BIP-110 dies with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
BIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No.
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Australia orders Cryptolink Bitcoin ATMs offline over ‘basic reporting’ failures
Australia’s financial watchdog has suspended Cryptolink’s registration for three months, adding to a crackdown that previously saw the Bitcoin ATM operator fined $56,340.
Crypto’s first quantum attack will look like unexplained breach: Quantus founder
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Bitcoin 'Anti-Spam' Fork Sputters to a Halt After Mining Just Two Blocks
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Is Clarity's delay a blessing in disguise?: State of Crypto
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Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold
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BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens
The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.
BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds
Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.
Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops
A new, minority chain created when BIP-110 supporters split from Bitcoin on Saturday has produced just two blocks roughly eight hours after going live, with no sign that any miner intends to keep it moving.
Humanoids are as much a compute story as a robotics one
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Standard Motor Products earnings missed by $0.03, revenue fell short of estimates
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Bitcoin hits block 961,632 as the controversial BIP-110 soft fork attempt begins
Bitcoin has reached block 961,632, triggering the long-awaited mandatory signaling period for BIP-110, a controversial proposal designed to temporarily curb non-financial data from being embedded on the network.
Nvidia’s valuation is lowest in 10 years despite mind-blowing AI demand, BofA say
While AI skeptics have pointed to eye-popping valuations as a reason to run, Arya said the industry is only at the "midpoint" of a decade-long transformation, and it's being led by Nvidia (NVDA) and Broadcom (AVGO).
Among Perp DEX’s LIT and ASTER Lagging Compared to HYPE
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Bitcoin Red Team Says AI Is Finding Critical Exploits Across Core Projects
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs post best week since April with $1B inflows
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