(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskTrump Media pulls back from crypto, scraps Crypto.com's CRO token treasury dealThe Truth Social parent company is refocusing on media and its pending merger with a fusion energy firm, as the digital asset treasury boom has lost its steam. (opens original source in a new tab)Krisztian Sandor·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskU.S. widens Iran crypto crackdown with sanctions on two exchangesThe Treasury's OFAC targeted Shelbit and Aban Tether as Washington continues its effort to cut Tehran's access to crypto and foreign currency. (opens original source in a new tab)Krisztian Sandor·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskBitMEX sale collapsed as buyers balked at founder ownership and shrinking businessPotential buyers, including Exodus, passed on BitMEX amid concerns over founder ownership and its shrinking business, according to a source familiar. (opens original source in a new tab)Will Canny·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskBybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5 billion hack, secures asset freezeThe exchange has secured a preliminary injunction freezing stolen assets. (opens original source in a new tab)Ian Allison·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskOKX's Rafique doubts Clarity Act will pass, warns optimism is already priced into bitcoinThe OKX executive says Democrats have little incentive to hand Republicans a crypto victory before the midterms. (opens original source in a new tab)Will Canny·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskHow a five-second trick let traders drain millions from PolymarketAfter months of public warnings from onchain analysts, the prediction market is moving to time-weighted prices to make artificial price pushes too costly. (opens original source in a new tab)Olivier Acuna·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskA part of FTX survived, and it’s the case for the CLARITY ActWhen FTX collapsed, the parts of it bound by law survived. Mainstream finance is now converging with digital assets, and the law built to protect it the same way is the one the Senate did not pass this week, argues Bullish's Randi Abernethy. (opens original source in a new tab)Randi Abernethy·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskAfter a Clarity Act funeral, the crypto world would keep turningWith the U.S. crypto bill missing a crucial window before the Senate hangs its closed-for-summer sign, the alternatives are getting more attention. (opens original source in a new tab)Jesse Hamilton·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskWhy Bitcoin's BIP-110 refuses to die despite near-zero miner supportBIP-110 has attracted only a sliver of miner support, yet its user-activated design means the proposal continues toward its activation date and (most likely) beyond. (opens original source in a new tab)Jamie Crawley·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskBitcoin’s volatility has nearly disappeared. The risk hasn’t.Your day-ahead look for Aug. 7, 2026 (opens original source in a new tab)Francisco Rodrigues·7 August 2026
(opens original source in a new tab)CoinDeskBitcoin hovers below $65,000 as Middle East tensions escalate furtherBrent crude has meanwhile moved to over $83 a barrel after Yemen’s Iran-linked Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia, further escalating tensions in the Middle East. (opens original source in a new tab)Francisco Rodrigues·7 August 2026
