🔥 18 years ago today: Satoshi Nakamoto registered Bitcoin.org. Satoshi Nakamoto registered the Bitcoin.org domain. That registration took place 18 years ago today.
🕰️ Today in Bitcoin history: Satoshi Nakamoto registered Bitcoin.org 18 years ago. Bitcoin.org was registered on this date in 2008, according to Cointelegraph. The domain later became the home of the Bitcoin whitepaper.
🧪 Ethereum Foundation Opens Public Testing for Glamsterdam Upgrade on New Testnet The Ethereum Foundation has launched the Platåberget testnet, enabling early public testing for the Glamsterdam upgrade ahead of its scheduled Aug. 20 fork, per Cointelegraph. The testnet is now live for developers and users.
🇰🇷 Ripple taps South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank for cross-border payment rollout Ripple has partnered with Jeonbuk Bank, marking the first regional bank in South Korea to deploy Ripple Payments for real-time cross-border settlement, per Cointelegraph.
🏛️ OCC conditionally approves Trump-linked WLFI for national trust bank charter. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted conditional approval to World Liberty Financial ($WLFI) for a national trust bank charter, authorizing it to issue USD1 and custody digital assets, according to Cointelegraph.
📈 Jane Street grows $BTC ETF holdings to $1.06B Jane Street added $630M in Bitcoin ETFs during Q2, lifting its total to $1.06B after cutting holdings by 71% in the prior quarter, according to Cointelegraph.
🇺🇸 Harvard University discloses $101.3M stake in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF. According to Bitcoin Magazine, the university’s latest filing reveals the position in the fund, which tracks $BTC. No further details were provided.
🟠 Goldman Sachs raises Strategy stake to $558M Goldman Sachs bought another $386M in Strategy ($MSTR) shares. The bank's total position now stands at $558M, according to BitcoinArchive.
🇺🇸 Strive скупает 79 Bitcoin за $5 млн. Публичная компания Strive приобрела 79 $BTC за $5 млн, согласно Bitcoin Magazine. О сделке стало известно сегодня.
🇺🇸 Казначейство США подтверждает сроки внедрения закона GENIUS Министр финансов Скотт Бессент заявил, что Казначейство «быстро реализует» закон GENIUS, при этом ожидаемая дата вступления в силу — 18 января 2027 года. О сообщении стало известно из Bitcoin Magazine.
📉 Coinbase Premium Index Logs Longest Negative Run on Record The index has stayed negative for 90+ days, the longest run on record, according to CryptoRank data. The metric reflects persistently weaker U.S. demand for $BTC relative to global markets.
🗣️ Крис Перкинс из Franklin Crypto говорит, что криптоиндустрия будет «всё в порядке» даже если законопроект CLARITY никогда не будет принят. Перкинс утверждает, что Комиссия по ценным бумагам и биржам (SEC) и Комиссия по торговле товарными фьючерсами (CFTC) уже «каждый день создают политику и прецеденты».
📊 $AKE Leads CryptoRank's Most-Visited Tokens This Week According to CryptoRank, $AKE rose 140.9%, $BTW gained 88.8%, and $AEON added 44.1%. $TUT and $KII recorded the biggest drops, falling 76.9% and 45.8% respectively.
🛰️ Blockstream Satellite hits 9 years beaming Bitcoin from space On this day in 2017, Blockstream Satellite launched, giving $BTC nodes a way to receive the blockchain without internet. The network continues broadcasting Bitcoin data around the clock, according to Blockstream's announcement.
🗣️ Марк Кьюбан: компьютерные чипы «станут новым крипто». О высказывании миллиардера сообщило издание WatcherGuru. В обновлении не было предоставлено дополнительного контекста.
📉 Stablecoin Market Dips Below Jan. 1 Level The total stablecoin market is now smaller than it was on Jan. 1, according to Cointelegraph. The decline was reported in the outlet’s Markets update.
📉 Bitcoin's Stretch Below 'Fire Sale' Level Hits Record Length Cointelegraph reports $BTC has remained below the "Fire Sale" metric for an unprecedented duration. The update was shared across its Markets and YouTube channels.