Former hedge fund manager and CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer said he plans to sell all his Bitcoin due to quantum computing fears.  “I’m going to sell mine [Bitcoin],” said Cramer during a Friday Mad Money episode, citing quantum computing concerns that IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna had raised in on his show…

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Key Takeaways Jim Cramer says he will sell all his bitcoin over quantum fears tied to IBM’s Krishna. Google’s March 2026 paper cut the qubit estimate needed to break Bitcoin keys by 20 fold. Bitcoin traded near $63,764 as traders revived the inverse Cramer trade on August 3, 2026. Cramer Ties Quantum Progress to Bitcoin’s…

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The yen carry trade has supported risk assets for years, but a reversal could trigger forced crypto selling. Crypto investor Arthur Hayes warned on August 3 that markets should watch this week’s Federal Reserve H.4.1 release for signs that Japan used US Treasury holdings as collateral to obtain dollars during recent yen intervention efforts.…

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While Strategy’s preferred STRC shares ended July well below their $100 par value, investors were told that their August dividend will not increase, holding at 12%. Executive chairman Michael Saylor delivered the news in a tweet on Saturday, continuing to pitch STRC as a way to “stretch your income.” August will be the second month…

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Key Takeaways A Trezor-impersonation scam drained $282 million after a victim shared their seed phrase earlier this year. A full 12-word BIP39 phrase carries about 128 bits of entropy, effectively impossible to brute force. Chainalysis estimates up to 23% of all mined bitcoin, several million BTC, is permanently lost via lost keys. The Words Aren’t…

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Latest NewsPublishedAug 1, 2026 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. Galaxy Research, the research arm of crypto investment company Galaxy Digital, identified 1,196 addresses linked to the Coldcard wallet incident that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin, worth about $70.2 million at…

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Key Takeaways Strategy and Michael Saylor publicly endorsed the CLARITY Act. The Senate proposal divides crypto oversight between two regulators. The measure gained backing as institutional interest in crypto grows. Strategy and Saylor Join the CLARITY Act Campaign Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) announced its support for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on July 31,…

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Bitcoin (BTC) shook off volatility on Thursday as US stocks rebounded on the back of inflation-data relief. Key points: Bitcoin avoids a snap reaction to US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation data, which reverses a local uptrend. Analysis remains wary of inflationary tendencies despite PCE conforming to expectations. Bitwise predicts that going forward, Bitcoin will…

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This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news, data, and insights on the energy–compute–markets nexus. The expansion includes a $31.5 million miner purchase commitment and two acquisitions totaling $13.9 million for power contracts, land, buildings and mining equipment. Together,…

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Here’s why today’s meeting is quite historic and how it can impact crypto markets. The United States Federal Reserve will announce its interest-rate decision later today, but, unlike essentially every meeting in the past six years, markets remain divided over what comes next. Bitcoin investors seemingly de-risked yesterday in what appeared to be a…

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