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Bitcoin price gains can draw new buyers into crypto by lifting expectations for future returns, a Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland experiment found.According to the report, participants shown Bitcoin’s previous 12-month performance became more bullish on crypto. They were about 2.5 percentage points more likely to own it in a later survey, researchers found. With roughly 11% of respondents owning crypto before the experiment, that change amounted to about a 23% increase in the likelihood of ownership.The results offer rare experimental evidence for a dynamic long associated with speculative markets: past gains can influence what investors expect next and, in…
In brief Strategy has not bought Bitcoin since June, and has now gone a second straight week without selling any either. It raised $2.01 billion net selling MSTR stock, six times the previous week’s total. Most of that went into USD Cash, a newly created pool the company said may be used to acquire Bitcoin. Strategy raised just over $2 billion selling its own shares last week without touching its Bitcoin, according to an 8-K filed Monday, and put most of the proceeds into a liquidity account it created the same day.The Bitcoin treasury company sold 18,261,118 MSTR shares for…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors close massive week up 20-30%; BTC at $78.5k 10 alts gain 50% or more on the week, spanning memes, Defi and perps ETH / BTC prints fresh golden cross ZEC jumps 65% on week ahead of Grayscale spot ETF incoming Robinhood Chain tokens post major rebound after Vlad Tenev podcast 🏛️ Strategy Is Back in the Green on Bitcoin for the First Time Since JulyStrategy holds 840,447 Bitcoin bought at an…
In brief Bitcoin has risen from a weekly low of $63,387 to around $77,800 up 22% over the past seven days. Analysts pointed to $80,000 as a key resistance level ahead, arguing that Bitcoin is in a “late stage of the bear market.” Coinshares argued that Bitcoin’s price moves are “a macro story, not a crypto one.” Bitcoin traded around $77,800 on Monday, up 22% over the past seven days, according to CoinGecko data, with analysts looking to this week’s Jackson Hole meeting as its next test.This year’s symposium runs from Thursday to Saturday under the theme “Financial Innovation: Implications…
August 24th, 2026 – Seoul, South Korea FlyEdge, a B2B platform focused on tokenizing airline loyalty value, has opened a multilingual public preview that allows airlines and travelers to experience and independently verify the full on-chain process—from token issuance and conversion to transfer and redemption. The preview runs on StreamChain, an EVM-compatible mainnet founded by GW Lee that FlyEdge says was built specifically for aviation loyalty. The company said the network’s aviation-focused architecture and ready-made interfaces were key reasons for choosing it over a general-purpose blockchain. At the center of the preview is airline control. Through a token factory, airlines…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of DecryptGM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors are up 10-20% after Trump’s crypto meeting; BTC at $72k, ETH at $2,300 Trump says CFTC is working to bring Hyperliquid to US; HYPE and LIT jump 20%+ Over $3 billion in shorts liquidated in past 24 hours, most since tracking began BTC ETFs see $517M in net inflows (most since May), now over $1 billion for week; ETH had $187M Coinbase added Hyperliquid perps to the Base app, launched new…
UK tax authorities are nearly tripling warnings sent to cryptocurrency investors suspected of owing unpaid capital gains tax. The tax office says it issued 81,172 letters, emails and text messages in the 2025-26 financial year, reports the BBC. That figure almost tripled the 27,714 warnings sent in 2023 through 2024. Warnings target profits from selling crypto or swapping one cryptocurrency for another, with investors risking fines or prosecution for failing to declare such gains. The surge follows sharp rises in crypto values in the bull run from December 2022 to October 2025, which witnessed BTC climb from around $16,500 to…
In brief Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $72,408 Thursday before easing to $71,423, up 3.07% on the day This is the highest level since a flash crash sent the coin below $68,000 on June 2. Bitcoin’s short sellers are having their worst two days on record: more than $3 billion in short positions were liquidated across crypto in the past 24 hours alone, taking out over 190,000 traders. Bitcoin broke back above $72,000 Thursday, touching an intraday high of $72,408 before easing to trade near $71,423, up 3.07% on the day.That’s the highest Bitcoin has traded since June 2,…
In brief Check Point Research identified nearly 2,000 compromised WordPress sites used by the StopAndProtect malware operation. More than 6,000 unique IP addresses had been compromised as of July 24, including 1,852 in the United States. Researchers believe the attackers accidentally infected themselves, exposing internal files and tools used to manage compromised sites. Nearly 2,000 hacked WordPress websites were used to distribute malware, steal data, monitor victims, and deploy ransomware, according to cybersecurity firm Check Point Research.In the report published on Tuesday, researchers said the StopAndProtect ransomware family was first discovered in mid-May before tracing it to a broader operation.…
In brief U.S. prosecutors charged 17 alleged members of Iran-based Mabna Institute in a years-long hacking campaign. Six defendants were allegedly involved in the HBO hack, which included an attempt to extort the company for roughly $6 million in Bitcoin. The group allegedly stole at least 31.5 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property. U.S. prosecutors charged 17 alleged Iranian hackers involved in a years-long cyber campaign that included the 2017 HBO breach and an attempt to extort the company for roughly $6 million in Bitcoin.On Tuesday, the Justice Department said the defendants were members of Iran-based Mabna Institute, which…
In brief XRP gained 10.40% on Wednesday alone, its biggest daily jump since February 6, then extended the rally Thursday, up roughly 30% for the week. The move traces back to Bitcoin’s break above $72,000, fueled by a record short squeeze and a U.S. Treasury plan to double long-bond buybacks starting September 9. XRP’s own ETF inflows fell during the spike even as the token outperformed Bitcoin, and futures open interest has already dropped more than 11% off its rally-day peak. XRP, the cryptocurrency created by the co-founders of Ripple, is trading near $1.29, up a whopping 30% since last…
In brief Originality.ai flagged 1,272 of 2,034 religious books analyzed on Amazon, or 63%, as likely AI-written. Witchcraft had the highest rate at 78%, followed by Hinduism at 76% and Taoism at 74%. The study flagged 53% of fact-checkable claims in witchcraft books as potentially false. Nearly two-thirds of religious books sampled on Amazon were likely written by artificial intelligence, according to a new study of more than 2,000 recently published titles.In a report released Wednesday, AI detection firm Originality.ai flagged 1,272 of 2,034 books, or 63%, as likely AI-written across 14 religious and belief categories.Myriad: How many days will…
In brief ACE Robotics Chairman Wang Xiaogang predicts embodied AI could reach its “ChatGPT moment” by the end of 2027. A shortage of real-world training data remains a major obstacle, with ACE aiming to collect tens of millions of hours within two years. The Chinese startup plans to deploy its technology in 1,000 stores over the next year and eventually pursue an IPO. Humanoid robots can walk, dance, and box, but getting them to perform useful work in the unpredictable physical world reliably remains one of artificial intelligence’s biggest challenges.ACE Robotics Chairman Wang Xiaogang believes advances in AI models and…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Solana validators are moving toward a vote on a governance package designed to reduce SOL issuance pressure through resource-based fee burning and faster inflation reduction. The package includes SGP-0003, combining SIMD-0553 and SIMD-0550. SIMD-0553 introduces a resource-fee burn mechanism, while SIMD-0550 would accelerate Solana’s inflation reduction path toward a 1.5% terminal rate by 2029. The validator vote is scheduled to open on August 23. That makes this a proposal story, not a completed supply change. SOL has not suddenly become deflationary. Supply has not already been materially…