Bitcoin held near the $78,000 area as geopolitical tension around the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent crude above $90, giving traders another macro-risk event to price across energy, inflation, and risk assets. The move followed a CENTCOM statement on the escalation, while oil markets reacted to the risk of disruption around one of the world’s…
Dan Loeb’s Third Point has disclosed an equity position in Core Scientific, adding another institutional name to the growing trade around Bitcoin miners moving deeper into AI infrastructure. The position appeared in Third Point’s Q2 13F filing, with the fund reporting 54,000 shares of Core Scientific. That is not the same as buying Bitcoin directly.…
Riga, Latvia, 31st August 2026, Chainwire Riga, Latvia, August 31st, 2026, Chainwire New releases add a faster integration path for partners, a trusted new payment method for US users, and expanded compliance coverage across the Paybis On/Off Ramp. Paybis, a global crypto infrastructure provider, today announced a wave of upgrades to its On/Off Ramp. The…
Washington, United States, 28th August 2026, Chainwire Washington, United States, August 28th, 2026, Chainwire As prediction-market volume hits record highs and regulators circle, identically worded midterm questions are trading several points apart depending on the venue. Predictions.io now tracks 9,700+ markets across Kalshi, Polymarket and Manifold in one place – with free fee and odds…
The speed of the move caught a heavily bearish market off guard. More than $4 billion in short crypto positions were liquidated, creating a powerful wave of forced buying as traders rushed to close losing bets. Bitcoin is sitting at $78,800, source: Brave New Coin This was not simply another leveraged crypto squeeze, however. Institutional…
VICTORIA, Seychelles, 20th August 2026, Chainwire VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 20th, 2026, Chainwire Global crypto exchange BYDFi is participating as a Gold Sponsor at Coinfest Asia 2026, taking place August 20-21 at Melasti Beach in Bali. Positioned as “The World’s Crypto Festival Built for Institutions, Builders & Traders,” the event brings together participants across digital assets,…
By late trading, Bitcoin was changing hands around $69,200, up approximately 7% over 24 hours after starting the session near $64,000. Hyperliquid’s HYPE token jumped 11% following Trump’s comments, while roughly $1.4 billion in bearish crypto positions were liquidated within four hours. Bitcoin is up 7% overnight, Source: Brave New Coin The immediate takeaway is…
Milton, Georgia, 11th August 2026, Chainwire Milton, Georgia, August 11th, 2026, Chainwire Businesses are increasingly looking for ways to offer more payment options without adding operational complexity. ForumPay, a crypto payment infrastructure company, enables merchants to accept crypto payments across online, in-store, and in-app channels, with instant conversion and next-day settlement. ForumPay has recently announced…
Chicago, USA, 7th August 2026, Chainwire Chicago, USA, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire CAMS-certified compliance leader to strengthen the money services business’s BSA/AML, sanctions, and virtual-asset compliance program across its digital asset and payments platform. Crypto Dispensers, a U.S.-based, FinCEN-registered money services business (MSB) operated by Virtual Assets, Inc., today announced the appointment of Mohamed Abdel…
Hong Kong, China, August 6th, 2026, Chainwire Mixin Safe, a multisignature self-custody product developed by Mixin, enables users to manage their Owner Key with a hardware wallet and combines MPC and timelock mechanisms in a layered security architecture. Mixin highlighted how the recently disclosed COLDCARD random number generation issue has renewed industry attention on the…