Ray Dalio Backs Bitcoin as US Debt Could Spiral to $60 Trillion
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms24 Aug 2026
Ray Dalio warns U.S. debt could reach $60 trillion within a decade, raising the risk of severe financial disruption.
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top 11%XRP Faces 5.5% Annual Supply Dilution as XRPL Revenue Falls 81.6%
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms24 Aug 2026
XRP’s circulating supply grew 5.5% year over year, creating dilution that fee burns come nowhere near offsetting, according to 21Shares.
Altcoins Rip Higher, but One Brutal Metric Kills the Altseason Hype
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman24 Aug 2026
While bitcoin has ripped 23.6% higher over the last seven days and ethereum has blasted 31.2%, the real fireworks have been deeper down the board, where Pump.fun’s PUMP has exploded 99% and...
Bank of Russia Eases Qualified Investor Rules With New Finance Test
Bitcoin Newsby Sergio Goschenko23 Aug 2026
The institution introduced a special knowledge test to facilitate citizens reaching the qualified investor status needed to expand their trading volumes.
Treasury Steps In, Bitcoin Wakes Up, and More – Week In Review
Bitcoin Newsby Alex Richardson23 Aug 2026
This week’s stories centered on liquidity, regulation, and signs of a possible market turn. Scott Bessent moved to expand Treasury buybacks as long-term yields came under pressure, while bitcoin...
Crypto Market Surge: $500B Added as Market Cap Hits $2.74T
Bitcoin Newsby Terence Zimwara23 Aug 2026
Following a U.S. Treasury bond buyback announcement and supportive White House discussions under the Trump administration, the global crypto market cap surged by $500 billion to peak near $2.74...
Ripple CEO Says Crypto Rules Near Finish After White House Meeting
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms23 Aug 2026
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says U.S. crypto regulation is approaching a decisive point after White House and CFTC meetings.
Peter Schiff Says AI Could Turn Into Bitcoin's Biggest Threat
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman23 Aug 2026
American economist Peter Schiff is warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could become a threat to the leading crypto asset bitcoin.
Bitcoin Mining Hits a Crossroads as Difficulty Hovers Near the Floor
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman23 Aug 2026
Yesterday, at block height 963648, Bitcoin logged its 17th difficulty adjustment of 2026, and the numbers tell a brutal story. This has not been a year of steady hashrate expansion.
Michael Saylor Defines Bitcoin’s ‘Most Profound Breakthrough’
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms23 Aug 2026
Michael Saylor says bitcoin’s defining advance is converting economic energy into digitally controlled value for people, companies, machines, and nations.
Senator Seeks Trump Crypto Ban as 63% Call His Profits Inappropriate
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms23 Aug 2026
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is demanding an enforceable ban on presidential crypto profits in market structure legislation.
Paul Sztorc’s Bitcoin Fork ECX Rips Past 25,000 Blocks in Just 13 Hours
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman23 Aug 2026
Since Paul Sztorc’s ECX hard fork kicked off, more than 25,092 blocks have been mined during the Alpha phase, and block times have swung wildly.
Digital Gold Stirs at Last – Week in Review
Bitcoin Newsby David Sencil23 Aug 2026
This week, bitcoin awoke from its slumber, springing out of bed. Going in, bitcoin volatility was as compressed as it has been in a decade, with BVOL 7D at 2.82, the sixth-lowest reading in ten...
Stablecoin Depegs Explained: What Really Happens When a Digital Dollar Breaks the Buck
Bitcoin Newsby Shiraz Jagati23 Aug 2026
Stablecoins promise a constant $1, yet USDC has traded at $0.87, Tether’s USDT at $0.88, and Terra’s UST collapsed to virtually zero in a crash that erased roughly $40 billion.
Sandbox Bridge Hack Mints 14.9B SAND While Coinbase Delists Futures
Bitcoin Newsby Shiraz Jagati23 Aug 2026
Metaverse platform The Sandbox confirmed recently that an exploited bridge let an attacker mint unbacked SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain, prompting an immediate shutdown.
EU Carbon Taxes Push Bitcoin Mining to Russia, Study Claims
Bitcoin Newsby Sergio Goschenko23 Aug 2026
The study, published by three Vietnamese investigators, found a positive relation between the EU’s carbon emissions pricing and a so-called “leakage” to cheaper jurisdictions, such as Russia.
Bitcoin Miners Get a Lifeline as Hashprice Explodes 20% Higher
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman23 Aug 2026
Over the last four days, Bitcoin’s hashprice has climbed 20.41%, punching into territory not seen since May.
Big Banks Demand Identity Checks for Secondary Stablecoin Markets
Bitcoin Newsby Sergio Goschenko23 Aug 2026
The Bank Policy Institute, representing the massive U.S. banking lobby, filed a comment letter asking FinCEN to apply customer identification requirements to secondary stabilization markets...
Bitcoin’s ECX Fork Is Coming: When It Hits and Who Gets Free Coins
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman23 Aug 2026
Bitcoin holders are lined up to receive a matching balance of a new asset called ecash (ECX) when the project kicks off its three-stage hard-fork rollout with an alpha launch around Bitcoin block...
Bitcoin May Hit Turning Point This Week as Durable Bottom Takes Shape
Bitcoin Newsby Kevin Helms23 Aug 2026
Grayscale says bitcoin’s sharp weekly rally could mark a turning point after a relatively shallow bear market.