Month: August 2026

Prominent angel investor and early Uber backer Jason Calacanis has once again taken aim at Bitcoin, saying he would rather invest in projects building real products. Calacanis wrote that if $BTC were owned by his brother, he would recommend selling half of it and reallocating the proceeds into “productive projects” such as Solana and Bittensor

NEXT has shipped v5.9.2 of the NeoLine Chrome extension wallet, adding signing-transparency features that show users key details of a transaction before it is confirmed. Changes impacting the Neo X-side of the user experience include: Permit request details, including spender address, approved amount, and expiry date, are now displayed before the user confirms. Estimated balance

BNY has tapped crypto financial services firm Galaxy (GLXY) to add staking capabilities to its digital asset custody platform, the companies announced Tuesday. The new service will allow institutional clients to stake digital assets held in custody through BNY’s platform, pending regulatory approval. Galaxy will provide the staking infrastructure while also serving as a design

Joint currency interventions in the yen by Japan and the US could ultimately benefit Bitcoin ($BTC) and risk assets. Key points: The first joint intervention in the yen between Japan and the US since the late 1990s could set a precedent for future moves. A liquidity crisis tied to the yen carry trade poses questions

Jupiter Sees 360% Jump in Off-Hours Tokenized Stock Trading Tokenized stocks are moving from a blockchain experiment toward a broader trading market, with the number of addresses holding onchain equities approaching 1 million. The count stood at a record 759,000 in late July, up 92% over 30 days and 522% since the start of 2026,

BlackRock tokenized money market funds are no longer just a U.S. story. The world’s largest asset manager has launched tokenized share classes for select European money market funds within its $311 billion Institutional Cash Series (ICS) platform.

NeoPod will host an AMA with Alex Scoresby, founder of Pixudi, on Aug. 5 at 1:00 p.m. (UTC) in the NeoPod Discord server. The conversation is expected to cover Scoresby’s background, his vision for Pixudi, and upcoming plans. Scoresby has been building games on Neo since 2023 and has participated in Centre Point events, placing

U.S. real estate investment firm Cardone Capital has announced the purchase of 350 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $22.3 million. The acquisition marks one of the latest moves by a traditional financial firm to add cryptocurrency to its corporate treasury. Cardone Capital’s Bitcoin Purchase: Details and Context The purchase was confirmed by the company, though specific

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added more crypto-related stocks to its portfolio on August 3 as the U.S. Senate is getting ready to take another major step towards the CLARITY Act. The firm bought more holdings in Coinbase Global and Circle Internet Group via a slew of exchange-traded funds.

Strategy’s variable-rate preferred stock, STRC, closed above $90 for the first time in seven weeks, extending its recovery from a June selloff that raised concerns about the Bitcoin treasury company’s financial resilience. STRC closed at $92.32 on Monday, up 3.2% from Friday’s $89.46 close, according to Yahoo Finance data. It was the first close above

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