MARA Pledges 18,750 BTC for $600 Million New Bitcoin-Backed Loans
MARA (NASDAQ: MARA) has secured $600 million of new debt after pledging 18,750 BTC, tapping its bitcoin reserves to help...
Day: August 9, 2026
BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens
The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.Bitcoin’s BIP-110-enforcing branch...
Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold
The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other...
BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds
Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.BTCPay Server...
Stolen Bitcoin at Center of Kidnapping Plot, 3 Face 20 Years
Federal prosecutors charged three St. Louis men over a plan to storm a Connecticut home and force a transfer of...
67 Investors Paid $10M for NFT Tokens That Launched Worthless
Federal prosecutors say Few and Far founder Taj Tarsha raised more than $10 million from 67 investors, then allegedly spent...
Ripple Says EU Crypto Expansion Is Ready to Scale After MiCA Win
Ripple says the regulatory groundwork for its European crypto business is now in place, shifting its focus from winning approvals...
Bitcoin’s Splintered BIP-110 Fork Falls Behind by 18 Blocks
At 7:56 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Following Bitcoin’s chain split at block height 961632, BIP-110-aligned mining pool Roughnecks managed to...
