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A phishing thief on Base lost 74% of a $501K USDC haul when an MEV bot sandwich-attacked the swap. The victim offered a 10% bounty. No funds returned.
Squid joins Korea's OBDIA to work with Shinhan Bank and 13 other lenders on stablecoin standards and cross-chain infrastructure for won-denominated digital assets.
OKX will delist six spot trading pairs for three tokens in two stages this month. Deposits are already halted, and withdrawals remain open until Nov. 7. The exchange did not explain the removal.
Mastercard's Crypto Credential pilot with Borderless.xyz makes one KYC check travel across 260 corridors; the OCC's stablecoin rules remain pending.
Crypto markdowns drove Galaxy's $85M Q2 loss. CoreWeave-leased data centers target $80M in quarterly revenue from Q3; Phase II funding is set at 9.875%.
Coldcard's $115M hardware wallet hack drove July's $247.4M crypto theft tally, with Arbitrum, Ostium, and Bonzo also hit.
Finestel is a non-custodial trading terminal that copies trades, runs bots, and manages multiple exchange accounts from one dashboard. CoinGape tested trade copying, automation, white-label deployment, and pricing.
Senator Thune confirms Clarity Act as first vote after August recess, as September window becomes last chance for 2026 passage. Polymarket odds fall to 14%.
The CLARITY Act's Senate floor vote slips to September after missing August. Passage odds hit 14% as Warren opposition and Republican holdouts stall the bill. Industry faces uncertainty until 2027.
Thune confirmed the vote moves to September after Democrats blocked it. A tax break tied to Trump's crypto holdings adds complexity.
Thailand's 0% crypto gains tax applies only through licensed local exchanges and excludes staking, mining and token wages. The policy runs through 2029.
The delay pushes the crypto market structure bill into a narrow September window before midterm campaigning. Democrats are holding out for ethics provisions that could affect Trump's holdings.
Wintermute wins SEC approval to trade equities and ETF blocks through a new broker-dealer, bridging crypto liquidity expertise into regulated traditional markets.
First Digital's Chok says US Senate delay on crypto market structure bill gives Hong Kong, Singapore time to attract capital and talent.
Dunamu will store seized digital assets for South Korea's National Police Agency under a one-year contract, following a tender process and past missing crypto incidents.
The crypto market maker registered as a broker-dealer, giving it a regulated route into Wall Street and the ability to act as an ETF authorized participant.
Thune confirmed no floor vote until after recess, extending the crypto industry's wait for U.S. digital asset rules. No date set, just a "high on the agenda" pledge.
Wintermute USA registered as an SEC broker-dealer, gaining equity trading, AP status for crypto ETPs, and self-clearing. The crypto market maker now faces a long road to compete with traditional firms.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushes CLARITY Act vote to September with 14 working days left. Trump ethics provision, illicit-finance language remain unresolved.
Several small-cap tokens hit marginal new highs Thursday while 13 others hit new lows. Bitcoin and Ethereum remain far below peaks, signaling fragmented liquidity.
Tokenized equity wallets hit 1 million, now 63% of RWA holders. bStocks surges to $559M, passing xStocks. NVDA tokenized stock among top. Average wallet holds $2,250.
Chainalysis counts 46 attacks on crypto holders in H1 2026, with $30M lost. France leads with 30 incidents; the concentration may trace to a tax-data leak.
Japan's FSA and police ask exchanges to delay withdrawals and require preregistered wallets, targeting the minutes after victims buy crypto. Frequent traders and arbitrage firms face the biggest friction.
SkyBridge Capital founder sees blockchain's tipping point when everyday services use crypto rails without consumers knowing. Gas fees and wallet addresses disappear behind familiar checkout buttons.
Thune said Democrats blocked a pre-recess CLARITY Act vote. The Senate returns Sept. 14; it needs 60 votes to clear a filibuster with GOP support uncertain.
Dubai Duty Free accepts 30 coins at both airports via Crypto.com Pay, with instant AED settlement. It supports Dubai's 90% cashless target for 2026.
Non-custodial MetaMask Agent Wallet screens trades with Blockaid and covers approved AI losses up to $10,000 monthly. Claims handling stays undefined.
A July seed-generation flaw on Coldcard devices drained over 1,000 BTC. The incident reshapes the hardware-wallet trade-off against Ledger and Trezor.
Senate delays CLARITY Act vote until September as bipartisan talks fail to resolve disputes over ethics, stablecoin yields, and anti-money laundering rules. Thune confirmed the delay. Gallego demands further concessions.
Japan's FSA and NPA ask crypto exchanges to delay withdrawals and register addresses after 18,067 scam cases cost 151.5 billion yen through May 2026. Implementation varies by platform.