Bitcoin BIP-110 Fork Fails After Miners Reject New Rules
TLDR BIP-110 triggered a chain split on August 8, 2026, but the minority chain stalled after producing only two blocks. Just 2.53% of miners signaled support, far short of the 55% threshold t
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Ripple’s David Schwartz criticizes Bitcoin Knots over failed BIP-110 fork
David Schwartz, chief technology officer at Ripple and one of the key architects of the XRP Ledger, weighed in strongly on the recent controversy surrounding the failed activation of Bitcoin
Riot Platforms Signs $9.1 Billion Data Center Deal With Anthropic
TLDR Riot Platforms signed a 20-year data center lease worth about $9.1 billion, later reported to be with Anthropic The deal covers 191 megawatts of capacity at Riot’s Rockdale, Texas campus
Trump Media Plans Major Crypto Treasury Reset After $238M Loss
Heavy Crypto Markdowns Drive Q2 Loss Trump Media and Technology Group (DJT) reported a $238.1 million net loss for the second quarter of 2026, while generating just $1.7 million in revenue fo
Is 12 Year Old Bitcoin Supply About To Hit The Market?
A 12-Year-Old Wallet Stirs A Bitcoin wallet beginning with "14vMEC" moved 26.96 $BTC on August 10, after sitting untouched for 12.5 years. The address first received BTC on January 31, 2014,
Blackrock Sees Bitcoin Sentiment Quietly Shifting Higher
BlackRock's Head of Digital Assets, Robert Mitchnick, says investor sentiment toward $BTC has turned in a meaningful way, even if the shift has been subtle. Speaking during a televised interv
BlackRock's Mitchnick says Bitcoin sentiment has turned as it decouples from stocks
A Subtle But Noticeable Shift BlackRock's head of digital assets, Robert Mitchnick, said on August 10 that investor sentiment around $BTC has undergone a meaningful change. Speaking on Bloomb
Blockstream launches swaps as Boltz stays offline over AI-assisted attacks
Blockstream Steps In With Swaps Beta @Blockstream has launched a public beta of Blockstream Swaps, a service offering atomic swaps across Bitcoin, the Liquid sidechain and the Lightning Netwo
BlockDAG News: Is the BDAG Sale Really Ending in 48 Hours?
BlockDAG News: What the Latest Claims Still Leave Unclear Today's BlockDAG news centers on an urgent new deadline: the project says every remaining BDAG sale closes permanently within 48 hour
Strategy (MSTR) Continues Bitcoin Sales to Fund STRC Preferred Stock Buybacks
Key Highlights Strategy divested 1,690 BTC worth $108.6 million to fund the repurchase of 1.15 million STRC preferred stock units. The firm’s cash position has swelled to $4.65 billion, suffi
BlackRock's Mitchnick says Bitcoin sentiment has turned as it decouples from stocks
A Subtle But Noticeable Shift BlackRock's head of digital assets, Robert Mitchnick, said on August 10 that investor sentiment around $BTC has undergone a meaningful change. Speaking on Bloomb
Blockstream launches swaps as Boltz stays offline over AI-assisted attacks
Blockstream Steps In With Swaps Beta @Blockstream has launched a public beta of Blockstream Swaps, a service offering atomic swaps across Bitcoin, the Liquid sidechain and the Lightning Netwo