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Cointelegraph.com - 13:45 Aug 04, 2025
Nexus Mutual has paid about $250,000 in claims to users hit by July’s $3.5 million Arcadia Finance hack on Base. Update (Aug. 4 at 2:20 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by Phil Johnston, Nexus Mutual’s director of marketing. Crypto-native insurance alternative Nexus Mutual reimbursed customers who had lost money in a recent Arcadia Finance hack. According to a Monday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Nexus Mutual reimbursed about $250,000 to users who lost funds in the Arcadia Finance hack. The protocol was hacked in mid-July for $3.5 million in USDC (USDC) and USDS on the Base blockchain, with stolen assets swapped to Wrapped Ether (WETH). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:11 Aug 04, 2025
French political party Rassemblement National is reportedly preparing a draft law to mine Bitcoin with surplus nuclear energy. Rassemblement National (RN), a French political party, is reportedly pushing to mine Bitcoin using surplus energy from nuclear power plants, signaling a shift from its leader’s previous anti-crypto stance. French newspaper outlet Le Monde reported last week that RN leader and three-time presidential candidate Marine Le Pen now backs using idle nuclear energy for Bitcoin (BTC) mining. She reportedly promoted the plan during a visit to the Flamanville nuclear plant on March 11. The party said the initiative will turn wasted electricity into “secure and extremely profitable” digital assets. According to Le Monde, RN lawmaker Aurélien Lopez-Liguori has spearheaded the proposal in the French Parliament, drafting a bill to install mining infrastructure at sites operated by the energy giant Électricité de France (EDF). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:49 Aug 04, 2025
Hyperliquid’s rapid response may boost confidence in decentralized trading platforms, which are gaining market share. Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has reimbursed nearly $2 million to users affected by a brief outage last week, a move that may strengthen confidence in decentralized trading platforms. The Hyperliquid platform’s application programming interface (API) suffered an outage Tuesday, which saw traders sidelined from order execution for about 37 minutes before resuming operations, its website shows. On Monday, Hyperliquid issued refunds totaling $1.99 million in USDC (USDC) to affected users, onchain data from Hypurrscan shows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:26 Aug 04, 2025
The Qubic mining pool, which is attempting a 51% takeover of Monero, is allegedly being hit by a distributed denial-of-service attack linked to the Monero community. Update (Aug. 4, 2025, at 1:50 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by XMRig developer Sergei Chernykh. A mining pool behind an attempted 51% takeover of Monero is reportedly under a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, disrupting the effectiveness of its attempt. In a Sunday X post, Sergey Ivancheglo, who claims responsibility for the takeover attempt, said the Qubic mining pool he controls is under a DDoS attack. He added that the attack resulted in the mining pool’s hashrate falling from 2.6 gigahashes per second down to 0.8 GH/s. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:03 Aug 04, 2025
An analysis of an OnlyFans model’s earnings suggests the so-called stripper index doesn’t hold up when applied to digital adult content and Bitcoin. The "stripper index” — an anecdotal measurement that connects economic health with spending on adult entertainment — appears unable to predict Bitcoin’s (BTC) price. Kodi Rose, a self-described “dollar stripper” and adult content creator, alluded to these frontline insights in a recent viral TikTok video, saying she believes the economy is already in a recession as fewer customers are asking where they can “hit the slopes,” a social code for cocaine. The digital equivalent of exotic dancers is adult content creators, and OnlyFans dominates the space. On the platform, users subscribe to creators and tip for extras. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:30 Aug 04, 2025
Solana-based memecoin platform Pump.fun saw its July revenue plummet to $24.96 million, down 80% from its January peak. Solana memecoin launchpad Pump.fun’s monthly revenue fell to a 2025 low in July, signaling a sharp drop in the memecoin creation sector after months of declining interest. According to data from DeFi analytics platform DefiLlama, Pump.fun generated $24.96 million in revenue last month, down 80% from its January peak of over $130 million. The platform’s revenue has steadily declined this year, decreasing to $90 million in February before plunging to $37 million in March, DefiLlama data shows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:07 Aug 04, 2025
Profit-taking broke a 15-week winning streak of global cryptocurrency ETPs last week after hawkish remarks that followed last week’s US Fed rate decision. Cryptocurrency investment products ended last week in the red, interrupting 15 weeks of consecutive inflows after investor sentiment took a hit from hawkish remarks during last week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $223 million worth of outflows last week, according to the latest report from crypto asset management firm CoinShares, published Monday. Despite a strong start to the week with $883 million worth of inflows, the “trend reversed” in the second half of the week, “likely triggered by the hawkish FOMC meeting and a series of better-than-expected economic data from the US,” the report said, adding: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:55 Aug 04, 2025
ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said that a digital euro will not replace physical money but complement it to preserve payment autonomy. As stablecoins and private digital currencies gain traction globally, the European Central Bank (ECB) doubled down on its commitment to keep public money, both physical and digital, at the core of Europe’s financial system. On Monday, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said in a blog post that euro banknotes and coins will continue to play a role in the financial ecosystem even if the central bank advances its digital euro plan. “And rest assured: A digital euro will not replace banknotes and coins but rather complement them,” Cipollone said, adding that cash’s availability in both physical and electronic form will strengthen Europe’s payment autonomy. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:22 Aug 04, 2025
Carving out clear jurisdictions for the SEC and CFTC may ease investor concerns over ambiguous securities laws. The long-awaited White House report on cryptocurrency policy recommendations may bring an end to years of regulatory uncertainty for digital asset companies, many of which have struggled with unclear guidance regarding securities laws. US President Donald Trump’s Working Group on Digital Assets released its crypto policy report on Wednesday, outlining recommendations on market structure, banking regulations and methods to bolster the US dollar’s dominance through stablecoins and crypto tax laws. One of the report’s key proposals is a division of responsibilities between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC will gain authority over spot crypto markets, addressing longstanding concerns about overlapping or conflicting enforcement. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:04 Aug 04, 2025
Bitcoin tries to recover from its trip below $112,000 as BTC price volatility keeps the market in a state of flux. Bitcoin (BTC) starts the first full week of August at a crossroads as market nerves combine with a BTC price bounce. After bouncing from three-week lows, BTC price action is fielding mixed targets with bigger August volatility expected. The market environment is now fundamentally different from Bitcoin’s old all-time highs from January, analysis says. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:35 Aug 03, 2025
Making the US energy grid more resistant to shocks and maximizing grid uptime is central to the Trump administration’s AI strategy. Blockchain technology can help modernize the US electrical grid by marshaling human labor and stranded resources to create decentralized energy infrastructure, according to Cosmo Jiang, a general partner at venture capital firm Pantera. “All of civilization from the beginning of time has been built on the coordination of incentives, and blockchain is just a new way to incentivize people in a decentralized way that wasn't possible before,” Jiang told Cointelegraph in an interview. The VC explained that companies in the gig economy have devised ways of allowing people to monetize their free time and resources outside of their normal working hours through freelance commitments. Blockchain can tap into this by coordinating unused infrastructure, labor, and resources to build out a decentralized energy grid, Jiang said: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:51 Aug 03, 2025
The Tron founder said it has been a long-time dream to travel to space and reflected on the fragility of the planet following his return. Justin Sun, founder of the layer-1 Tron blockchain network, returned safely from a commercial spaceflight on Saturday, alongside five other crew members aboard Blue Origin mission NS-34. The other crew members included the founder of venture capital firm Alpha Funds, J.D. Russell, entrepreneur Gökhan Erdem, real estate investor Arvi Bahal, meteorologist Deborah Martorell, and philanthropist and teacher Lionel Pitchford. Sun placed a $28 million bid for a seat aboard Blue Origin spaceflight NS-34 in 2021 and won the first reservation for the scheduled mission. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:01 Aug 03, 2025
The iconic statue of pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has become a textbook symbol of the global Bitcoin movement. The iconic “disappearing” statue of pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto, reported stolen on Saturday, has been recovered, according to Satoshigallery, the art collective responsible for installing the statue. Municipal workers from the city of Lugano, Switzerland, recovered the statue, which was thrown into Lake Lugano after it was removed from its base in Parco Ciani, a lakefront park in the Swiss city, by unknown persons. The municipal workers discovered the statue in several pieces, indicating vandalism, rather than theft for monetary gain. The statue was only welded to the base at two points at the statue's feet, which remained fixed to the base. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:49 Aug 03, 2025
BTC price is retesting a key support that previously triggered a 25% rally, potentially signaling a repeat move toward new all-time highs for Bitcoin. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s 50-day EMA bounce aligns with a bullish pattern targeting $148,000. Old whale’s 80,000 BTC selloff marks third profit wave, often a prelude to a recovery. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:00 Aug 03, 2025
Crypto tokens have failed retail investors through insider concentration and poor design. Regulation and tokenized real-world assets offer hope for revival. Opinion by: Daniel Taylor, head of policy at Zumo Crypto X communities think tokens are toast. Here’s why they’re right — and dead wrong. If there were one chart to sum up today’s crypto token meta, it would be Bloomberg chart-boxing its comparison of Bitcoin (BTC) against an altcoin basket. Bitcoin holders are jubilant, watching it approach an all-time high. Tokenholders are bloodied and bruised, seeing their holdings wither away while Bitcoin soars. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:16 Aug 03, 2025
Bitcoin exchange inflows have been increasing for over a month, and the latest BTC price drawdown has made nervous sellers double down. Key points: Bitcoin speculators join whales in sending BTC to exchanges, with price then dipping below $112,000. Analysis warns that continued whale selling could spark a deeper, longer BTC price correction. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:15 Aug 03, 2025
TradFi giants made 345 blockchain investments between 2020–2024, with G-SIBs leading 100+ deals across tokenization, custody and payments. Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Japan’s SBI Group have emerged as the most active players in traditional finance backing blockchain startups, according to a new report by Ripple in partnership with CB Insights and the UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies. Between 2020 and 2024, global banks participated in 345 investments in blockchain companies, most of them in early-stage funding rounds, per the report. Citigroup and Goldman Sachs led the pack with 18 deals each, while JP Morgan and Mitsubishi UFJ followed closely with 15 investments. Mega-rounds, deals worth $100 million or more, were a key focus. Banks contributed to 33 such rounds during the four-year window, pouring capital into firms focused on trading infrastructure, tokenization, custody, and payment solutions. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:13 Aug 03, 2025
The disappearing Satoshi statue, symbolizing Bitcoin’s anonymity, was stolen in Lugano. Organizers are offering 0.1 BTC to anyone who helps retrieve it. A statue honoring the mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has been stolen from Parco Ciani in Lugano, Switzerland. The theft was confirmed by Satoshigallery, the group behind the global Satoshi statue initiative, which is now offering a 0.1 Bitcoin (BTC) reward (worth over $11,000) for information leading to its recovery. “Where is Satoshi?” the group posted on X on Sunday. “You can steal our symbol but you will never be able to steal our souls,” the statement read, reaffirming their commitment to install the statue in 21 cities around the world despite the setback. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:15 Aug 03, 2025
SharpLink spent $108.57 million in USDC over 48 hours to acquire 30,755 ETH, raising its total Ether holdings to 480,031 ETH worth $1.65 billion. SharpLink has continued its aggressive accumulation of Ether, adding another 15,822 ETH, worth approximately $53.9 million, over the past several hours, according to onchain data. The purchases were split across multiple transactions, with the largest single transfer totaling 6,914 Ether (ETH), valued at $23.56 million, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. The new haul brings SharpLink’s total ETH holdings to 480,031 ETH, worth around $1.65 billion at current prices. The buying spree has been ongoing over the past 48 hours, during which the company spent $108.57 million in USDC to acquire 30,755 ETH at an average price of $3,530. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:24 Aug 03, 2025
Bitcoin and Ether could fall back toward the $100,000 and $3,000 level amid concerns of more tariffs, a sluggish credit market and slowed job creation, Arthur Hayes argues. Maelstrom Fund chief investment officer Arthur Hayes has warned that mounting macroeconomic pressures could drag Bitcoin back down to the $100,000 level — and he's already taken crypto profits in anticipation. Hayes linked the recent crypto pullback to renewed tariff fears sparked by the disappointing Non-Farm Payrolls report, which showed just 73,000 new jobs added in the US in July — a sign of economic fragility. Hayes also pointed to sluggish credit growth in major economies stunting nominal gross domestic product growth in warning that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) could fall further toward the $100,000 and $3,000 levels. Read more
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