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TREE NEWS update: US House Republican Whip Tom Emmer said he is concerned that amendments to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act would remove a safe harbor from criminal liability, speaking to Kristin Smith at the Solana Institute summit. “I don’t like the fact that you’ve essentially given up the criminal liability safe harbor,” Emmer said, adding he worries local district attorneys would weaponize it more. Emmer, the BRCA’s original sponsor, first introduced the bill in the House in 2018.

TREE NEWS update: US House Republican Whip Tom Emmer said at the Solana Institute summit that he is concerned about amendments to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, telling Kristin Smith he dislikes that the changes effectively abandon the criminal liability safe harbor. Emmer, the bill’s original sponsor who first introduced it in the House in 2018, said he worries local prosecutors would increasingly weaponize the issue.

TREE NEWS update: US House Republican Whip Tom Emmer said at the Solana Institute summit that he is concerned about changes to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, warning that dropping a criminal-liability safe harbor would let local prosecutors weaponize the law. Emmer, who first introduced the BRCA in the House in 2018, made the remarks to Kristin Smith.

TREE NEWS update: US House Republican Whip Tom Emmer said at the Solana Institute summit that he is concerned about amendments to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, telling Kristin Smith he dislikes that the bill effectively drops a safe harbor on criminal liability. Emmer, the BRCA’s original sponsor who first introduced it in the House in 2018, said he worries local district attorneys would increasingly weaponize the change.

TREE NEWS reports: Trader Bonk Guy said in a post on X that the Robinhood Chain ecosystem is performing well, and that investors buying the dip now could see strong returns in the coming months. He said this is the stage to accumulate for the next leg up, and predicted the ecosystem’s next rally will be more violent than any before it.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin futures open interest stands at 676,820 BTC, worth $52.64 billion, with Binance accounting for 142,870 BTC or $11.11 billion, 21.1% of the total. Call options open interest is 305,530.06 BTC, or 61.39%, versus 192,126.29 BTC in puts at 38.61%. The 25-delta skew turned positive on August 20, the first time in 12 months.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin has traded within a roughly 5.5% range for more than 24 consecutive sessions, with about 840,000 BTC’s cost basis sitting in that band. Profit-taking has slowed sharply, pushing the seller risk ratio down to 7 basis points, among the lowest in the past year, though weak buying still caps a breakout. Leverage is clustered at both edges of the range, with about $1.95 billion in short liquidation risk near $82,000 and large long positions between $75,000 and $76,000.

TREE NEWS update: Bitmine purchased $68 million worth of ether, bringing its total holdings close to 6 million ETH and nearer to its stated goal of owning 5% of Ethereum’s supply. Most of the company’s tokens are earning staking rewards, it said. The company did not disclose the timing of the purchase beyond the latest addition.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitmine now has more than 5 million ETH staked, converting the bulk of its Ether holdings into a recurring income stream, the company said. The move underpins a projected $334 million in annual staking revenue against a crypto treasury valued at $15.8 billion, as Bitmine continues to accumulate.

TREE NEWS update: Bitmine now has more than 5 million ETH staked, converting the majority of its Ether holdings into a recurring income stream, and projects $334 million in annual staking revenue from its $15.8 billion crypto treasury. The company said it continues to accumulate ETH alongside the staking position.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitmine now has more than 5 million ETH staked, converting the bulk of its Ether holdings into a recurring income stream, and projects $334 million in annual staking revenue from a crypto treasury valued at $15.8 billion. The company said it continues to accumulate ETH alongside the staking position.

TREE NEWS update: Pixelmon has ended game development after its publisher test fell short, notifying its gaming team and taking its titles offline. A smaller group within the NFT project will now search for a non-gaming business model.

TREE NEWS update: Pixelmon has ended game development after a publisher test fell short, giving notice to its gaming team and taking its titles offline. A smaller group within the NFT project is now searching for a non-gaming business model.

TREE NEWS update: Strategy repurchased $139 million of its STRC preferred stock, slowing from last week’s $176 million pace. The Bitcoin treasury firm left its 845,050 BTC holdings unchanged for a second consecutive week.

TREE NEWS update: Strategy repurchased $139 million of its STRC preferred stock, slowing from last week’s $176 million buyback pace. The Bitcoin treasury firm left its 845,050 BTC holdings unchanged for a second consecutive week.

TREE NEWS reports: A collaboration between Base and Ethereum on account abstraction has broken down, a developer said, with the two draft proposals taking different approaches to native smart accounts. The split could shift cross-chain compatibility work onto wallets and applications, the developer said.

TREE NEWS reports: A collaboration between Base and Ethereum on account abstraction has broken down, with the two draft proposals taking different approaches to native smart accounts. The divergence could shift cross-chain compatibility work onto wallets and applications.

TREE NEWS reports: Crypto futures liquidations across all exchanges totaled $213 million in the past 24 hours, CoinGlass data shows. Long positions accounted for $126 million of the wipeout and short positions $87.86 million. Bitcoin liquidations reached $52.01 million and Ether $36.34 million, with the single largest liquidation — worth $3.142 million — occurring on the ASTER-BTCUSDT pair.