Ionic Digital surged 26% in its Nasdaq debut as investors bought into its pivot from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure, but the real test is whether its big Texas data-center bets and Celsius-era baggage can translate into durable profits — not just a shiny opening-day pop.
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XRP’s bullish case hinges on regulatory clarity, possible spot ETFs, and Ripple’s RLUSD and tokenization push, with a Google Gemini-based forecast putting 2026 upside at $3.75. But the catch remains: a stronger XRPL doesn’t automatically mean stronger XRP demand.
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Bitcoin’s BIP-110 proposal has ignited a sharp governance fight, with supporters calling it a fix for blockspace abuse and Saylor blasting it as a dangerous attack on Bitcoin’s neutrality. The real battle: who gets to decide what Bitcoin should allow.
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Anthropic says its AI model found new attacks on weakened cryptographic systems, highlighting how frontier AI could complicate Bitcoin’s long-term move away from ECDSA. No, Bitcoin isn’t breaking today — but post-quantum planning just got another headache.
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The CLARITY Act’s Senate odds are fading fast as the Aug. 7 recess closes in, floor time shrinks, and the vote math stays ugly. Prediction markets are turning cautious, while crypto and Bitcoin feel the drag from Washington’s latest stall-out.
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Michael Saylor says Bitcoin’s real danger isn’t rival chains or regulators, but internal governance capture: pressure to rewrite consensus rules, expand block space, or bend neutrality. He backs keeping the base layer simple while a $15 million security push targets long-term risks.
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Brazil is emerging as Latin America’s biggest stablecoin market, with dollar-pegged tokens now used for payments, payroll, remittances, and treasury. But as adoption grows, regulators are moving fast to clamp down on FX, tax, and compliance risks.
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Bitcoin’s new Security Consortium launches with $15 million from nine major players to fund long-term research on quantum threats and other network risks. The catch: it says it’s here to support Bitcoin security, not steer protocol decisions.
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Zcash has activated Ironwood, but the claim that it was rolled out specifically to fix an Orchard flaw remains unconfirmed in the official material. The upgrade is real; the drama around the cause still needs proof.
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Crypto hacks hit a record 207 incidents in H1 2026, but losses came in at $972M, below the $1B mark. TRM Labs says smart contract bugs drove the most attacks, while key thefts and infrastructure failures caused most of the damage.
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