XAUt added to its bullion backing during gold’s worst quarter since 2013, as tokenized commodity holder counts continued to rise.
August 4, 2026
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XAUt added to its bullion backing during gold’s worst quarter since 2013, as tokenized commodity holder counts continued to rise.
Monday’s announcement that Texas Governor Greg Abbott set a moratorium on approval of ERCOT-linked data centers pending an audit won’t impact miners’ approved electricity contracts.
Bitcoin advanced as the market settled down following the weekend’s hack of Coldcard wallets and sales by Strategy even as sentiment remained in “extreme fear.”
A draft rulebook proposes that sending crypto offshore must be conducted through an authorized provider and be reported to the central bank’s FinSurv.
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In an Aug. 3 post, Bitcoin bridge Boltz said automated, AI-assisted probing led to several contained exploits before the attack accelerated sharply. Boltz’s non-custodial design
Tyler Williams served as Secretary Scott Bessent’s principal adviser on blockchain and digital asset policy, making him one of Treasury’s top voices on US crypto
The CNBC personality said he’ll sell his Bitcoin holdings due to fears about quantum computing, as some cryptocurrency investors celebrated, referencing the popular “inverse Cramer”
Hashdex’s DEFI, the smallest of the funds, held $14.7 million under management, compared with $47.08 billion for BlackRock’s IBIT.
Earlier this week, BlackRock expanded its U.S. tokenized cash platform which involved offering onchain shares of an existing fund, plus a new daily reinvestment stablecoin
