Crypto for Saturday, August 1, 2026

• How thin weekend Bitcoin liquidity turns minor geopolitical news into massive Monday price gaps for ETF holders
• Digital asset SPAC delays crucial merger vote, leaving a deeply undercapitalized Old Glory Bank waiting on a $50M lifeline
• Strategy holds STRC dividend at 12%
• Crypto Hacks Drain $1.1B in First Half of 2026 Amid 212 Security Incidents
• Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
• One public crypto firm just staked its way to breaking even, but a $50M paper loss and 66% dilution threat tell a darker story
• Bitcoin cold-wallet attack spreads to 4,500 addresses as losses near $89 million
• Moonbeam just halted all user transactions, leaving late GLMR holders at mercy of an email helpdesk to recover funds
• XRP Price Dips to ‘Battlefield’ Zone, but Analysts See Major Reversal Opportunity
• A major Japanese Bitcoin mining pool just pulled the plug on its Bitcoin service just as 3 mega-miners claimed 60% of the network
• Bitcoin Rebounded in July, but Bears Target an August Pullback
• Louisiana just armed crypto ATM users with a legal cheat code to demand full refunds from unlicensed operators
• Minnesota crypto ATM ban goes into effect after reported $1M losses
• If the Fed trusts this single 2.2% metric, Bitcoin could break $65.3k and ignite a path to $68k
• Tokenized stock trading surged 288% in July, but one QQQ token drove most of it
• Analyst Blasts Strategy After CEO Signals New Priority Beyond Bitcoin
• Tether claims $1.5B profit, but hidden math reveals a $4.2B hit that halved its safety cushion in 90 days
• CZ Warns Bitcoin Holders After $70 Million Wallet Exploit: 'Nothing Is 100%'
• Bank of Italy research suggests stablecoins aren't necessarily cheaper for remittances
• Bitcoin mining difficulty shrinks 14% from this year's high as plunging revenues force operators to pivot
• SEC to review Nasdaq bitcoin options approval after CME challenge
• Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race
• Why a guaranteed 4.47% yield on $44 billion of US debt just raised the hurdle for Bitcoin
• The More Americans Know About AI, the Less They Like It: Gallup
• Bitcoin Fear Reaches Record High as Coldcard Exploit Shakes Confidence in Self-Custody
• If Bitcoin breaks $62k over the weekend, a $1.1B short overhang stands ready to pull price down to $60k
• Why CME wants phone traders slinging leveraged Nvidia contracts at 3 AM after earnings drop
• Everyone has the perps convergence backwards
• Solana Foundation's new CISO warns AI is making crypto scams more convincing
• Sam Altman ChatGPT AI Predicts a Historic XRP Price Move Before End of 2026
• Bitcoin just slept through Japan’s rate decision, but a swollen yen short is quietly threatening a massive margin call
• 3iQ Corp Named Institutional Manager of Bhutan’s Bitcoin Reserves
• Wall Street is sitting on a $16.3 billion Bitcoin loss, and an August 14 deadline will expose who is quietly fleeing
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Michael Saylor’s Strategy Posts Massive Q2 Loss Despite Bigger Bitcoin Stack
• PI Surges 5% Despite Market Slump After Important Pi Network Reminder
• Russia expands crypto mining ban to Moscow through 2032
• Why 110 corporate blockchains are headed for a massive shakeout – and Coinbase’s secret plan to absorb them
• Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis
• Double-Digit Gains From These 2 Altcoins, Bitcoin Struggles at $63K: Weekend Watch
• Hackers Torch $940M In 6 Months: Why Audited Protocols are Being Breached
• Binance founder CZ calls for wallet diversification after $70 million Coldcard exploit
• Bitcoin miners saved Texas power grid from collapse, but their lucrative pivot to AI is stripping away the emergency brake
• Coinbase spent 5 years building a life raft away from Bitcoin and still managed to lose $359M
• CLARITY Act Faces Another Critical Weekend as Passage Odds Slide
• Bitcoin ETFs end July in the green despite late-month selling
• Arthur Hayes Does It Again: Buys ETH High, Sells It Low
• XRP Ledger upgrade brings back features once pulled over critical bugs
• How bitcoin cold wallets lost $70 million in an attack that never touched the devices
• BTC Price Warning: 4 Reasons Bitcoin Could Drop Further Next Week
• Four in a Row: Will XRP Buck Its Bearish August Streak?