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The mining pool operator says the expanded program will pay ongoing commissions to participants who refer new miners. ViaBTC, one of the larger cryptocurrency mining pools, has updated its Ambassador Program to offer lifetime referral commissions to miners. The change was reported by BeInCrypto and AMBCrypto on August 24, 2026.

A power dispute has cut electricity to Tether-linked bitcoin mining sites worth roughly $120 million in Uruguay. Tether's bitcoin mining business in Uruguay has run into a serious setback. Reports indicate a dispute over power supply led to electricity being cut to mining sites valued at roughly $120 million.

Traders booked $1.72 billion in gains even as spot ETF demand and a sharp weekly rally lifted sentiment toward a possible run to $95,000. Bitcoin pushed through the $77,000 level this week, according to data cited by Brave New Coin, marking a 26.8% gain over a seven-day period.

Reports point to an August 25 debut, with Zcash futures open interest overtaking Dogecoin and BNB Grayscale is moving closer to launching what would be the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tied to Zcash, according to reports from Crypto News Australia and CoinGape.

The central bank introduces a knowledge-based path to qualified investor status ahead of an expected crypto market rollout. The Bank of Russia has announced changes to its qualified investor framework, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News and crypto.news.

The move comes as the Strive asset management firm's chief executive predicts Bitcoin's next market cycle could outperform all previous ones. Bitcoin logged its largest weekly dollar gain on record this week, The Block reported. The figure marks a milestone in the asset's price history, measured in absolute dollar terms rather than percentage terms.

Bitcoin and broader digital asset markets face a heavy macroeconomic data calendar that could shape short-term sentiment. Crypto markets enter a pivotal week as investors turn their attention to a cluster of US economic reports. Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation data, jobs figures, and gross domestic product growth numbers are all due for release.

The billionaire investor says rising US debt levels justify holding hard assets alongside traditional portfolios. Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, has again sounded the alarm on US government debt. He warned that current fiscal trends could push total US debt toward $60 trillion, according to Bitcoin.com News.

Cointribune EN and CryptoSlate report the same weekly Bitcoin and Ether ETF inflow totals but give conflicting figures for XRP and Solana ETF inflows over the same period. Cointribune EN and CryptoSlate report the same weekly Bitcoin and Ether ETF inflow totals but give conflicting figures for XRP and Solana ETF inflows over the same…

Firmware 5.6.1 requires owners to supply their own randomness for every new seed following reports of a major Bitcoin exploit Coinkite has pushed out firmware version 5.6.1 for its Coldcard hardware wallet. The update requires users to supply their own entropy for every new seed created on the device.

A weekly market roundup credits growing worry over US government debt for pushing bitcoin sharply higher. Bitcoin climbed 23% in a rally that outlets tracking weekly crypto news attributed to mounting anxiety over US government debt policy.

Fundstrat's Tom Lee highlighted the asset manager's inflows as a sign of resilient demand amid falling crypto prices. Bitwise has pulled in $1.8 billion in investor capital during a period marked by declining cryptocurrency prices, according to figures highlighted this week.

CryptoSlate and Coindoo both cover the same GitHub debate over CJDNS support in Bitcoin Core but credit the low-peer-count observation to different developers. CryptoSlate and Coindoo both cover the same GitHub debate over CJDNS support in Bitcoin Core but credit the low-peer-count observation to different developers.

Spot fund flows surged as institutional buyers returned and crypto prices climbed sharply. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds pulled in their largest weekly inflows in ten months, according to reports from CryptoPotato and CryptoSlate.

The longtime gold advocate and Bitcoin critic argues that AI-driven technology, not regulation, may pose the bigger risk to the cryptocurrency. Peter Schiff, the well-known economist and gold advocate, has said artificial intelligence could become the biggest threat facing Bitcoin. The remarks were reported by Bitcoin.com News on August 23, 2026.

Rising Japanese borrowing costs and a weakening yen are drawing new attention to their potential spillover into crypto markets. Japan's borrowing costs have risen to their highest levels since 1996. That marks a significant shift for a country long associated with ultra-low interest rates and aggressive monetary easing.

ZEC hits an eight-year price high after a reported surge, with a Grayscale exchange-traded fund set to debut on the NYSE. Zcash, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency known by its ticker ZEC, has posted one of its strongest rallies in years.

Across five stories revised within the same news cycle, corroboration counts climbed while the underlying claims about Term Labs, ZachXBT, Sandbox, Armstrong and Kiyosaki stayed exactly where they started. Across five stories revised within the same news cycle, corroboration counts climbed while the underlying claims about Term Labs, ZachXBT, Sandbox, Armstrong and Kiyosaki stayed exactly…