A 16-year agreement secures 121 megawatts of AI computing capacity in Norway, highlighting how crypto mining companies continue to pursue new revenue streams beyond Bitcoin. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitdeer-ai-data-center-lease-norway?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: August 2026
At least 15 attackers exploited Coldcard vulnerability: Galaxy
Galaxy said that at least 15 different attackers have exploited the Coldcard vulnerability, which may have been avoided with just $2 worth of AI hardening, according to Dragonfly’s managing partner. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/15-attackers-exploited-coldcard-vulnerability-galaxy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Sorry everyone, Bitcoin is headed down to $43,500: Michael Terpin
Transform Ventures founder Michael Terpin says Bitcoin could have another 30% downside from its current price before he is confident the market has reached a bottom. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/bitcoin-to-go-down-into-the-40s-before-next-bull-run-michael-terpin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Texas electric grid moratorium won’t have big impact on BTC miners: Bernstein
Monday’s announcement that Texas Governor Greg Abbott set a moratorium on approval of ERCOT-linked data centers pending an audit won’t impact miners’ approved electricity contracts. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/texas-electric-grid-moratorim-btc-miners-bernstein?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Tether Gold reserves rise 9.5% as gold posts worst quarter in 13 years
XAUt added to its bullion backing during gold’s worst quarter since 2013, as tokenized commodity holder counts continued to rise. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-gold-rise-q2-sharpest-quarterly-gold-correction?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Italy’s biggest bank triples staked Ether ETF holdings while cutting IBIT shares
Italy’s largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo increased its staked Ether ETF position to $7.1 million while reducing its holdings in two spot Bitcoin ETFs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/intesa-sanpaolo-bank-staked-ether-etf-ibit-shares?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Jim Cramer plans to sell his Bitcoin over quantum fears as BTC rises 1.6%
The CNBC personality said he’ll sell his Bitcoin holdings due to fears about quantum computing, as some cryptocurrency investors celebrated, referencing the popular “inverse Cramer” meme. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/jim-cramer-sell-bitcoin-quantum-fears-btc-rises?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Former FBI supervisor admits guilt in $1M crypto theft
A former FBI supervisory agent pleaded guilty to stealing about $1 million worth of digital assets from an adversarial country and forfeited about $925,000 in funds to government-controlled wallets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-fbi-supervisor-charged-1m-crypto-theft?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Strategy’s STRC retakes $90 after 24% rebound from June closing low
The preferred shares have recovered nearly 24% from their June closing low as Strategy builds its cash reserve and repurchases STRC. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/strategy-strc-stock-above-90-june-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
US yen intervention puts Bitcoin, risk assets on notice for liquidity flux
The first US-Japan joint yen intervention in 28 years came amid record bond yields and worries about the yen carry trade. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/us-yen-intervention-puts-bitcoin-risk-assets-on-notice-for-liquidity-flux?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound