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According to The Defiant, the Core Lightning (CLN) maintainers for the Bitcoin Lightning Network have notified node operators that if they are unable to upgrade to the upcoming patched version, they should run their nodes offline using the --offline parameter. The team stated it will release binaries containing fixes for multiple disclosed vulnerabilities, but specific vulnerability details will remain confidential for two more weeks; as of press time, the relevant binaries and security advisory have not been published. CLN had previously noted that it received several AI-generated CVE reports over the past ten days, and the team is working with open-source contributors to verify, classify, and patch them. The latest public release is v26.06.6, issued on July 22, and the v26.09 release, originally slated for late September, continues to proceed as planned.
Odaily News - U.S. mortgage lender Better Mortgage and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase have announced the launch of a bitcoin-backed mortgage product that allows U.S. homebuyers to use BTC as collateral for their down payment loan, eliminating the need to sell their bitcoin holdings. The product is now officially open for applications.The product consists of a Fannie Mae-backed mortgage paired with a separate down payment loan. Borrowers are required to pledge BTC valued at least 250% of the down payment loan amount, with the collateral transferred to Better's custody account on Coinbase Prime. Both loans carry the same interest rate and amortization period, and are repaid through a single monthly payment.A decline in the bitcoin price will not independently trigger a margin call or alter the mortgage terms, but if a borrower falls 60 days or more behind on payments, Better may liquidate the pledged BTC. Applicants must be U.S. residents with a verified Coinbase account, and Coinbase One members can also earn a 1% rebate of up to $10,000, which can be applied toward closing costs and fees. (Cointelegraph)
Better partners with Coinbase to launch Bitcoin-backed loans, allowing borrowers to access funds using BTC as collateral without liquidating assets, thereby gaining liquidity while avoiding capital gains taxes.
: Bitcoin News posted on X that Core Lightning developers have received a large number of AI-generated CVE reports over the past 10 days, and have verified the existence of vulnerabilities that need to be fixed. The team has now escalated its response, will release signed binaries, and will keep vulnerability details confidential for a two-week period. Core Lightning strongly urges all users to upgrade during this period; users who have not upgraded should take their nodes offline. Previous versions, including 26.04, will no longer be supported.
Odaily News - Hardware wallet maker BitBox reports that credit card sales in August grew roughly 10x compared to the baseline of previous weeks, with the increase primarily driven by North America. Trezor and OneKey also confirmed rising sales during the same period, though neither disclosed specific figures.Trezor, BitBox, and OneKey have all re-reviewed their seed phrase generation, random number generator, entropy, and firmware verification processes. Trezor plans to conduct penetration testing on core firmware functions and publish related security audit reports. OneKey will strengthen reviews of security-critical code paths and transaction signing processes.Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet stated that AI-assisted attacks mean patch releases, vulnerability disclosures, and user education need to accelerate. Blockstream Jade has released a firmware update containing multiple fixes and recommends users simultaneously update their apps, operating systems, devices, routers, and home appliances. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.2% month-over-month and 3.7% year-over-year in July; excluding food and energy, core PCE rose 0.2% month-over-month, with inflation still above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory firm Devere Group, stated that the U.S. economy is flashing a stagflation warning, with economic growth stalling while inflation refuses to subside. He noted that the Federal Reserve faces difficulty in simultaneously raising interest rates to curb inflation and cutting rates to support growth, and expects the federal funds rate to remain unchanged.Following the release of the PCE data, major U.S. stock indices opened higher, gold prices fell to $4,626 per ounce, and silver dropped to $68.31. Bitcoin traded within a range of $77,250 to $79,539 over 24 hours, and was trading at $77,600 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE: GPUS), an AI data center and Bitcoin-related enterprise, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Gresham Worldwide, Inc.'s radio frequency (RF) business secured approximately $5.4 million in new orders between July and August 2026, primarily from U.S. defense programs and prime defense contractors.These orders cover RF and microwave components supporting radar, electronic warfare, communications, and other mission-critical systems, and are expected to be produced and delivered by the relevant business units of Gresham Worldwide. The company stated that the new orders reflect the continued growth in demand for high-reliability RF technology and critical components in the U.S. defense sector. (PRNewswire)
Bitdeer released its July 2026 Production and Operations Update: The company has signed a 16-year, $4.7 billion artificial intelligence data center (AIDC) colocation lease agreement for its Tydal site in Norway, configured with 121 MW of IT capacity to operate Nvidia GPUs.
: According to official sources, OKX Flash Earn Lite will launch AEON "Staking Rewards" from August 31, 2026, 15:00 to September 5, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users who participate by locking BTC, ETH, OKB, or AEON can share a total of 4,100,000 AEON airdrop rewards. Notably, ETH borrowed via flexible borrowing will not be counted toward the valid subscription amount.Users can start subscribing in advance from now on, with rewards calculated after the event officially begins. Participation is available via the event link or by tapping "Flash Earn" at the top of the Explore page in the OKX App.
Odaily News: As of August, cumulative top-ups on USDC- and USDT-linked stablecoin cards have reached $13.8 billion, an increase of nearly $10 billion over the past 12 months. Stablecoin cards are shifting USDC and USDT from trading balances toward everyday consumer use cases.USDC currently leads in tracked card spending, while USDT is accelerating its catch-up. The two follow different adoption paths: USDC benefits more from fintech integrations and payment infrastructure, whereas USDT is more active across exchanges, remittances, and emerging markets.On-chain settlement also reflects a multi-chain distribution, with Base leading at approximately $1.2 billion, followed by Solana at $635 million, Polygon at $544 million, and Optimism at $509 million. Networks such as Arbitrum, Scroll, Ethereum, and Stellar are also carrying significant activity.Stablecoin cards still rely on traditional payment networks like Visa and Mastercard, shifting the competitive focus toward custody, FX costs, cashback, and capital efficiency. Meanwhile, Circle has renewed its USDC partnership with Coinbase under the original terms, excluding any dividend arrangements. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to Bitcoin.com, Bitdeer subsidiary Dory Creek will deploy its proprietary Sealminer A2 Pro Air miners starting in September 2026 at Project Kati 1, a wind-powered data center operated by Soluna in Willacy County, Texas, utilizing an expected 28 MW of power and generating approximately 1.93 EH/s of Bitcoin mining hash rate. The collaboration operates on a revenue-sharing model: Soluna manages the site, power supply, and daily operations, while Bitdeer provides and retains ownership of the mining equipment, with both parties splitting the Bitcoin revenue generated by this portion of the hardware. Project Kati 1 has a total capacity of 83 MW, with Galaxy Digital currently utilizing 48 MW for Bitcoin mining.
Odaily News: Recent Bitcoin volatility has triggered a wave of leveraged long position liquidations. On August 22, hourly liquidations reached $529 million, with long positions accounting for $478 million; on August 23, an additional $84 million in crypto long positions were liquidated within one hour.Prediction market Kalshi launched the first spot Bitcoin perpetual futures contract approved by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on June 3, with liquidations reaching $5.5 billion in the first two weeks. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour stated that the product offers U.S. institutions regulated onshore perpetual contract trading.Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy at Better Markets, pointed out that perpetual futures are high-risk crypto products for retail investors, and the CFTC did not impose additional investor protections when approving them. Analysis account Qmo noted that there are significant Bitcoin long liquidation pools in the $62,000 to $67,000 range; trader Money Bunny disclosed that short liquidations reached $2.7 billion to $3.5 billion within 24 hours. (Forbes Digital Assets)
Odaily News: THORChain announced the launch of version 3.20, adding native cross-chain swap support for Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). Users can directly swap XMR and ZEC for Bitcoin, ETH, and stablecoins without wrapping assets, registering on centralized exchange accounts, or relinquishing asset custody. This upgrade also introduces Protocol-Owned Liquidity (POL) and Stable Reserve, and restores support for Solana, Base, and BNB. Among these, Stable Reserve supports zero-liquidity-fee swaps between stablecoins.
According to The Block, Arcus has launched the pToken protocol on Robinhood Chain, which converts positions in perpetual contract accounts with fixed markets and leverage levels into transferable ERC-20 tokens that can be used in on-chain protocols such as lending. The initial release supports leveraged exposure to BTC, SOL, HYPE, and select stock tokens, while also introducing multi-asset collateral functionality that enables SPY, QQQ, and MAG7 tokens to serve as collateral for perpetual trading.
Odaily News: The stablecoin supply on the Sui network is currently approximately $478 million, about 69% lower than the peak of $1.6 billion in May 2025, and has remained near this level for several consecutive months.Mysten Labs, the company responsible for Sui's core development, introduced protocol-level adjustments in May, reducing stablecoin transfer fees to zero and eliminating the requirement to hold the native token SUI when making transfers. This feature supports seven stablecoins: USDC, USDsui, SuiUSDe, AUSD, FDUSD, USDB, and USDY.Since June 10, the Sui network has processed over $65 billion in zero-fee stablecoin transfers, with cumulative stablecoin trading volume exceeding $2.27 trillion since the beginning of 2024, and transaction count reaching 16 billion. (Bitcoin.com News)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (Thailand) has issued an announcement soliciting public comments on the draft regulatory framework for establishing cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (crypto ETFs) in Thailand, as well as the revised eligibility requirements for mutual funds and private funds to engage foreign digital asset custodians, with a comment submission deadline of September 20, 2026.
Odaily News: The whale known as "Setting 10 Big Goals First" posted on X to update the progress of its previous BTC short position. The whale stated that it had established a short position when BTC was in the $74,000-$76,000 range. When the price rapidly surged to around $79,500, it reduced most of the position. Although some short positions were re-established near $78,000 afterward, the early moves had already resulted in realized losses of approximately $10 million.The whale stated that despite BTC briefly falling back to around $76,000 over the weekend, reducing the position at that time still aligned with its trading discipline. As for the remaining position, the original plan was to set a hard stop-loss near $80,400. However, considering that if BTC's daily chart were to reclaim the $78,000-$78,500 level after the US stock market opens, it would close the position early and accept the loss. The whale claimed that even if this trade ultimately results in a loss, it is acceptable, as it does not want to miss out on a potential trend move from $80,000 to $100,000 in the future because of chasing back a single loss.In its latest reply, the whale confirmed that it has closed the remaining BTC short position and stated, "This trade is completely over."
HTX's 13th Anniversary Carnival Month is underway. Coinciding with the 13th day of the campaign, BTC has returned to the $80,000 level, market sentiment has improved, and participation in the anniversary event continues to surge. To date, the event has distributed over 100,000 rewards, with a total value reaching 60,000 USDT. By completing anniversary tasks and lighting up gems, users can progressively unlock lucky draws, red envelopes, and various exclusive perks. Participants can win up to 1,300 USDT worth of $HTX, and collecting all 13 gems grants eligibility for the ultimate grand prize draw.
Strive recently purchased approximately 1,110 Bitcoin for about $81.5 million, bringing its total holdings to over 21,000 and further expanding its strategic position in BTC.
Odaily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Wintermute (0xecb...2b00) has increased its short exposure on Hyperliquid from $190.77 million to $211.53 million since the last update; its HYPE short has decreased from $11.43 million to $5.6 million. Current major short positions include: Bitcoin $70.8 million, ETH $53.83 million, SOL $17.63 million, XRP $7.41 million, DOGE $6.79 million. Current unrealized loss stands at $4.12 million, with $2.27 million in funding fees already received.