A US federal judge has paused enforcement of the Minnesota prediction ban against Kalshi and Polymarket US, allowing both platforms to keep operating in the state for now. The dispute centers on whether Minnesota can enforce a new restriction on…
Will Clarity Act miss the Senate vote before recess?
The Clarity Act has been pushed back in the U.S. Senate as leadership uses limited floor time on nominations and a Russia sanctions measure instead of the crypto market structure bill. Majority Leader John Thune began work on nominees and…
What Is Midnight Blockchain? The Complete 2026 Guide
TL;DR ▶ Midnight is a privacy blockchain that launched March 30, 2026, funded by $200M of Charles Hoskinson’s personal capital. ▶ It uses zero-knowledge proofs to let users prove facts without revealing data. A hospital can prove a patient is…
Hoskinson Says Midnight Japan Deal Is Still Coming. SBI Chose Solana. It Is Not SBI.
TL;DR and Key Takeaways ▶ Hoskinson teased a Midnight Japan partnership in June 2026: ‘I never thought I would make a deal with that particular company.’ ▶ The deal is tied to NIGHT token liquidity in Japan. The company is…
$763M Stolen in Q2 2026. 88% Came From Keys, Not Code. The Hacken Report Explains Why
The headline number from Hacken’s Q2 2026 Security and Compliance Report is $763,971,791 stolen across 67 incidents between April and June 2026, a 58.3% increase from Q1’s $482.7 million and the worst quarter since Q2 2025. But the headline number…
The Numbers Banks Don’t Want You to See: Saylor’s Bitcoin Case at Bitcoin 2026
TL;DR and Key Takeaways ▶ Saylor’s Bitcoin supply shock argument: ~$10B in new Bitcoin mined annually, $20-100B in institutional credit forming to buy it. ▶ Goldman Sachs targets $200,000. JPMorgan targets $150,000. Both warned about Strategy as a risk six…
Strategy Buys 24,869 BTC and Hits 843,775 Total Holdings. Then It Stopped
TL;DR and Key Takeaways ▶ Strategy holds 843,775 BTC as of July 26, 2026, bought for a total of $63.69 billion at an average of $75,476 per coin. ▶ That is 4% of all Bitcoin that will ever exist, more…
MSTR or STRC: Michael Saylor Built Two Products From the Same Bitcoin. Here’s How to Choose
Michael Saylor built two products from the same asset. Both are backed by the same 843,738 Bitcoin sitting on Strategy’s balance sheet. Both are publicly listed on Nasdaq. Both are accessible through every major U.S. brokerage. And they could not…
Circle Just Bought IBM’s Entire Blockchain Patent Portfolio. Nearly 1,000 Patents. No Price Tag
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) announced on July 27, 2026 that it has acquired fundamental assets from IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio. The portfolio contains more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide, spanning foundational blockchain technology, banking,…
BitMart shutdown ends all trading services by August 26
The BitMart shutdown will bring the exchange’s trading services to an end on Aug. 26, followed by the complete closure of the platform on Jan. 31, 2027. In a notice published Sunday, the company said it reached the decision after…
$763M Stolen in Q2 2026. 88% Came From Keys, Not Code. The Hacken Report Explains Why
The headline number from Hacken’s Q2 2026 Security and Compliance Report is $763,971,791 stolen across…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on…
