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Bitcoin Mining Meets the AI Infrastructure Boom: How SHRMiner Brings Cloud Computing Power to Crypto Users
Bitcoin mining companies like IREN are increasingly shifting towards AI cloud services, with IREN reporting an eightfold revenue increase in this sector. The SHRMiner cloud mining platform offers users access to mining infrastructure through a rental model, simplifying participation in cryptocurrency mining without the need for physical equipment. This trend highlights the convergence of Bitcoin mining and AI computing due to shared infrastructure needs.
Coinbase and Better Roll Out Bitcoin-Collateralized Home Loans Across the US — No Margin Calls Attached
Coinbase and Better Mortgage have launched Bitcoin-collateralized home loans across the United States, allowing borrowers to use BTC as collateral instead of selling it. The product, which went live on August 26, 2026, features no margin calls, shifting volatility risk to the lender. This development is seen as a significant step for cryptocurrency adoption within traditional finance and could impact the infrastructure for Web3 gaming.
Bitcoin’s 23% Week Is Institutional Money, Not Retail, Says Pantera’s Cosmo Jiang
Bitcoin has seen a significant weekly gain of over 23%, pushing its price to $77,412. Pantera Capital portfolio manager Cosmo Jiang attributes this surge not to retail investors, but to institutional "smart money" entering the market. Key catalysts include President Donald Trump's support for the Clarity Act and the U.S. Treasury's bond buyback plans, which have driven non-yielding assets higher.
Six bugs in a row: how MAYAChain lost 20 BTC and $10.9 million in pool value
MAYAChain experienced a significant loss of 20.83 bitcoin, valued at approximately $1.34 million, due to a series of six software bugs. These bugs created a phantom balance in a liquidity pool, leading to an attacker withdrawing assets and causing the total value of MAYAChain's liquidity pools to fall by $10.9 million. The protocol has halted trading to address the issue and is considering options for recovery, including a bug bounty appeal and potential investments.
A Crypto 2026 paper quietly deletes the randomness beacon permissionless consensus leaned on
A cryptography paper accepted to Crypto 2026 proposes removing the need for a randomness beacon in permissionless consensus protocols. The research, authored by Damiano Abram, Marshall Ball, Juan Garay, and Aggelos Kiayias, replaces the beacon with d-wise independent distributed samplers and relies on assumptions like decisional Diffie-Hellman and learning with errors. While the paper offers a theoretical advancement, it does not provide concrete performance metrics or comparisons to live networks like Bitcoin, and the full manuscript remains embargoed until August 20.
Bitcoin Outpaced Stocks Monday With a 2.6% Gain as the S&P 500 Slipped 0.5%
Bitcoin experienced a 2.6% gain on Monday, surpassing the S&P 500's 0.5% decline, marking its strongest single-day performance in over a month. This divergence from stock market trends, which has been infrequent in recent months, is partly attributed to investor capital being drawn into AI-related stocks. Despite the positive day for Bitcoin, analysts caution that it does not signify a trend reversal, especially given the ongoing four-year cycle that has influenced its market behavior.
Clarity Act stumbles, Strategy trims again, and the fight nobody saw behind Mastercard’s $1.8 billion BVNK buy
The cryptocurrency industry is undergoing a significant stress test, with events like a major Bitcoin outflow due to a Coldcard wallet attack, the failure of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act to pass the Senate, and multiple corporate treasury sales of Bitcoin. Despite these challenges, institutional interest remains, with Fidelity proposing staking rewards for its Ether ETF and Goldman Sachs acquiring NEOS. Meanwhile, Bybit has sued North Korea over a $1.5 billion hack, and over 100 crypto projects have shut down this year, indicating a market shakeout.
Israel’s Bank Leumi Plans 2027 Crypto Trading Launch — Powered Behind the Scenes by Galaxy
Bank Leumi, Israel's largest bank, plans to launch cryptocurrency trading for its customers in early 2027, allowing them to buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana. The bank will leverage Galaxy Digital's infrastructure for execution and custody, while maintaining its own customer interface and relationship. This move positions Bank Leumi as the first Israeli bank to offer such services, aiming to provide a regulated banking front end for crypto access.
Bitcoin Pinned at $63,000 as Order Books Thin Out — and the S&P 500 Sets a New Record
Bitcoin is currently pinned around $63,000, failing to capture the risk appetite that propelled the S&P 500 to a new record high. Despite a supportive macro environment, Bitcoin's order books are thinning, with reduced buy-order depth and declining spot exchange volume. Analysts suggest that a decisive break below $63,000 could trigger leveraged selling, potentially pushing Bitcoin towards $58,500, while a recovery would require reclaiming $68,700 on increased volume and ETF inflows.
Metaplanet CEO Shoots Down $320M Bitcoin Sale Rumors: ‘No Bitcoin Was Sold’
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich has denied rumors that the company sold 5,014 Bitcoin, valued at $320 million. He clarified that the cryptocurrency was merely transferred between Metaplanet's own custodial wallets as part of a routine operation, and the company's total holdings remain at 43,000 BTC. This clarification comes amid increased scrutiny of digital asset treasury firms.
Bitcoin, Ether and USDT: Russia’s Central Bank Narrows Retail Crypto Trading to Three Assets
Russia's central bank has decided to allow retail investors access to only three cryptocurrencies on regulated exchanges: Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether (USDT). Non-qualified investors will be subject to an annual trading limit of 300,000 rubles per intermediary, while qualified investors are exempt. Crypto payments remain banned within the country.
Harmony mint exploit wipes 40% off ONE, but Bitcoin holds near $64,000 with U.S. CPI in view
The Harmony blockchain experienced an exploit resulting in the minting of approximately 4 billion ONE tokens, causing the token's value to drop by 40%. Despite this significant event, Bitcoin's price remained stable near $64,000, indicating the market's focus on upcoming U.S. CPI data and broader economic factors rather than the Harmony incident. The exploit's limited impact on Bitcoin suggests a compartmentalization of risk within the cryptocurrency market.
Bank of Russia Clears Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT for Licensed Trading Venues
The Bank of Russia has approved Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether (USDT) for trading on licensed exchanges starting August 11, 2026. While qualified investors face no limits, non-qualified investors are capped at 300,000 rubles annually per intermediary. This regulation allows for trading and investment but does not permit domestic payments with cryptocurrency. The approval's impact on crypto gaming remains unclear, as in-game tokens and NFTs are excluded from this framework.
BlackRock took 80% of a $1B week as Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs post their best run since April
US-listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw over $1 billion in inflows in the week ending August 7, their strongest performance since April. BlackRock's IBIT and ETHA funds accounted for approximately $896 million of this total, highlighting a significant concentration of investment in these two products. This surge in investment occurred shortly after a security flaw was disclosed for Coldcard hardware wallets, prompting speculation about a potential shift from self-custody to institutional-grade crypto products.
How a 5-Second Binance Move Turned Polymarket Settlements Into an $8.2M Payday
Researchers from Stanford University and Singapore Management University have identified that 821 accounts exploited settlement windows on Polymarket's prediction markets, extracting $8.2 million through market manipulation. The exploit involved manipulating prices on Binance during settlement windows to ensure favorable contract resolutions. Polymarket has since updated its settlement mechanics to a time-weighted average price (TWAP) to prevent future manipulation, a change that took months of trader complaints and academic research to implement.
Trump Media Walks Away From Its CRO Treasury Venture With Crypto.com — And From Most of Its Crypto Plans
Trump Media has abandoned its plans to launch a cryptocurrency treasury venture with Crypto.com and Yorkville Acquisition due to shifting business priorities and market conditions. The company is also scaling back other crypto-related initiatives, including prediction markets within Truth Social. This retreat from crypto comes as Trump Media holds a significant amount of Bitcoin and as crypto legislation faces ethical scrutiny in Washington.
Bitcoin Has Stopped Moving — Traders Are Paying Up Anyway
Despite Bitcoin's price remaining stagnant around $64,700, traders are actively purchasing put options for protection against potential downturns, particularly around the $62,000 and $63,000 levels. This activity, occurring ahead of the U.S. jobs report, suggests a market where demand for insurance is present but underlying conviction is weak, with low implied volatility indicating an expectation of minimal price movement.
MARA Dumped 91% of Its Q2 Mining Output, Then Staked 18,750 BTC on an AI Data-Center Bet It Won’t Fully Explain
MARA Holdings sold 91% of its second-quarter Bitcoin mining output and then leveraged 18,750 BTC as collateral for new debt to fund the purchase of a power generation site for AI workloads. The company secured $750 million in loans from Coinbase and Two Prime, but the exact amount of unrestricted Bitcoin remaining and the liquidation price are not disclosed, creating significant financial risk.
Bitcoin Refuses to Budge Below $65,000 as Middle East Conflict Widens
Bitcoin remained stable around $64,700 despite deteriorating macro conditions and escalating Middle East conflict. While oil prices climbed due to attacks on Saudi Arabia, bitcoin showed little movement, unlike gold which saw a 1.5% increase. The article suggests focusing on Treasury yields and oil prices as key indicators for future bitcoin movement, rather than the bitcoin chart itself.
American Bitcoin’s 8,002 BTC Stack Comes With Strings Attached: 3,090 Coins Pledged to Bitmain
American Bitcoin holds 8,002 BTC, but 3,090 coins are pledged to Bitmain under miner-purchase agreements, representing a $371.687 million liability. While the company mined 932 BTC in Q2, its operations consumed $63.795 million in cash, with equity financing playing a central role in liquidity. Despite a GAAP net loss of $57.151 million, much of it is non-cash accounting, with operating cash used at $63.795 million.
