https://leviathannews.xyz/289811/hope-everyone-is-having-a-great-summer-been-a-while-since-ive-written-anything-long-form-about-btc-in-this-article-im-doing-a-thought-dump-about-the-asset-and-some-ideas-brewin Leviathan News en 2026-08-09T10:22:06.030558+00:00 Analyst says Bitcoin looks "cheap" after a brutal year, with weak ETF flows, low volatility and bearish derivatives pricing already reflecting major market risks https://leviathannews.xyz/289810/the-breakaway-chain-inherited-bitcoins-mining-difficulty-with-only-a-tiny-share-of-hashpower-leaving-blocks-hours-apart-while-both-chains-still-accept-the-same-transactions Leviathan News en 2026-08-09T09:54:38.024979+00:00 Controversial BIP-110 Bitcoin fork stalls after mining just two blocks in eight hours, while the main chain advances 48 blocks as miners largely reject the split https://leviathannews.xyz/289756/crypto-payment-cards-cross-750m-in-monthly-spend-as-stablecoins-move-onto-card-rails Leviathan News en 2026-08-09T07:39:48.868953+00:00 Crypto payment cards cross $750M in monthly spend as stablecoins move onto card rails https://leviathannews.xyz/289735/galaxy-and-sharplink-launch-125m-fund-backed-by-100m-in-staked-eth-for-onchain-yield-strategies Leviathan News en 2026-08-09T07:39:40.432517+00:00 Galaxy and Sharplink launch $125M fund backed by $100M in staked ETH for onchain yield strategies https://leviathannews.xyz/289598/netting-is-all-you-need-17-of-americas-biggest-banks-just-put-deposits-onchain-and-skipped-stablecoins-the-reason-is-a-50-year-old-trick-and-stablecoins-are-about-to-steal-it-back Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:55:16.856558+00:00 Tokenized deposits and stablecoins share a 50-year-old netting technique from 1970s CHIPS clearing systems https://leviathannews.xyz/289610/t-rowe-price-allocates-126-of-active-crypto-etf-to-doge-viewing-memecoin-seasons-as-blockchain-stress-tests Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:54:54.460093+00:00 T. Rowe Price allocates 1.26% of active crypto ETF to DOGE, viewing memecoin seasons as blockchain stress tests https://leviathannews.xyz/289695/tom-lee-young-people-today-bank-through-apps-but-in-the-future-youre-going-to-be-trading-it-on-a-crypto-platform-he-says-blackrock-is-tokenizing-almost-every-asset-on-cry Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:54:34.824610+00:00 Tom Lee predicts crypto platforms will become the future of trading as BlackRock tokenizes "almost every asset" on blockchain rails, shifting markets toward onchain finance https://leviathannews.xyz/289693/the-rule-applies-to-transfers-above-10000-and-smaller-transactions-flagged-as-risky-by-exchanges Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:40:15.666300+00:00 Brazil's central bank orders exchanges to delay large crypto transfers abroad for up to 24 hours https://leviathannews.xyz/289692/majority-leader-thune-files-cloture-on-clarity-act-setting-up-sept-15-senate-vote-20260808 Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:40:09.480522+00:00 Senate Majority Leader John Thune files cloture on the Clarity Act, setting up a Sept. 15 procedural vote as lawmakers return from August recess https://leviathannews.xyz/289690/hardware-wallet-sales-in-russia-more-than-double-as-new-crypto-rules-near-20260808 Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:40:04.305046+00:00 Hardware wallet sales more than double in Russia as investors prepare for incoming crypto rules, signaling stronger demand for self-custody amid regulatory changes https://leviathannews.xyz/289680/circle-launches-native-usdc-and-cctp-on-okxs-x-layer-unlocking-crosschain-transfers-and-defi Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:32:13.914566+00:00 Circle launches native USDC and CCTP on OKX’s X Layer, unlocking crosschain transfers and DeFi https://leviathannews.xyz/289659/movement-el-vecino-and-rise-launch-whatsapp-stablecoin-remittances-to-mexico-for-20000-user-pilot Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:32:08.574151+00:00 Movement, El Vecino and RISE launch WhatsApp stablecoin remittances to Mexico for 20,000-user pilot https://leviathannews.xyz/289600/hacker-loses-371k-of-500k-usdc-haul-to-mev-bot-after-failing-to-protect-base-swap-from-slippage Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:31:49.176704+00:00 Hacker loses $371K of 500K USDC haul to MEV bot after failing to protect Base swap from slippage https://leviathannews.xyz/289579/circle-and-usdcs-role-in-the-agentic-economy-how-the-agent-economy-is-taking-shape-and-why-circle-built-an-ai-stack-to-settle-agentic-commerce-in-usdc Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T18:31:40.166118+00:00 Circle builds vertical USDC stack for agentic commerce as AI agents begin initiating payments https://leviathannews.xyz/289578/starknet-processes-six-cent-quantum-resistant-mainnet-transfer-through-falcon-512-account-without-hard-fork Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:48:20.594357+00:00 Starknet processes six-cent quantum-resistant mainnet transfer through Falcon-512 account without hard fork https://leviathannews.xyz/289560/usdd-supply-grows-162-to-158b-in-july-while-collateral-ratio-drops-to-14298-on-226b-reserves Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:48:11.934207+00:00 USDD supply grows 16.2% to $1.58B in July while collateral ratio drops to 142.98% on $2.26B reserves https://leviathannews.xyz/289536/zeus-takes-wallet-infrastructure-offline-after-cyberattack-no-customer-funds-lost Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:48:04.146446+00:00 ZEUS takes wallet infrastructure offline after cyberattack; no customer funds lost https://leviathannews.xyz/289525/hyperliquid-deposit-routing-goes-live-in-rabby Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:10:06.996000+00:00 Rabby wallet integrates Hyperliquid deposits, expanding cross-chain access https://leviathannews.xyz/289512/pear-protocol-tweets-out-video-promising-to-announce-what-all-these-3-teasers-was-about-set-it-forget-it-and-mean-it-make-your-pear-grow-on-monday Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:08:30.398428+00:00 Pear Protocol says Monday announcement will explain three teasers, including 'Set it, Forget it' and 'Make your Pear grow'. https://leviathannews.xyz/289509/solana-perps-dex-flash-trade-plans-wind-down-absent-buyer-pledges-sale-proceeds-to-faf-holders Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:08:04.509398+00:00 Solana perps DEX Flash Trade plans wind-down absent buyer, pledges sale proceeds to FAF holders https://leviathannews.xyz/289505/genius-sports-became-the-official-data-supplier-for-both-kalshi-and-polymarket-after-signing-separate-agreements-on-aug-4-and-5 Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:07:26.022310+00:00 Genius Sports became the official data supplier for both Kalshi and Polymarket after signing separate agreements on Aug. 4 and 5. https://leviathannews.xyz/289496/ethereum-defi-protocol-oly-announces-august-28-mint-built-around-long-term-holders-the-project-is-led-by-rembrandt-a-pseudonymous-founder-who-has-been-active-in-crypto-since-2013-a Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:06:28.191392+00:00 DeFi protocol OLY sets August 28 mint for long-term holders; anon founder Rembrandt cites four ETH cycles since 2013. https://leviathannews.xyz/289495/japan-fsa-and-police-urge-exchanges-to-delay-crypto-withdrawals-after-fiat-deposits-purchases-and-address-registration Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:06:08.017346+00:00 Japan FSA and police urge exchanges to delay crypto withdrawals after fiat deposits, purchases and address registration https://leviathannews.xyz/289494/qumulusai-signs-agreement-with-agentic-hedge-fund-to-provide-nvidia-blackwell-gpu-capacity Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:05:48.468395+00:00 QumulusAI signs agreement with agentic hedge fund to supply NVIDIA Blackwell GPU capacity https://leviathannews.xyz/289473/btcpay-server-warns-active-exploit-can-drain-lnd-wallets-urges-immediate-update-to-v242 Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:05:25.894500+00:00 BTCPay Server warns active exploit can drain LND wallets, urges immediate update to v2.4.2 https://leviathannews.xyz/289451/why-surrender-your-keys-to-centralized-bridges-just-to-get-a-crypto-loan-built-on-icp-chain-fusion-liquidiumfi-lets-you-lock-native-btc-eth-or-icp-directly-to-borrow-across-chains- Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T12:05:08.476820+00:00 LiquidiumFi launches cross-chain crypto loans using ICP Chain Fusion, allowing users to borrow without centralized bridges. https://leviathannews.xyz/289424/trump-backed-american-bitcoin-director-justin-mateen-buys-nearly-2-million-of-abtc-stock-20260808 Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T08:25:09.571677+00:00 Trump-backed American Bitcoin director Justin Mateen buys nearly $2M in ABTC stock, adding over 306,000 shares and lifting his stake above 492,000 shares https://leviathannews.xyz/289335/traders-welcome-to-the-liquidation-game-fx100-testnet-is-live-come-show-your-skills Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T08:24:31.969330+00:00 FX100 perp launches testnet for its liquidation-focused trading platform. https://leviathannews.xyz/289449/iotex-opens-iip-59-vote-to-move-voter-rewards-onchain-and-eliminate-hermes-service-fees Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T07:21:11.202821+00:00 IoTeX opens IIP-59 vote to move voter rewards onchain and eliminate Hermes service fees https://leviathannews.xyz/289430/visa-is-not-trying-to-become-another-stablecoin-issuer-it-wants-to-be-the-procurement-gateway-that-brings-banks-onchain-and-the-acceptance-layer-that-turns-issued-stablecoins-int Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T07:20:53.939110+00:00 Visa is positioning itself as the stablecoin gateway for banks, offering infrastructure, consulting and card acceptance rather than issuing its own stablecoins https://leviathannews.xyz/289446/ironwood-is-live-zodl-390-introduces-simple-privacy-preserving-migration-tools-to-move-your-zec-there-along-with-zodl-slipstream-our-next-generation-sync-engine-built-from-th Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T07:20:49.714616+00:00 Zodl 3.9.0 launches Ironwood migration tools for ZEC, adding gradual shielded transfers, Tor protection and automated Android migration for improved privacy https://leviathannews.xyz/289447/chainalysis-estimates-that-100-trillion-could-pass-from-boomers-to-younger-generations-between-2028-and-2048-with-some-of-that-wealth-already-living-on-chain-estate-documents-c Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T07:20:46.813696+00:00 Bron's Digital Inheritance lets crypto owners designate heirs without exposing balances or transactions, enabling controlled signing access if they die or become incapacitated https://leviathannews.xyz/289450/in-2025-anthony-and-i-shared-a-memo-to-pivot-our-crypto-data-business-into-something-bigger-bolder-and-franklycrazier-in-investing-we-told-our-team-and-half-of-them-left-we-w Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T07:20:38.670343+00:00 Artemis pivots beyond crypto data to build AI analysts for all investors, covering equities, tokens, private markets and alternative data through proprietary datasets https://leviathannews.xyz/289425/imf-says-local-currency-stablecoins-could-accelerate-dollar-token-adoption-through-onchain-swaps Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:58:16.865241+00:00 IMF says local-currency stablecoins could accelerate dollar token adoption through onchain swaps https://leviathannews.xyz/289423/new-xrp-ledger-amendments-target-530-million-in-tokenized-wall-street-assets-20260808 Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:54:28.460798+00:00 XRP Ledger proposes privacy amendments for $530M in tokenized Wall Street assets, enabling encrypted balances while preserving selective access for regulators and auditors https://leviathannews.xyz/289426/sharplink-ceo-warns-eip-8363-could-kill-eths-biggest-advantage-over-bitcoin-20260808 Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:54:19.297569+00:00 SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom opposes Ethereum's EIP-8363, warning reduced staking rewards could weaken DeFi and erase ETH's yield advantage over Bitcoin https://leviathannews.xyz/289429/today-were-introducing-the-original-content-rewards-program-a-new-way-to-reward-creators-who-bring-original-ideas-expertise-reporting-creativity-and-commentary-to-x-the-bes Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:54:14.246346+00:00 𝕏 launches Original Content Rewards, replacing Revenue Sharing with payouts for creators whose original posts earn qualified Premium-user impressions https://leviathannews.xyz/289385/trump-media-cryptocom-and-yorkville-terminate-64b-cro-treasury-deal-amid-shifting-priorities Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:30:30.344132+00:00 Trump Media, Crypto.com and Yorkville terminate $6.4B CRO treasury deal amid shifting priorities https://leviathannews.xyz/289418/bitget-signs-pact-to-pursue-licensed-crypto-operation-in-bhutans-100b-gelephu-mindfulness-city Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:30:18.594675+00:00 Bitget signs pact to pursue licensed crypto operation in Bhutan’s $100B Gelephu Mindfulness City https://leviathannews.xyz/289343/crypto-user-loses-life-savings-to-fake-trezor-ad-on-google-trezor-responded-quickly-apologizing-to-victims-escalating-the-issue-internally-and-urging-everyone-never-to-enter-seed-p Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:28:22.261772+00:00 Crypto user loses life savings to fake Trezor ad on Google; Trezor apologizes and warns against entering seed phrases on websites. https://leviathannews.xyz/289345/anzen-vault-proposes-solution-to-bitcoin-self-custody-trilemma-anzen-is-a-live-mainnet-prototype-using-just-a-phone-and-hardware-wallet-with-bitcoin-timelocks-both-keys-for-instant Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:28:08.022236+00:00 Anzen Vault proposes solution to Bitcoin self-custody trilemma. Anzen is a live mainnet prototype using just a phone and hardware wallet with Bitcoin timelocks: both keys for instant access, phone alone after 14 months, hardware after 15. https://leviathannews.xyz/289347/a16z-is-making-movies-now Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:25:08.749679+00:00 Andreessen Horowitz invests in film production with new media arm https://leviathannews.xyz/289394/mara-swings-from-808m-profit-to-611m-q2-loss-as-bitcoin-fair-value-losses-eclipse-3-production-growth Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:24:56.595189+00:00 MARA swings from $808M profit to $611M Q2 loss as Bitcoin fair-value losses eclipse 3% production growth https://leviathannews.xyz/289406/arc-opens-public-mainnet-september-16-after-private-trials-with-100-institutional-and-ecosystem-builders Leviathan News en 2026-08-08T06:24:42.276461+00:00 Arc to open public mainnet September 16 after private trials with 100+ institutional and ecosystem builders https://leviathannews.xyz/289006/late-ondo-founders-mother-kathleen-allman-seeks-control-of-company-and-removal-of-de-bode-as-ceo Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T22:21:15.711709+00:00 Late Ondo founder's mother seeks board control and CEO's removal https://leviathannews.xyz/289218/bybit-sues-north-korea-and-lazarus-group-over-15-billion-hack-secures-asset-freeze-20260807 Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T22:20:44.910176+00:00 Bybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5B hack, wins court order to freeze stolen crypto assets https://leviathannews.xyz/289137/hpc-files-statement-in-connection-with-cftc-agricultural-advisory-committee-meeting-20260807 Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T22:20:26.424948+00:00 Hyperliquid's HPC files statement ahead of CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee meeting https://leviathannews.xyz/289277/the-payment-requirement-for-registration-without-a-phone-number-is-intended-to-serve-as-an-additional-barrier-against-spam-and-abuse-the-fees-will-also-help-support-signals-missi Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T19:00:55.493230+00:00 Signal's phone-number-free registration will require a one-time payment to deter spam and support its mission. https://leviathannews.xyz/289215/coldcard-bitcoin-exploit-exposes-cryptos-original-sin-of-private-keys-blockaid-ceo-says-20260807 Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T16:56:20.803300+00:00 Blockaid says Coldcard's $111M+ exploit exposes crypto's "original sin" as private keys remain a single point of failure despite offline hardware wallet security https://leviathannews.xyz/289212/how-a-five-second-trick-let-traders-drain-millions-from-polymarket-20260807 Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T16:56:15.098573+00:00 Polymarket moves to time-weighted pricing after traders exploited five-second price manipulation windows to drain millions despite months of onchain warnings https://leviathannews.xyz/289185/carbon-launches-tradfi-native-on-chain-derivatives-venue-with-950-markets-in-one-account-20260807 Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T16:17:40.172549+00:00 Carbon opens on-chain TradFi derivatives venue with 950+ markets, hedged 1:1 at regulated brokers https://leviathannews.xyz/289172/ovato-introduces-its-full-circle-rewards-ecosystem-for-the-real-world-with-its-digital-currency-changing-the-way-merchants-and-shoppers-do-everyday-transactions Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T16:17:33.384265+00:00 Ovato launches blockchain-based rewards ecosystem for local merchants and shoppers https://leviathannews.xyz/289050/applesauce-michigan-judge-denies-coinbase-bid-to-block-state-enforcement-of-sports-event-contracts-20260807 Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T11:32:28.603719+00:00 Michigan judge denies Coinbase's bid to block state action over Kalshi sports event contracts, ruling the exchange failed to prove federal law overrides state authority https://leviathannews.xyz/289004/gold-leasing-case-study-mustafa-centre-holding-gold-without-the-risk Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T11:32:20.997653+00:00 Gold leasing at Mustafa Centre shows how retailers can offset price volatility risks. https://leviathannews.xyz/289053/nearly-23-of-major-bitcoin-miners-are-now-operating-at-a-daily-loss-according-to-wublockchain-data-center-about-227-of-22-mainstream-bitcoin-mining-machines-tracked-were-gener Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T11:31:37.079393+00:00 Wu Blockchain data shows 22.7% of leading Bitcoin miners are unprofitable under current power costs, highlighting mounting pressure on less-efficient mining hardware https://leviathannews.xyz/288991/wintermute-usa-is-now-an-sec-registered-broker-dealer-and-finra-member-the-registration-marks-wintermutes-entry-into-us-regulated-markets-and-strengthens-our-coverage-of-institutio Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T11:13:28.130037+00:00 Wintermute USA secures SEC broker-dealer registration and FINRA membership for US market entry. https://leviathannews.xyz/288989/robbinghood Leviathan News en 2026-08-07T11:13:24.509514+00:00 Robinhood CASHCAT listing trade traced to public wallet patterns, not insider front-running