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The long-awaited crypto Clarity Act has stalled and is due a September vote but regulators are ready to step in to advance crypto rules regardless, according to reports.  Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission was preparing to roll out this week initiatives to help the crypto industry. The regulator has said that it will hold an open meeting Friday “to create a tailored offering regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets.”  And JD Supra reported Tuesday that Commodities and Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig was ready to proceed with “rulemaking whether or not the Clarity…

BlackRock has reduced the in-kind conversion minimum for its iShares Bitcoin Trust from $25 million to $1 million, potentially making the mechanism available to a wider group of institutional participants. The change was disclosed in an updated IBIT filing and relates to in-kind creation and redemption activity, not retail holders directly swapping ETF shares for Bitcoin. That distinction matters. A lower minimum can improve institutional access, fund mechanics, and operational flexibility, but it does not mean ordinary brokerage users can redeem IBIT shares for BTC in their personal wallets. The process remains limited to authorized participants and qualifying institutional channels.…

BitMine Immersion Technologies has added another 7,391 ETH to its balance sheet, pushing its Ethereum treasury to about 5.81 million ETH. The company’s Ethereum position now represents roughly 4.8% of circulating supply, while more than 5 million ETH is staked through its validator platform. That makes BitMine one of the most aggressive public-company examples of an Ethereum treasury strategy. The scale is what makes this story important. A single company holding millions of ETH is not just a treasury headline. It raises questions about staking yield, public-market ETH exposure, liquidity, governance influence, and how far corporate crypto treasuries can go…

Strategy’s U.S. dollar reserve has reached $4.65 billion, up from $3.75 billion two weeks earlier. It has also sold almost 7,000 BTC since late June 2026.  Many are wondering why a company built around accumulating Bitcoin would choose to hold billions of dollars in fiat. More importantly, should other Bitcoin businesses do the same?  Strategy holds cash because it’s in a very unique position  Strategy increasingly operates as an issuer of Digital Credit: preferred securities backed economically by an enormous Bitcoin balance sheet. These instruments create fixed dollar dividends obligations. Bitcoin produces no cash flow. Strategy’s software business produces far…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. TL;DR Coinbase is using Abu Dhabi to test whether regulated securities can move through blockchain infrastructure without losing traditional investor protections. The model could remove parts of the brokerage and banking stack, but it does not make tokenized securities permissionless or exempt from compliance controls. Tokenization does not make every digital stock identical to the underlying share; investor rights still depend on the legal structure and prospectus behind each asset. The UAE is becoming a two-part international base for Coinbase, with Abu Dhabi focused on…

Alvin Lang Aug 11, 2026 19:37 NVIDIA JetPack 7.2.1 introduces advanced video AI workflows and T3000 emulation, expanding Jetson capabilities for robotics and edge AI. NVIDIA has rolled out JetPack 7.2.1, a significant update to its software suite for Jetson platforms, introducing enhanced video capabilities and T3000 emulation. This release strengthens Jetson’s appeal for robotics, edge AI, and industrial automation by streamlining video workflows and expanding AI development options. The key feature of JetPack 7.2.1 is the introduction of foundational “agentic video skills,” which allow developers to connect high-level goals—such as optimizing for…

Key TakeawaysPeter Schiff says bitcoin is acting as gold’s inverse amid war and inflation fears.Gold traded near $4,378 an ounce on August 10, while BTC has slid below $64,000 once again.Schiff cites a 2026 gap of roughly 20 percentage points between gold and bitcoin returns. The ‘Anti-Gold’ Argument Schiff, the Euro Pacific Asset Management chief executive and longtime bitcoin critic, has spent the past week arguing that bitcoin is not merely failing to track gold’s rally, it is moving in the opposite direction. He recently wrote on X: Bitcoin is finally the uncorrelated asset you’ve hoped it would be. Even…

Joerg Hiller Aug 11, 2026 18:41 Google’s Gemini app surpasses 1 billion monthly users, cementing its position as the company’s fastest-growing product. Here’s how it’s reshaping AI-driven assistance. Google’s Gemini app has reached a staggering milestone, surpassing 1 billion monthly users as of August 2026. This achievement makes it the fastest-growing product in the company’s history, underscoring the rapid adoption of AI-driven personal assistance on a global scale. Launched as the successor to Google Assistant, the Gemini app integrates Google’s latest AI models into a comprehensive assistant experience. Its popularity is driven by…

Zach Anderson Aug 11, 2026 17:39 Glassnode’s Market Compass Composite hits 25/100 as macro gains strength, driven by dollar softness. Insights on ETF flows, volatility, and Bitcoin metrics. Glassnode’s latest Market Compass report highlights a notable uptick in its Composite score to 25/100, categorized as ‘Defensive’. This marks an improvement from 22 last month and 21 the week prior, reflecting modest but consistent gains in market conditions. The key driver? A softening U.S. dollar, which has helped stabilize risk assets, including Bitcoin. Macro conditions, the largest weight in the Composite, climbed from 13…

Latest findings show that 88% of enterprises say they will adopt stablecoin payments within twelve months, and that 42% already have. So the window where stablecoin settlement was a competitive advantage is closing fast.In fact, it’s becoming more of a baseline expectation from the people you do business with.Until recently, crypto payments for businesses were not taken seriously because there was no regulatory framework, and in most cases, you had to build your own infrastructure from scratch.But now, with the introduction of new regulations and new providers that handle the technical stack, it is easier than ever to plug a…