# Bitcoin Almanack Bitcoin news, education, reviews, and live data — all bitcoin, all the time. Page: Feed: --- ## [Standard Chartered Executes 24X’s First Spot Bitcoin Trade](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/standard-chartered-24x-first-bitcoin-trade-sep-1/) _2026-09-01 · Marisol Vega_ Standard Chartered and Cumberland DRW completed 24X’s first spot Bitcoin trade. What the transaction confirms about institutional Bitcoin infrastructure. ## [Core Lightning Vulnerability: Node Operators Urged to Update to 26.06.7](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/core-lightning-26-06-7-security-update-sep-1/) _2026-09-01 · Derek Chu_ Core Lightning 26.06.7 fixes confirmed security vulnerabilities. What node operators should do now and why full patch details remain temporarily private. ## [Strategy Buys 4,603 Bitcoin: What the Confirmed Purchase Changes](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/strategy-buys-4603-bitcoin-aug-31/) _2026-09-01_ Strategy disclosed a 4,603 BTC purchase for $369.7 million. What the filing confirms, how it differs from ETF flows, and what investors should watch next. ## [Bitcoin ETF Outflows: What the Latest Reversal Means](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-etf-outflows-aug-28-demand-test/) _2026-08-31_ Bitcoin ETF outflows reached $201.8 million on August 28. See the fund breakdown, Fidelity’s zero and what the rolling totals say about demand. ## [Michael Saylor Signals a Return: Is Strategy Buying Bitcoin Again?](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/saylor-strategy-bitcoin-buying-aug-30/) _2026-08-31_ Michael Saylor’s latest post raises expectations of a Strategy Bitcoin purchase. What the filings confirm, and the financing details to watch next. ## [Bitcoin Week Ahead: Jobs Report, Fed Rates and ETF Flows](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-week-ahead-etf-outflow-jobs-aug-31/) _2026-08-30_ Bitcoin week ahead: the September 4 jobs report, Fed-rate expectations, ETF flows and Strategy’s possible purchase. Key dates and scenarios to watch. ## [Trump Once Hated Bitcoin. Does He Believe in It Now—or Its Voters?](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/opinion/trump-bitcoin-courtship-aug-29/) _2026-08-30_ Opinion: Trump reversed his Bitcoin opposition and delivered friendlier crypto policy. Jason Viscosi asks whether it is conviction, constituency—or both. ## [John McAfee Was Crypto's Miami Vice—and Its Warning Label](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/opinion/john-mcafee-bitcoin-legacy-aug-28/) _2026-08-28_ Opinion: John McAfee embodied crypto's radical freedom, theatrical excess and dangerous incentives. Jason Viscosi examines what his legacy means now. ## [Bitcoin Overnight: BTC Holds Near $80,000 Before Jackson Hole](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-overnight-80000-jackson-hole-aug-28/) _2026-08-28_ Bitcoin holds near $80,000 after nine straight ETF inflow sessions. Here are the BTC levels and Jackson Hole risks to watch into the weekend. ## [Bitcoin Won Wall Street. Now It Has to Survive Winning.](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/opinion/bitcoin-won-wall-street-survive-winning-aug-26/) _2026-08-26_ Opinion: Bitcoin ETFs expanded access, but price exposure is not sovereignty. Jason Viscosi argues adoption must preserve self-custody and open infrastructure. ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0s6TDAuDCFzE) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [Bitcoin Overnight: BTC Tests $80,000 Before PCE and GDP](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-overnight-80k-pce-aug-26/) _2026-08-26_ Bitcoin tested $80,000 as six sessions of ETF inflows met an 8:30 a.m. PCE and GDP risk event. Here are the BTC levels to watch. ## [Why Is Bitcoin Up Today? BTC Nears $74,000 as Trump Fuels CLARITY and Reserve Bets](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-nears-74000-trump-clarity-reserve-rumors-aug-20/) _2026-08-21_ Bitcoin neared $74,000 after Trump's CLARITY Act push. We separate the confirmed Senate action and ETF demand from reserve and node rumors. ## [Michael Saylor and Phong Le: Brilliant Madmen or Financial Engineers?](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/opinion/saylor-phong-le-brilliant-madmen-financial-engineers-aug-20/) _2026-08-21_ Opinion: Michael Saylor supplies Strategy's Bitcoin vision while CEO Phong Le engineers the capital machine. Is it genius, madness—or both? ## [Why Is Bitcoin Up Today? Treasury Debt Buybacks Send BTC Above $68,000](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/why-is-bitcoin-up-today-treasury-buybacks-aug-19/) _2026-08-19_ Bitcoin jumped more than 5% above $68,000 after the U.S. Treasury doubled planned long-term debt buybacks. Here’s what happened — and why it is not QE. ## [The Hacker Who Tried to Break Bitcoin — and Couldn't](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/hacker-tried-to-break-bitcoin-dan-kaminsky/) _2026-08-18_ Dan Kaminsky spent months trying to break Bitcoin. Nine attack ideas later, the legendary security researcher reached a very different conclusion. ## [White House Bitcoin Meeting Comes as Congress Stalls](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/white-house-bitcoin-meeting-congress-stalls-aug-18/) _2026-08-18_ A White House crypto meeting comes as Congress stalls on the CLARITY Act, leaving the SEC and CFTC to shape rules that directly affect Bitcoin. ## [Bitcoin Overnight: BTC Holds $64K as Iran Tensions Return — What to Watch Today](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-overnight-btc-holds-64k-iran-tensions-aug-18/) _2026-08-18_ Bitcoin held near $64,000 overnight as Iran tensions pushed oil and Treasury yields higher. Here's what moved BTC and what to watch today. ## [Strategy Raises $334 Million — and Buys Zero Bitcoin](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/strategy-raises-334-million-buys-zero-bitcoin-aug-17/) _2026-08-18_ Strategy raised $333.7 million through MSTR stock sales but bought no Bitcoin. Its 840,447 BTC holdings stayed unchanged as cash reserves climbed to $4.8B. ## [Goldman Sachs Buys Bitcoin ETF Manager NEOS for $2.25 Billion](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/goldman-sachs-neos-bitcoin-etf-acquisition-aug-17/) _2026-08-17_ Goldman Sachs is acquiring NEOS Investments and its $1.1B covered-call bitcoin ETF, BTCI, for up to $2.25 billion — buying distribution, not a fresh bitcoin bet. ## [Is Bitcoin in the "Depression" Stage? Grok Says Yes — Here's the Data](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/opinion/bitcoin-depression-stage-grok-aug-16/) _2026-08-16_ Grok says bitcoin is in the Wall Street Cheat Sheet's 'Depression' stage. We check that claim against our own price, Fear & Greed, and on-chain data — and against what the framework actually says. ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q6CUfA18AviQ) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Riot Platforms Signs $9.1 Billion, 20-Year AI Compute Deal With Anthropic](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/riot-platforms-anthropic-compute-deal-aug-16/) _2026-08-16_ Riot Platforms will lease 191 megawatts of power at its Rockdale, Texas campus to Anthropic in a 20-year deal worth up to $9.1 billion — the bitcoin miner's biggest step yet into AI infrastructure. ## [Bitcoin Price Prediction This Week: The Monday High Short](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-price-prediction-this-week-aug-16/) _2026-08-16_ Bitcoin's weekly chart shows a repeating pattern: shorting Monday's high has caught a 2.5%+ drop nearly every time. What the setup looks like, and why it works. ## [World Gold Council CEO Says Bitcoin Is Going to Zero](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/world-gold-council-bitcoin-zero-aug-16/) _2026-08-16_ David Tait, CEO of the World Gold Council, says bitcoin is going to zero on pure instinct. Bitcoin holds roughly $76B in ETF assets and is up 40% this year. ## [Trump to Meet Crypto Industry Leaders at White House on August 19](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/trump-white-house-crypto-meeting-aug-19/) _2026-08-16_ President Trump is expected to meet with crypto industry leaders at the White House on Wednesday, August 19 — here's what's confirmed and what to watch. ## [Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Funds Hold Over $763M in BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/abu-dhabi-sovereign-wealth-blackrock-etf-aug-16/) _2026-08-16_ Mubadala and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council together disclosed more than $763 million in BlackRock's IBIT, per the latest 13F filings. ## [Blockstream's SHRINCS Shrinks Bitcoin's Post-Quantum Backup Signature](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/shrincs-post-quantum-signatures-aug-16/) _2026-08-16_ Blockstream Research swept nearly 26,000 parameter sets to shrink Bitcoin's proposed post-quantum fallback signature by 25% — here's what SHRINCS is and why it matters. ## [Paul Tudor Jones Increases BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Stake](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/tudor-jones-blackrock-bitcoin-etf-stake-aug-16/) _2026-08-16_ Tudor Investment Corporation and Edelman Financial both disclosed larger IBIT positions in their latest 13F filings — $22.9 million and $34 million respectively. ## [Apple Lifts iOS Ban on In-App Bitcoin and Crypto Payments](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/apple-lifts-ios-crypto-payment-restrictions-aug-16/) _2026-08-16_ Apple has removed its long-standing App Store restriction on in-app bitcoin and crypto payments, opening iOS apps to direct on-chain transactions for the first time. ## [Why Institutions Keep Increasing Their Strategy Stakes](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/strategy-institutional-buying-aug-15/) _2026-08-15_ Susquehanna, Invesco, Wells Fargo, and Norway's pension fund all increased Strategy (MSTR) stakes last quarter, per 13F filings. What the increases do and don't signal. ## [Why Is Bitcoin Down Today? ETF Outflows, NUPL Signal](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/why-is-bitcoin-down-today-aug-15/) _2026-08-15_ Bitcoin is near $63,000, down about 1% today as ETF buying reverses and Strategy keeps selling. NUPL just turned negative — a signal tied to past bottoms. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/he5Vo4Gbyjx1) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [MSCI Tried to Push Strategy Out of Its Indexes. It's Trying Again.](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/opinion/msci-index-exclusion-round-two-aug-15/) _2026-08-15_ Opinion: MSCI shelved its plan to exclude Strategy from major indexes in January. A new screening rule reaches Strategy, Metaplanet, and Yellow Cake anyway. ## [Bitcoin Overnight: Flat Close, a Miner Hashrate Cut, $103K Fee Mistake](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-overnight-asia-wrap-aug-14/) _2026-08-14_ Bitcoin closed Thursday flat at $63,402 as public miners cut hashrate 13.4% toward AI hosting, Metaplanet denied a bitcoin sale, and one transaction paid $103,000 in fees for nothing. ## [Bitcoin Market Today: Stuck at $63,500 as ETF Buying Reverses](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-market-wrap-aug-13/) _2026-08-14_ Bitcoin is trading around $63,500, down off last week's $65,416 high, as spot ETFs return to selling and the market awaits the Fed's September 16 decision and a CLARITY Act vote. ## [S&P 500 Tops 7,800 for the First Time. Bitcoin Isn't Following.](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/sp500-bitcoin-correlation-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ The S&P 500 traded above 7,800 for the first time in history this week, but bitcoin hasn't kept pace — a reversal from earlier in 2026, when the two markets moved in near lockstep. ## [Trezor's Shipping Partner ShipMonk Breached, Exposing Customer Data](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/shipmonk-trezor-breach-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ ShipMonk, the fulfillment company Trezor uses to ship hardware wallets, was breached, exposing customer shipping data. What was exposed, why it matters for hardware wallet buyers, and what to do about it. ## [UBS Increases Bitcoin ETF Holdings 230% as $7 Trillion Manager Adds Exposure](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/ubs-bitcoin-etf-increase-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ UBS, which manages roughly $7 trillion in assets, increased its spot bitcoin ETF holdings by 230% in its latest disclosed filing, one of the largest reported jumps in exposure among global wealth managers. ## [Bitcoin Stalls Below $65K Despite In-Line CPI Print](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-cpi-resistance-stall-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ July's CPI report came in at 3.4%, matching expectations, but bitcoin still couldn't clear $65,000, trading around $63,500 to $63,600. Why an in-line inflation print didn't translate into a breakout. ## [Short-Term Holder Supply Hits Record Low — a Pattern Seen at Past Cycle Bottoms](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-sth-lth-cycle-signal-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ Bitcoin's short-term holder supply has dropped to one of its lowest levels on record while long-term holder profitability turns negative, a combination Glassnode data ties to prior cycle bottoms rather than mid-downtrends. ## [Metaplanet CEO Denies Bitcoin Sale After $322M Custody Transfer](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/metaplanet-custody-move-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ Metaplanet moved 5,014 BTC (about $322M) between custodial addresses over 24 hours, triggering sell-off speculation. CEO Simon Gerovich calls it a routine custody operation. ## [Congress Couldn't Pass a Crypto Law. So Regulators Wrote One Anyway.](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/opinion/regulators-fill-clarity-vacuum-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ Opinion: with the CLARITY Act stalled until September, the SEC and CFTC keep filling the vacuum with rules of their own. That's a relief for the industry today, and a risk for it tomorrow. ## [SEC to Vote Friday on Crypto Fundraising Rules as Congress Stalls](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/sec-crypto-fundraising-vote-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ The SEC has scheduled an August 14 open meeting to weigh a proposal easing securities registration for crypto companies raising capital, moving ahead of Congress while the CLARITY Act sits stalled until September. ## [Bitcoin Whale Reserves Hit 3.06 Million BTC as Long-Term Holders Accumulate](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-whale-accumulation-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ Whale-held bitcoin reserves outside exchanges and mining pools climbed to roughly 3.06 million BTC, per CryptoQuant, with long-term holders recording their strongest accumulation in more than six years. ## [Bitcoin Hashprice Sits Near Breakeven as Difficulty Grinds Higher](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-mining-hashprice-squeeze-aug-13/) _2026-08-13_ Bitcoin's hashprice is hovering around $31.73 per petahash per day — near or below breakeven for many miners — even as network difficulty rose again on August 8. Forward markets price little relief through year-end. ## [The CLARITY Act Keeps Slipping. Congress Is Spending Bitcoin's Best Window.](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/opinion/clarity-act-delay-aug-12/) _2026-08-12_ Opinion: The Senate has pushed a CLARITY Act floor vote to September, its latest delay of 2026. Every month without a federal rulebook is a month ceded to whichever jurisdiction writes one first. ## [Stripe's $53 Billion PayPal Bid Could Reshape Bitcoin's Payment Rails](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/stripe-paypal-bid-bitcoin-adoption-aug-12/) _2026-08-12_ Stripe and Advent International have reportedly offered $53 billion for PayPal, a deal that would combine PayPal's consumer crypto products with Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure across hundreds of millions of accounts. ## [Bitcoin's On-Chain Activity Hits a 2026 High as Coldcard Fallout Widens](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-onchain-activity-2026-high-aug-12/) _2026-08-12_ Roughly 890,000 BTC moved on-chain over the past week — the highest active supply reading of 2026 — as the Coldcard hardware wallet attack pushes users to rotate custody setups en masse. ## [What's Next for Bitcoin: CPI Prints, Jackson Hole, and Bitcoin Asia](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bitcoin-week-ahead-aug-11/) _2026-08-11_ Bitcoin is holding near $64,000 ahead of two key US inflation reports this week, with Fed Governor Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech and a run of major conferences shaping the calendar through late August. ## [BIP-110 Signaling Window Opens With Almost No Miner Support](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/bip-110-signaling-window-aug-11/) _2026-08-11_ The proposed one-year soft fork to restrict Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens, and Runes from bitcoin transactions has entered its mandatory signaling window with little pool support, and Michael Saylor has called it a bad idea. ## [Strategy Sells $108.6M in Bitcoin to Buy Back STRC Preferred Stock](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/strategy-btc-sale-strc-buyback-aug-11/) _2026-08-11_ Strategy sold 1,690 BTC for $108.6 million to repurchase STRC preferred stock, pushing its 2026 bitcoin sales to $432 million as its buying pause stretches to seven weeks. ## [This Week in Bitcoin: ETF Inflows Return, Coldcard Fallout Widens, and Miners Pivot to AI](https://bitcoinalmanack.com/news/week-in-bitcoin-aug-9/) _2026-08-09_ A week-in-review: bitcoin ETF flows turned positive, a weak jobs report fueled a rally to $65,300, and bitcoin miners kept leaning harder into AI hosting deals.