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Stablecoin issuer Circle reported its Q2 financial results, recording $701 million in revenue for the quarter. This figure fell short of Wall Street estimates, which had projected revenue to reach approximately $713 million. The underperformance highlights a gap between financial analyst expectations and Circle's actual revenue performance for the second quarter.
Cointelegraph · Aug 5, 2026
An Ethereum proposal suggests eliminating staking rewards if half of all ETH tokens become staked. Under this proposed mechanism, incentives to stake past the 50% threshold would completely disappear once activated.
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 5, 2026
Circle's shares rose 10% in pre-market trading after the stablecoin issuer reported earnings that exceeded expectations, despite a revenue shortfall. The company also announced institutional adoption for its layer 1 blockchain, Arc, which received backing from Wall Street firms. The earnings beat helped offset the revenue miss, contributing to the positive market reaction.
CoinDesk · Aug 5, 2026
Global equities have reached record highs while Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market have failed to match that pace. Derivatives data reflects this divergence across different digital assets.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $382 million in total inflows over a two-day period. Among the funds, Galaxy's Bitcoin ETF saw a return to gains during this interval. The capital inflows coincided with a security incident involving Coldcard. This event has reignited discussions and concerns surrounding cryptocurrency custody practices.
The rating recognizes the fund’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value, while S&P separately reaffirmed USDT among the lowest-rated stablecoins under its existing assessment framework.
Cointelegraph · Aug 5, 2026
The attack exposed a five-year-old firmware flaw. The industry’s rapid response is accelerating the adoption of collaborative multisig security.
CoinDesk · Aug 5, 2026
Eric Halem and his crew wore police vests to enter a Koreatown high-rise, then handcuffed a 17-year-old and took his hard drive.
Glassnode confirmed that its aggregate BTC price cycle tool was in its coldest phase since the collapse of FTX in late 2022.
JPMorgan’s Kinexys platform will tokenize select BlackRock money market fund shares denominated in pounds, euros and US dollars.
Cointelegraph · Aug 5, 2026
The a16z-backed studio will open-source Pirate Nation assets, while an independent foundation continues supporting the PIRATE token.
Cointelegraph · Aug 5, 2026
The so-called ‘500-day rule’ says buying BTC roughly 500 days before a bitcoin halving and selling it about 500 days after would have produced profits in prior cycles.
Maelstrom co-founder Arthur Hayes says overleveraged AI data-center spending will eventually crack, forcing government bailouts and money printing that become the next major bitcoin catalyst.
Forgd’s ratings draw on data from more than 500 token projects and 35 market-making firms, but do not solely reflect trading performance.
The completed tie-up combines Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s custody business with Tradias’ trading operations under a joint management team.
Cointelegraph · Aug 5, 2026
ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.
Cointelegraph · Aug 5, 2026
Taiwan’s regulator plans to apply the Travel Rule to domestic VASP transfers from October before extending it to overseas platforms by the end of 2027.
Cointelegraph · Aug 5, 2026