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We Are So Back! Bitcoin’s 23% Rally on US Debt Policy: Hodler’s Digest
📅 Aug 24, 2026 · 03:26 Tehran
## Bitcoin suddenly surges: Is the bear market over? Confidence has returned to crypto markets after Bitcoin saw a sudden rally to gain more than 23% this week to trade around $77,559 at the time of writing. The price briefly topped $79,000 on Friday. Charting platform Barchart highlighted on Thursday that Bitcoin’s (BTC) price had crossed above its 200-day moving average for the first time since November 2025 .
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Coldcard Security Upgrade Strengthens Seed Phrase Generation
Coldcard Security Upgrade Strengthens Seed Phrase Generation
Coinkite released a new security upgrade to strengthen seed phrase generation by requiring user-supplied entropy mixed with improved device randomness.
Coinkite announced firmware 5.6.1 for Coldcard Mk4 and Mk5 devices and 1.5.1Q for the Coldcard Q in a Thursday blog post .
The release requires newly generated seeds to include user-supplied entropy through at least 65 keypresses with unpredictable timing, 50 rolls of a six-sided die or 128 coin flips.

Binance Opens the Door to AI Agents That Can Trade Crypto for You
Binance is letting AI agents trade on its platform, launching a developer system on Wednesday that connects tools like ChatGPT and Claude directly to the exchange's markets, wallets and trading functions.
The world's largest crypto exchange unveiled Binance Agent OS, a platform bundling its APIs, an agent-focused wallet hub, its x402 payment layer and a skills marketplace under one roof.

Fake Crypto AML Checkers Are Trying to Drain Users' Wallets
Scammers are targeting crypto holders with fake anti-money laundering services designed to trick users into approving transactions that could put their digital assets at risk, cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes warned.
In a report published Wednesday, Malwarebytes said the sites impersonate services that check whether crypto wallets have interacted with stolen or illicit funds. Some mimic the legitimate service AMLBot, while others use generic names such as “AML Check.”

The bitcoin futures market looks like a crowded club with a tiny exit – and it could cause pain
The bitcoin futures market looks like a crowded club with a tiny exit – and it could cause pain
• BTC’s futures open interest stands at roughly $48 billion as of this writing.
• At the same time, trading volume tallies just $25 billion.
• The mismatch between the two suggests the “exit door” for traders is narrowing and could breed volatility.
The crypto futures market is increasingly looking like a crowded public club with a tiny exit door, setting the stage for a potential liquidity trap and wild price swings.

U. S. SEC to again delay 'innovation exemption' for tokenization amid Wall Street, White House concerns
U. S. SEC to again delay 'innovation exemption' for tokenization amid Wall Street, White House concerns
• The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again delayed its planned “innovation exemption” for tokenized securities amid concerns from the White House and Wall Street firms, industry sources said.

Public Bitcoin miners cut hashrate 13. 4% as AI infrastructure revenue grows
Public Bitcoin miners cut hashrate 13. 4% as AI infrastructure revenue grows
AI and HPC are reshaping mining economics as operators repurpose power and data centers, while a smaller group of miners continues to expand Bitcoin capacity.
Publicly traded Bitcoin miners are cutting mining capacity faster than the Bitcoin network overall, suggesting that more operators are redirecting electricity and infrastructure toward data centers and high-performance computing (HPC), in another sign of the sector’s evolution beyond creating more crypto.

Bullish shares jump 10% as Q2 adjusted EBITDA more than triples
Bullish shares jump 10% as Q2 adjusted EBITDA more than triples
The crypto exchange operator’s shares gained around 10% as adjusted EBITDA more than tripled and subscription and services revenue hit a record high.
Bullish shares jumped around 13% in early trading Thursday after the institutional-focused crypto exchange and CoinDesk owner reported a 62% year-over-year increase in second-quarter adjusted revenue and more than tripled its adjusted EBITDA.
Bullish reported $92.

Kalshi in talks with Sequoia, Wellington for $750 million fund raise at $40 billion valuation
Kalshi in talks with Sequoia, Wellington for $750 million fund raise at $40 billion valuation
• Kalshi is in advanced talks with Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management to raise at least $750 million at a $40 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter.
• The round would deepen Sequoia’s existing stake and mark Wellington’s first investment in Kalshi, as the prediction market platform eyes a potential IPO in 2027.

Ethereum DeFi Platform Ether. fi Adds Tokenized Stocks and Portfolio-Backed Loans
Ethereum DeFi Platform Ether. fi Adds Tokenized Stocks and Portfolio-Backed Loans
In brief
• Ether. fi is adding tokenized assets and loans backed by multiple holdings.
• Fiat accounts will support more than 30 currencies and payment methods.
• Tokenized stocks and metals will not be available to U. S. users.
Ether. fi, a decentralized finance platform known for Ethereum staking, is adding tokenized asset trading, portfolio-backed loans, and fiat accounts to its self-custodial app.
Announced on Thursday, Ether.

Trezor shipping provider breach exposes personal data of nearly 14,000 customers
Trezor shipping provider breach exposes personal data of nearly 14,000 customers
Trezor said a ShipMonk breach exposed the personal data of nearly 14,000 hardware wallet customers, including some shipping addresses.
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