Trading stocks against BONER is the latest trend for DeFi degens
Why would anyone want to trade a healthcare stock for a memecoin like BONER? Why wouldn’t they, ask the degens on Robinhood Chain who are building a strange…
Bitcoin recovers toward $77,300 as zcash leverage unwinds
Bitcoin rose 0.7% since midnight UTC to around $77,200, and 68 of the CoinDesk 100 constituents gained, though the index remains 1.4% lower over 24 hours.…
Blockstream rejects ransom as Liquid hackers hold nearly 600 BTC
Blockstream said it would work with law enforcement, exchanges and forensic specialists to recover the Bitcoin if the hackers do not return it.…
Revised CLARITY Act targets ‘non-decentralized’ DeFi operators
The bill’s ethics section remained largely unchanged despite being one of the main points of contention ahead of a pivotal Senate vote. Source：Cointelegraph
New Clarity Act text tweaks DeFi, credit union provisions, but road ahead for bill remains murky
The Clarity Act needs 60 votes when the Senate returns from its recess next week. Republicans circulated a fresh draft on Thursday ahead of the vote.…
Crypto researchers cut Bitcoin and Ethereum quantum attack estimate by 50%
A paper shared with CoinDesk shows humans and AI agents beating Google’s March result on a core calculation used by Shor’s algorithm, adding another variable…
Bitcoin sell-side risk returns to rare lows as $80K sellers fade from view
Bitcoin investors showed little sign of panic selling as BTC held most of its August gains and sellside risk fell to rare lows, data showed.…
Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs post a second straight outflow while every other fund turns green
The bitcoin funds shed $120 million on Wednesday, more than double Tuesday's loss. Ether, XRP and solana all took money in. Source：CoinDesk
Consensys to split into MetaMask and institutional blockchain company
The restructuring will separate MetaMask’s consumer business from Consensys’ Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure operations.…
Consensys to split MetaMask into its own firm while staying silent on IPO
The existing company, Consensys Software Inc., will rebrand as MetaMask under Ethereum cofounder Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO. Source：CoinDesk
Crypto Long & Short: Inside the 300-to-1 onchain gap between the dollar and euro
Ryan Connor of RockawayX writes that the dollar leads the euro about 3 to 1 across the offchain economy and more than 300 to 1 onchain. Europegged stablecoins…
Bitcoin SOPR metric sees longest profit run of 2026 as new analysis challenges bear market
Bitcoin aggregate onchain profit entered its fourth week, but a popular analyst warned that BTC price “downside risk” remained in place. Source：Cointelegraph