JPYC Raises $38M as Yen Stablecoin Rolls out to Truck Drivers
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JPYC Inc., the company operating Japan’s first fully regulated yen-pegged stablecoin, has extended its Series B funding round, pushing total investment to roughly 6 billion yen, or about $38 million. Logistics Giant Backs Japan’s Yen Stablecoin Bet The latest check, according to JPYC’s capital raise announcement, includes about 1 billion yen, or $6.3 million, from […]

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Can Hardware Wallets Really Be Hacked? The Coldcard Vulnerability Raises New Security Questions
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The disclosure made by Kraken Security Labs in February 2023 exposed a physical vulnerability in the Coldcard Mk4 that enables seed extraction without knowing the PIN. The finding reignited a technical discussion that the crypto sector tends to avoid: no hardware wallet is immune to a physical attack with sufficient resources. The documented exploit does not represent a […]

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Grayscale Shakes Up Crypto Fund, Giving BNB the Biggest Allocation Over ETH and SOL
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Asset manager Grayscale Investments announced the restructuring of its investment products, granting BNB a dominant 30.6% stake in its Grayscale Smart Contract Fund. With this move, Binance’s native token surpassed established assets such as Ethereum (29.47%) and Solana (29.15%) in weighting, becoming the portfolio’s largest position after selling part of its previous holdings to fund […]

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How Cloned Voices And Rogue AI Agents Are Breaching Wall Street's Biggest Names
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Six months ago, the scariest thing about AI fraud was a convincing phishing email. Today, it’s a phone call from your boss that sounds exactly like your boss, down to the pauses and the verbal tics, except your boss never made that call. This week alone delivered two separate stories that, put together, paint a […]

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Binance Pauses Services and Delists Several Crypto Pairs: Who Is Affected?
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The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange will conduct a major scheduled upgrade on Saturday that will pause certain trading activities. The second major statement from the firm outlined the delisting of numerous trading pairs, one even against BTC. An Upgrade and Delistings Binance revealed that it will temporarily halt US stock trading on the platform on […]

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XRP ETFs Enter Red Zone as Price Retests $1.04
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XRP sees first outflow in multiple weeks as its price continues to plunge deeper, causing both retail and institutional investors to exercise caution.

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War games: how we built Kraken to handle 10x the load
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TL;DR During the worst moments of the largest volume spike our platform had ever seen (in July 2025), about 11% of requests to our platform failed. That was unacceptable. We now run at an error rate of 0.111%, while carrying more than ten times the load. We set a standard for load testing: the platform […]

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Best Crypto Casinos To Play in August 2026 – Top Sites With Fast Payouts and Huge Bonuses
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Thunderpick focuses heavily on cryptocurrency transactions while combining casino games with sportsbook betting. Among today's crypto gambling sites, …

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Bitcoin miners’ AI pivot loses Wall Street’s wow factor
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New analysis finds AI infrastructure contracts are becoming larger and more profitable, but investors now demand stronger execution before rewarding bitcoin mining stocks.

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Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Pledges $250 a Year to Employee Trump Accounts
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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy Pledges $250 a Year to Employee Trump Accounts Bitcoin treasury company Strategy has said it will contribute to Trump Accounts for the children of its U.S. employees, becoming the latest major public company to layer corporate money on top of the federal savings program. The Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company […]

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MoonPay Brings Gasless Transactions to TRON, Simplifying Stablecoin Payments
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New York, August 5, 2026 — MoonPay, the global financial technology company powering the movement of value across fiat and digital assets, today announced the integration of the TRON network with MoonPay’s Trade infrastructure, enabling users to complete transactions on TRON without holding TRX to pay network fees. The TRON network is governed by TRON […]

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President Trump Prioritizes Deal with Iran Over Major Military Strike
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US President Trump is prioritizing negotiations with Iran over any large-scale military operation but notes that an attack is still in the cards. Trump said the US is making preparations for what would have been the “biggest attack since World War II,” which is now on hold following direct outreach from Iranian representatives, reports Türkiye […]

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German Bitcoin Developer Reveals Key Reasons He Missed Out on BTC Gains
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A well-known German Bitcoin developer has revealed that fears over self-custody security kept him from buying more BTC.

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MON staking is live globally at up to 12% APY
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TL;DR MON staking is live as of August 4, 2026, with two tiers: Bonded Staking (up to 12% APY) and Auto Earn (up to 6% APY) Bonded Staking carries the highest headline rate, with a standard unbonding period when you unstake Auto Earn activates automatically on eligible balances, no setup required Available now globally, with […]

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<b>Cryptocurrency</b> News Turns Dark on Hacks and Outflows Yet Pepeto – openPR.com
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The biggest cryptocurrency news this week hit hard when a hardware wallet exploit drained funds across thousands of addresses, dragging social …

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Kite Foundation Thwarts Ethereum Attack, Confirms No KITE Tokens Were Lost
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TL;DR The Kite Foundation detected and managed to contain an attack on its native token on the Ethereum mainnet; no loss of funds was reported. The token is currently trading around $0.104, reflecting a drop of more than 67% from its all-time high of $0.3212 recorded on March 6. This incident adds to a series […]

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PEPE Supply on Exchanges Just Took a Massive Hit – What’s Next?
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PEPE recorded a net exchange outflow of 4.54 trillion tokens in a single day, which was the meme coin’s largest daily outflow from exchanges since November 14, 2024. Fewer tokens on exchanges mean less immediate selling pressure. Exchange Exodus According to the latest findings by Santiment, PEPE has traded mostly sideways over the past two […]

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US Senate will vote on CLARITY crypto bill ‘without any question’ this week: Tim Scott
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The South Carolina lawmaker who heads the Senate Banking Committee said that the majority leader still had time to put the crypto bill on the agenda despite the narrow voting window.

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Circuit, DaLand Give Credit Unions a Direct Path to Bitcoin
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Bitcoin Magazine Circuit, DaLand Give Credit Unions a Direct Path to Bitcoin Credit unions now have a production-ready path to offer Bitcoin and other digital asset services without relying on outside platforms after DaLand CUSO and Circuit, an 80-member credit union collaborative, announced that Circuit’s Digital Asset Initiative has moved into implementation. The program grants […]

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NFT Marketplace Founder Allegedly Diverts Millions In Investor Funds to Gambling And Personal Hobbies
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A non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace founder is accused of diverting millions raised from investors toward personal spending on gambling, trading and hobbies instead of developing the promised platform. Federal prosecutors charged Taj Tarsha, founder and sole equity owner of the NFT marketplace Few and Far, with securities fraud and wire fraud after allegedly making false […]

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SpaceX Shares Slide, Erasing $87,200,000,000 From Elon Musk’s Wealth
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Shares of the major aerospace and technology firm SpaceX (SPCX) have dropped sharply following the release of initial public earnings data. Elon Musk’s net worth plunged from $783.3 billion to $696.1 billion, marking an 11.01% decline and wiping out $87.2 billion in the tech titan’s overall wealth as SPCX tumbled, reports Benzinga. Musk became the […]

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Wells Fargo Brings 24/7 Tokenized Payments to Corporate Clients
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Wells Fargo will launch tokenized deposits for corporate clients this fall, starting with US dollar-to-pound transactions. The move has won support from blockchain infrastructure advocates, while critics argue that banks are using distributed ledgers where conventional databases may work better. Cosmos Labs Backs Wells Fargo’s 24/7 Blockchain Payment Push Wells Fargo is preparing to move […]

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Ethereum Researchers Propose Reward Burn to Curb Excessive Staking 
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The proposal would progressively burn validator rewards as Ethereum’s staking ratio rises, removing consensus-layer issuance once staking reaches around half of the ETH supply. Researchers say the change is intended to discourage excessive staking, reduce concentration among major providers and lessen dilution for holders who do not stake. Community opinion is split, with critics warning […]

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Solana (SOL) Secures New All-Time High: Network Activity Through the Roof
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Solana’s new all-time high in key network stat is even more important than local price moves on the market.

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CoinRoutes Adds Dedicated Wincent FIX Sessions for Institutional Clients
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CoinRoutes has added dedicated FIX connectivity to crypto market maker Wincent, allowing institutional clients to access its liquidity through the CoinRoutes order and execution management system. The companies are launching the connection with one institutional taker, whose identity cannot be disclosed due to legal restrictions. The arrangement gives Wincent another distribution channel after the market […]

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The Weekly Sweep: Northeast Regulators Expand Oversight of Digital Markets, Subscription …
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Recent developments across the Northeast highlight continued regulatory attention to automatic renewal programs, cryptocurrency oversight, …

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US appellate court mandate affirms Sam Bankman-Fried conviction
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Three circuit judges disputed the former FTX CEO’s claims that the defunct crypto exchange’s investors could have been made whole and wouldn’t have experienced any losses.

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Oklahoma Attorney General Announces $469,000,000 Multi-State Settlement With Sandoz Over Alleged Generic Drug Price-Fixing
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A coalition of states has secured a $469 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Sandoz to resolve allegations of price-fixing on numerous prescription medications. The agreement resolves claims that the company engaged in widespread conspiracies to artificially raise prices, limit competition and restrain trade, says Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond. Says Drummond, “Drug companies that […]

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Solana ETFs Face Five-Day Inflow Drought as Market Activity Cools
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TL;DR: The six Solana ETFs listed in the US (BSOL, VSOL, FSOL, TSOL, SOEZ, and GSOL) maintained a daily net flow of $0.0 between July 29 and August 4. Seed capital totals $449.3 million, representing approximately 40% of the $1.122 billion accumulated through August 4. The primary market pause was preceded by a net outflow […]

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What Happens to Crypto If the CLARITY Act Fails This Week? Hougan Explains
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Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the CLARITY Act could fail to pass this week, but that would not mean the end of the legislation or the crypto industry’s progress. The US Senate is scheduled to leave for its August recess on Friday, August 7, and return on September 14. Under Senate rules, lawmakers […]

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge Following $130M Coldcard Hack 
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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge Following $130M Coldcard Hack  Investors are throwing cash at spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds following the massive Coldcard hack.  Major U.S. funds managed by BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale, Morgan Stanley and others have received a total of $626 million in fresh cash following news of the hack on Friday, according to […]

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First Appeal Win Opens Path for Gurhan Kiziloz to Unfreeze $527 Million in Tether and Global Assets
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A Brazilian appeal court has handed Gurhan Kiziloz an encouraging first win in his effort to unfreeze a combined $527 million in Tether and other assets tied to a tax dispute. The ruling is a first appeal rather than a final release, and that is exactly why it matters. Instead of returning the money outright, […]

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