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2026-08-10：Institutional Capital Floods Bitcoin ETFs as CME Hedge Funds Flip Net Long and Coldcard Exploit Shatters Self-Custody Illusions
A $130 million Coldcard exploit has rattled one of crypto’s oldest beliefs: that self-custody is automatically the safest path. Just as that confidence cracks, U.S. spot ETFs pull in more than $1.3 billion, and CME hedge funds flip net long on Bitcoin futures after years of structural shorts. Is Wall Street quietly accumulating while retail fear sits at 30? Or are weak Bitcoin and Ethereum charts signaling that institutional demand is merely absorbing a deeper wave of selling? We unpack Ethereum’s proposed staking shake-up, XRP’s startling ETF paradox, and why AVAX is flashing strength…
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