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Arthur Hayes argues the artificial intelligence buildout is a leveraged real estate bubble that he says will end in a government bailout larger than 2008. He expects the resulting liquidity creation to carry bitcoin past $1 million. What Hayes Thinks the AI Buildout Really Is Arthur Hayes, co-founder of Bitmex and chief investment officer at […]

Polymarket traders now price the CLARITY Act at a 21% chance of becoming law this year. The Senate filed a cloture motion on Aug. 8 after missing its pre-recess vote, pushing the fight into September. Why Is the CLARITY Act Priced at 21%? Polymarket traders assigned the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act a 21% chance […]

This week’s metrics show tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) have cracked another ceiling, with total value locked (TVL) blowing past $38 billion and hitting $38.17 billion on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. The RWA sector is now just $1.83 billion shy of punching through the $40 billion mark. Tokenized RWAs Push Deeper Into TradFi The tokenized RWA […]

BIP-110 proponents are debating whether to change the proof-of-work algorithm on their stalled minority chain after it managed to mine only two blocks before Bitcoin’s enormous difficulty effectively brought activity to a signficant crawl. The BIP-110 chain split from Bitcoin after mandatory signaling began at block 961632 on Aug. 8. Nodes enforcing BIP-110 began rejecting […]

  Federal prosecutors charged three St. Louis men over a plan to storm a Connecticut home and force a transfer of bitcoin tied to a theft worth hundreds of millions. Each faces up to 20 years in prison. Key Takeaways Three St. Louis men face up to 20 years over a bitcoin robbery plot. The trio stalked a family for two days with air rifles and rental cars. A Florida crew arrived next, carjacking and kidnapping the parents. Grand Jury Returns Second Superseding Indictment in New Haven U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan for the District of Connecticut announced Aug. 4 that a grand jury in New Haven had charged three St. Louis men with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery. Sedric Louis, 32, John Davis, 34, and Martel Williams, 27, each face up to 20 years in prison under the Hobbs Act charge.

  Ripple says the regulatory groundwork for its European crypto business is now in place, shifting its focus from winning approvals to scaling. The push follows full MiCA authorization as Europe tightens rules for crypto service providers. Key Takeaways Ripple says its European crypto business is now ready to scale. Full MiCA authorization gives Ripple a regulated base in the EEA. Stablecoin payments are central to its next phase of expansion. Ripple Declares Europe Ready for Its Next Phase Ripple said in an Aug. 5, 2026, insight that the regulatory groundwork for its European expansion is now in place . With MiCA authorization secured, the company is shifting its focus toward scaling digital asset payments, stablecoins, and institutional services across the region.

  At 7:56 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Following Bitcoin’s chain split at block height 961632, BIP-110-aligned mining pool Roughnecks managed to squeeze out a second block at height 961633, while the main chain has already left it in the dust at 961651. Key Takeaways Roughnecks mined BIP-110 blocks 961632 and 961633 as Bitcoin’s dominant chain raced ahead. Bitcoin’s 127.48 trillion difficulty leaves Roughnecks’ minority chain facing painfully slow blocks. Simple Mining mined Bitcoin block 961634, showing Ocean-linked hashrate was divided. After two years of bitter bickering, Bitcoin has blown past the BIP-110 signaling line at block 961632 , and reality is now doing the talking as BTC blocks keep stacking. BIP-110 supporters appear stunned by the outcome, while the Bitcoin Knots creator Luke Dashjr has issued a notice to everyone.