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Strategy Inc. kept the annual dividend rate on its STRC preferred stock at 12% for August 2026, even though the Nasdaq-listed security ended July more than 10% below its $100 stated amount. Summary 12% annualized dividend remains unchanged for August despite STRC closing July at $89.46 per share. $3.75 billion reserve covers roughly 2.1 years of preferred dividends and debt interest payments currently. Strategy repurchased 288,930 STRC shares below par while retaining $975 million in remaining authorization capacity. The company’s official STRC information page confirms that the variable annualized rate for record dates beginning in August remains 12%. Executive Chairman…

Uniswap took center stage while most large-cap crypto assets spent July grinding sideways waiting for the next catalyst. The protocol didn’t wait around for one.I went back through the protocol’s own governance record to see exactly what happened, and I’ll be honest, it’s rare for me to find a token whose price move lines up this cleanly with a documented, on-chain governance outcome rather than just market noise. That’s what pulled me into digging deeper here instead of skimming past another green candle.What Happened To Uniswap In JulyUNI ran from roughly $3.83 to $4.54 between July 29 and 31, a…

Key TakeawaysFake IRS letters direct crypto holders toward a fraudulent portal.QR codes lead victims to websites built to resemble IRS.gov.Criminals seek wallet details, exchange logins, and personal data. Counterfeit Letters Exploit Growing Crypto Tax Anxiety The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a fraud alert about fake letters targeting cryptocurrency holders on July 30, reflecting increasingly sophisticated impersonation schemes aimed at investors. Recipients are instructed to register through a nonexistent “Digital Asset Compliance Portal” before an urgent deadline, creating pressure to act before verifying the demand. Each fraudulent letter contains a QR code directing recipients toward a website designed to resemble…

Everyone’s been glued to Arbitrum competitors like Solana and their meme coin charts, as well as Base’s retail app growth, and it’s easy to see why those make for flashier headlines. But a quieter number just flipped in Arbitrum’s favor, and the more I dug into it, the more I think it matters more than either of those stories.Arbitrum has pulled ahead of Solana in total stablecoin holders, hitting a fresh all-time high in the process, and the gap between the two networks is thinner than I expected going in.A Quiet Milestone Nobody Saw ComingHere’s the thing about stablecoin holder…

I think it says something when an entire industry of competing hardware wallet makers, including Ledger, companies that rarely coordinate on anything publicly, all rush to say the exact same thing within hours of each other: not us, not our devices, not our problem. That’s exactly what happened today. Bitkey, Ledger, Trezor, Jade, and Tangem all moved quickly to reassure their own users they were unaffected by a specific hardware wallet failure. The wallet at the center of that failure is Coldcard, and the reason everyone else felt compelled to speak up is a $38 million theft that traces back…

Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher into July 31, while a small shift in market dominance suggested traders were again watching whether capital was rotating toward major altcoins. The validated notes show Bitcoin rising 0.29% to about $64,145.86, while Ethereum traded around the $1,890 to $1,920 range, briefly dipping below $1,900 before recovering. At the same time, BTC and ETH dominance slipped slightly, pointing to a modest move into other crypto assets. That is not enough to declare “altseason,” and it would be lazy to pretend otherwise. But it is enough to say the market is becoming more selective. Bitcoin and…

TLDR: George Santos will pay $35,069.98 under a CFTC settlement covering $17,569.98 in disgorged profits and a $17,500 civil penalty. The order bars Santos from prediction market trading for three years after trades tied to his State of the Union attendance. The CFTC says social posts and omitted travel updates moved contract prices favorably while Santos changed positions on Kalshi. Kalshi says it flagged the activity, referred evidence to regulators, and plans separate enforcement with possible trader reimbursement. George Santos has agreed to pay more than $35,000 to settle Commodity Futures Trading Commission allegations involving Kalshi trades. The CFTC settlement…

TLDR: Grayscale urged Senate leaders to schedule a CLARITY Act floor vote before the August recess, warning that regulatory delays restrict institutional participation. The House passed H.R. 3633 by 294-134, while the Senate Banking Committee advanced the measure 15-9 before sending it toward the chamber floor. Senate negotiations still cover ethics enforcement, stablecoin rewards, developer protections, and counter-terrorist-financing compliance language. Republicans hold 53 Senate seats, so supporters may need at least seven Democratic votes to clear the 60-vote procedural threshold. Grayscale has urged Senate leaders to schedule a CLARITY Act vote before lawmakers leave Washington for the August recess. The…

MoonPay has launched PayBox, a noncustodial payment vault that lets users prepare and execute crypto transactions or online purchases through ChatGPT and Claude. Summary PayBox connects with ChatGPT and Claude through custom connectors and natural-language commands. Users can buy, swap, bridge or deposit crypto and complete travel, dining and retail purchases. Passkey approvals and user-defined spending limits control what connected AI assistants can execute. MoonPay supports Solana and several EVM networks, including Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum and Polygon. MoonPay PayBox turns AI conversations into transactions PayBox allows users to connect a payment vault to ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude and describe a…

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) climbed 8% after Wednesday’s closing bell, while Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) sank 10%. Microsoft reported adjusted earnings of $4.74 per share in the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2026, exceeding LSEG’s $4.24 expectation. Sales totaled $90.01 billion, exceeding the $87.62 billion projection. Meanwhile, Meta earned $6.18 per share, less than the expected $7.22, despite revenue of $60.80 billion, which above the $60.17 billion projection. Microsoft increases cloud revenues and maintains AI expenditure consistent till 2026 Microsoft’s total quarterly revenue rose 18% from a year earlier to roughly $90.0 billion. On a constant-currency basis, growth was 17%.…