Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoiners Warned After French Tax Authority Confirms Data Breach Affecting Hundreds of Thousands Bitcoiners have been warned after France’s tax administration confirmed that hackers breached its information system, exposing sensitive financial and personal data belonging to hundreds of thousands of taxpayers and businesses. Writing on X on Friday, Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp said […]

Key Takeaways: Fidelity has applied to the SEC to enable it to stake an unlimited percentage of its eligible Ether under normal conditions in the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH). Staking rewards would be split into 15% staking fees and 85% to the fund. FETH intends to pay out cash rewards to net stakers in quarterly […]

Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2.

World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-linked decentralized finance (DeFi) firm, cleared its first major banking hurdle on Friday after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted preliminary conditional approval for a national trust bank. The Aug. 14 decision gives World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, a route to bring USD1 issuance, […]

TL;DR Ondo Perps has surpassed $8 billion in cumulative perpetual futures volume only weeks after launching publicly. The platform lets non-U.S. traders use tokenized stocks and other assets as collateral, with leverage of up to 20x. Rising activity shows how tokenized equities are becoming usable financial infrastructure across trading, lending, and decentralized finance. Ondo Perps […]

Cboe BZX Exchange filed a proposed rule change on August 10 seeking SEC approval to list 3x daily Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, according to an SEC notice published Friday. The products would be sponsored by Volatility Shares and join similar leveraged funds tied to gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas. The proposed crypto ETFs […]

Sinking against the dollar, XRP flashes a Bollinger Bands setup that could leave an exhausted Bitcoin behind.

A Hong Kong property owner lost HK$10 million after a fraudster posing as a prospective tenant tricked her into investing in cryptocurrency.

Payward, Inc., the parent company of Kraken, reported second-quarter adjusted revenue of $508 million, up 17% year over year, even as total platform transaction volume fell 13% to $310 billion. Crypto spot trading volume fell 27.9% industry-wide in the second quarter, Finance Magnates reported, as eToro, Robinhood and Coinbase all posted declining crypto revenue. Against […]

Bitcoin Magazine Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Funds Keep Big Bitcoin Positions  Bitcoin is the most important asset in two of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds, according to regulatory filings.  Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company disclosed Friday that it held a $490 million stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust — the second-largest single holding across its […]

Key Takeaways: Through a leak in the software of its shipping partner ShipMonk, Trezor disclosed private information related to approximately 13,689 users. Names, home and work address, and phone numbers and e-mail addresses are exposed, increasing the risk of targeted phishing. There has been no compromise of Trezor’s systems or hardware wallets and wallet backups […]

Bank Leumi customers will be able to buy, hold and sell three major cryptocurrencies directly through the bank’s investment app beginning in early 2027.

The breach involves taxpayer data in the General Directorate of Public Finances’ custody, which has already confirmed that threat actors had access to the addresses and real estate of 678K users. Crypto holders fear that this leak might spark a new wave of violence. Massive 678K Taxpayer Data Breach Worries French Crypto Holders A new […]

The cryptocurrency market is another sea of red today (August 14), with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA), and many more posting losses. However, Cronos (CRO) has defied the ongoing pullback, and some analysts believe its price could pump even higher if it clears key levels. Turbulent Days The last several days have been quite […]

Bitcoin pioneer Adam Back co-signs Ethereum’s major cryptographic pivot, as the blockchain dumps custom Poseidon hashes for time-tested security.

For brokers, part of the counterparty due diligence now happens upstream, as exchanges start filtering out sanctioned platforms before brokers have to. Binance said on 14 August it will block transactions with 11 crypto platforms from 23 August, including HTX and EXMO, after already cutting off five smaller platforms — Shelbit, Aban Tether Exchange, A7 […]

Although it's a relatively new cryptocurrency and blockchain platform, Solana (SOL) is one of the crypto ecosystem's most intriguing innovations, …

TL;DR Stablecoin liquidity is becoming increasingly fragmented as custom tokens divide trading activity across different pools and networks. USDT and USDC continue to dominate market depth, while new issuers face challenges building reliable redemption systems. Payment platforms and institutional partnerships show that distribution and liquidity infrastructure matter more than branding alone for long-term stablecoin adoption. […]

I’ve watched a lot of memecoins add holders fast, but what’s happening with CashCat right now doesn’t look like that. Most of the time it’s the usual churn, bots, airdrop farmers, wallets that show up for a pump and vanish by the next candle. Twenty thousand new holders joined in a single week, and a […]

Peter Schiff warned that Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor may need to sell more Bitcoin and MSTR shares as the company works to support its STRC preferred stock. Schiff argued on X that recent sales have not pushed STRC back toward its $100 target, with the security still trading below $95. Strategy has recently used proceeds […]

The UK lawmaker declared victory following a by-election, triggering a resumption of an investigation from the parliamentary commissioner for standards into his crypto donations.

Bitcoin Magazine Edelman Financial, Tudor Investment Reveal Significant Bitcoin Holdings  Edelman Financial Engines has disclosed a $34 million position in spot Bitcoin ETFs — a stake that now exceeds some of the firm’s other holdings in major tech companies.  While the position is still tiny in the investment advisor’s portfolio, it is still larger than […]

Key Takeaways: Through 2027, Ripple’s UBRI will provide funding for blockchain research at NYU Abu Dhabi. The funding will increase the capacity of the Volta Initiative, a blockchain project for farmers in Ghana.  NYUAD will expand its research and development of fintech on the XRP Ledger. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Ripple […]

Grayscale expects bitcoin adoption to keep expanding even after the latest bear market, pointing to government deficits, wider blockchain use, and changing portfolio preferences. Those forces could deepen bitcoin’s integration with traditional finance over time. Grayscale Says Bitcoin Adoption Can Outlast the Bear Market Bitcoin adoption can continue rising even if short-term prices remain unsettled, […]

On August 13, Trezor disclosed that a data breach at its shipping partner, ShipMonk, exposed the personal information of roughly 13,700 recent customers, including names, phone numbers, and home addresses. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) responded by arguing that the incident shows a real advantage of software self-custody wallets, since they don’t require shipping a […]

RedotPay attributes the delay to regulatory approvals alone, leaving unresolved legal and leadership questions out of its own framing. RedotPay has delayed its planned US initial public offering, which could have raised more than $1 billion at a valuation above $4 billion, Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments […]

We’re thrilled to announce that KII is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading KII trading is live as of August 14, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits […]

Peter Schiff has warned that Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor may have to sell significantly more Bitcoin and MSTR shares.

Total crypto market value reads $2.264 trillion today and finished flat over 24 hours. Choosing the best cryptocurrency to invest in means weighing …

Netflix shares present substantial upside potential based on current market pricing relative to fundamentals, according to the CEO of wealth management firm Capital Wealth Planning, Kevin Simpson. The streaming leader trades significantly below its intrinsic value, reports CNBC. Says Simpson, “If you look at the subscribers… 325 million subscribers is more than Disney, it’s more […]

Officials in Baltimore, Maryland have filed lawsuits against two major prediction market platforms. The complaints target Kalshi and Polymarket for offering sports-related event contracts without required state licenses, reports CBS News. City leaders allege the platforms compete directly with licensed sportsbooks while evading taxes, oversight, and consumer protections mandated under Maryland law. Says the Mayor […]

Payward grew revenue despite weaker crypto spot activity, as funded accounts jumped 42% and a growing share of revenue came from outside transaction-based activity.