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Bits of Gold, Israel's regulated crypto broker, probes a data breach that may expose customer identity and financial details. Phishing risk rises as attackers could use the data for impersonation.
European regulators warn that fraudsters are exploiting the MiCA transition, impersonating officials to steal assets. More than 1,700 platforms shut down, leaving millions vulnerable.
DefiLlama founder 0xngmi says Apple took months to remove a fake wallet-draining app, forcing the team to delay its own iOS launch.
Revenue rose 17% to $508M, but adjusted EBITDA dropped to $23M from $80M. Platform accounts hit 6.6 million even as transaction volume fell 18% year over year.
Two DeFi incidents cost $29M through oracle misconfigurations, not hacks. Aave and Moonwell show how stale feeds and governance errors trigger automated liquidations.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon leads bank fight against stablecoin yield in Clarity Act. With 3 weeks of Senate action left, the bill may lack 60 votes.
CPI at 3.4% cooled rate fears but Bitcoin and Ethereum couldn't hold gains. Token cliff unlocks add supply risk this week. Morgan Stanley's Alpha Score stays at 59.
Binance will restrict HTX transfers from August 23 after UK and EU sanctions. A dispute over geographic scope tests whether exchanges screen wallets or entire platforms.
Bank Leumi will let customers trade crypto in its Leumi Trade app, using Galaxy for execution and custody, with Bitcoin and Ether among the first assets.
Bitcoin ETFs faced $8.76B in outflows in 2026 as traditional ETF launches surged past 900. Leveraged and derivative products drive the boom, while crypto funds see only a brief $1.1B inflow last week.
Galaxy Digital puts CLARITY Act passage odds at 10% as Trump prepares to meet Coinbase, Ripple and Kalshi executives on August 19. The Senate returns September 14.
Storm argues Google and OpenAI should face the same DOJ logic that convicted him for Tornado Cash, as their AI tools aid North Korea. The CLARITY Act offers developer protections but faces long odds.
ECB survey of 8,205 firms: only 0.2% accept crypto online and 1% at checkout. Cash leads at 92%, cards at 88%. MiCA rules haven't moved adoption.
A trader turned $120 into $205,800 on BNB Chain's NiuLai, buying 19.1M tokens at a $6,270 market cap. The meme coin surged as a viral Chinese animated film drove interest, Lookonchain data shows.
Bitcoin and Ethereum are flat at $63,004 and $1,879, total market cap at $2.25T, and BTC dominance at 56.2%. LEO gains 6% while traders split on whether the calm signals stability or hidden weakness.
Mark Cuban says high-end AI chips will become an investable asset class like crypto. The billionaire sold most of his Bitcoin in May, calling it a failed macro hedge.
Bybit's synthetic TradFi perpetuals pass 200 products as Unitree's $6.1B IPO tests whether pre-IPO perpetual pricing converges with the real market. MOONSHOTUSDT remains speculative.
Surge in fear language across social platforms often precedes BTC upside, Santiment Intelligence says, as XRP negativity hits bearish extreme alongside on-chain activity spike.
Polymarket odds on the CLARITY Act have fallen to 19% from 82%. Galaxy Digital puts the chance at 10%. SEC and CFTC are moving on crypto through existing authority while the bill stalls.
Six in ten Gen Z investors on Binance hold equity ETFs as their top choice, and one in five have never sold. Data shows a generational divide in trading style.
Former Bybit co-CEO Helen Liu's U.S.-compliant platform ABFinance suspended operations before launching. The closure joins a wave of crypto project shutdowns in 2026.
Pre-IPO perpetuals on Hyperliquid imply Unitree worth $38B — more than four times its STAR Market IPO. Bybit adds Moonshot AI contracts as tokenized equities hit $2.38B.
Germany's tax authority confirmed every crypto card payment is a disposal. The one-year holding period, 1,000-euro threshold and record-keeping rules apply.
Finance Minister Simon Harris announced a multi-year plan to tighten crypto controls, implement the EU Transfer of Funds Regulation and expand intelligence sharing among agencies.
Arizona AG Kris Mayes announced $171,332 in refunds for 35 crypto ATM scam victims under a new state law requiring kiosk operators to repay victims who report fraud within 30 days.
Cboe BZX Exchange seeks SEC approval for 3x bitcoin and ether ETFs, the first triple-leveraged crypto funds for US investors, alongside gold, silver, crude and natural gas products.
Binance will stop processing transfers to 16 crypto platforms after U.S. and U.K. sanctions. The exchange warned that transfers may trigger compliance reviews and wallet restrictions.
Gen Z investors directed 21.9% of equity inflows to unleveraged ETFs in July, up from 18.5%, as single-stock exposure fell. The shift outpaced Millennials.
Galaxy Research puts CLARITY Act passage odds at 10% for 2026; Polymarket now shows 19%. The Senate vote lands Sept. 15, ahead of midterm campaigning.
Gen Z ETF share on Binance hit 25% of equity volume in early August, up from 14.6% in June, per Binance Research. Author warns two months isn't enough.