2026

Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par 2026-08-02 at 18:23 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin Investors have previously benefited from a payout boost when the preferred STRC shares traded well below their $100 par value for a month. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch 2026-08-02 at 14:20 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the company says it did not authorize or endorse. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trump Media sells another 2,628 BTC, holdings fall to 4,261 BTC 2026-08-02 at 12:29 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Trump Media transferred another 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC and leaving the company with 4,261 BTC in holdings. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Coldcard hack sparks biggest sub-1 BTC move since FTX: CryptoQuant 2026-08-02 at 11:04 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Bitcoin users moved 39,600 BTC in small transactions as the Coldcard hack continued, with researchers warning that the attack remained active. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week 2026-08-02 at 00:14 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading. This article is an excerpt

Minnesota crypto ATM ban goes into effect after reported $1M losses 2026-08-01 at 21:07 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright State officials reported that Minnesota residents, and largely senior citizens, had lost about $1 million from scams tied to crypto kiosks from 2023 to 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race 2026-08-01 at 18:44 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar’s re-election bid against other Democratic candidates is getting more about crypto with an infusion of ads funded by an industry-aligned PAC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Russia expands crypto mining ban to Moscow through 2032 2026-08-01 at 13:23 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Russia has added Moscow, the Moscow Region and parts of Kursk Region to its cryptocurrency mining ban list, citing power supply concerns behind the restrictions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis 2026-08-01 at 12:23 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bank of Italy finds no consistent cost advantage for stablecoin remittances 2026-07-31 at 23:10 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Researchers found that fiat conversion costs and payment infrastructure, rather than blockchain fees, accounted for most of the differences in stablecoin remittance costs and settlement times. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original