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August is off to a decent start. The whole crypto market is up a little over half a percent in the last day, now at $2.18 trillion. What turned things around is that Trump called off those pl
Key Highlights UNI trades at $4.23, up 32.3% over the past month following the activation of the v4 fee switch and buy-and-burn mechanism. 106,000 UNI was burned on July 29, marking the third
Key Takeaways Disabled machines may remain in retail locations until December 31. Minnesota recorded 134 complaints and nearly $1 million in losses from 2023 through 2025. Bitcoin Depot cited
Minnesota’s statewide crypto ATM ban took effect on Aug. 1, 2026, stopping operators from offering virtual currency kiosks after residents reported nearly $1 million in related scam losses. S
Smaller Bitcoin transfers have reached levels not seen since the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX amid an ongoing suspected Coldcard hack. Bitcoin transfers below 1 BTC climbed to thei
OpenAI named its next major model family Astra on Aug. 1 and said an internal version solved 10 long-open problems in math and theoretical computer science. Key Points: OpenAI confirmed the A
A Senate debate over crypto industry regulation is heating up. Senator Cynthia Lummis pushed back against a fact sheet released by Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office. The document, published b
The onchain revenue pie is becoming dangerously concentrated. A handful of applications now dominate fee generation across Ethereum and its layer‑2 ecosystems, and the pressure is already res
Decentralized exchange spot trading rose to about 24% of centralized exchange volume in July 2026, according to The Block’s current DEX-to-CEX data series. Summary July’s DEX-to-CEX spot rati
Delayed Shibarium upgrades and SHIB's anniversary could fuel renewed buying interest in August. SHIB must defend $0.00000446 support to maintain bullish momentum toward higher resistance. RSI
