Create Your Own Information Diet

Follow and discuss news around the Web

Bitcoin eyes $63K as US CPI relief sends September Fed rate pause odds to 60%   north  
Bitcoin price action did not reflect relief in US CPI inflation numbers matching expectations amid a warning over $63,000 failing as support.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-12 15:00:10
Bitcoin eyes $63K as US CPI relief sends September Fed rate pause odds to 60%
| Discuss
Wintermute to pour $1B into AI, high-frequency trading amid TradFi expansion: Report   north  
Wintermute will reportedly invest $1 billion in AI infrastructure and high-frequency trading as part of its expansion into traditional finance.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-12 13:23:57
Wintermute to pour $1B into AI, high-frequency trading amid TradFi expansion: Report
| Discuss
Fidelity files with SEC to add staking to Ethereum ETF   north  
Fidelity plans to add staking to its Ether fund, with 85% of rewards retained by FETH and quarterly cash distributions planned for investors.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-12 12:42:58
Fidelity files with SEC to add staking to Ethereum ETF
| Discuss
US Dollar is Mixed Ahead of July CPI   north  
The US dollar is mixed. It is mostly softer against the G10 currencies, though sterling, the Australian dollar, and Japanese yen are slightly firmer. The greenback is a bit weaker against most of the emerging market currencies. Of note, the PBOC set the dollar’s reference rate at a new [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-12 10:45:04
US Dollar is Mixed Ahead of July CPI
| Discuss
Crypto companies urge AI firms to give Bitcoin developers early access   north  
The Bitcoin Policy Institute and other industry participants urged AI companies to offer early access to their frontier models to aid Bitcoin and open-source developers in their cybersecurity efforts.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-12 09:03:01
Crypto companies urge AI firms to give Bitcoin developers early access
| Discuss
Inside the fake crypto startup that fooled North Korean IT workers   north  
Suspected North Korean IT workers joined a fake crypto startup — without realizing their every move was being tracked to extract valuable intel.
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Yohan Yun ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-12 07:34:58
Inside the fake crypto startup that fooled North Korean IT workers
| Discuss
Bitcoin drops to one-week low as retail buys gold at highest prices since June   north  
Bitcoin price action sank to one-week lows ahead of US CPI data, while retail investors piled into gold ETFs and XAU/USD hit its highest levels in nine weeks.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-11 16:24:48
Bitcoin drops to one-week low as retail buys gold at highest prices since June
| Discuss
Parallel Play or Joint Intervention?   north  
The Bank of Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market in late July. Initial indications put the operation at roughly JPY8.45 trillion, near $52.8 bln, as the dollar approached JPY164. The mechanics repeated a pattern seen in January. The Federal Reserve reportedly checked on rates, which [...]
Keywords: $JPY, Intervention

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-11 13:10:08
Parallel Play or Joint Intervention?
| Discuss
Hope of Re-Opening the Strait of Hormuz Fades and Markets Test Resolve of Putting Floor Under the Yen   north  
US officials have been playing up the possibility of a near-term agreement with Iran. The market remains skeptical and has extended the recovery in oil prices. Brent futures are rising for a fifth session and reached $90 a barrel, a seven-day high. September WTI is up nearly $2 today, after [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-11 10:44:19
Hope of Re-Opening the Strait of Hormuz Fades and Markets Test Resolve of Putting Floor Under the Yen
| Discuss
Coldcard hack losses: How investigators trace stolen Bitcoin   north  
The Coldcard hack has no definitive loss figure yet as investigators rely on victim reports and onchain analysis that produce varying estimates.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-11 10:14:39
Coldcard hack losses: How investigators trace stolen Bitcoin
| Discuss
Keel shuts US Bitcoin mining operations as Q2 revenue falls 50%   north  
Keel completed the shutdown of its US Bitcoin mining operations as it pivots toward AI and high-performance computing infrastructure
Keywords: Markets

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-11 09:26:00
Keel shuts US Bitcoin mining operations as Q2 revenue falls 50%
| Discuss
Anthropic strikes $9B compute deal with Bitcoin miner Riot: Report   north  
Anthropic reportedly struck a $9 billion deal with Riot for 191 megawatts of capacity from the Bitcoin miner’s Rockdale campus in Texas.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-11 08:00:26
Anthropic strikes $9B compute deal with Bitcoin miner Riot: Report
| Discuss
Free Embedded Wallets With Crosschain Routing   north  
Get Unlimited Embedded Wallets Free, With Crosschain Routing Included

Source: Polygon Blog — Payments, Stablecoins & Blockchain Infrastructure Insights ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-11 00:00:00
Free Embedded Wallets With Crosschain Routing
| Discuss
Polygon Labs Joins Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab   north  
Polygon Labs Joins NOBO Finance and Dun & Bradstreet in Phase 2 of the Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab

Source: Polygon Blog — Payments, Stablecoins & Blockchain Infrastructure Insights ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-11 00:00:00
Polygon Labs Joins Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab
| Discuss
Bitcoin price slip wipes weekend gains as oil surge hits 5% on Hormuz disappointment   north  
Bitcoin wobbled with US stocks as Iran deflated hopes on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz oil route, while analysis praised “exceptionally strong” institutional BTC inflows.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-10 16:14:58
Bitcoin price slip wipes weekend gains as oil surge hits 5% on Hormuz disappointment
| Discuss
Bitdeer increased Bitcoin mining output by nearly fivefold in Q2   north  
Bitdeer mined 2,694 BTC in Q2, but ended the quarter holding just 150 BTC after liquidating its treasury earlier this year.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-10 13:07:42
Bitdeer increased Bitcoin mining output by nearly fivefold in Q2
| Discuss
Strategy turns 1,690 BTC into $108.6M STRC buyback   north  
Strategy sold 1,690 Bitcoin to repurchase STRC shares as its US dollar reserve rose to $4.65 billion and its Bitcoin holdings fell to 840,447 BTC.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-10 12:36:32
Strategy turns 1,690 BTC into $108.6M STRC buyback
| Discuss
Market Challenges US-Japan Resolve on Yen and Tehran Challenges US Resolve to Re-Open Strait of Hormuz   north  
The most important development today is the yen’s weakness. The dollar has approached JPY158.90 in the European morning, a new high for the month. Despite a hawkish sounding record of last month’s Bank of Japan meeting, the swaps market shaved the risks of a rate hike at next month’s meeting. [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-10 10:46:14
Market Challenges US-Japan Resolve on Yen and Tehran Challenges US Resolve to Re-Open Strait of Hormuz
| Discuss
H100 becomes Europe’s No. 2 Bitcoin treasury after 2,455 BTC deal   north  
Sweden’s H100 more than tripled its Bitcoin holdings to 3,506 BTC after completing an acquisition involving 2,455 BTC.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-10 10:14:30
H100 becomes Europe’s No. 2 Bitcoin treasury after 2,455 BTC deal
| Discuss
BIP-110 ends with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9   north  
BIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No.
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Andrew Fenton ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-10 00:32:21
BIP-110 ends with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
| Discuss
BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens   north  
The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Ezra Reguerra ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-09 11:00:53
BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens
| Discuss
Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold   north  
The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Ezra Reguerra ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-09 09:10:39
Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold
| Discuss
BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds   north  
Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Ezra Reguerra ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-09 05:46:07
BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds
| Discuss
Week Ahead: Soft CPI to Follow Disappointing US Jobs Report   north  
The market has not been comfortable since the Federal Reserve meeting at the end of July. Despite the lip-service paid to the Fed's price stability mandate, only three officials favored doing something (raising rates) about it. It was hardly a coincidence then that the media reported that [...]
Keywords: Macro, Prices

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-08 11:05:00
Week Ahead: Soft CPI to Follow Disappointing US Jobs Report
| Discuss
Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF   north  
IMF first deputy managing director Dan Katz says users may favor digital dollars for their liquidity, network effects and cross-border acceptance.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Ezra Reguerra ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-08 06:21:08
Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF
| Discuss