Whale Activit2026-07-24 09:30:00PA Daily: Whale HYPE staking, Poolin files Chapter 11, and Stripe said to be in talks for OpenRouterPANews’ July 24 daily roundup pulled together a wide set of crypto, macro, legal, and market developments, with whale activity around HYPE standing out across several on-chain updates. One large holder staked 2.785 million HYPE worth about $164 million through 20 wallets over 11 hours, while another whale moved 2.93 million HYPE, worth roughly $172 million, into Hyperliquid for staking. A separate entity also staked 1.49 million HYPE valued at around $88.2 million. PANews noted that one of the larger staking clusters may be tied to a16z, though that remains unconfirmed. Elsewhere, former bitcoin mining heavyweight Poolin filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and plans to sell its Texas mining assets for $52 million. BitMEX, on the same day it announced it would shut down operations on Sept. 23, was hit with a class-action lawsuit seeking 622.66 BTC in damages over alleged fraudulent liquidations. In corporate and funding news, Stripe is reportedly in talks to acquire AI model aggregation platform OpenRouter in a deal that could reach $10 billion, while AI chip startup Etched closed a $300 million Series C at a $10.3 billion post-money valuation. BlackRock, Coinbase and seven other firms also launched a Bitcoin security alliance with a three-year, $15 million funding commitment for open-source developers.930
Poolin2026-07-24 06:18:56Poolin files for Chapter 11 in the U.S., plans $52 million sale of Texas mining assetsFormer bitcoin mining pool giant Poolin has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States and plans to sell its Texas bitcoin mining assets for $52 million before winding down operations, according to TheMinerMag. Poolin and two affiliated U.S. entities filed voluntary petitions with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey on July 22. Court documents put total liabilities at about $173 million, including roughly $163.7 million in unsecured IOUs issued to Poolin wallet users after withdrawals were suspended during the 2022 crypto market downturn. About 11,700 wallet users reportedly hold balances of more than $100. Poolin’s two Texas mining sites stopped mining and hosting operations on July 10. The company has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Thor CALAP LLC, with the Pyote site priced at $15 million and the Tarbush site’s power rights and equipment priced at $37 million. The combined $52 million offer will serve as the stalking-horse bid in a court-supervised auction. Poolin said demand tied to AI infrastructure could lift the value of mining-site power capacity and equipment, while the final recovery amount will depend on bidding, costs, and court approval.720
Litecoin2026-07-22 15:00:132021 Litecoin Mining Pool Roundup: Poolin, F2Pool, Antpool ComparedWith Litecoin's network 4x faster than Bitcoin and rising difficulty, mining pools are essential. This piece compares Poolin, F2Pool and Antpool on fees, servers and features to help you pick the right pool.1890
