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Clustered short liquidations above $200 threatened a short squeeze, and a lack of demand could lead to a TAO price slump.
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Clustered short liquidations above $200 threatened a short squeeze, and a lack of demand could lead to a TAO price slump.

The Bitcoin (BTC) 30-day mean hash rate has fallen 19% since November 2025, sliding from 1,108 EH/s to 898 EH/s. Glassnode data shows the nine-month decline is the longest in the network's history.

Fabric Foundation announced on August 4, 2026, the integration of the PI token as a payment method within the RoboPay infrastructure. The Pi Core Team development group has not issued any official statement or verified the reported partnership.

Unibase has recorded its sharpest correction in days by dipping by 24% as the token slipped below its 20-day EMA. Weakening funding rates and downside liquidity clusters suggest sellers could remain in control.

Federal prosecutors said August 4 that Sedric Louis, John Davis and Martel Williams, all from St. Louis, were charged for allegedly helping plan an attempted Bitcoin robbery in Connecticut in August 2024.

The Grayscale XRP fund added 480,000 net shares in Q2 after a derived 3.94 million-share Q1 contraction, but net assets still fell.

The U.S. treating Bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset may prompt other nations to follow, potentially altering global digital asset policies. United States holds largest national Bitcoin reserves at 328,372 BTC.

Most of the Bitcoin stolen through the COLDCARD wallet flaw remains unmoved, but on-chain investigators have detected a separate attacker beginning to route smaller amounts through a mixer.

Ondo Finance announced the integration of its precious metal tokens, GLDon (gold) and SLVon (silver), as collateral margin for perpetual futures positions on Ondo Perps. With this move, eligible traders outside the United States can back leveraged long or short positions in equities, indices, and commodities using real-world assets (RWA) instead of keeping idle capital.

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents will increasingly need verifiable proof of who they represent, what they may access and how far their authority extends as they begin spending money, sharing data and completing transactions for users, according to Moca Network CEO Kenneth Shek.

Dogecoin's weekly active addresses climbed 16%, rising from roughly 38,000 to above 44,000 as blockchain participation began improving again despite weak price action. DOGE currently remains about 90% below its all-time high near a three-year low of $0.067, with monthly RSI more oversold than during 2022. A daily close above $0.

Lido DAO price rebounded more than 5% on Thursday as holders voted on the NEST automated buyback system, although concerns over Ethereum's proposed staking changes kept LDO under pressure.

Solana (SOL) posted modest gains on Tuesday, even as the network logged record on-chain throughput—underscoring a growing disconnect between ecosystem activity and near-term price recovery. SOL was trading at $74.20 as of 9:00 a.m.

Covered users must close positions and withdraw by 23:59 UTC, while the wider platform keeps two Aug. 26 clocks.

SHIB veteran Mazrael warned users about fake “official” Shiba Inu accounts and confirmed that legitimate updates will only be announced through shib.io. The alert comes as impersonation scams increase across crypto platforms, targeting users through fraudulent profiles and misleading information.