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SBF ordered to jail, Bitcoin ETF delayed and SEC to appeal Ripple case: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 6-12

Sam Bankman-Fried has bail revoked, ordered to jail; the SEC delays decision on a spot Bitcoin ETF; and the SEC moves to appeal on Ripple’s case.

Brazil's Congress moves to levy higher taxes on cryptocurrencies

If approved, the legislation would place crypto assets held by Brazilians overseas subject to the same tax rules governing traditional assets.

Bitcoin has bottomed despite 'astonishing' BTC price action — Analyst

Bitcoin is due to offer nothing beyond "classic weekend chop," signs of change on BTC price charts continue to flow in.

Price analysis 8/11: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, SOL, MATIC, LTC, DOT

After today's Bitcoin ETF decision delay, BTC's boring price action looks set to carry on through the weekend.

US gov’t debt downgraded — Huge news for Bitcoin?

Cointelegraph analyst and writer Marcel Pechman explains why the downgrading of U.S. government debt will negatively impact the price of Bitcoin over the next few months.

Bitdeer's losses widen in Q2 after one-time $33M listing fee, shares up 44%

The company entered into a $150 million share purchase agreement with B. Riley Financial on Aug. 10.

SEC decision on Bitcoin ETFs won't leave out Wall Street giants

The Securities and Exchange Commission's prolonged deliberation over a spot Bitcoin ETF is stoking expectations of a joint decision for all applications.

Bitcoin futures open interest at 2023 high while BTC trading volume at yearly low — What gives?

BTC futures open interest is on the rise, but Bitcoin trading volume suggests that traders have shifted their attention to other markets.

SEC punts on ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF, opens proposal to comments

ARK Investment Management founder and CEO Cathie Wood predicted on Aug. 7 the SEC would delay its decision on the firm's spot BTC ETF application.

Grails’ lucky dip of famous NFT artists, new hope for PFP holders: NFT Collector

Pudgy Penguins CEO reveals why PFT holders aren’t doomed, Grails offers a blind tasting to buy famous NFT artists, and free Amazon Prime NFTs.

Bitcoin trader reveals 'important' BTC price zone as bulls hold $29.3K

Bitcoin traders continue to battle for control of a rangebound market — but some nearby BTC price levels are more significant than others.

Bitcoin ETFs to push US slice of crypto ETF trading volume to 99.5% — Analyst

Approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States will likely push the country's share of crypto ETF trading volumes even higher, says a Bloomberg analyst.

Newly discovered Bitcoin wallet loophole let hackers steal $900K — SlowMist

A series of attacks drained the wallets of BTC users by exploiting a faulty random seed generation algorithm.

AI Eye: Apple developing pocket AI, deep fake music deal, hypnotizing GPT-4

Apple developing AI to run locally on your phone, researchers ‘hypnotize’ GPT-4 to turn it evil, and Google negotiates a deep fake music deal.

US bank reveals $170M in crypto holdings: Q2 earnings report

Sofi started offering crypto services even before it became a bank and its banking license might change the way it hodl crypto.

Bitcoin hugs $29.5K into CPI as odds split over new US inflation spike

Bitcoin looks set to benefit little from the latest CPI figures, analysts warn, with fresh BTC price losses firmly on the cards.

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms trims Q2 loss to $27.7M

The firm managed to narrow net loss in the quarter as it ramped up Bitcoin production.

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is growing, but there are still three major challenges

The Lightning Network is growing, but liquidity issues and a need for greater user awareness continue to hinder mainstream adoption.

Price analysis 8/9: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, DOGE, ADA, SOL, MATIC, LTC, DOT

Bitcoin's sharp recovery to $30,000 proves that bulls are buying BTC and altcoins at lower support levels.

CipherTrace expert says Chainalysis data contributed to ‘wrongful arrest’ of alleged Bitcoin Fog founder

CipherTrace’s director of investigations and intelligence says data provided to the government by Chainalysis cannot be verified and should not be admissible in court.

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