ARK Invest buys $6.8M in Circle shares after NY win
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought 109,129 Circle shares after the stablecoin issuer secured a limited-purpose trust charter in New York. ARK Invest adds 109,129 Circle shares ARK purchased 77,103 Circle shares through its flagship ARK Innovation ETF, according to the…...
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Strategy stock sinks as Saylor puts Bitcoin buys on hold
Strategy shares fell 4.56% to $93.28 on July 31 after the company reported an $8.22 billion quarterly loss and prioritized restoring its STRC preferred stock to its $100 par value. Strategy stock slides after $8.22B quarterly loss Strategy stock traded…...
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What is a mainnet? The production blockchain explained
A mainnet is the production version of a blockchain network where transactions carry real economic value and are permanently recorded. When a cryptocurrency project launches its mainnet, it moves from concept to reality, and every line of code becomes a…...
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What is a testnet? The blockchain testing ground explained
A testnet is a separate blockchain network that mirrors a production chain’s rules and functionality but uses tokens with no monetary value. It is where developers break things, test upgrades, and discover bugs before those bugs can cost anyone real…...
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What is a zero-knowledge proof? Privacy and scaling explained
A zero-knowledge proof lets one party prove to another that a statement is true without revealing any information beyond the truth of the statement itself. It is the cryptographic technique behind blockchain privacy, scalable rollups, and a growing number of…...
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What is proof of work? The consensus mechanism that powers bitcoin
Proof of work is a consensus mechanism that forces computers to spend measurable energy solving a mathematical puzzle before they can add a new block of transactions to a blockchain. It is the reason bitcoin has value as a settlement…...
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Bitcoin price tests $63K as ETF outflows hit $265M
Bitcoin price hovered near $63,000 on Aug. 1 as US ETF outflows, weakening momentum and regulatory uncertainty kept buyers on the sidelines. Bitcoin price struggles to hold $63,000 According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price traded at approximately $63,082…...
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South Korea crypto trading volume plunges nearly 55% in H1
Trading volume across South Korea’s five major won-based crypto exchanges fell 54.6% year over year in the first half of 2026 as liquidity became increasingly concentrated on market leader Upbit. South Korea crypto volume drops below $367B Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone,…...
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The $4 billion Iran sanctions evasion network through crypto
The United States has sanctioned Iranian exchanges, frozen nearly $1 billion in cryptocurrency, and traced $3.84 billion in Iran-linked flows through a single offshore exchange, exposing the scale of sanctions evasion through digital assets. The numbers tell the story before…...
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Bitcoin mining capitulation: difficulty falls 19.9% as miners pivot to AI
Bitcoin mining difficulty has dropped 19.9% from its peak in the third deepest ASIC era decline on record, as miners sell bitcoin at record rates and redirect power capacity toward artificial intelligence data centers. Bitcoin mining difficulty has dropped 19.9%…...
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Tether’s $1.5 billion Q2 profit and the reserve buffer problem
Tether earned $1.5 billion in three months while its safety cushion fell by half, raising questions about whether the world’s largest stablecoin can sustain its reserve strategy through a rate cycle. The numbers look strong. Tether generated $1.5 billion in…...
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A build error in Coldcard’s firmware drained $38 million in bitcoin in 25 minutes
Coinkite says an attacker used AI to find a flaw its own AI review missed, exposing 500 wallets to a seed generation bug that reduced 128 bits of entropy to 40. The attack took 25 minutes. At 2:14 a.m. UTC…...
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Moneyflip CEO charged in $40K murder-for-hire plot
Moneyflip CEO Marcos Arturo Kleiman Tronllan faces a federal murder-for-hire charge after allegedly paying undercover agents $40,000 to kidnap and kill a businessman over an unpaid debt. Moneyflip CEO arrested in Miami Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested Kleiman in Miami…...
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Hong Kong crypto romance scam costs woman $3.3M
A Hong Kong woman reportedly lost around $3.3 million after an online romantic partner directed her to a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform. Crypto romance scams cost victims nearly $9M Hong Kong authorities recorded 25 investment fraud cases involving online romantic…...
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XRP Ledger v3.3.0 brings five institutional features
XRP Ledger developers are preparing five proposed amendments for the upcoming xrpld 3.3.0 release, targeting privacy, atomic settlement, and easier institutional onboarding. XRP Ledger v3.3.0 targets institutional transactions Jazzi Cooper, head of product at RippleX, outlined the proposed changes in…...
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Uniswap launches Earn with Morpho lending vaults
Uniswap has launched Earn, a self-custodial lending product that allows users to deposit USDC, USDT, and ETH into Morpho vaults without leaving its app. Uniswap Earn supports USDC, USDT and ETH Earn is available through the Uniswap Web App and…...
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Pump.fun cut staff weeks before PUMP tokens vested: Report
Pump.fun reportedly dismissed employees shortly before their PUMP token grants were scheduled to vest, leaving at least one former worker without an allocation now valued at seven figures. Pump.fun layoffs preceded employee token vesting Pump.fun reduced its workforce in late…...
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Ondo Finance weighs a $500 million acquisition as tokenized securities cross $36 billion
The largest tokenized securities platform cleared its SEC probe, secured FINRA authorization, and put BlackRock’s IVV onchain. Now it is shopping for a target worth up to half a billion dollars while the market it helped build outgrows it. Ondo…...
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Tether Q2 profit hits $1.5B as USDT supply grows
Tether generated approximately $1.5 billion in net operating profit during the second quarter of 2026 as returns from US Treasury holdings and repo operations supported its earnings. Tether reports $4.1B in excess reserves Tether’s total assets stood at approximately $187.7…...
Read MoreBitcoin braces for August slump as AI stocks falter
Bitcoin price fell below $63,000 on Friday as a short-lived rebound in Asian semiconductor stocks faded, adding pressure as the cryptocurrency entered its historically weak August trading period. Bitcoin price falls below $63K as risk assets weaken Bitcoin traded below…...
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Grayscale joins push for CLARITY Act Senate vote as deadline nears
Grayscale Investments has urged the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess as lawmakers face mounting pressure to resolve disputes holding up the crypto market structure bill. Grayscale urges action on the CLARITY Act Grayscale sent…...
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CLARITY Act odds hit 25% as Trump weighs ethics deal
CLARITY Act passage odds have fallen to 25% as the White House reviews a bipartisan ethics proposal that could determine whether the Senate takes up the crypto market structure bill before its August recess. Scaramucci expects Trump to approve ethics…...
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Robinhood stock rebounds as Bernstein sees 80% upside
Robinhood stock recovered more than 2% on Thursday after Bernstein maintained its $160 target, betting that tokenization and prediction markets can offset weaker crypto trading. Robinhood stock rebounds from $83.68 Robinhood Markets shares traded at $88.55 on Friday, up approximately…...
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Coinbase posts $359 million loss as revenue misses for a third straight quarter
The exchange hit record market share and crossed $100 million in prediction market revenue, but a $1.36 per share loss and declining transaction fees show the Everything Exchange still runs on a shrinking engine. Coinbase delivered its third consecutive quarter…...
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SBI values Ripple stake at $41.2B despite XRP price slump
SBI Holdings has reaffirmed its exposure to Ripple, telling investors that its Ripple shareholding carries an estimated value of $41.2 billion despite weaker XRP prices and sluggish crypto market conditions. SBI maintains its Ripple position despite XRP weakness SBI discussed…...
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Bitcoin price risks $59K drop as Iran war lifts oil
Bitcoin price fell below $64,000 on July 31 as renewed U.S.–Iran tensions lifted oil prices and strengthened the dollar, while its 4-hour chart formed a bearish rounded-top structure. Bitcoin price falls below key moving averages According to data from crypto.news,…...
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South Korea crypto tax set at 22% from 2027
South Korea will begin taxing cryptocurrency gains at a combined rate of 22% from Jan. 1, 2027, ending expectations that the long-delayed measure could be postponed for a fourth time. South Korea confirms crypto tax launch Deputy Prime Minister and…...
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CLARITY Act eyes Senate vote before August recess
Senate leaders still intend to bring the CLARITY Act to the floor before the August recess, although unresolved negotiations and a crowded calendar leave the timing uncertain. Lummis says CLARITY Act remains on the agenda Sen. Cynthia Lummis told crypto…...
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Coinbase stock sinks 12% after Q2 revenue miss
Coinbase stock extended its post-earnings sell-off on Friday, falling more than 12% as weaker trading revenue and a $359 million quarterly loss raised concerns about the exchange’s near-term growth. Coinbase stock extends its post-earnings decline Coinbase shares opened under heavy…...
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HYPE price falls below $55 as HIP-4 goes live
HYPE fell below $55 after Hyperliquid activated permissionless HIP-4 deployments on testnet, with whale transfers and broader crypto market weakness weighing on the token. Hyperliquid opens HIP-4 deployments on testnet Hyperliquid has released the first implementation of permissionless deployments for…...
Read MoreXRP ETF inflows surpass $1.5 billion: XRP holders can earn up to $10,000 daily
XRP ETF inflows surpass $1.5 billion as investors explore alternative digital asset strategies, including cloud mining and DeFi yield platforms. The XRP-backed ETF has just surpassed a significant milestone in inflows, further boosting institutional investor confidence. Simultaneously, a growing number…...
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Crypto research has a joining problem, and AI agents are starting to solve it
QuantPilot aims to simplify crypto market research by combining fragmented on-chain, market, and DeFi data into AI-assisted analysis workflows. Ask a crypto trader what they lack, and almost nobody says data. They have CoinGecko open in one tab, a Dune…...
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Circle adds NYDFS trust charter after OCC bank approval
Circle has secured a New York trust charter to expand its state regulatory footprint. According to an announcement from Circle on Friday, the stablecoin issuer has received a limited-purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services for…...
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SHIB price rally fades after 40% breakout, can bulls recover?
Shiba Inu price surrendered much of its 40% breakout after sellers rejected the meme coin near $0.0000058, leaving bulls to defend a newly established support zone around $0.0000045. SHIB price rally loses momentum According to data from crypto.news, SHIB price…...
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BNB price jumps 5% but stalls below $600
BNB price rallied more than 5% before sellers halted the advance near $600, leaving the token at about $590 on July 31 as traders assessed whether its breakout can hold. BNB price action today According to data from crypto.news, BNB…...
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Strategy posts $8.2 billion loss as bitcoin falls below its cost basis
The largest corporate bitcoin holder now sits $9 billion underwater on 843,775 coins, has sold bitcoin for the first time in four years, and is funding preferred dividends from the asset it promised never to sell. The Q2 numbers in…...
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Stablecoin remittances hit 9% in Bank of Italy test
Stablecoin remittances cost up to 9% in a Bank of Italy test, with fiat on- and off-ramps driving most fees across 10 corridors....
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New York sues Kalshi in sweeping prediction market crackdown
The state is seeking at least $36 billion in damages from the prediction market platform it calls an unlicensed gambling operation, and has filed for a temporary restraining order to halt its contracts immediately. The lawsuit that prediction markets knew…...
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Ethereum price tumbles below $1,900, will $1,850 hold?
Ethereum price fell nearly 2% to about $1,883 on July 31 after another rejection below $2,000 weakened momentum and pushed the token toward a key technical support zone. Ethereum price action today According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price…...
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Robinhood earns $160 target from Bernstein on tokenization and Rothera growth
Bernstein has maintained its Outperform rating on Robinhood Markets with a $160 price target, saying the company’s crypto business has expanded beyond trading into tokenization and market infrastructure. Bernstein said in a note to clients that Robinhood’s latest crypto products,…...
Read MoreFintech giant KSNet joins Solana Foundation to trial Solana Pay in South Korea
KSNet has partnered with the Solana Foundation to test blockchain payments and AI-driven transaction systems for South Korea’s financial market. KSNet announced on July 30 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Solana Foundation to jointly…...
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Bitcoin self-custody debate erupts over poor wallet UX
Bitcoin Archive’s self-custody criticism renews debate over wallet UX, seed phrases and whether technical barriers hinder adoption....
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Crypto treasuries pivot to AI data center funding
Quantum sold 1,000 ETH while Hyperscale monetized 100 BTC and opened a Bitcoin-backed facility to finance AI data centers....
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NEAR lets users pay for AI services by staking tokens
NEAR Protocol has launched a staking-based payment system for its AI platform, allowing users to access confidential inference and autonomous AI agents by locking NEAR tokens instead of paying with a credit card. According to an announcement published by NEAR…...
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Bitcoin miner capitulation deepens as difficulty falls 19.9%
Bitcoin mining difficulty sits 19.9% below its peak as hashrate falls, fees stay weak and AI deals lift listed miner stocks....
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Swan Treasury loses $625K after signer key leak enables discounted STY purchases
Blockchain asset management protocol Swan Treasury has suffered an estimated $625,000 loss after attackers exploited a leaked off-chain signer key to buy STY tokens at a steep discount before selling them for profit. According to blockchain security firm Defimon Alerts,…...
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Bitcoin rally stalls after massive $9.6B options expiry
Bitcoin options worth $9.6 billion expired near $64,000 as low volatility and uneven capital inflows limited a clear price breakout....
Read MoreNew York sues Kalshi, seeks $36B in penalties over prediction markets
New York has sued Kalshi, seeking to block its prediction markets and recover at least $36 billion in penalties and restitution over alleged violations of the state’s gambling laws. According to the New York Attorney General’s Office, Attorney General Letitia…...
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AFX schedules Aug. 3 goodwill plan following $24.15M bridge hack
AFX has announced that it has prepared a goodwill plan for users affected by last week’s $24.15 million bridge exploit, with the recovery proposal scheduled for release on Aug. 3. According to an announcement shared by AFX, the decentralized derivatives…...
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Bitcoin ETFs pull in $233M as BlackRock leads
Bitcoin ETFs drew $233.1 million on July 30 as BlackRock’s IBIT led the rebound, turning weekly and monthly flows positive. ...
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