Heres what happened in crypto today

Today in crypto, BitMart‘s official account called on the exchange’s founder to produce a repayment plan, Chainalysis sued the US government over an ICE decision to award a contract to TRM Labs and Ethereum developers outlined Hegotá proposals.  BitMart account demands founder explain funds status, Xia calls claims ‘fabricated’  BitMarts official Chinese-language X account has publicly demanded that founder Sheldon Xia explain the whereabouts of user funds and produce a repayment plan by Wednesday.  The account said in a Monday post that some users remained unable to withdraw funds and that some employees had not received their final salary or compensation, while calling on Xia to disclose BitMarts wallets, assets, liabilities and available reserves, according to a machine translation of the post.  The post said if Xia does not provide a verifiable asset disclosure and repayment plan by the deadline, it would continue to submit evidence to regulators, law enforcement, lawyers and the media.  It was unclear who authored Monday‘s post or whether the account remained under the company’s control. Cointelegraph contacted BitMart for comment but did not immediately receive a response.  BitMart announced on July 26 that it would wind down its exchange as its BMX token plunged and users reported withdrawal delays. The company

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Tom Lee's Bitmine now owns 4.8% of Ethereum supply after latest ETH purchase

SummaryBitmine bought another 9,926 ETH last week, bringing its holdings to 5.815 million ETH worth about $11 billion.The Tom Lee-led company now owns about 4.8% of Ethereums total supply, nearing its stated goal of 5%.Lee expects tokenization, AI-agent applications and easing financial conditions to support demand for Ethereum and the broader crypto market.  Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion added more of the token to its balance sheet, bringing its total holdings up to 5.815 million tokens.  In an announcement Monday, the company led by Chairman Tom Lee said it bought another 9,926 ETH last week, continuing its streak of weekly buys that began in June 2025 when the company launched.  Bitmine, which trades under the ticker BMNR, now holds 4.8% of ETHs total supply with its tokens worth about $11 billion at the current price of $1,904.  Lee said the ETH/BTC ratio has broken above a years-long downward trend, which he sees as a sign that investors are starting to price in growing demand for Ethereum from tokenization and AI-agent applications.  On the macro front, he expects “easing financial conditions to be a tailwind for crypto,” he said in a statement.  ETH is up about 1.6% over the past 24 hours while BMNR is trading more

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US Treasury seeks feedback on new GENIUS Act stablecoin rules

The U.S. Treasury has proposed new rules defining when payment stablecoins are issued, offered, or sold in the United States as regulators prepare for key GENIUS Act restrictions beginning in January 2027.  The U.S. Treasury Department said on Aug. 17 that its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking focuses on Section 3 of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, opening another public comment process as the government works through the laws remaining implementation requirements.  Under the proposal, Treasury would set the boundaries for what qualifies as issuing a payment stablecoin “in the United States,” a distinction that determines when an issuer must obtain a federal or state license under the GENIUS Act.  The department is also seeking to define when a digital asset company is considered to have offered or sold a payment stablecoin to a person in the United States. Treasury said the definitions are intended to give companies more certainty over when U.S. licensing and distribution restrictions apply.  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department was moving to implement the framework established by President Donald Trump and Congress while seeking feedback from companies and other stakeholders.  Bessent said the rules were intended to provide businesses with “regulatory certainty” while supporting U.S.

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Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH, taking total holdings to roughly $11 billion

Quick TakeBitmine acquired 9,926 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to 5.815 million tokens, or 4.8% of the 120.7 million ETH supply.The company said it has repurchased 20.8 million shares since July 1 under its previously authorized $4 billion buyback program.  Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has increased its Ethereum treasury to 5,815,164 ETH, representing 4.8% of the second-largest cryptocurrencys supply, the company said Monday.  The Ethereum treasury is worth roughly $11 billion, positioning Bitmine as the largest corporate ether holder globally and the second-largest corporate crypto treasury overall, trailing only Strategys $58 billion bitcoin position, according to a statement.  The latest figure marks an increase of 9,926 ETH over the prior week and places Bitmine 96% of the way toward its stated “alchemy of 5%” target, representing 5% of ethers 120.7 million circulating supply.  Of the total ETH held, over 5 million tokens, valued at $9.6 billion, are staked through the companys MAVAN platform and staking partners. Staked ETH represents 87% of Bitmines total 5.82 million ETH holdings, with the company projecting annualized staking revenues of $250 million.  Beyond ETH, Bitmine said it held 210 BTC, a $180 million stake in Beast Industries, and a $73 million stake in Eightco Holdings. The company

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Strategy skips Bitcoin purchase after raising $333.7M from MSTR sales

Strategy has raised $333.7 million through common stock sales without buying or selling Bitcoin last week, leaving its holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC.  SummaryStrategy raised $333.7 million from MSTR stock sales between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16.The company made no Bitcoin purchases or sales, keeping its holdings at 840,447 BTC.Strategy spent $132.2 million repurchasing STRC shares and $52.4 million on STRC dividends.Another $149.1 million was added to its U.S. dollar reserve, taking the total to $4.80 billion.  According to a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 17, Strategy sold 3.46 million MSTR shares between Aug. 10 and Aug. 16 through its at-the-market offering program.  The company used $52.4 million of the proceeds to fund twice-monthly dividends on its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, or STRC. Another $132.2 million went toward STRC repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to its U.S. dollar reserve.  Strategy reported no Bitcoin purchases or sales during the seven-day period, a week after it sold Bitcoin to help finance another round of STRC repurchases.  Strategy uses MSTR proceeds for STRC buybacks  During the latest reporting period, Strategy repurchased about 1.39 million STRC shares for $132.2 million under its Digital Credit Securities Repurchase Program.  The company

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'Sometimes He Was Wrong': Adam Back on Bitcoin Creator Satoshi; Ripple in White House Regardless of Clarity Act; Coinbase CEO Drops AI Prediction: Crypto to Power Agents Economy — Morning Crypto Report

TL;DRBlockstream CEO Adam Back said Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto was often wrong in early technical calls, rejecting theories that Nakamoto planned unlimited block-size growth.The White House holds a closed-door crypto meeting on Aug. 19 with SEC Chair Paul Atkins, CFTC Chair Mike Selig, and executives from Ripple, Coinbase, Gemini, Polymarket, Nasdaq, NYSE, CME and DTCC, bypassing the stalled CLARITY Act.Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong predicted AI agents will outnumber human wallet holders, pointing to the x402 payment protocol and USDC on Base, which have already processed over $100 million.Bitcoin fell below its 200-week moving average, trading between $62,000 and $65,000, as U.S. spot ETFs saw $389.7 million in net outflows during Aug. 10–14 — the largest weekly withdrawal since early July.Strategy raised $334 million via an MSTR stock sale to defend its 840,447 BTC holdings, while BitMine extended its ETH accumulation streak to 59 consecutive weeks.  Adam Back reminds crypto community of Satoshis mistakes  Blockstream CEO Adam Back delivered a harsh reality check to supporters of the theory about Satoshi Nakamotos “true plan.”  Commenting on a new podcast by Robin Linus — which claimed that Satoshi intended to increase block sizes indefinitely in accordance with Moores Law to push BTC to $1 million —

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Hackers Are Abusing a macOS Screen Sharing Flaw to Secretly Mine Monero

In briefThe Netherlands NCSC warned of active exploitation of a macOS Screen Sharing vulnerability across systems with port 5900 exposed to the internet, where attackers gained root access and installed Monero mining programs.The flaw stems from faulty state management during authentication, letting network attackers log in without valid credentialsThe cryptojacking campaign—which quietly mines privacy coin Monero on victims hardware—joins a wave of similar schemes.  Attackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in Apples macOS Screen Sharing feature to seize control of Macs and quietly install cryptocurrency miners, the Netherlands national cyber agency warned this week.  In an updated advisory, the Dutch National Cyber Security Center, or NCSC, said it received reports of active exploitation across multiple systems that had port 5900, used by Screen Sharing, exposed to the internet.  Myriad: When will OpenAI release GPT-6? Click to make your prediction.  In each case, the attackers gained root access, the highest level of control over a machine, and planted a Monero mining program to harness the victims hardware. Monero is a so-called privacy coin, a type of cryptocurrency that cannot be easily traced, unlike transparent networks such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. The agency flagged that public proof-of-concept code for the flaw is now circulating, lowering the

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Austria's FMA fines crypto broker Bitpanda $81,000 in first published MiCA penalty

Quick TakeAustria‘s FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 ($81,130) for violations of the EU’s MiCA rules.The fine is Austrias first published legally binding penalty under MiCA.  Austrias financial regulator fined Bitpanda GmbH €70,000 ($81,130) last week for violations of the EUs Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, marking the first published legally binding penalty under the new framework in the country.  The Austrian Financial Market Authority said in a statement that Bitpanda failed to submit a crypto-asset white paper at least 20 working days before its publication and distributed a marketing communication before the required white paper had been published.  The company also failed to include required disclosures and contact information in a marketing communication, the regulator added.  Bitpanda, founded in Vienna in 2014, provides crypto services including custody, exchange, and order execution. Germany‘s financial regulator BaFin granted the company a MiCA license last year to serve customers across the European Economic Area, while Austria’s FMA authorized Bitpanda GmbH to provide custody, exchange, order execution and other crypto services in April 2025.  In a separate statement, the FMA said this was the first time it had published a legally binding penalty decision under MiCA.  “The publication of sanctions is part of the legal system and serves to ensure transparency for

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Binance to Delist 8 USDC Margin Pairs: Full List

In a recent announcement, major crypto exchange Binance issued a notice of removal for selected margin trading pairs, which will be delisted from Cross and Isolated Margin platforms as applicable.  A total of eight pairs will be delisted from Cross Margin; three out of these eight will be delisted on Isolated Margin, with the delisting set to occur on August 21.  The eight Cross Margin pairs affected include AUCTION/USDC, BEAMX/USDC, CETUS/USDC, HUMA/USDC, LAYER/USDC, NXPC/USDC, UMA/USDC and VELODROME/USDC.  The Isolated Margin pairs affected are three in number and include HUMA/USDC, LAYER/USDC and NXPC/USDC. Binance Margin will delist the aforementioned margin trading pairs on August 21 at 06:00 (UTC).  Starting from now, users will no longer be able to transfer any amount of assets of the said pairs via manual transfers and Auto-Transfer Mode into their Isolated Margin accounts with immediate effect.  Delisting dates  Binance Margin will suspend isolated margin borrowing on the isolated margin pairs of HUMA/USDC, LAYER/USDC and NXPC/USDC on August 18 at 06:00 (UTC).  Binance Margin will close users positions, conduct an automatic settlement, and cancel all pending orders on the cross and isolated margin pairs listed on August 21 at 06:00 (UTC). These pairs will then be removed from Binance Margin.  Users will not be able

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Strategy Leaves Bitcoin Untouched, Raises $334M Selling MSTR Stock

In briefStrategy made no Bitcoin purchases or sales in the week to August 16, leaving holdings at 840,447 BTC.It raised $333.7 million selling MSTR shares, splitting the proceeds between preferred dividends, a STRC buyback and its dollar reserve.The firms USD reserve reached $4.8 billion, with $653 million left under the preferred repurchase program.  Strategy made no Bitcoin purchases or sales last week, according to an 8-K filed Monday, ending a run of weekly disposals that had funded its dividends and buybacks since June. Its stack stands at 840,447 BTC, unchanged, at an average purchase price of $75,385.  The Bitcoin treasury company instead raised $333.7 million net by selling 3,458,866 MSTR shares, at an average of about $96.48, down from $99.17 the week before. The filing splits the proceeds three ways: $52.4 million to pay dividends on its STRC preferred stock, $132.2 million to buy that stock back, and $149.1 million into its dollar reserve.  Strategy increased its USD Reserve by $150M and repurchased $132M of $STRC. This increased USD Duration by 41 days to 2.8 yrs and tightened STRCs BTC Credit by 4 bps to 114 bps. As of 8/16/26, we hold ₿840,447 in our BTC Reserve and $4.8B in our USD Reserve.

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