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Cornell University conducted a survey of 25,880 individuals regarding Bitcoin usage, finding that while many respondents lack deep technical understanding, the asset is proving useful in scenarios where traditional banking services are unavailable.

Strategy CEO Phong Le stated that the firm sold nearly 7,000 BTC at approximately $60,000 due to cost of capital considerations, not Bitcoin's price, and plans to repurchase BTC when it exceeds $80,000.

XRP briefly surpassed Bitcoin in trading volume on South Korean exchanges, with a 273% surge in volume, indicating heightened speculative activity in XRP relative to Bitcoin.

Capital B, a French company, raised €7.6 million from Adam Back to fund an additional Bitcoin purchase.

The article discusses Bitcoin's recent price action, characterized by a sharp spike followed by a rapid decline, which traders are comparing to a 'Bart Simpson' pattern.

Kimi K3 was reported to outperform rival open-weight AI models in detecting Bitcoin vulnerabilities, highlighting the potential of such models to improve cybersecurity audits for Bitcoin.

The article claims Bitcoin is breaking out of its bear market phase, citing evidence that 'giant buyers' have absorbed retail panic selling.

The article outlines the potential threat that quantum computing poses to Bitcoin’s security and notes that solutions are being explored, indicating a possible future risk to the cryptocurrency’s network integrity.

Bitcoin's onchain demand indicator turned negative after a brief August rebound, coinciding with a price decline below $77,000 during a broader market sell-off in bonds and equities.

The article reports that market expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike in September have increased to 60%-68%, significantly reducing the odds of a rate cut.

Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi are placing bets that Bitcoin will reach a high of $82,000 within September.

Hyperscale Data's shares reached an all-time low after the company announced its Michigan facility would transition from Bitcoin mining to AI workloads, signaling a strategic pivot away from cryptocurrency operations.