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The June 30 snapshot shows a far less call-heavy mix, with reported put equivalents nearly unchanged. The post Institutional investor Paul Tudor Jones adds 109,446 BlackRock Bitcoin ETF shares while cutting calls by 85% appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2. A Washington state judge has ordered prediction market platform Kalshi to stop offering a broad range of event contracts in the state, rejecting its argument that federal commodities law preempts Washington gambling law. King County Superior Court Judge John McHale barred Kalshi from offering contracts tied to sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, tech and science, and “mentions.” Contracts involving commodities, climate, economics and finance are exempt. “We’re holding Kalshi accountable for running an illegal gambling operation,” Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said Thursday on X, citing a recent court ruling.  Read more

VELVET has entered the top 100 alts after a massive 150% weekly surge.

Restaked rewards did not supply operating cash, while asset sales, a divestiture and equity financing supported the quarter. The post Solana treasury earns $2.5M in staking rewards but had to sell equity to raise $12M in cash for operations appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin trades near $62,900 heading into the weekend, having touched an intraday low of $62,538 on Aug. 14. That low effectively tested the $62,500 to $62,560 zone that has held as the floor of a five-week trading range between roughly $62,000 and $66,000. Bitfinex found Bitcoin tested the $65,000 to $65,500 region six times between […] The post Why a weekend break below $62,500 could unleash a Bitcoin selling wave toward $58,500 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Galaxy cited unresolved ethics, stablecoin yield and developer protection issues, along with a narrow Senate window when lawmakers return in September. Galaxy Digital has lowered its estimate of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act’s chances of passing in 2026 to 10%. It warned that multiple political issues remain unresolved and the Senate will have only about two to three weeks to pass it when it reconvenes on Sept. 14. Unless an initial motion to proceed vote occurs immediately upon lawmakers’ return to Washington, there would be enough time for the CLARITY Act to pass the Senate only if it “dominates basically the entire working session,” wrote Galaxy’s head of firmwide research, Alex Thorn, in a Friday X post. Read more

Can ETH finally overcome the $2,000 obstacle and head further north soon?

Two Abu Dhabi sovereign investors kept their BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings unchanged through the second quarter, retaining $764 million of exposure even as the cryptocurrency remained mired in one of its steepest annual declines. Mubadala Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council held a combined 22.94 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF […] The post Bitcoin erased $118 million from Abu Dhabi’s ETF holdings, but its sovereign funds kept every share appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Institutional XRP exposure remains steady despite the choppy price action.

CRekt Fencer's opinion aligns almost perfectly with other analysts' takes on the matter.

Lookonchain tied three loss-making Bored Ape sales to the trade, but the public record does not trace the proceeds into margin. The post Machi Big Brother sells 3 Bored Apes to cut his Ethereum long in 52%, but liquidation moved to just $22 away appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tokens stay on-chain, but Cyber says post-cutoff recovery requires direct contracts and will receive no support. The post CyberWallet users have until Aug. 15 before crypto withdrawals become a smart contract recovery job appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A $7.38 million working-capital deficit leaves the treasury holder dependent on new funding despite its 1,145.4 BTC reserve. The post A Bitcoin treasury with $67 million in BTC has just $5,397 in cash and needs money immediately appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Those involved in a meeting of CEOs from the worlds of crypto, prediction markets and AI anticipate President Donald Trump will take part in next week's gathering.

Faster binary-field proofs are making SHA and BLAKE practical for a future L1 without declaring Poseidon broken. The post Ethereum abandons its 8-year cryptography bet after proof systems flip the tradeoff appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Aug. 13 dashboard joins APIs, paid feeds and professional tools, while new research shows why raw prices need context. The post Prediction markets are becoming financial data, but a 63% price does not always mean 63% odds appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XAO DAO has not yet disclosed the final mechanics or timetable for implementing all the proposed governance changes.

Binance data showed Gen Z allocating a growing share of equity activity to ETFs while trading less frequently and using less leverage than older working-age cohorts. Gen Z traders on Binance are allocating a growing share of their equity activity to exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with the products accounting for 25% of the cohort’s trading volume in early August, according to Binance Research. ETFs accounted for 21.9% of Gen Z net equity inflows in July, up from 18.5% in June, while the share going to individual stocks fell to 74.2% from 77%. The analysis examined activity across direct equities, tokenized stocks and traditional finance perpetuals, comparing Gen Z accounts with Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers on measures including trading frequency, net flows and leverage use. Read more

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund ended the first half of 2026 with record indirect Bitcoin exposure and a newly disclosed stake in the world’s largest Ethereum treasury company. Norges Bank Investment Management’s (NBIM) public-equity holdings translated into 11,549 BTC of indirect exposure as of June 30, up 60% from a year earlier and marking the sixth […] The post Norway’s sovereign fund reaches record 11,549 BTC exposure without buying more Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The proposed policies under Ireland’s AML framework included stricter measures on transfers from private crypto wallets and overseas digital asset companies. The government of Ireland published a comprehensive anti-money laundering strategy, detailing how the country would address digital assets potentially used for illicit purposes. In a Thursday notice, Ireland’s government released its first National Anti-Money Laundering, Countering Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing Strategy. The document included proposed reforms on cryptocurrency-related policies related to strengthening Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFTC) measures. “The bulk of this has been implemented with these final elements introducing new anti-money laundering obligations for crypto-asset service providers, requiring enhanced checks on transfers involving private crypto wallets and stricter due diligence when dealing with overseas crypto firms,” said the Irish government. Read m...