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Bitcoin Nears $64,000 as Traders Shrug Off Coldcard Sweeps and Strategy Sales
Bitcoin rebounded toward $64,000 in Asian trading, recovering from Monday's dip below $63,000 despite an unresolved Coldcard wallet crisis and Strategy's third BTC sale of 2026.
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Solana Governance Proposal Would Multiply Daily SOL Burns by 14x Under New Tokenomics Plan
Two linked Solana governance proposals — SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 — would simultaneously cut inflation and increase SOL burns from $47,000 to $650,000 per day, but face a steep path to approval.
Coldcard Vulnerability Drains $89 Million From 4,500 Bitcoin Wallets as Attacker Refines Strategy
A firmware flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets has enabled the systematic drain of 1,367 BTC across three attack waves, with losses approaching $89 million.
SEC Freezes Nasdaq Bitcoin Options Approval After CME Jurisdictional Challenge
The SEC has suspended Nasdaq's QBTC bitcoin index options following a CME Group petition arguing that bitcoin derivatives fall under CFTC, not SEC, authority.
Solana Foundation's New CISO: AI-Powered Scams Are Crypto's Next Major Threat
Michael Coates, formerly CISO at Twitter and Mozilla, warns that AI-driven social engineering and deepfakes will drive the next wave of blockchain security breaches.
Tether Posts $1.5 Billion Q2 Profit as Reserve Buffer Shrinks by Half
The world's largest stablecoin issuer reported strong quarterly earnings driven by Treasury holdings, even as its excess reserves fell from $8.2 billion to $4.1 billion.
Tokenized Stock Volume Hit $11.3 Billion Record in July — But One Token Drove 82%
Binance's QQQB token tracking the Invesco QQQ ETF generated $9.27 billion in volume, masking a broader decline in tokenized equity trading.
Circle Secures New York Trust Charter as Crypto Regulatory Push Accelerates
The USDC issuer received a limited purpose trust charter from NYDFS, adding to its recent OCC national trust bank approval.
Bitcoin Cold Wallet Attack Spreads to 4,500 Addresses as Losses Near $89 Million
A third wave of sweeps tied to weak Coldcard firmware has drained 1,367 BTC from thousands of wallets, with the attacker now targeting smaller balances.
Solana Foundation's New CISO Warns AI Is Making Crypto Scams More Convincing
Michael Coates says the next wave of blockchain security threats will come from AI-powered social engineering, not smart contract exploits.
Tether Posts $1.5 Billion Q2 Profit as Reserve Buffer Halves
The world's largest stablecoin issuer earned $1.5B in operating profit while its excess reserves fell from $8.2B to $4.1B amid declining asset values.
Tokenized Stock Trading Surged 288% in July — But One QQQ Token Drove Most of It
Record $11.3 billion in tokenized equity volume masked a market that actually shrank excluding Binance's QQQB token.
Bitcoin Defies Macro Headwinds to Hold July Gains as Forced Selling Runs Dry
Despite rate-hike fears, an AI equity sell-off, and the Coldcard exploit, Bitcoin is set to finish July up 7.5%. Analysts say leveraged positioning was already flushed out.
Circle Secures New York Trust Charter, Strengthening USDC Regulatory Position
The USDC issuer received a limited purpose trust charter from NYDFS, adding to its national trust bank approval and BitLicense in a rapidly maturing stablecoin regulatory landscape.
Coldcard Wallet Exploit Drains $70 Million Without Ever Touching the Devices
A firmware flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets collapsed key entropy to just four billion possibilities, letting attackers reconstruct private keys entirely offline.
Tether Posts $1.5 Billion Q2 Profit as Reserve Buffer Halves to $4.1 Billion
The world's largest stablecoin issuer reported strong earnings from Treasury holdings even as its excess reserves fell from $8.2 billion to $4.1 billion, expanding both gold and Bitcoin positions.
XRP Ledger 3.3.0 Revives Fixed Features and Introduces Confidential Token Operations
The upcoming xrpld release puts five amendments before validators, including two previously withdrawn after critical bugs and three new features enabling private tokenized assets.
Aave Weighs Exit From Six Chains as Revenue Falls to Loose Change
A governance proposal would shut down Aave deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos, plus retire 50 asset markets elsewhere, as deposits on some chains have dropped over 90%.
28 Global Banks Test Tokenized Money for Cross-Border Payments in BIS Pilot
A Bank for International Settlements pilot saw JPMorgan, Citi, UBS, and 25 other banks move real money across borders using blockchain-based settlement in a live test.
Institutional Traders Hit Record 72% Share of Crypto Markets as Volatility Subsides
A new Wintermute report finds institutions now dominate crypto trading at 72% of volume, driving lower volatility, selective altcoin flows, and growth in tokenized assets.
South Korea to Tax Crypto Gains Starting 2027 After Years of Delays
South Korea plans to begin taxing cryptocurrency gains above 2.5 million won ($1,740) from January 1, 2027, signaling no further postponement as the debate shifts to parliament.