CLARITY Act Vote May 14: What This Means for Bitcoin
The CLARITY Act is heading to a Congressional vote on May 14. Michael Saylor calls it a turning point. Here's what...
Coinbase Outage Exposes Custodial Risk Yet Again
Coinbase went dark for hours as Amazon Web Services failed — the exchange's second AWS outage since October 2025.
Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buys Ahead of Earnings
Strategy paused weekly Bitcoin buys before Q1 earnings. Big headline, but the real lesson is custody and why owning keys still...
Exodus Bets Self-Custody Can Power Everyday Money
Exodus launches "one app for money" with self-custody at its core, plus a UFC deal. Here's what it means for normal...
Steak ‘n Shake Saves $6 Million Annually with Bitcoin Payments
Steak 'n Shake reveals Bitcoin payments cut processing costs by 50%, saving $6 million annually while attracting 2 million new customers....
U.S. Government Bitcoin Custody Exposed: Insider Stole $40M From Seized Funds
The U.S. government hired a contractor to guard its Bitcoin — and the contractor's son allegedly stole $40M+. A perfect reminder:...
US Government Moves Bitfinex Hack Bitcoin to Coinbase — What It Means
In 2016, the Bitfinex hack shook the crypto world. Hackers made off with roughly 4.8 million BTC — then worth $72...
Zonda Exchange Says ~4,500 BTC Cold Wallet Is Inaccessible: A Brutal Reminder About Keys
Reporting: Zonda disclosed a large BTC wallet is inaccessible amid withdrawal pressure—keys allegedly never handed over in a leadership transition. Not...
Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Nearly $1B Weekly Inflows & Why Self-Custody Still Matters
Spot Bitcoin ETFs reportedly drew ~$1B in net inflows in one week (Cointelegraph citing SoSoValue). What that signals for adoption—and why...
Charles Schwab Rolls Out Spot Bitcoin Trading for Retail (Schwab Crypto Launch)
Schwab is phasing in Schwab Crypto: in-platform spot bitcoin (and ether at launch), Premier Bank custody, Paxos sub-custody, and 75 bps...
Quick Reads
Wall Street’s Short Sellers Just Lost $282 Million in a Day Betting Bitcoin Would Die — and the Treasury Is About to Punish YOU for Their Mistake
Bitcoin smashed $81,000 and liquidated $282 million of short positions in 24 hours — 62% of all crypto shorts wiped out....
BLACKROCK JUST SUCKED IN $503M IN ONE DAY — AUGUST IS ITS BIGGEST ETF MONTH — YOU STILL OWN NOTHING
BlackRock's IBIT just recorded its biggest single-day inflow since May — $502.99M in one day — making August 2026 the strongest...