Tough Times for Bitcoin Miners: First Half of August Yields Just a Fraction of July’s Profits

With the first half of August in the rearview mirror, it’s clear that bitcoin miners are facing a challenging month, having only accumulated 36.36% of the total revenue they made in July.... Read more »

Ethereum’s funding rates and price decline point to bearish shift

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION:The average funding rate (in %) set by exchanges for perpetual futures contracts. When the rate is positive, long positions periodically pay short positions. Conversely, when the rate is negative,... Read more »

Putin Signs Law to Advance Cryptocurrency Use in Russia’s International Trade

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law to establish experimental legal frameworks to advance digital technologies, particularly cryptocurrencies, in international trade. The legislation allows for the modification of laws to... Read more »

Australian watchdog files lawsuit against ASX over misrepresenting $165 million blockchain project

Australia’s Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has filed a lawsuit against the Australia Securities Exchange (ASX) Ltd., accusing it of misleading statements about its blockchain trade settlement project, according to an Aug.... Read more »

Cleanspark Secures 26,000 Bitmain Immersion Miners in $167.7M Deal

Cleanspark, a publicly-listed bitcoin mining company, recently shared in its 10-Q report that it has acquired 26,000 units of Bitmain’s S21 XP immersion-cooled bitcoin mining machines. These types of cutting-edge immersion miners,... Read more »

SEC Charges Novatech in $650 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the masterminds behind Novatech with running a fraudulent $650 million crypto scheme. Novatech allegedly operated as a multi-level marketing and crypto asset investment... Read more »

3AC liquidators file lawsuit against Terraform Labs seeking $1.3 billion in damages

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) liquidators have filed a lawsuit against Terraform Labs, seeking $1.3 billion in damages for TerraLUNA’s collapse. The legal action, filed on Aug. 12, claims that Terraform Labs manipulated... Read more »

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Announces $350 Million Convertible Senior Notes Offering

Core Scientific, Inc., a prominent digital infrastructure provider for bitcoin mining, has revealed its intent to issue $350 million in convertible senior notes. This offering is anticipated to close in September 2029,... Read more »

Solana L2 DEX could rival centralized exchange experience

Key Takeaways Zeta Markets is developing a Solana L2 blockchain to enhance DEX performance with faster trades and higher success rates. The proposed L2 solution aims to achieve 3-5ms confirmations and 10,000... Read more »

BitGo moves $2 billion in Bitcoin, marking progress in Mt. Gox repayments

Blockchain analytical firm Arkham Intelligence reported that crypto custodial service provider BitGo moved $2 billion of Mt. Gox’s Bitcoin to a new wallet, “bc1qpn,” according to an Aug. 13 post on X.... Read more »