On August 8, the Bitcoin network split at height #961,632. Over eight hours, the new branch mined two blocks, according to the BIP‑110 Situation Monitor. Source: BIP110 Situation Monitor. The split was triggered by two blocks at the same height. AntPool mined #961,632 without signaling support for BIP‑110: the main chain accepted it, while nodes […]
Blockchain specialist Kevin Loaec has warned that attempting to sell coins obtained from a potential soft fork of BIP-110 could lead to the loss of actual bitcoins. ⚠️IMPORTANT⚠️In the next couple of days, a new shitcoin will fork off Bitcoin. It is a big security risk for people who just believe they will get an […]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added crypto exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether to its sanctions list, accusing them of laundering funds for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This was stated in a release by the department. The sanctions are part of the “Economic Fury” campaign, a […]
SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom has stated that Ethereum Improvement Proposal EIP—8363 will strip Ethereum of its main competitive edge over Bitcoin — the ability to generate income simply by holding it. The document limits the share of coins in staking through the burning of validator rewards. https://t.co/EdLGKCJtsU — Joseph Chalom (@joechalom) August 7, 2026 “We […]
On the night of August 8, hackers drained funds from Lightning Network nodes operating through the BTCPay payment server. Developers confirmed the theft and urged users of the LND software to immediately update to version 2.4.2 or disable the server. There is a critical vulnerability being actively exploited on BTCPay Server, which can result in […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced a civil lawsuit against North Korea, its intelligence agency, and the hacker group Lazarus Group over the theft of $1.5 billion in February 2025. The lawsuit also names twenty unidentified individuals and entities as defendants. The FBI confirmed the involvement of North Korean hackers in the breach shortly after the attack. […]
This week on “Deconstruction”: the Coldcard wallet hack, Jim Cramer’s quantum panic, new cryptocurrency legislation in Russia, Cloudflare’s microtransactions for AI, and Michael Burry’s bet against chip manufacturers. Coldcard Wallet Hack The Coldcard wallet hack involving $100 million due to an old software bug demonstrated that formal paper certification of physical devices is outdated without […]
In July, trading volume for perpetual futures on centralized crypto exchanges fell to $4 trillion, marking the lowest level since December 2023, according to CryptoRank data. CEX Futures Volume Falls to Its Lowest Level Since December 2023 CEX futures volume fell to $4.0T in July 2026, a 31-month low. The recovery that ran from April […]
On August 6, SpaceX and Tesla said the Terafab chip plant will be built in Grimes County, Texas, and announced an initial $16.8 billion investment. Elon Musk, who leads both companies, announced the decision. Terafab Texas will be the largest and most valuable building on Earth by far. And it will be stunningly beautiful. pic.twitter.com/4NweOqTL7y […]
Russian online marketplaces report rising sales of hardware crypto wallets: in Q2, the number of devices sold on the M.Video platform increased by 107% versus January–March. On Wildberries, demand in the first six months rose 84% year over year, RIA Novosti wrote. According to M.Video, category turnover grew 92%. Of the total, about 40% accounted […]
