image: SEC/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief The SEC proposed exemptions allowing crypto projects to raise up to $5 million over four years or $75 million annually without full securities registration. The proposal includes a safe harbor that could allow a crypto asset to separate from the investment contract through which it was sold. The SEC moved forward with the proposal days after canceling a meeting on the framework amid reported pressure from Wall Street and the White House.
The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new rules Tuesday that would let crypto projects raise funds without requiring full securities registration, abruptly changing course after calling off a meeting late last week in which the Commission was expected to introduce the measures. Under Regulation Crypto Assets, a startup exemption would allow digital token offerings of up to $5 million over four years. A second exemption would allow token issuers to raise up to $75 million every 12 months if they provide financial statements and ongoing reports.
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国家安全保障に関する制限。ジェイソン・ネルソン(著)グイレルモ・ヒメネス(編集)2026年8月18日2026年8月18日3分で読めますドナルド・トランプ。出典:Decrypt/Shutterstock記事を保存するためにアカウントを作成Googleで追加DecryptをGoogleでのお気に入りの情報源に追加し、Google上でより多くの当社のストーリーをご覧ください。要点世界のClaws 90のAIモデルのうち43が中国の開発者によるものです。同プラットフォームはAlibaba、Baidu、Z.ai、DeepSeek、Moonshotのモデルを提供しています。WorldClawは支払いとしてWorld LibertyのUSD1ステーブルコインを受け付けています。ドナルド・トランプ大統領が支援するWorld Liberty Financialは、国家安全保障上の懸念で同政権が問題視している中国のテック企業のモデルを提供するAI企業と協力していると、ロイターが月曜日に報じました。ロイターによると、両社はWorldClawがAIモデルへのアクセスの支払いとして受け付けるWorld LibertyのUSD1ステーブルコインの利用拡大を進めるために連携しています。
World Libertyの幹部であるライアン・ファンもWorldClawの顧問を務めています。香港拠点のWorldClawは数十のAIモデルへのアクセスを提供しており、その90モデルのうち43が中国企業によって開発されています。Alibaba、Baidu、Z.aiなどが含まれます。さらにOpenAIやAnthropicのモデルも提供しています。World Libertyのスポークスマン、デイヴィッド・ワックスマンは、WorldClawは独立しているとし、米国の主要企業も中国とアメリカのAIモデルを提供していると述べました。これは一般的で広く受け入れられているアプローチだ、とワックスマンはロイターに語りました。
出典:Decrypt記事を保存するにはアカウントを作成。Googleに追加DecryptをGoogleでの優先ソースとして追加し、Google上でのストーリーをさらにご覧ください。要点メタプラネットは、株式、優先株、ワラント(新株予約権)と引き換えに、2,100 BTC(約1億3,210万ドル)に加え、現金250万ドルをNasdaq上場のSuper League Enterpriseに拠出することで合意。社名をSuperplanet(ティッカー:SUPA)に変更する。この取引は、日本国外での初の運用拠点となり、CEOのSimon Gerovichは、単一グループのビットコイン・ポジションを複利で増やすための手段だと位置づけた。Benchmark-StoneXのMark Palmerはメタプラネットを「買い」と評価し、「日本の戦略」だと述べている。さらに、今回の取引は、最近のシェル(殻)企業・PIPE(株式私募)型の財務取引と比べて際立っており、その資金はメタプラネット自身のビットコインで賄われる。世界最大級の法人ビットコイン保有企業の一社となった東京上場のメタプラネットは、2,100 BTCでNasdaq上場のビットコイン財務会社に種をまくことで、米国への拡大を決めた。
火曜日に発表された取引のもと、メタプラネットは、約1億3,210万ドル相当のコインに加え現金250万ドルを、ゲームメディア企業であるSuper League Enterpriseに拠出する。その見返りとして、同社は株式、優先株、ワラントを受け取る。Super LeagueはSuperplanet, Inc.に改称され、ティッカーSUPAのもとで取引される。これにより、既存の広告事業を別セグメントとして継続しつつ、メタプラネットの連結子会社となる。メタプラネットは、上場・買収が成立する時点でSuperplanetの普通株式の約95.7%を保有する見込みで、期は第4四半期となる。
🔥 Solanas Pump Token Leads Crypto Market Gainers as Chart Paints Golden Cross.
Protocol revenue on the Pump.fun app hit a new weekly high of $10.03 million on August 11. The crypto market is up 1.1% on a Monday that opened with Fear Greed Index score at 39, meaning markets may still be fearful, but they're not in panic mode anymore. Meanwhile, the Altcoin Season Index is at 44 out of 100, which typically means traders go to Bitcoin as a hedge against volatility and overly bearish movements. Bitcoin dominance remains high enough that most altcoins are treading water.
The native token of the Solana meme coin factory, Pump.fun, is not treading water. Pumps token, which trades as PUMP, is the best-performing coin in the top 100 on the day, posting almost 9% of gains in todays trading session. And the technical signals are finally backing up what the revenue numbers suggested weeks ago. PUMP bottomed at $0.001491 in July and has since nearly doubled, touching $0.003000 intraday today before settling at $0.002933.
The monthly gain sits at roughly 90%, per CoinMarketCap The 50-day Exponential Moving Average, or EMAwhich tracks short-term price momentum by weighting recent closes more heavily, is crossing above the slower and longer-term 200-day EMA, which represents the long-term trend baseline. That crossover, called a golden cross, signals a structural shift from a bearish trend to a bullish one. It's not a guarantee of continuation, but it is the first time since PUMP launched in mid-2025 that short-term momentum has overtaken the long-term average from below. After months in which the 200-day served as a ceiling, it's now beginning to act as a floor. The Average Directional Index, or ADX, measures trend strength independent of direction on a scale from 0 to 100. Anything above 25 is considered a trending
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🔥 Ethereum Developers Target Privacy Changes in Next Major Upgrade.
Image: Decrypt/ShutterstockCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Ethereum Foundation researchers want Frame Transactions and FOCIL prioritized for the Hegot upgrade. Frame Transactions and related proposals could let privacy pools pay their own fees without relying on third parties. Developers are considering 66 proposals for the 2027 upgrade, with FOCIL currently the only confirmed addition. Ethereum developers are considering changes that could let privacy pools pay their own transaction fees, reducing their reliance on third-party services that can expose wallet activity.
In a post on X on Monday, Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrsttter said the Protocol Architecture team wants to prioritize two proposals for Hegot, the major Ethereum upgrade scheduled for 2027: Frame Transactions (EIP-8141), which would give wallets more control over how transactions are executed, and Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists, or FOCIL (EIP-7805), which would make it harder to censor eligible transactions. Together with Frames, these enable privacy pools where the pool itself can pay fees, removing the need for intermediaries, Wahrsttter wrote. Add FOCIL support and privacy transactions also gain protocol-level inclusion guarantees. Frame Transactions would work with Keyed Nonces and Recent Roots (EIP-8272) to let privacy pools pay their own fees without an intermediary.
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🔥 Tom Lees Bitmine Buys Another $19 Million in Ethereum as Stash Nears 5% of Total Supply.
Image: Fundstrat/DecryptCreate an account to save your articles.Add on GoogleAdd Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.In brief Bitmine holds 5,815,164 ETH, worth roughly $11 billion, with total crypto, cash, and other holdings of $11.4 billion. The company has staked 5,067,309 ETH through its MAVAN validator network, worth about $9.6 billion. Bitmine repurchased 1.7 million shares over the past week, bringing total buybacks since July to 20.8 million shares. Bitmine Immersion Technologies has purchased another 9,926 Ethereum tokens, worth roughly $19 million, bringing its total holdings to 5.82 million ETH.
The company's Ethereum treasury is now worth about $11 billion, putting the crypto treasury firm within striking distance of its goal to own 5% of ETH's circulating supply. In an announcement on Monday, Bitmine said its treasury now includes 5,815,164 ETH and $11.4 billion in total crypto, cash, and other holdings. Its Ethereum position represents 4.8% of ETH's 120.7 million circulating supply. Chairman Tom Lee said Bitmine is 96% of the way to its self-described Alchemy of 5% target, which the company set when it began buying ETH weekly 14 months ago.
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