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Second-largest Ethereum treasury company SharpLink (NASDAQ: SBET) announced it will stake $200 million worth of ETH through Ethereum liquid staking protocol Lido, receiving wstETH representing the staked ETH and its rewards, with Anchorage Digital serving as custodian. Lido currently has about $16.5 billion worth of ETH staked through the protocol, while wstETH is integrated across more than 100 protocols, with roughly $10 billion used as collateral and in other applications.
Goldman Sachs is acquiring NEOS Investments for up to $2.25 billion, gaining three crypto income ETFs, including a $1.1 billion bitcoin fund yielding about 27%. The deal delivers three crypto covered-call funds, including a $1.1 billion bitcoin ETF yielding about 27%, four months after Goldman filed a near-identical product it never launched.
Trezor, a hardware wallet manufacturer, announced that one of its shipping providers experienced a data breach, exposing sensitive order data for 13,689 customers, including full names, shipping addresses, phone numbers, and emails. The breach affects new customers in the US, UK, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, Italy, and Portugal who received an order within the 90 days prior to August 8, 2026.
BitGo, a crypto exchange, reported a $19 million net loss in Q2 despite revenue jumping 80% year over year to $4.3 billion, weighed down by an $18.8 million unrealized digital asset loss.
Mirae Asset completed the acquisition of Korbit in July, acquiring 97.15% of the company for roughly $91.5 million.
Figure Technology, an onchain lender, reported a significant increase in its quarterly revenue, with its loan marketplace volume surging 132% year over year to $4.3 billion. The company's net income increased 192% to $87 million from $30 million during the same period a year ago.
Fidelity filed to stake its $900 million ether ETF (FETH) and pay shareholders quarterly cash distributions from the rewards, up to 100% of the trust's ether could be staked. The Fidelity Ethereum Fund could stake up to 100% of its ether, keep 85% of the rewards, and convert what is left into quarterly cash distributions.
The CEO of Delio, a crypto lender, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crypto fraud scheme that resulted in 70 billion won ($49.2 million) in damages.
Metaplanet disclosed $1.15 billion in unrealized $BTC losses for the six months ended June 30. Its latest disclosure said it held 43,000 BTC by the end of Q2.
The episode discusses B3 IQ, a platform that enables users to purchase, manage, and monetize AI hardware, specifically NVIDIA chips, and how it democratizes access to AI compute as an asset class. The platform offers financing options and monetization opportunities, catering to AI startups, researchers, and investors. The company also provides a software, B3S, for secure on-chain transactions and plans to introduce RWA vaults for retail investors.
The podcast episode discusses various topics in the crypto industry, including tokenization, multi-chain deployments, and the performance of different cryptocurrencies. It also touches on the concept of buybacks and their potential benefits, as well as the growth of institutions in the crypto space. The episode features discussions with guests and hosts, including GMoney, Kean, and Joe Chalom, and covers a range of projects and protocols, such as Near, Frax, and Lido.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has released a new AI model, Grok 4.6, which is a significant improvement over previous models and is expected to be followed by Grok 4.7 and Grok 5 by the end of the year. The model has the potential to automate menial tasks and replace human software-based tasks. Other notable events in the AI space include Intel's $20 billion capital raise, the EU's new law requiring AI labs to watermark their chatbot output, and OpenAI's leadership change.
Katie Stockton, founder of Fairlead Strategies, discusses Bitcoin's potential upswing, citing long-term oversold indications and downside exhaustion on the monthly chart. She also touches on Ether's cyclical downtrend and the Amplify Fairly Tactical Bitcoin ETF's strategy. The conversation covers various altcoins, including Solana and XRP, and the guest views volatility as an opportunity in crypto.
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