Bitcoin surged past $80,700 this week as the US Treasury’s doubling of its long-bond buyback programme reignited risk appetite and triggered more than $4 billion in short liquidations, while spot ETFs recorded their strongest six-session inflow of 2026.
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Bitcoin Tops $71,000 as Trump Endorses CLARITY Act at White House Crypto Event
Bitcoin surged more than 10% to $71,750 on August 20 after President Trump called on Congress to pass cryptocurrency legislation, triggering a record $2.7 billion short liquidation.
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Firmware Bug From 2021 Drained $140 Million from Coldcard Bitcoin Wallets
A 2021 firmware error in Coinkite’s Coldcard wallets made seed phrases predictable, letting hackers drain over $140 million in bitcoin in 41 minutes.
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Ionic Digital to List on Nasdaq July 28 at $2 Billion in Celsius Rebirth
Ionic Digital, born from Celsius Network’s bankruptcy, lists on Nasdaq on July 28 under IOND at a $2 billion valuation, backed by Oaktree, Citadel and Attestor.
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Japan Moves Bitcoin and 105 Other Cryptos Under Securities Law
Japan’s parliament passed amendments on July 15 reclassifying Bitcoin and over 105 cryptocurrencies as financial assets under securities law, opening the door to spot Bitcoin ETFs and a flat 20% tax rate.
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US crypto market structure bill stalls in Senate as August recess threatens passage
The CLARITY Act’s odds of Senate passage have fallen to 48% after ethics and law-enforcement talks collapsed, with only 31 session days left before the August recess.
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S&P 500 posts its best quarter since 2020 on the same day Bitcoin hits a yearly low
The S&P 500 gained 14.8% in Q2 2026, its strongest quarter since Q2 2020, as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index soared 87.8% — while Bitcoin fell to $58,631, its lowest point of 2026.
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Ethereum surges 10% on June 16 as Iran deal calm and G7 optimism lift crypto
Ethereum jumped 10% to $1,841 on June 16 as Iran deal calm and G7 optimism sparked a broad risk-on session in crypto and equities, with the Nasdaq rising 3%.
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Japan’s lower house cuts crypto gains tax from 55% to a flat 20%
Japan’s National Diet approved legislation on June 11 reclassifying digital assets as financial instruments under the FIEA, slashing the top crypto tax rate from 55% to a flat 20% effective 2028.
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Bitcoin ETFs shed record $2.4 billion in May as geopolitical risk-off bites
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust lost $2.04 billion across a nine-day late-May streak as US airstrikes near the Strait of Hormuz and an equity rotation into AI names drained crypto allocations.