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MSCI revived the index threat that deepened October’s Bitcoin crash, opening a consultation that flags Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) for potential removal from its benchmarks. The framework avoids naming digital assets entirely, yet the companies caught in its net look remarkably familiar. STRATEGY VS. MSCI – $MSTR UNDER ATTACK!MSCI is considering a rule that could remove Strategy from major global indexes!I break down the consultation, what happened last time MSCI tried this, MSTR’s actual index weighting, the selloff estimate, and what exclusion could do.… pic.twitter.com/ZzXmvEkwwh— Adam Livingston (@AdamBLiv) August 13, 2026 What Happened During October’s Crash The original scare landed on…

In brief A reported breach of France’s tax authority exposed data tied to 678,437 people and businesses. The records allegedly include income figures, addresses, tax identifiers, and family information. The data could help criminals craft targeted scams against wealthy taxpayers and Bitcoin holders. A hacker is selling a trove of French tax records that could expose more than 678,000 people and businesses, including Bitcoin holders, to phishing, identity theft, and targeted attacks.According to a report by French cybersecurity outlet FrenchBreaches, a hacker is selling records allegedly stolen from France’s tax authority, the DGFiP, during a June breach for several thousand…

President Donald Trump is expected to be in attendance when the administration’s new innovation committee — a crowd of crypto CEOs and leaders of prediction market and AI companies — sits for a White House meeting on Wednesday, said people briefed on the planning.The chief executives of companies such as Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Robinhood, Polymarket and Kalshi are members of the new Innovation Advisory Committee at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, but before they attend their first committee meeting on Thursday, the crypto CEOs will gather for the White House meeting, said the people, who asked not to be named,…

Edelman Financial Engines has disclosed a $34 million position in spot Bitcoin ETFs — a stake that now exceeds some of the firm’s other holdings in major tech companies.  While the position is still tiny in the investment advisor’s portfolio, it is still larger than its $25 million position in Amazon.  The position — held in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and Grayscale’s flagship product — tracks closely with the public views of its founder, Ric Edelman.  Edelman has been advocating for Bitcoin ETFs since 2019, years before the SEC approved spot products in January 2024. He also founded the Digital…

Gen Z traders on Binance are allocating a growing share of their equity activity to exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with the products accounting for 25% of the cohort’s trading volume in early August, according to Binance Research.ETFs accounted for 21.9% of Gen Z net equity inflows in July, up from 18.5% in June, while the share going to individual stocks fell to 74.2% from 77%.The analysis examined activity across direct equities, tokenized stocks and traditional finance perpetuals, comparing Gen Z accounts with Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers on measures including trading frequency, net flows and leverage use.The younger cohort traded…

(NYSE: BMNR; BMNP) Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (“Bitmine” or the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared seventeen cash dividends on the Company’s 9.50% Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “BMNP” The dividends will be payable in cash in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations governing the Series A Preferred Stock. The record dates, payment dates, and per-share amounts for each dividend are set forth below:About Bitmine Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BMNR), and its subsidiaries (“Bitmine”…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 14th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its August 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, audited by Hacken, showing that reserve ratios for all major assets remained above 100%, with the BTC reserve ratio reaching 288%. This report reflects MEXC’s robust financial position and its continued commitment to safeguarding user assets. Amid a broader wave of consolidation across the crypto exchange industry in 2026, MEXC continues to stand out by releasing monthly Proof of Reserves reports independently audited by Hacken, allowing users to verify at any time that their own assets…

Willemstad, Curaçao, August 14th, 2026, PlayNewswire A high-stakes crypto player connected to 1win’s Global Crypto Ambassador network received a 1.749 million USDC payout following a seven-figure wager on Paris Saint-Germain against Aston Villa in the 2026 tUEFA Super Cup. The payout was received in USDC via the Ethereum network. Both the original deposit and subsequent withdrawal are publicly traceable on-chain, providing independent confirmation of the movement of funds. The player joined 1win through the network of one of the brand’s Global Crypto Ambassadors, following the recent launch of the 1win Global Crypto Ambassador program. The initiative was designed to build…

MUTSAMUDU, Comoros, August 13th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its July TradFi trading data. Monthly trading volume in Stock and Index Futures increased by 64%, while the number of available instruments exceeded 285. Storage-related Futures volume rose by more than fivefold and accounted for nearly 20% of total TradFi Futures volume for the month, making storage the largest contributor to growth in July. Storage Emerges as the Main Growth Driver in Futures Trading Trading trends across AI-related instruments on MEXC diverged sharply in July. Storage-sector volume increased by 575% month over month, while…