Crypto

BTC Gains 1%, ETH Outperforms at +2.3% on August 6

Bitcoin rose 1% to $64,772 on Thursday while Ethereum gained 2.3% to $1,910, extending its 30-day lead over BTC. ETF flow data and tomorrow's jobs report are the signals to watch.

Clarity Act Stalls, Coldcard Exploited, ETF Flows Diverge: Bitcoin's Defining Week

Bitcoin holds $64,823 while the Clarity Act's Senate odds fall to 30%, a $116 million Coldcard hardware wallet exploit hits self-custody, and Ethereum ETF inflows outpace Bitcoin for July. The weekly crypto intelligence report.

Bitcoin Holds as ETF Flows, On-Chain Data, and Regulatory Signals Align

Nvidia's AI Dominance Is Reshaping Crypto Mining Economics

Nvidia's $1 trillion AI chip backlog is creating two diverging stories for crypto: Bitcoin miners competing for power infrastructure and decentralized compute tokens trading as Nvidia sentiment derivatives. Here is what the data actually shows.

OFAC's Clock Is Ticking on Lukoil's $22 Billion International Portfolio

The U.S. Treasury's sanctions licensing window for negotiations over Lukoil International GmbH expires August 22, 2026, with the Carlyle Group's acquisition still awaiting OFAC's closing authorization. Nine months of 29-to-45-day rolling extensions have kept Western counterparties legally in the deal process, but the series has now shortened back to its original 29-day minimum, and OFAC retains the explicit right to revoke at any time.

Bitcoin Defies Rate-Hike Fears With ETF Flows Turning Positive

Bitcoin held $63,770 on August 4 with a +7% July gain, as spot ETF flows turned positive with $170.1M in net inflows on August 3. Here is what the institutional signal means for the near-term outlook.

FBI Agent Charged With Stealing $900K in Crypto From Nation-State Accounts

FBI supervisory counterintelligence agent Patrick Yaroch was charged with allegedly stealing more than $900,000 in crypto from Russia-linked wallets the bureau was monitoring, exposing a gap in government digital asset custody controls.

ETH ETF Flows Outpace Bitcoin as Regulatory Clarity Changes the Calculus

Ethereum spot ETFs drew $365M in July vs Bitcoin's $172M. We analyze the ETF flow inversion, SEC regulatory clarity, on-chain data, and macro overhang.

Bitcoin Stalls Below $63K as Fed Hold Weighs on Risk Assets

Bitcoin is trading near $62,750, down 4.1% over the trailing seven days. The Federal Reserve's hold at 3.5%-3.75% is the key ceiling for near-term crypto upside.

Bitcoin Closes July at $64,300: ETF Flows, Whale Accumulation, and What to Watch in August

Bitcoin closed July at $64,295, up 9% from June lows but at half its ATH. Spot ETF demand hit its weakest monthly reading since launch while on-chain whale accumulation reached 270,000 BTC over 30 days. Here is what the data says heading into August.

Bitcoin ETF Flows Hit Weakest Month Since Launch: What Institutional Signals Say About BTC's Next Move

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs closed July 2026 with approximately $205 million in net inflows, the weakest monthly total since launch in January 2024. Yet on-chain data shows whales accumulated roughly 270,000 BTC over the same 30-day window. The divergence between ETF demand and on-chain accumulation is the central tension heading into Q3.

Bitcoin ETF Flows Signal Institutional Caution After FOMC Shock

Fed Chair Warsh delivered the most hawkish FOMC signal since 2016, holding rates at 3.5%-3.75% with three dissenters calling for an immediate hike. Bitcoin dropped to $63,898 and the question now is whether the seven-session, $981 million ETF inflow streak survives the shift in rate expectations.