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The licence will support regulated e-money and payment services on the Bybit.eu platform, alongside the crypto-asset services. VIENNA, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit.eu today announced that Bybit Payments GmbH has been granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence by Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA). Bybit Payments GmbH will provide regulated e-money and payment services through the Bybit.eu platform. Crypto-asset services on the same platform are provided separately by Bybit EU GmbH, an Austrian crypto-asset service provider authorised under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) since May 2025. To comply with regulatory requirements, the two Austrian entities have distinct regulatory…

Willemstad, Curaçao, August 4th, 2026, PlayNewswire 1win, a crypto entertainment platform, has launched a new Web3 authentication system that allows users to register, sign in, and deposit funds using a crypto wallet. The new verification mechanism eliminates the need for email registration, passwords, or manually copying wallet addresses.  The feature is now available to all 1win users and supports Trust Wallet, MetaMask, and other wallets via WalletConnect. EVM-compatible networks are supported across all options, while TRON connections are available through Trust Wallet and WalletConnect-enabled TRON options. 1win is among the first crypto entertainment platforms to introduce seamless wallet onboarding for…

Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 96% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 13 months In July, ETH outperformed Nasdaq 100 by 2,500 basis points, the largest since July 2025, reflective of the strengthening fundamentals of crypto Bitmine repurchased 4.5 million common stock in the past week, authorized under the previously announced $4 billion share repurchase program Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine has 4,917,189 staked…

The attacker working through Coldcard-generated keys is now emptying wallets worth a few thousand dollars each.Galaxy Research flagged a third wave of sweeps early Sunday, roughly 208 bitcoin drained from 1,912 addresses between Friday midday and Saturday morning UTC.That is just over a tenth of a bitcoin per victim. The July 30 opening wave averaged close to a full coin, 1,083 bitcoin from 1,196 addresses in 41 minutes.Observed losses across all three waves now total 1,367 bitcoin, nearly $89 million, from 4,585 addresses.Wave three sends each victim’s coins to its own destination rather than the handful of shared collector addresses…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup drove $20 billion in blockchain-based prediction market volume and $24 million in digital collectible trades, with more than 400,000 wallets participating in blockchain-based betting, according to a report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.The $20 billion figure includes trading before and during the tournament, with bettors placing roughly $5.7 billion in wagers over the five-week World Cup itself. World Cup-related markets accounted for about 63% of all prediction market activity during that period, the report said.According to Chainalysis, users from every continent except Antarctica participated in World Cup prediction markets, with the United States and China…

UFC Fight Night descends on Belgrade for the first time for an early Saturday card. It’s Uros Medic vs. Daniel Rodriguez in the main event, with a clear favorite emerging at Kalshi and Polymarket.UFC Fight Night Belgrade lands at the Belgrade Arena for the first time ever on August 1st with a welterweight bout for the main event. Vicious knockout artist Uros Medic takes on the dangerous Daniel Rodriguez in a fight that many expect to see a decisive finish.The main card gets underway at 1 p.m. ET on Paramount+, with early prelims kicking off the action at 10 a.m.…

Lite Strategy, a Nasdaq-listed company that holds Litecoin as its primary reserve asset, spent about $5.4 million repurchasing roughly 4.9 million shares through July 17. The company funded the purchases with an undisclosed mix of LTC sales and covered-call premiums.The transaction shrank Lite Strategy’s reported Litecoin holdings but appears to have lifted LTC backing per outstanding common share by about 1.7%.In a July 30 filing, the company said it paid an average of $1.11 and retired about 13% of the shares outstanding when the program began, without using debt. It reported 819,070 LTC and 31,882,648 outstanding common shares as of…

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…

Holders of Strategy’s (MSTR) high-yielding preferred stock STRC will not see a dividend increase in August.Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, Strategy is maintaining the current 12% dividend on the shares.STRC investors may have been expecting as much as a 50-basis-point hike in the dividend as Strategy has customarily raised the payout anytime the stock traded sizably below its par value ($100) for the month.As recently as July 1, Strategy had lifted the dividend 50 basis points following June’s plunge in STRC to as low as $71. While that hike — along with Strategy’s sale of some bitcoin to fund…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, July 30th, 2026, Chainwire MEXC Ventures today announced its support for the expansion of Alpha Arena, a global esports-inspired live trading tournament, into the APAC region. As part of the partnership, MEXC Ventures will serve as the Main Sponsor of Alpha Arena S03, with TRIV serving as the Co-host. The APAC-focused trading competition will bring participants from online qualification to a live final in Bali, Indonesia, on August 20, 2026. Taking place during Coinfest week, the event will bring together traders, creators, and regional Web3 communities through a season of competition, learning, and community engagement. Updates will be shared…