Markets
Crypto Market Cap Flatlines at $2.27T as BTC Dominance Hits 56.6% and Fear & Greed Sinks to 27
Crypto market cap flatlines at $2.27T. Bitcoin holds $63,965 with 56.6% dominance while ETH slides 3.1% weekly and Fear & Greed sinks to 27.
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Nadia Rahman
Markets Editor · 9 years covering crypto · 325 stories
Nadia Rahman is CoinScoop's Markets Editor. She covers Bitcoin, macro liquidity and the spot-ETF complex, and previously reported on rates and FX for a global newswire.
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37 Americans Arrested in 2026 for Protesting AI Data Centers — Most Over ‘Petty Rules’
At least 37 Americans have been arrested in 2026 for protesting AI data centers — mostly for minor infractions — as local opposition grows into a national movement.
Bitcoin
Canada’s 3iQ Lands First Institutional Mandate to Manage Bhutan’s Bitcoin Treasury for Gelephu Mindfulness City
Canada's 3iQ Corp secures the first institutional mandate to manage Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City Bitcoin reserves, linked to a 10,000 BTC (~$641M) pledge.
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American Bitcoin Pledged 3,090 BTC to Bitmain as Collateral — Nearly 40% of Its Treasury
American Bitcoin Corp pledged 3,090 BTC — nearly 40% of its 8,002-BTC treasury — to Bitmain as collateral for mining equipment, its Q2 SEC filing reveals.
Altcoins
Solana Validators Eye Proposal to Slash Issuance and Boost Daily SOL Burns More Than 10-Fold
Solana validators are weighing a proposal to increase daily SOL burns more than tenfold while cutting new token issuance — a dual deflationary shift for SOL supply.
Bitcoin
Bitdeer Stock Surges 23% After Signing $4.7B, 16-Year AI Data Center Lease in Norway
Bitdeer (BTDR) shares jumped 23% after signing a 16-year, $4.7B AI data center colocation lease in Tydal, Norway — the largest crypto miner pivot to AI infrastructure yet.
Bitcoin
Strategy’s STRC Preferred Stock Clears $90 With 24% Rebound From June Record Low
Strategy's STRC preferred stock has reclaimed $90 in early August 2026, rebounding ~24% from its June record low as buybacks and a $3.75B cash reserve reverse the slide.
Bitcoin
First US-Japan Joint Yen Intervention in 28 Years Sends Bitcoin Down 2%, Revives Carry Trade Unwind Fears
The first US-Japan joint yen intervention in 28 years rattled Bitcoin, dropping it 2% and reviving yen carry trade unwind fears. Fear & Greed Index hits 25.
Markets
Crypto Market Cap Flatlines at $2.25T as Fear & Greed Index Sinks to 25 — Ethereum Leads Altcoin Bleed
Total crypto market cap sits at $2.25T (+0.15%) as the Fear & Greed Index drops to 25. Ethereum falls 1.8% to $1,850 while Bitcoin holds 56.3% dominance.
Bitcoin
London Jury Convicts Five in 52-Hour Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Case — Victims Never Testified
A London jury convicted five people for the 52-hour kidnapping and torture of two French crypto millionaires — prosecutors won without either victim testifying.
