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Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have made an undisclosed investment in American Bitcoin Corp., a mining firm partly owned by US President Donald Trump’s sons Eric and Donald Jr. Speaking to Bloomberg, Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot said the…
Chainlink whales add 0.67% of supply in August — Is a LINK breakout on the way? [btcmanager]
Chainlink is gaining momentum as whale wallets quietly expand their holdings, adding more than 0.5% of the token’s supply in just over a week. Chainlink (LINK) was trading at $18.89 at press time, up 13% in the past 24 hours,…
Animoca forms joint venture with Standard Chartered, HKT for Hong Kong stablecoin license [btcmanager]
Animoca Brands has formed a joint venture with Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) and HKT to seek a stablecoin issuer license in Hong Kong. According to an Aug. 8 press release, the new entity, Anchorpoint Financial Limited, lodged its application…
Buying Bitcoin years ago wouldn’t have made you rich today, says trader [cointelegraph]

A crypto trader has said early Bitcoin investors very likely wouldn’t have the conviction to hold onto the cryptocurrency for over a decade through its sharp corrections.
Buying Bitcoin years ago wouldn’t have made you rich today, trader says [cointelegraph]

A crypto trader said early Bitcoin investors very likely wouldn’t have the conviction to hold onto the cryptocurrency for over a decade through its many sharp corrections.
Vitalik Buterin backs Ethereum treasury firms but warns of leverage risks [btcmanager]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has voiced support for public companies holding Ether as part of their treasuries, while cautioning against the dangers of excessive borrowing. Speaking in a Bankless podcast interview on Aug. 7, Buterin said that so-called Ethereum (ETH)…
Vitalik Buterin backs Ethereum treasury firms but warns of leverage risks [btcmanager]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has voiced support for public companies holding Ether as part of their treasuries, while cautioning against the dangers of excessive borrowing. Speaking in a Bankless podcast interview on Aug. 7, Buterin said that so-called Ethereum (ETH)…
Vitalik Buterin backs Ethereum treasury firms but warns of leverage risks [btcmanager]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has voiced support for public companies holding Ether as part of their treasuries, while cautioning against the dangers of excessive borrowing. Speaking in a Bankless podcast interview on Aug. 7, Buterin said that so-called Ethereum (ETH)…
GreedyBear scam group ramps up crypto theft to ‘industrial scale’ [cointelegraph]

A cybercrime group dubbed “GreedyBear” has stolen over $1 million in crypto using hundreds of fake wallet extensions, malware types and scam websites, Koi Security said.
Memecoin-tied trend of sex toys thrown at WNBA games sees 2 arrests [cointelegraph]

A memecoin group said it’s behind a recent trend of sex toys being thrown during WNBA games, which has seen two men arrested for allegedly taking part.