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BlueNoroff scans browser wallets before launching fake Zoom meetings. JUMPSEC recovered the source code after operators left JavaScript maps exposed. Arctic Wolf found 100+ victims in 20+ countries.
Non-qualified investors face a 300,000-ruble cap under Bill No. 1194918-8 taking effect September 1. Governor Nabiullina warned assets moved abroad lose Russian legal protection and may face seizure in foreign jurisdictions.
Senate has two weeks to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act before recess. Ethics provision targeting Trump's crypto interests is the main holdup. Motion to proceed expected Monday.
A Korean crypto commentary series warns that overconfidence drives the worst trading losses, arguing that disciplined rules beat conviction in volatile markets.
Galaxy Research lowered CLARITY Act passage odds to 30% for 2026 as a 616-page Senate draft faces ethics disputes and bipartisan divisions ahead of the August recess.
Autonomous AI agents will need programmable money, Brian Armstrong argues, positioning Coinbase's x402, Base, and USDC as infrastructure for machine-to-machine payments.
POSCO International, South Korea's largest trading company, tokenizes trade receivables on Injective with LG CNS in a pilot that could speed up commercial payments between global subsidiaries.
Nvidia is buying $1B in new Naver shares to triple AI data center capacity by 2028. The investment supports Naver's $10.3B acquisition of Upbit operator Dunamu, merging crypto trading with
Russia's central bank governor backs purchase caps for non-qualified crypto investors, framing limits as a safety measure. Retail demand and platform onboarding face the most direct impact.
BitMEX faces a new class-action lawsuit alleging it operated a secret trading desk that profited from customer liquidations, including during the March 2020 crash. Two plaintiffs claim combined losses of 622.66 BTC.
Naver's $745M buyback, double last year's program, signals undervaluation as the company pursues a $10B all-stock merger with Dunamu, operator of Upbit. The deal's regulatory deadline was pushed to Dec. 2026.
A Reuters poll of 104 economists sees no July Fed hike, but Polymarket gives it 20% odds. Nine of 18 Fed officials want a rate rise before 2027, pressuring Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Chairman Jason Smith's committee targets mining, staking, and small-transaction exemptions in the first serious crypto tax overhaul in years.
The Ways and Means Committee will mark up a crypto tax bill in September, covering mining, staking, and stablecoin payments, according to Punchbowl News.
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina defended the new 300,000-ruble crypto purchasing cap for non-qualified investors, citing risks from seizure abroad and volatility.
Coinbase will buy a regulated token representing Mubadala's $400B private markets fund and hold it on its balance sheet, a first for a major US public company.
Senate Majority Leader Thune pushes CLARITY Act to floor with 0.6% passage odds. Fed meets July 29, PCE inflation due Thursday. Iran truce lifts risk appetite.
New EU crypto rules raise compliance costs, pushing firms toward mergers with banks. UK likely to follow. Sygnum CEO sees opportunity for banks.
John Thune said the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act lacks votes before the break, reversing his nine-day-old pledge. Polymarket odds dropped to 30-33%. The bill faces rising headwinds from stablecoin disputes and election-cycle time constraints.
Bitcoin trading sideways pushed CEX spot volumes to $951.8B in April, the lowest since early 2024. Derivatives dominate as retail fades.
LSE plans a separate overnight venue for exchange-traded products tracking UK and US indices, starting H1 2027, as retail demand grows for round-the-clock access.
Robinhood talks with Crypto.com to offer event-based contracts could reshape prediction market competition after Kalshi's World Cup contracts generated $27 billion in volume.
KB Kookmin Bank will launch a blockchain-based cross-border payment service in August using JPMorgan's Kinexys network. The service targets trade payments with near-instant settlement across 10 countries.
BNY Mellon is planning a 2027 launch for a 24/7 tokenized U.S. Treasury bond settlement service, targeting always-on settlement of one of the world's most widely held safe-yield assets for institution
Hashdex's NCIQ ETF will stake ether, Solana, and Cardano. The sponsor takes 100% of net income up to 0.25% of NAV, then 40% above that. Common shareholders get the rest.
New CLARITY Act draft bars senior officials from paid token issuance, adds disclosure rules, and sunsets after the current presidential term. DOJ gets sole enforcement power.
Bitcoin dominance above 56% as ATOM, ALGO, IOTA, EOS, ICP trade 90%+ below peaks. The pattern signals capital concentration, not project death.
With 100 days to midterms, crypto voters push CLARITY Act as Senate timeline narrows. Stand With Crypto survey shows 70% consider stance; Fidelity urges senators.
Alphabet backed $3.2B in AI hosting lease guarantees across ten projects, securing 2.4 GW from former Bitcoin miners, and took a 5.4% stake in Cipher.
Wall Street firms managing $30 trillion back the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, pushing for SEC-CFTC jurisdiction lines before Congress' August recess.