Bitcoin Just Shrugged Off Three Serious Tests — Now Michael Saylor Is Teasing What Comes Next

Bitcoin Just Shrugged Off Three Serious Tests — Now Michael Saylor Is Teasing What Comes Next


Bitcoin network holding firm through three pressure fronts image By Isaac • August 9, 2026 5:57 pm •

Bitcoin entered the weekend carrying three pieces of news that could have rattled a weaker market. Instead, the price held above $65,000 — and one of the industry’s biggest buyers is already teasing what comes next.

The pressure points were real: a deliberate chain split, the fallout from a nine-figure hardware-wallet exploit, and another delay for major U.S. crypto legislation. Yet Bitcoin was still trading higher on the week by Sunday.

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Bitcoin News summed up the unusual combination in one post:

In a week that saw:

– The fallout from a $100+ million COLDCARD exploit

– The failure of landmark crypto legislation to make it to the Senate floor

– The first deliberate chain split

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