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A crypto whale lost over $26 million in a second major theft. Private key compromise is the suspected cause, adding to a record year for crypto heists.
BitGo's Q2 revenue surged 79.6% to $4.33B, driven by Digital Asset Sales. The board authorized a $50M buyback even as the company reported a $19M net loss. Staking revenue fell 28.8%.
BitGo's revenue hit $4.33B, up 79.6%, but an $18.8M unrealized loss on its own Bitcoin holdings pushed it to a $19M Q2 loss.
Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire Neos Investments for up to $2.25 billion, gaining the $1B Bitcoin High Income ETF and other options-based funds. The deal leapfrogs the bank's own filed bitcoin product.
Securitize shares dropped 22% after hours after the company reported a $21.7 million Q2 loss, more than triple last year. Revenue fell 5% despite AUM growth. The CFO said near-term profitability is the goal.
Tokenized securities still have Cede & Co. as registered owner on the issuer's books. The blockchain token is a representation, not the legal register, regulators say. DTC pilot shows off-chain record remains authoritative.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says protocols routing fees to token holders will double crypto valuations. His firm sells ETFs on Hyperliquid, Uniswap and Aave. But only 1.6% of profitable protocols distribute meaningful payouts.
Kraken, Gemini, and Cumberland sent $1.1B+ in bitcoin to ATM operators even after regulators flagged scam links. Hawaii's new ban stops kiosks but not the supply chain.
Schwab's 75bps spot crypto launch, backed by $13.1 trillion in client assets, undercuts Coinbase's 1.75% take rate and shifts retail distribution to brokerages.
Mirae Asset Group is injecting 50 billion won into Digital X, the operator of Korbit, less than a month after completing its takeover of the South Korean crypto exchange.
Bitcoin holds $63,799 and ether $1,894 as the dollar and 10-year yield pin crypto into tight ranges. Fed speakers lean on data, keeping rate-cut odds fluid.
Hong Kong licensed Anchorpoint and HSBC; Japan's travel rule tightens Aug. 3, while Asia's stablecoin flows hit $12.5 trillion in 2025.
South Korea's Cabinet approved AML rules on Aug. 11 that tighten crypto transfers to overseas exchanges and self-hosted wallets, with a risk-based framework replacing an earlier blanket proposal.
A Security built a working Zoomsday exploit in under 24 hours with public AI. Users who skip Zoom updates remain exposed to wallet theft on unpatched clients.
Solstice splits STRC into senior and junior tokens; senior absorbs no losses until $47.66, about half the $95.315 price. Strategy's buybacks defend $100.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the crypto industry's shift to buybacks and burns changes the debate. Hyperliquid, Uniswap, and Aave show how protocol revenue now reaches token holders.
Two senior UK lawmakers sent letters to major bank CEOs on August 11 demanding explanations for crypto service restrictions. The APPG inquiry covers exchanges, custodians, and payment firms facing banking access problems. Evidence closes August 31.
BitGo's Q2 revenue surged 80% to $4.33B, but a $19M net loss, CFO resignation, and thin trading margins reveal the cost of growth in crypto custody.
Securitize revenue of $14.4M missed the $20.6M consensus, sending shares down 20% after hours. Tokenized assets hit a record $4.3 billion, up 16% year on year.
Blockchain Association amicus brief urges Supreme Court review of Custodia Bank's Fed master account denial; Kansas City Fed must respond by Sept. 11.
Swissquote cut its 2026 revenue target by CHF 30 million after crypto income fell 66% in H1. Client assets hit a record CHF 96.3 billion, and the bank kept its 2028 profit target unchanged.
Binance's bStocks hit $610.6M in market cap nine weeks after launch, overtaking Backed's xStocks. The tokenized stock sector now stands at $2.8B. Ondo Finance still leads with $951.8M.
Wintermute plans to invest $1 billion in HFT and AI data centers as crypto trading volumes fall. CEO Gaevoy targets 50% of revenue from traditional markets by 2027.
Six months after opening, Erebor Bank holds $4.6B in deposits and $100M in annualized revenue. The $9.5B valuation prices in unprecedented growth, but concentration risk and regulatory scrutiny remain open questions as the $1.5B funding round closes.
Average scam payment jumped 253% to $2,764 in 2025 as AI-enabled phishing became 4.5x more profitable, Chainalysis data shows. The shift in attack economics is reshaping crypto fraud.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says crypto valuations could double as more protocols link token value to protocol revenue, citing Hyperliquid, Uniswap, Aave and Pump.fun.
A French couple was targeted three times by home invaders seeking €1 million in crypto they never owned. The attacks followed a dark web leak of the previous owners' personal data, highlighting a dangerous shift in crypto-related crime.
The SEC votes August 14 on Regulation Crypto, a 400-page proposal with three pathways for token issuance and a safe harbor for decentralized tokens. The vote is the first formal rulemaking after six years of enforcement.
Arizona's crypto ATM fraud law refunded $171,332 to 35 victims since Sept 2025. The law imposes transaction limits and refund obligations, diverging from states that ban kiosks entirely.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan expects crypto valuations to at least double as protocols like Hyperliquid, Uniswap, and Aave use revenue for token buybacks and burns.