H100 becomes Europe’s No. 2 Bitcoin treasury after 2,455 BTC deal

Sweden’s H100 more than tripled its Bitcoin holdings to 3,506 BTC after completing an acquisition involving 2,455 BTC. Source link

Chainalysis Challenges $95M ICE Contract With TRM Labs

Blockchain analytics company Chainalysis has sued the United States government over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) decision to award a sole-source contract to competitor TRM Labs.  On July 27, Chainalysis Government Solutions filed the challenge in the US Court of Federal Claims. The relevant motion became publicly accessible through CourtListener’s RECAP archive on Sunday. …

White House Vows to Get CLARITY Across ‘Finish Line’ in September

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Data of 54K Wallet Users Leaked, Clarity Odds Just 10%: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 16

CLARITY odds narrow as bill enters the final straight Galaxy Digital has lowered its estimate of the CLARITY Act’s chances of passing in 2026 to just 10%. In May it had estimated the chance of passage at 75%. Multiple political issues remain unresolved and the Senate only has 14 days in session to pass the…

The SEC meeting that wasn’t: State of Crypto

Earlier this month, as it became clear that the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act would not receive a vote prior to the Senate’s August recess, industry participants suggested that if Congress didn’t act, regulators could. It wouldn’t be exactly the same; regulators’ actions could be challenged in court and will be easier to undo by…

Flowdesk Expands Regulated Crypto Operations With Dubai Approval

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Bitcoin Sets New August High Into Key US CPI Inflation Data

Bitcoin starts the week with new August highs as traders weigh the impact of crunch US inflation data. Key points: US CPI and PPI data comes amid fluctuating bets on Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes in 2026. The Japanese yen remains at the forefront as it creeps back toward the key 160 level against the US…

Crypto investors are looking past market-cap rankings and back to fundamentals

Perpetual-futures volumes still run at a multiple of spot across most major tokens, while funding, positioning and liquidations set the tone intraday, he said Over the past 12 to 18 months, however, attention has moved from infrastructure toward applications and appchains that fit more familiar fintech and venture-capital frameworks, De Maere said. Fundamentals are starting…

FlightAware Files Lawsuit Against Kalshi Over Flight Cancellation Data

FlightAware, a company that offers real-time status and information about flights globally, filed a lawsuit against Kalshi in a New York federal court over the prediction markets platform using its “data and name to run gambling markets on flight cancellations.” In a Monday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New…

Strategy Boosts Dollar Reserve After Bitcoin Sale

Strategy, which holds the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, sold BTC for the second week in a row to repurchase its STRC preferred stock. The company sold 1,690 Bitcoin for $108.6 million between Aug. 3 and Aug. 9, according to a Monday 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Strategy used the proceeds…