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Canadian digital asset management firm 3iQ Corp. announced on August 4 that it would be responsible for managing the 10,000-Bitcoin reserve committed to the construction of Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) project. 3iQ will also invest in local talent and establish a long-term physical presence in Gelephu. 3iQ Takes Over Management of GMC’s Bitcoin Reserve: 10,000 BTC According to the August 4, 2026, statement, 3iQ Corp.’s commitments to GMC cover three areas: managing the 10,000-Bitcoin

Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced on August 4 that it will implement the crypto asset Travel Rule in stages. The first phase is expected to take effect in October 2026 and apply to crypto asset transfers between domestic VASPs. For a single transfer exceeding NT$30k, individuals must additionally provide their date of birth and residential address, while legal entities must provide their official identification number and registered address. FSC Amendments: Basic Informat

Disney reports fiscal third-quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday, with analyst consensus expecting earnings per share of $1.86 and revenue of $25.40 billion. Investors will focus on updates to the company's streaming and theme parks businesses, as well as CEO Josh D'Amaro's growth

According to Bitcoin Magazine, BIP-110 is about to enter its critical activation phase: on August 9, corresponding to block height 961,632, it will enter the mandatory signaling phase; at the end of August, it will lock in at block 963,648; and in early September, it will activate the new transaction rules at block 965,664. BIP-110 uses a 55% signaling threshold, and the restrictions will be enforced for 52,416 blocks. BIP-110 Soft Fork Activation Schedule The three key milestones for the BIP-11

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, identified as the architect behind the first joint US-Japan yen intervention in 15 years, is driving a 'Bretton Woods 2.0' era according to a prominent economist. James Sohn, Chief Investment Strategist at Wellington-Altus and holder of a PhD in economics,

Outgoing SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, nicknamed the “Mother of Crypto,” said on August 4 during CoinDesk’s “Policy Agreement” program that she remained optimistic about the passage of the CLARITY Act. Peirce explained that if the bill passes, the SEC will have substantial rulemaking work to do; if it does not pass, the SEC can still take other actions. Hester Peirce’s Specific Position: Direct Quotes and Jurisdictional Explanation According to CoinDesk’s “Policy Agreement” program, Peirce sta

Uppsala Security joined the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) as an Affiliate Member on the 5th, becoming the first blockchain intelligence company to join the nonprofit cybersecurity collaboration organization. The company announced the membership to enable sharing of on-chain threat intelligence

The Solana community is advancing two governance proposals (SIMD-0553 and SIMD-0550), bundled and submitted through SGP-0003, to tighten SOL’s token supply through two paths—“increasing burns” and “reducing issuance”; SIMD-0553 proposes introducing a fee mechanism that would increase daily burns from approximately 650 SOL to 7,500–9,000 SOL, an increase of approximately 14 times. SIMD-0553 Resource Consumption-Based Fee Proposal According to the proposal, SIMD-0553 introduces a fee mechanism bas

On August 5, Pi Network (PI) is trading at around $0.08295, up approximately 1% over the past 24 hours but still down 30% over the past month. The Pi Core Team announced that it has begun deploying Stellar Protocol 26 on the Pi Network mainnet. Node operators must complete the update before the August 11 deadline. Operators who miss the deadline will lose their connection to the mainnet until the software update is completed. Pi Network Stellar Protocol 26 Upgrade On July 29, 2026, the Pi Core T

Palantir (PLTR) stock rose 15% in after-hours trading following the release of its Q2 2026 earnings report. In its latest research report, Goldman Sachs raised Palantir’s 12-month price target from $183 to $204 based on a 60x forward free cash flow (FCF) valuation multiple, while maintaining a Neutral rating. Key Palantir Q2 2026 Performance Data According to Palantir’s Q2 2026 earnings report, overall revenue increased 93% year over year. U.S. commercial revenue increased 150% year over year, c

Patrick Yaroch, an FBI agent with the agency’s Counterintelligence and Espionage Section, was accused of abusing his position to access government systems and obtain the seed phrases and key passphrases for cryptocurrency accounts belonging to foreign adversaries under FBI surveillance. The indictment alleges that Yaroch carried out nearly $1 million in unauthorized cryptocurrency transactions. Investigators discovered that he repeatedly asked ChatGPT in May how to obtain residency in the Europe

S&P Global reported Japan's July services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) final reading at 51.2, falling short of the preliminary estimate of 51.9. The services sector extended its expansion for a second consecutive month, though the pace slowed from June's 52.2 as new order growth decelerated

Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid stated that achieving the Fed's inflation target requires tighter monetary policy, speaking at the Federal Reserve's annual agricultural economics event in Omaha on local time 4일. Schmid assessed that current monetary policy is not sufficiently re

Richmond Federal Reserve economist John Otrakun released a report on August 4 (local time) highlighting persistent inflation concerns among US businesses and households despite June moderation in Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE). The report cites elevated

OpenAsset, a Korean digital asset financial company, signed a memorandum of understanding with global digital asset platform Crypto.com on the 5th to explore building digital asset payment infrastructure. The partnership focuses on examining the feasibility of connecting Crypto.com Pay with

Zhibao Technology (NASDAQ: ZBAO), a Chinese insurtech company listed on Nasdaq, signed a PIPE (private investment in public equity) agreement on July 31, planning to raise a total of $154.7 million. The investment will be paid in 2,380 BTC, valued based on the Bitcoin price on July 30. Key information—including independent proof of the Bitcoin contribution, the identities of the individual investors, and the custodial institution—has not been disclosed. Core Terms of the PIPE Agreement: $0.35 Pe

Top-performing investors at Mirae Asset Securities net-bought Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics during morning trading, according to data compiled by the brokerage. The buying activity among investors in the top 1% by recent one-month returns occurred as semiconductor