Ex-US defense secretary calls CLARITY Act a ‘national security bill’
Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the CLARITY Act is not merely a financial services bill, its a national security one. Source link
BIP-110 Dies With a Whimper, CLARITY Vote Punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
Bitcoin ‘anti-spam’ BIP goes nowhere fast Supporters of the BIP-110 soft fork hoped to eradicate spam from the blockchain, but after a lengthy and heated debate the proposal has been…
BIP-110 Chain Falls Behind as Hashpower Support Lags
Bitcoin’s BIP-110-enforcing branch stalled at block 961,633 on Sunday after producing only two blocks, while the non-enforcing chain advanced to 961,721, widening the gap to 88 blocks. According to the…
Brazil Adds Crypto Transfer Holds for Fraud Prevention
Latest NewsPublishedAug 9, 2026 The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review. Brazil’s central…
BTCPay Server Rotates Credentials After Lightning Exploit
BTCPay Server has temporarily restricted public remote connections to Lightning Network nodes running Lightning Network Daemon (LND) software after attackers exploited a critical vulnerability to obtain credentials and move funds. …
BIP-110 Begins Mandatory Signaling on Bitcoin
Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 entered its mandatory-signaling phase at block 961,632 on Saturday, with miners signaling support in just 51 of the preceding 2,016 blocks, or 2.53%, well below the…
Bitcoin ETFs See Best Weekly Inflows Since April: Bloomberg
Demand for US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rebounded sharply this week, signaling renewed investor appetite after months of uneven flows, even as uncertainty persists around digital asset regulation and…
CLARITY Act Heads Toward Key US Senate Procedural Vote
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune has filed cloture on a motion to take up the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, also known as the CLARITY Act, setting up a…
Bitcoin Will Never Fall Below $60K Again: Nansen Founder
Crypto is finally shaking off the “get rich quick” reputation that has defined the industry for more than a decade according to Nansen founder and CEO Alex Svanevik — and…
Bitcoin Stays Deaf To Risk-Asset Highs As ‘Stagflation’ Talk Returns
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed motionless at Thursday’s Wall Street open as analysis saw signs of reemergent US “stagflation.” Key points: Bitcoin stays below $65,000 as Iran tempers expectations over the Strait…




