Ray Dalio warns U.S. debt could reach $60 trillion within a decade, raising the risk of severe financial disruption. The Bridgewater Associates founder recommends 10% to 15% in gold, plus a bit of bitcoin, as currencies weaken.
Key Takeaways
Ray Dalio expects U.S. debt to reach between $55 trillion and $60 trillion.
He recommends 10% to 15% in gold, plus a small bitcoin position.
Total federal…
A U.K. court shut down Key Coin Assets Ltd. after nine investors who complained to Action Fraud paid more than £300,000. Investigators found no evidence of genuine trading and described its operation as displaying hallmarks of a Ponzi-style scheme.
Key Takeaways
Nine…
As there’s no single best bitcoin hardware wallet, only different features and trade-offs, their manufacturers also vary in how they have supported their customers following the Coldcard crisis. Fast, clear, and helpful communication might be the factor that protects your…
The Hungarian parliament voted to repeal the provisions that required a validation check for crypto asset conversions to be legal. The move also removes crypto-related offenses imposing penalties of up to eight years of imprisonment from the national criminal code.
Key Takeaways
Hungary repealed strict local crypto validation checks to fully align with the EU’s new MiCA framework.
The move…
Binance Helps Stop $1.2M Governance Attack in Under 48 Hours
August 21, 2026
Binance said its monitoring team detected a malicious DAO proposal, warned the unnamed project and coordinated deposit closures with exchanges before a vote blocked access to roughly $1.2 million in treasury tokens.
Key Takeaways
Binance detected the proposal with less than…
A planned revival of the failed BIP-110 stalled fork is putting an old cryptocurrency hazard back in the spotlight: replay attacks, where a transaction intended for one blockchain can potentially be copied onto another.
Key Takeaways
Dashjr said Aug. 18 that Bitcoin, which…
Trump Opens Bitcoin Door as US Debt Blows Past $40 Trillion
August 20, 2026
Treasury Department figures and debt clock readings reported Aug. 19 put total public debt at a staggering $40.049 trillion. About $32.266 trillion sits with the public, while another $7.782 trillion is effectively Washington owing money to federal accounts, including trust funds.
Key Takeaways
U.S. debt reached $40.049 trillion Aug. 19 as federal interest costs climbed.
Bitcoin neared $70,000 as…
XRP trading has developed a pronounced weekday peak during overlapping London and New York business hours. Evernorth highlighted that the three-hour window captured 23.5% of weekday on-chain volume in July, up from 14.3% a year earlier.
Key Takeaways
Three weekday hours…
The SEC proposed specialized exemptions for certain crypto investment contracts, including a pathway for offerings reaching $75 million annually. The plan also introduces a conditional safe harbor and federal disclosure requirements.
Key Takeaways
Crypto startups could…
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins framed proposed crypto exemptions as a route for returning issuers and investment to the United States. Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda emphasized workable rules, public input, and a shift away from enforcement-led oversight.
Key Takeaways
Atkins said tailored rules could bring crypto issuers back to the U.S.
Peirce credited public input with shaping a workable…
