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08/04/2026 02:03 PM

Bitdeer Shares Surge 23% Following $4.7 Billion Norway AI Data Center Deal

TLDR: Bitdeer shares rose 23% after unveiling a $4.7 billion, 16-year Norway data center lease. The Tydal campus deal could reach $8 billion total value through an eight-year renewal option. Volta’s obligations are backed by $1.3 billion in Letters of Credit from J.P. Morgan affiliates. Tydal campus will deliver 121 IT megawatts, expanding to 180 [...]

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08/04/2026 01:05 PM

UNI Outflows Hit 5-Year High as Uniswap’s Fee Switch Fuels On-Chain Surge

TLDR: UNI outflows from Binance reached a 5-year high as the token dropped below $2.50 recently. Uniswap’s v4 fee switch and buy-and-burn pushed UNI up nearly 19% over two trading days. New addresses roughly doubled to 582 daily, far above Uniswap’s typical July baseline levels. Whale transactions above $100,000 hit 142 in a single day, [...]

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08/04/2026 12:21 PM

FUNToken Expands Exchange Engagement with New Gate Trading Competition

August 2026 Gate has launched the FUNToken Trading Competition, giving users the opportunity to participate in a dedicated trading event featuring a 2,864,221 FUNToken reward pool. Running from 3 August to 12 August 2026, the competition offers rewards for new traders, leaderboard participants, and community referrals, encouraging greater participation within the growing FUNToken ecosystem. The [...]

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08/04/2026 11:50 AM

MEXC Ranks No. 1 in Near-Touch BTC, ETH and Silver Futures Depth, TokenInsight’s July Liquidity Report Shows

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 4, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, ranked first in near-touch order book depth for BTC and ETH futures and led in silver (XAG) futures depth, according to TokenInsight’s July 2026 Crypto Exchange Liquidity Report. The report evaluated liquidity performance across nine major exchanges based on order book depth, [...]

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08/04/2026 11:42 AM

Telegram Returns to Apple App Store Following CSAM Violation and Swift Removal

Apple has reinstated Telegram on the App Store after the platform removed CSAM content and banned the violating user, as Gram token rebounds near $1.40.

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08/04/2026 11:35 AM

Snap Inc. (SNAP) Stock Surges as Q2 Earnings Show Strong Revenue Growth and Cash Flow Expansion

Snap (SNAP) stock climbs as Q2 revenue reaches $1.60 billion, up 19%, while free cash flow surges to $121 million and operating losses narrow significantly.

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08/04/2026 11:31 AM

BlackRock Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund on Solana and Ethereum

TLDR BlackRock launched a new tokenized money market fund called BRSRV for stablecoin reserve management. The fund records ownership on Solana, Ethereum, and Tempo blockchains. BlackRock also launched on chain shares of its existing BSTBL Treasury liquidity fund. The fund invests only in cash, short term Treasuries, and repurchase agreements, not digital assets. The product [...]

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08/04/2026 11:27 AM

Italy’s Largest Bank Triples Staked Ethereum ETF Position in Q2

TLDR Intesa Sanpaolo’s common Bitcoin ETF holding fell 93.7%, from 646,809 shares to 40,723. The bank’s held call option position dropped 99.3%, from 2,496,500 underlying shares to 18,000. A new held put option row appeared in the June filing, tied to 500,000 underlying shares. Staked Ethereum ETF holdings roughly tripled, rising from 116,200 to 349,600 [...]

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08/04/2026 11:21 AM

FalconX Lays Off 10% of Staff as Crypto Market Slump Continues

TLDR FalconX laid off about 10% of its global workforce, citing a prolonged downturn in the crypto market. The prime brokerage is withdrawing its Singapore license application and shifting its regional focus to derivatives trading. FalconX had roughly 350 employees across the US, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong before the cuts. The company joins Coinbase, [...]

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08/04/2026 11:14 AM

Kalshi CEO Blames Gambling Lobby for New York Lawsuit

TLDR New York is suing Kalshi for running an unlicensed gambling platform. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour says gambling companies are pushing the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims Kalshi let users aged 18 to 20 place bets, breaking state law. The CFTC says it has sole authority over Kalshi and is fighting New York’s case. New York [...]

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