Anthropic Strikes $9B Compute Deal with Bitcoin Miner Riot: Report

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Hormuz Nerves Cost Bitcoin $65,000 Mark Despite Solid Institutional Flows

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below $64,500 after Monday’s Wall Street open as markets digested more US-Iran uncertainty. Key points: Bitcoin joins US stocks in selling off amid uncertainty over whether the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. The Japanese yen commands attention as it slides back toward historic … Read more

Brazil Adds Crypto Transfer Holds for Fraud Prevention

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Latest NewsPublishedAug 9, 2026 The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review. Brazil’s central bank will require virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to place precautionary holds of up to 24 … Read more

BTCPay Server Rotates Credentials After Lightning Exploit

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: BTCPay Server has temporarily restricted public remote connections to Lightning Network nodes running Lightning Network Daemon (LND) software after attackers exploited a critical vulnerability to obtain credentials and move funds.  BTCPay said the restriction prevents external wallets such as Zeus from connecting through a BTCPay Server … Read more

BIP-110 Begins Mandatory Signaling on Bitcoin

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 110 entered its mandatory-signaling phase at block 961,632 on Saturday, with miners signaling support in just 51 of the preceding 2,016 blocks, or 2.53%, well below the 55% threshold required for early activation, according to the BIP-110 monitor. Starting at block 961,632, nodes … Read more

Local Stablecoins Could Become Gateways to Digital Dollars: IMF

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Domestic-currency stablecoins intended to curb reliance on dollar-backed tokens could instead make it easier for users to move funds into digital dollars, according to a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official. On Friday, IMF First Deputy Managing Director Dan Katz said that once local and dollar … Read more