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Bitcoin
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Affairs
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No. 069 · 3 Aug 2026
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MARKET SNAPSHOT
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BTC / USD
$63,807
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24H CHANGE
+1.4%
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ALL-TIME HIGH
$124,749
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FROM ATH
-48.9%
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Trump pauses Iran strikes as oil drops and inflation fears ease
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President Donald Trump said U.S. forces would hold off on new strikes against Iran, reviving hopes for a negotiated off-ramp in the Middle East conflict. Crude fell about 5%, a move that could ease some inflation pressure that has been feeding bond-yield volatility and complicating the macro backdrop for bitcoin.
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U.S. and Japan confirm joint yen intervention after currency’s latest slide
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Washington and Tokyo publicly acknowledged coordinated action to support the yen, a rare step that underscores how stressed global FX markets have become. The move matters for bitcoin because it highlights how rate differentials, currency instability and official intervention are again shaping global liquidity conditions.
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Strategy sells more bitcoin, raises cash and repurchases discounted STRC
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Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for about $104.7 million, cut its holdings to 842,138 BTC and raised another $290.6 million through common-stock sales. It also bought back $81.2 million of STRC and lifted its dollar reserve to $4 billion, reinforcing that the market’s biggest structural buyer is still managing funding pressure with selective bitcoin sales.
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Robinhood wins U.K. crypto approval before tougher market-wide rules arrive
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Robinhood’s U.K. arm was added to the Financial Conduct Authority’s cryptoasset register, giving the firm a foothold ahead of Britain’s broader crypto regime. The approval should leave Robinhood better positioned than late entrants when the fuller authorization window opens and compliance requirements tighten.
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COMMENTARY
VOICE FROM THE NETWORK
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The AI Buildout Needs These 10 Stocks
You don’t have to buy OpenAI or Anthropic to invest in AI. Each large language model requires specialized technology to keep running and growing.
🚨 LATEST: Michael Saylor says Bitcoin has traded above its 200-week moving average 92% of the time since tracking began.
“Today, it sits almost exactly on the line.” https://t.co/Bv5j9JtS8o
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History tells us Bitcoin dumps in August during bear markets https://t.co/5Q52BLl8hl
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Bitcoin seller exhaustion is hitting levels rarely seen in the asset’s history. $BTC https://t.co/Qdxzv7CBRm
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Bitcoin 4-year cycle still in play https://t.co/zs0PHqKcoj
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WARNING TO $BTC HOLDERS: 🚨 Every major Bitcoin crash this year lined up with Japan defending the yen.
This time, the US and Japan intervened TOGETHER for the first time in nearly 30 years.
If this continues, you already know what's coming... https://t.co/7FyWJUDbCC
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BREAKING: Michael Saylor’s Strategy has sold $102.4 million worth of Bitcoin.
They've now sold $320.86 million worth of $BTC in 2026. https://t.co/f78VbRm4Sc
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