Bitcoin Magazine SEC Commissioner Hester ‘Crypto Mom’ Peirce Optimistic About Clarity Act  The Security and Exchange Commission’s outgoing commissioner, Hester Peirce, has expressed optimism that the long-awaited Clarity Act will pass.  Speaking on CoinDesk’s The Policy Protocol show, the regulator said that passing the law would help the SEC in drafting regulation.  Lawmakers are pushing […]

Key Takeaways: Estimated damages from the COLDCARD hack have also risen to 2,055 BTC, or approximately $130 million. Over 7,700 Bitcoin addresses are seemingly impacted. This will reignite fresh worries regarding the security of hardware wallets and risks of self custody. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News The scale of the COLDCARD security […]

TL;DR The Coldcard hacker’s wallet, holding around $36 million in stolen bitcoin, has been receiving permanent messages via OP_RETURN since July 30. The notes range from victim pleas asking for funds to be returned, to money laundering offers and requests unrelated to the theft. The Coldcard exploit has accumulated confirmed losses exceeding $100 million, making […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX beat Wall Street revenue estimates in its first earnings report since June’s initial public offering (IPO), but the value of its 18,712 BTC treasury dropped $540 million in six months. Revenue Beats, Losses Narrow SpaceX delivered its first earnings report as a public company on Tuesday, and the headline numbers cleared Wall […]

Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP whales increased balances during market weakness, as CryptoQuant said large holders are absorbing supply ahead of a possible bottom.

Barry Silbert flags a massive 60 MW power milestone for ZEC mining as DCG-backed Fortitude secures a new $4.7 million data center.

Nigerian govt issues guidelines on taxation of cryptocurrency, virtual assets, imposes penalties. The NRS said the new framework is intended to …

AVAX gained nearly 7% over the past 24 hours after briefly tapping $6.92 on Tuesday before pulling back to $6.79. The token is also up a little over 5% on the weekly timeframe. The move comes as several developments add activity across the Avalanche ecosystem. RWA Activity, Stablecoins and Network Upgrades Securitize has now distributed […]

Bitcoin Magazine Self Custody Is Dead. Long Live Self Custody The Coldcard hack last week dealt a low blow to certain elements of the Bitcoin industry. A somber introspection has begun to question many of the practices and assumptions involved in securing bitcoin at a retail level. The consequences of this process might not be […]

Key Takeaways: Boltz paused its Bitcoin swap service, as a rise in AI-driven cyber attacks took hold. The team mentioned that no user money ever went to risk and that it is a non-custodial platform. Constructing a new security issue, refunds are still stemming forth. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Boltz has […]

Bitcoin is holding near $64,000 after a week that delivered a $116 million Coldcard wallet hack, fresh Strategy selling and a stalling Clarity Act. A Week of Very Bad News for Bitcoin By any normal standard, bitcoin should be falling. The Coldcard hardware wallet theft has topped $116 million, with waves of drains continuing since […]

A 16-year agreement secures 121 megawatts of AI computing capacity in Norway, highlighting how crypto mining companies continue to pursue new revenue streams beyond Bitcoin.

Scammers in Florida have allegedly drained $2.2 million from elderly victims across the country after pretending to be federal agents. Prosecutors charged Chinese nationals Yongbo Li, Huashan Lu and Yuxiang Zhao, who are living illegally in the US, with conspiracy to commit mail fraud after they collected cash, checks and money orders sent to post […]

TL;DR: MARA enabled public and permissionless access to its Slipstream direct transaction submission service. Galaxy Research analysts reported the theft of 1,082.65 BTC across 1,196 addresses associated with Coldcard devices on July 30, 2026. The service allows processing transactions directly with miners without exposing operations in the public Bitcoin network mempool. Mining company MARA Holdings […]

TL;DR: Integration in 37 markets: The card operates linked to the USDPT token on the Solana network and allows payments at any global establishment enabled for the Visa network. Current circulating supply of USDPT: The stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank records 7.4 million tokens in circulation distributed among 162 addresses on the blockchain. Financial […]

I ran npm install on a project this morning without thinking twice about it, the same way I have a thousand times before. That’s exactly the reflex attackers are counting on right now. A live supply chain attack has already poisoned hundreds of npm packages tied to more than two billion monthly installs, and it […]

Traders push Hyperliquid past a $4 billion milestone, ditching classic crypto for 24/7 tokenized shares of SK Hynix and Micron.

Public discussions about cryptocurrency fraud often focus on phishing messages, fake investment platforms and scams promoted through social media. But …

Bitcoin finished July on a strong note before losing momentum at the start of August with two straight daily closes below $63,000. The decline has raised fresh caution even as blockchain data points to steady buying around current price levels. That buying activity became clearer in recent on-chain data, which shows roughly 155,000 BTC moved […]

Bitcoin Magazine Hyperscale Trims Bitcoin Holdings, Still Sits on $61M Stack After upping its Bitcoin holdings in July, NYSE-listed Hyperscale Data, Inc. on Tuesday announced a sale last week.  The company reported holding 958.5352 Bitcoin as of August 2, worth over $61 million at today’s prices. The company’s holdings sit across its subsidiaries Sentinum, Inc. […]

Bitcoin built on $64,000 as hopes of the Strait of Hormuz reopening to oil traffic sent the S&P 500 index to a record $70 trillion market cap.

Michael Saylor told the backers of a contested Bitcoin proposal to “stand down” this week, days before a deadline that could split the network in two. Saylor has rejected BIP-110 on several occasions in recent times. On Tuesday, the Strategy executive chairman posted the message on X on Aug. 4, stating: “At 961,022, BIP-110 has […]

The SEC’s case against Ripple remains one of the defining moments of his tenure and a lasting chapter in crypto history.

Bybit Payments GmbH has been granted an electronic money institution licence in Austria, giving Bybit a second regulated entity alongside its MiCA-authorised crypto business. The two companies will keep separate capital and safeguarding obligations while customers access both through a single Bybit.eu account. Regulation, Not Branding, Drives the Split Bybit EU GmbH has held MiCA […]

A judge found probable cause to move forward with the case of an FBI agent's alleged cryptocurrency theft. News4's Paul Wagner reports. A …

The share of decentralized exchanges in spot trading volume reached 24% of centralized exchange volume in July 2026. The metric, calculated by Crypto Economy using the top 30 DEXs from DefiLlarma against the highest-volume CEX group, marks the highest level since records began in 2019. The sector has interpreted this figure as validation of the decentralized […]

TL;DR: Infrastructure transfer: BitGo designated Chainlink CCIP as the exclusive cross-chain provider for WBTC, backed by $7.7 billion in value. Technical substitution: Chainlink formally replaces LayerZero as the default architecture for the wrapped token and future digital assets issued by BitGo. Network metrics: Chainlink’s infrastructure secures over $110 billion in DeFi applications and has processed […]

I’ve watched Cloudflare block bots from sites I run for years now, Turnstile challenges, bot-fight mode, the whole apparatus built to keep automated traffic out. So when I read that Cloudflare just announced Cloudflare Wallets, a stablecoin-based payment system built specifically for AI agents, along with a companion identity tool called cloudflare.pay, I had to […]

Capital One is pushing back against claims of political bias in a federal lawsuit by seeking dismissal of the case tied to its 2021 closures of Trump Organization accounts. The bank attributes those actions to months of internal analysis by its anti-money laundering specialists following standard policies and regulatory requirements, reports The Hill. Attorneys for […]

Bitcoin Magazine Nearly $32 Million in ‘Dormant’ Bitcoin Moves After Coldcard Hack Reaches Estimated $130M  The whales are on the move. An O.G. Bitcoin address holding 500 coins — worth $31.8 million at today’s prices — shifted its stash on Tuesday after not budging for 12 years.  Blockchain data shows that the legacy Bitcoin address […]

The custody giant is expanding beyond safekeeping by adding staking services, allowing eligible institutional clients to earn yield on proof-of-stake assets.

US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins asking the agency to investigate President Donald Trump’s meme coin, arguing it may have facilitated fraud or unlawful enrichment at the expense of retail investors. The lawmakers cited reports showing that nearly a million investors collectively lost over $3.8 […]