FBI agent allegedly stole crypto, asked ChatGPT about escape
A former FBI supervisory agent allegedly stole about $1 million in cryptocurrency, mixed it with personal funds, and asked ChatGPT how to use the money and relocate to Europe. FBI agent allegedly transferred crypto using discovered keys Federal authorities arrested…...
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FalconX cuts 10% of staff amid crypto downturn
FalconX has reportedly cut about 10% of its global workforce as the digital asset prime broker prepares for an extended cryptocurrency market downturn. FalconX layoffs affect about 10% of staff FalconX implemented the workforce reduction across its global operations, Bloomberg…...
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Mastercard completes BVNK acquisition in stablecoin push
Mastercard has completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK, bringing on-chain payment technology into its global network. Mastercard closes deal for BVNK Mastercard confirmed on Aug. 3 that it had completed the acquisition of BVNK, expanding its infrastructure for…...
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Trump slams Exxon, Chevron over $26.5B oil profits
President Donald Trump called on ExxonMobil and Chevron to cut US fuel prices after the oil majors earned roughly $26.5 billion combined during the second quarter. Trump demands lower fuel prices Trump criticized ExxonMobil and Chevron at the White House…...
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CLARITY Act stalls as Trump stays silent on ethics deal
The CLARITY Act remains stuck in the Senate after the White House reportedly failed to respond to a bipartisan ethics proposal, pushing its 2026 passage odds back down to 27%. White House has not answered ethics proposal Crypto journalist Eleanor…...
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XRP Ledger adds Ankr nodes ahead of v3.3.0
XRP Ledger developers and users can now connect to globally distributed public nodes operated by Ankr, expanding network access ahead of the expected xrpld v3.3.0 release. Ankr brings global public nodes to XRP Ledger The XRP Ledger Foundation announced the…...
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Bitwise NEAR ETF reveals NRR ticker in SEC filing
Bitwise has disclosed NRR as the ticker for its proposed spot NEAR ETF in an amended filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Bitwise NEAR ETF discloses NRR ticker Bitwise submitted the third amendment to its Form S-1 registration…...
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Kenya uses Avalanche to verify student certificates
Kenya has anchored more than 15 million academic records to the Avalanche C-Chain as it replaces slow, paper-based certificate checks with a national electronic verification system. Kenya moves academic verification onto Avalanche The Kenya National Examinations Council launched the system…...
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BlackRock deepens RWA push with 2 tokenized funds
BlackRock has launched two tokenized money market products as the world’s largest asset manager expands its blockchain-based cash management and real-world asset strategy. BlackRock launches BSTBL shares on Ethereum The BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund, or BSTBL, will introduce…...
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Can SpaceX earnings revive SPCX stock after its 52% plunge?
SpaceX stock is attempting to stabilize near $110 ahead of its first post-IPO earnings report, but a $100 billion share unlock could limit any recovery. SpaceX will report its second-quarter results after the US market closes on Aug. 4, giving…...
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Exchange and Super App live soon: BlockDAG’s path to 3000x profits crushes Ondo and Pi predictions
Ondo and Pi Network face market pressure as BlockDAG gains attention, with upcoming Exchange and Super App launches fueling speculation around growth. Ondo just voted to torch 100 million tokens, ten percent of its own supply, and Ondo price still…...
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Circle’s 1,000-patent deal alarms crypto startups
Circle has acquired nearly 1,000 blockchain patents from IBM, giving the USDC issuer what it describes as the largest blockchain patent portfolio in the United States. Circle takes control of IBM’s blockchain portfolio Circle announced the acquisition on July 27,…...
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CLARITY Act delay could trigger another crypto sell-off: Bernstein
The CLARITY Act’s narrowing path through the U.S. Senate could trigger another crypto sell-off before the market recovers later this year, according to Bernstein analysts. CLARITY Act misses the Aug. 3 Senate schedule The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, or…...
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What is restaking and how EigenLayer turns staked ETH into shared security
Restaking lets staked ETH secure additional protocols beyond Ethereum, creating a marketplace for decentralized trust but introducing new layers of slashing risk. Introduction Ethereum’s shift to proof of stake in September 2022 created a pool of economic security: over 30…...
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How cross-chain bridges work and why $4 billion has been stolen from them
Bridges move assets between blockchains using lock-and-mint, burn-and-mint, or liquidity pool mechanisms, but their trust assumptions have made them the most exploited category in crypto. Introduction Blockchains do not talk to each other. Ethereum cannot read Solana’s state. Arbitrum cannot…...
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What are intents and solvers? The invisible layer executing your DeFi trades
Intent-based protocols separate what a user wants from how it gets done, outsourcing execution to competitive solvers who find the best price across fragmented liquidity. Introduction Most DeFi users believe they interact directly with an automated market maker when they…...
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What is account abstraction and why seed phrases are becoming optional
Smart accounts replace seed phrases with passkeys, social recovery, and gas sponsorship, making self-custody usable without memorizing 12 words. Introduction The standard advice for anyone entering crypto has not changed in a decade: write down 12 words, store them offline,…...
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Bitcoin price nears $64K as 32,000 BTC hits exchanges
Bitcoin price rebounded toward $63,900 on Aug. 3 after briefly falling near $62,300, but weak spot demand and fresh short-term holder losses continue to limit its recovery. Bitcoin price recovers from $62,300 According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price…...
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Hashdex to shut down $14.7M Bitcoin ETF DEFI
Hashdex will close and liquidate its US-listed Bitcoin ETF, DEFI, after the fund struggled to attract enough assets and trading activity to remain viable. DEFI will stop trading on Aug. 17 According to a WSJ report, asset management company Hashdex…...
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Bitmine adds 10,399 ETH as BMNR stock falls
Bitmine Immersion Technologies added 10,399 ETH to its treasury and repurchased another 4.5 million shares, but BMNR stock fell toward $17 as investors weighed its mounting unrealized losses. Bitmine’s Ethereum holdings approach 5.8 million ETH Bitmine said it acquired another…...
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As Wall Street accelerates blockchain adoption, SHR Miner opens access to AI-powered computing, offering daily earnings of up to $1,500
SHR Miner explores the rising demand for computing infrastructure as blockchain adoption expands across tokenized assets, stablecoins, and financial services. Blockchain adoption is entering a new stage as major financial institutions move tokenized assets and stablecoin settlement closer to real-world…...
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Circle shares slide after Morgan Stanley slashes price target to $38
Circle Internet Group has received a downgrade from Morgan Stanley, which has lowered its rating to Underweight from Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $38 from $106 after cutting long-term expectations for USDC growth. Morgan Stanley said the…...
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Strategy sells $104.7 million in Bitcoin to support preferred stock
Strategy has sold 1,638 Bitcoin for $104.7 million after redirecting part of the proceeds toward preferred-stock dividends and share repurchases while increasing its U.S. dollar reserve. An SEC filing submitted on Monday showed the company sold the Bitcoin between July…...
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Why Stacks’ Bitcoin staking plan could reshape STX demand
Stacks explores Bitcoin staking and DeFi growth as investors assess STX’s 2026 potential amid efforts to bring more Bitcoin capital into productive use. Any Stacks (STX) price prediction for 2026 increasingly turns on a question bigger than short-term market momentum:…...
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Cardano price jumps 22% as whales add 240M ADA
Cardano price rallied as high as $0.190 after whales accumulated 240 million ADA, while a bullish reversal pattern pointed to a possible extension toward $0.208. Cardano price trims gains after reaching $0.190 According to data from crypto.news, Cardano (ADA) price…...
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Orbs launches community governance vote to establish its DAO framework
Orbs launches OIP-9, its first governance vote to establish the Orbs DAO and advance protocol decentralization. Orbs has announced OIP-9, its first formal community governance vote. The online proposal asks eligible participants to establish the Orbs DAO and approve its…...
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Solana price risks $70 drop as buyers retreat
Solana price slipped below $73 on Aug. 3 as weak spot demand and sustained capital outflows raised the risk of a drop toward $70. Solana price extends its decline below $73 According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price traded…...
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South Africa proposes reporting rules for cross border crypto transfers
South Africa has proposed new rules requiring cross-border crypto transfers to pass through authorized providers and be reported to the central bank, expanding the country’s effort to bring digital assets under its financial control framework. According to local media, South…...
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Ethereum price risks $1,700 as support weakens
Ethereum price fell 2% to around $1,847 on Aug. 3 after another rejection near key moving averages left the $1,800 support zone exposed. ETH slides after failing to reclaim $1,900 According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price traded at…...
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American Bitcoin posts $57.2M loss as BTC stack grows
American Bitcoin posted a $57.2 million Q2 loss as mining revenue reached $67 million and its Bitcoin reserve grew 14% to 8,002 BTC....
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Crypto kidnapping in London ends with five convictions
Two French crypto investors have been held captive in London for more than 52 hours in a kidnapping and extortion case that ended with five men convicted after the victims were forced to transfer $30,000 in cryptocurrency. The Daily Mail,…...
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Robinhood secures UK crypto registration ahead of new FCA rules
Crypto and stock trading platform Robinhood has secured UK crypto registration ahead of the country’s new licensing framework. According to a recent announcement, Robinhood has received approval to offer cryptocurrency services in the United Kingdom after its UK subsidiary was…...
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Bitcoin cold storage plan revealed by David Schwartz
XRP Ledger creator David Schwartz proposed splitting Bitcoin wallet devices and PIN access among four trusted people after the Coldcard attacks....
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Bitget to end crypto services for Japan residents after regulatory warnings
Bitget has begun withdrawing services for residents of Japan, stopping new account registrations immediately and setting a timeline that will lead to mandatory account restrictions later this year. Bitget announced on Monday that it has stopped accepting new registrations from…...
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HashKey wins JPMorgan approval for client funds account
HashKey secured JPMorgan approval for a client funds account, expanding its dollar settlement and customer money segregation network....
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Bithumb sets 2028 IPO target with governance overhaul plan
Bithumb has outlined a roadmap to complete its initial public offering in 2028 after detailing upgrades to its governance, financial reporting, and internal control systems. According to Bithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange is working with leading domestic accounting firms…...
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How to choose the best crypto payment gateway for businesses in 2026
Learn how to choose the best crypto payment gateway for businesses by comparing settlement, compliance, integrations, automation, and fees in 2026. Companies serving international customers, digital-first audiences, or markets with limited card and bank transfer coverage may use crypto payments…...
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Coldcard pushes bitcoin back to exchanges: the anti-self-custody trade
The Coldcard exploit is not a hack in the way most people understand the word. Nobody broke into anything. Nobody phished anyone. Nobody stole a seed phrase from a sticky note. The devices generated weak private keys for five years,…...
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Tokenized QQQ drove 288% of July volume, and Robinhood Chain is betting on it
The number everyone cited in July was 288 percent. Tokenized stock trading volume nearly quadrupled month over month. The figure appeared in research notes, on crypto Twitter, and in three separate newsletter breakdowns. It was real. What nobody emphasized was…...
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The Senate has one week: CLARITY’s last August window
The CLARITY Act is not dead. It is something worse for its supporters: it is alive but unscheduled. Monday’s Senate calendar listed a single vote, cloture on a continuing resolution vehicle. No action on H.R. 3633. No mention of digital…...
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Kalshi’s state-level legal war: New York sued, who is next
New York filed the most aggressive state action against the prediction market industry two days after the Second Circuit denied Kalshi emergency relief on July 29. The suit arrived with a coordinated announcement from the AG and the Governor, counts…...
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Ripple invests in 2 firms to scale XRPL tokenization
Ripple invested in ZILO and Licuido to add transfer agency, token issuance and collateral trading tools to its XRP Ledger infrastructure....
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Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint eyes August HKDAP stablecoin rollout
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint Financial has pushed the public rollout of its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin HKDAP into August after the project missed its previously expected second-quarter and end-of-July timelines. According to the local media outlet the Hong Kong Economic Journal,…...
Read MoreBitcoin price drops below $63K despite Iran relief
Bitcoin fell below $63,000 despite lower oil and rising stock futures as Coldcard thefts, ETF outflows and policy delays returned to focus....
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ZeroStack says ability to continue operating remains in doubt
ZeroStack has warned its cash position may not support operations for another year. According to a Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury company ZeroStack said substantial doubt exists about its ability…...
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The Smarter Web Company adds 11.89 Bitcoin, treasury reaches 2,712 BTC
The Smarter Web Company has increased its Bitcoin treasury by acquiring another 11.89 BTC, taking its total holdings to 2,712 BTC. According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET, the London-listed company completed the latest purchase of 11.89 Bitcoin, lifting its corporate treasury to 2,712…...
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Trade.XYZ rumored to seek $200M equity round at $1.5B valuation
Rumors that Trade.XYZ has been seeking a $200 million equity financing at a $1.5 billion valuation have sparked conflicting views across the crypto community, with supporters calling the report credible while others have dismissed the claim. According to market chatter…...
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Binance opens August leaderboard with 5,888 USDC
Binance opened an August Dual Investment leaderboard offering up to 5,888 USDC, with the top 100 ranked by average subscriptions....
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Coldcard exploit sparks call for independent audits: Kraken CSO
Coldcard’s five-year seed-generation flaw has renewed calls for independent testing of hardware wallet firmware after suspected attacks have drained nearly $90 million worth of Bitcoin from thousands of wallets. Kraken chief security officer Nick Percoco said in a post on…...
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Luno blocks some crypto transfers before Aug. 31 deadline
Luno has stopped crypto transfers for some users, leaving Aug. 31 as the final bank withdrawal deadline before Sept. 1 closures....
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