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Riot plans to bring 191MW of Rockdale capacity online in stages for Anthropic, with the full buildout scheduled for June 2028. The agreement gives Riot 241MW of signed capacity and roughly US$9.8 billion (AU$13.92 billion) in contracted data centre revenue with two tenants. The deal highlights the growing move by Bitcoin miners into AI infrastructure, with several major mining companies pursuing similar opportunities. Riot Platforms is moving further into AI infrastructure after agreeing to supply 191 megawatts of capacity from its Rockdale, Texas, campus to Anthropic under a 20-year arrangement reportedly worth about US$9 billion (AU$12.78 billion). The deal is…

The CFTC has intervened in New York’s legal challenge to Kalshi, using emergency authority to require the prediction market to continue operating. The dispute centres on whether Kalshi’s event contracts fall under federal derivatives oversight or New York’s gambling laws, with both sides advancing competing jurisdictional claims. The New York case is part of a wider conflict involving multiple states, particularly over sports-related prediction markets and the extent of the CFTC’s authority. Kalshi has been ordered to keep operating after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission  (CFTC) exercised emergency powers following a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James that…

The Bank of Russia published a draft framework on 11 August letting non-qualified investors buy Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether’s USDT through brokers, exchanges and asset managers. Purchases would be capped at 300,000 rubles a year with each intermediary, and the limit applies separately to every firm an investor uses. XRP and every other token are excluded, on criteria the bank gives as market capitalisation, average daily volumes and at least five years of price history on foreign exchanges. Russia’s central bank has published a draft framework that would let ordinary investors buy Bitcoin, Ether and Tether’s USDT through licensed intermediaries,…

TON Strategy reported a 17% annualized gross staking yield for the second quarter, but its new filing also revealed a mismatch between token-denominated income and operating cash flows.The company recognized over $15 million of staking revenue after receiving 9,438,177 Gram, the TON blockchain’s native token formerly known as Toncoin.Yet its $83.5 million in pre-tax income from continuing operations was driven by an $82.8 million net fair value gain on its digital assets. Operating income from continuing operations was $479,000. Related ReadingOne Bitcoin treasury’s paper loss just made Strategy’s stress everyone’s problemStrategy remains the center of STRC pressure, but Strive’s disclosed holding turns…

Bitcoin traded at US$63,680 (AU$90,426) early on Wednesday, down 0.48% over 24 hours, for a market capitalisation of US$1.28 trillion (AU$1.82 trillion), on CoinGecko figures. Strategy sold 1,690 BTC for US$108.6 million (AU$154.2 million) in the week to 9 August at an average US$64,262 (AU$91,252), against an average purchase price of US$75,385 (AU$107,047). US inflation data landed Wednesday at 10:30 pm AEST, after a payrolls report showing the economy shed 23,000 jobs in July when economists had expected a gain. Bitcoin traded at US$63,680 (AU$90,426) early on Wednesday, down 0.48% over the previous 24 hours for a market capitalisation of…

Strategy said it held 840,447 BTC as of Aug. 9 and has begun treating its Bitcoin reserve as a source of balance-sheet flexibility.Michael Saylor said Strategy sold $108 million in Bitcoin and $653 million in MSTR shares to increase its dollar reserve by $650 million, and repurchased $109 million of STRC, its variable-rate preferred stock.The timing aligns the three moves without proving that each dollar from the Bitcoin sale directly funded the repurchase. Strategy is also willing to convert a small portion of its BTC into liquidity while supporting a capital structure whose dividends and interest are measured in dollars.The…

Hashdex will stop trading its DEFI Bitcoin ETF after the Aug. 17 close, giving investors a final window to exit before the fund is liquidated.According to an SEC filing, investors who remain after trading ends will receive cash from the liquidation of its Bitcoin holdings by Aug. 28. The eventual payout will reflect the fund’s net asset value after Bitcoin price movements, transaction costs, and other closing expenses.The approaching deadline is already shrinking the fund.Hashdex data showed DEFI held about $8.7 million in assets and 134.95 BTC on Aug. 11, down from $11.77 million and 180.26 BTC on Aug. 7.More…

Bitdeer’s existing at-the-money program could raise up to $1 billion through Class A share sales, about twice the roughly $500 million the Bitcoin miner says it still needs to build its Tydal AI data center.Its latest prospectus supplement filed Aug. 10 sets no minimum sale amount, however, and does not commit the company to sell the full authorization or spend all of it on Tydal.At the filing’s illustrative price of $10.88, a full draw on Bitdeer’s $1 billion ATM capacity would require about 91.9 million new shares. That issuance would equal 40.4% of the 227.4 million Class A shares outstanding…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote Friday on whether to authorize proposed crypto fundraising rules that could give some token projects a tailored route to raise capital without full securities registration. If approved, the proposal would open for public comment when released. It would not give issuers an exemption they could use immediately.The open meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET on Aug. 14. It could translate parts of a framework that SEC Chair Paul Atkins outlined in March into a formal Commission proposal, but Atkins presented those ideas as his own views and used example figures rather…

The JAN3 Bitcoin index placed the United Kingdom third in its 2025 B20 after weighing policy advances and more than 60,000 BTC in law-enforcement custody. UK records classify the coins as seized criminal property subject to court proceedings. A March 2026 Treasury answer said central government held no cryptoassets.JAN3 promoted the UK result this month alongside its full B20 ranking. The scorecard gave the UK 6.44 and a BB rating, behind the United States at 7.42 and Bhutan at 6.64. Its evidence window ran through to the end of 2025.The publisher’s framework combines national Bitcoin holdings, state mining, legal and tax…