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Live updates: Ether leads crypto higher as bitcoin trades around $65,500
CoinEx's Jeff Ko sees bitcoin staying range-bound near $65,000 while retreating oil, a 4.7% 10-year yield and a week of mega-cap earnings set the tone.
Crypto is the canary in the coal mine for the quantum computing threat, experts say
As estimates for “Q-Day” move closer, experts warn that crypto’s slow governance, not its cryptography, may be the biggest obstacle to defending against quantum attacks.
Triple-A confirms treasury-wallet breach after losses reach $11.8M
The stablecoin payments company said client funds were unaffected and that the financial impact would be absorbed through its treasury reserves.
BitMart withdrawals appear to slow following wind-down announcement
Users reported withdrawal delays and freeze notices as wallets attributed to BitMart fell to about $69 million and its BMX token extended an 81.5% weekly decline.
Bitcoin is back above $65,000 as U.S. and Iran hold fire. Oil drops 5%
ETH outperforms BTC, hinting at potential altcoin rally, as the U.S. and Iran hold fire and oil drops.
Garden Finance disables app as Blockaid reports $450,000 exploit
Blockaid said an attacker drained about $450,000 in USDT from Garden Finance’s HTLC contracts across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum and BNB Smart Chain.
Storj files for bankruptcy, explores equity path for tokenholders
The decentralized storage provider says its network will continue operating during Chapter 11 as it explores a court-approved ownership mechanism for STORJ holders.
CLARITY hopes fade, BitMEX shuts as lawsuit looms: Hodler’s Digest, July 26
Despite support from Goldman Sachs, Fidelity and law enforcement bodies, the Clarity Act’s chances dim. BitMEX to close as crypto consolidates into five big players.
South Korea trading giant puts receivables onchain in tokenization test with LG CNS
POSCO International and LG CNS is tapping Injective network to tokenize live commercial invoices, another sign blockchain rails are moving deeper into corporate finance.
WEMIX says attacker moved about $724,000 after contract breach
WEMIX suspended bridges, liquidity-pool trading and several services after an attacker compromised a WEMIX$-linked contract and moved 724,198 USDC.e.
2 weeks left for Clarity: State of Crypto
The Senate leaves town in two weeks. Here's what needs to happen for Clarity to advance before then.
CFTC issues second warning to prediction markets on cookie-cutter self-certifications
For the second time this year, the regulator told prediction markets to stop issuing overly broad, template-style certifications of events contracts.
Russia’s Sberbank to launch crypto trading infrastructure this year
Russia’s biggest bank plans to create cryptocurrency trading infrastructure by Dec. 1 as the country is set to establish rules for market participants while allowing crypto assets to be used in foreig
Bitcoin OG selling eases as dormant BTC movement hits 4-year low: Thorn
Dormant Bitcoin activity fell to its lowest level since Q3 2022, suggesting long-term holders have slowed distribution after heavy profit-taking.
U.S. regulator warns prediction markets against cutting corners in event contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission again issued an advisory that signals firms have been straying into cookie-cutter self-certification.
South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys
South Korea’s largest lender will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar cross-border payments for import and export businesses across 10 countries.
Europe's high regulatory bar could spark new crypto industry M&A wave
As MiCA beds in and the U.K. finalizes its crypto framework, stringent regulation could spur mergers, acquisitions and closer ties with banks.
Shiba Inu surges 36% as South Korean traders fuel mystery rally
The rally has no announcement behind it, other dog tokens haven't matched it, and Korean venues are carrying the volume.