Bitcoin ETFs are still $1 billion shy of breaking even in 2026
Your dayahead look for Sept. 8, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
How Curve's soft liquidation model lets borrowers survive market drawdowns
Data tracked by lending platform Curve data tracked 704 softliquidation instances lasting a median 14.5 days, showing how some DeFi loans can survive for weeks…
Cronos executes controversial blockchain rollback to recover crypto worth $111 million
Validators rolled back nearly two hours of blockchain history to recover user assets. But the attackers still managed to get away with $9.19 million before…
Bitcoin slips to $78,800 as BNB and DeFi tokens buck the selloff
Bitcoin fell 0.42% since midnight UTC to $78,874, but the CoinDesk 20 rose 0.2% and the memecoin index gained 0.41% as BNB Chain tokens rallied. Source:CoinDesk
Stablecoins could save South Korean merchants up to $3.8 billion a year, budget office says
South Korea’s budget office warned that stablecoin adoption could reduce banks' roles as credit intermediaries and potentially destabilize token pegs during…
Tracking cocoa may be just the beginning for PwC, Merck, Hashgraph provenance system
The firms say their combination of physical authentication, digital traceability and enterprise process design has no precedent in supply chains, and cocoa is…
Live updates: Yen rally and rising bond yields pressure bitcoin and risk assets
Bitcoin, gold and technology stocks fall as the yen rallies, while oil prices and government bond yields climb globally. Source:CoinDesk
Bit2Me sets up specialized unit to help law enforcement track down crypto assets
The unit formalizes past operations, building on 1.5 million euros in seized crypto the exchange processed in 2025 for agencies including Interpol and Europol.…
Crypto traders turn on Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP memecoin before it even launches
Kraken deleted a promotional post after backlash, while a media group named in the token's distribution publicly distanced itself from the project.…
Bitcoin’s golden cross is here
A golden cross has triggered on bitcoin's daily price chart, indicating a potential longterm bullish trend ahead. Source:CoinDesk
Liquid Network gets back 3,400 bitcoin from whitehat hackers; talks underway for the rest
Supposed whitehat hackers behind Sunday’s Liquid Network breach have returned 3,400 of the 4,000 BTC they took, but nearly $47 million in bitcoin is still…
Bitcoin slips under $79,000, Zcash leads losses as Fed hike odds hold near 60%
Every major token fell on Tuesday, though most keep weekly gains, with traders pricing a 60% chance of a Fed hike next week. Source:CoinDesk