A United States Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier has been arrested after stealing a winning lottery ticket from the mail and cashing it in for herself. The ticket owner reported that a $2,600 Pick 4 winner purchased at a 7-Eleven in Tampa never reached its intended recipient, reports Gulf Coast News Now. Investigators from the […]

New car buyers face increasingly heavy monthly loan obligations exceeding $1,000. Data from the authoritative online automotive research and car-shopping platform Edmunds reveals that one in five Americans who bought a new vehicle in Q2 2026 is handing over $1,000 or more per month on their car loan, reports Moneywise. The average amount financed for […]

Trump Media transferred another 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC and leaving the company with 4,261 BTC in holdings.

Robinhood posted record second-quarter net revenue of $1.31 billion, up 32% year-over-year, as activity across prediction markets, options, and equities helped offset a sharp decline in crypto income. The company’s transaction-based revenue jumped 44% to $776 million during the quarter. Event contracts emerged as one of its fastest-growing businesses. In fact, revenue from event contracts […]

After June’s brutal slide from May, bitcoin miners finally caught a bit of breathing room. July mining revenue climbed by $38.93 million over June, offering a modest rebound, but not enough to erase the pressure many operators have been battling for months. May’s Boom Quickly Turned Into June’s Bust The latest six months of mining […]

Hardware wallet users face sudden losses exceeding $70 million in Bitcoin (BTC) after a critical firmware flaw allows remote draining of funds. Attackers exploited weak randomness in seed phrase generation on affected Coldcard devices to reconstruct private keys without any physical access. According to CoinKite, the error caused some devices to generate recovery seeds using […]

New York state officials target the prediction market platform Kalshi in a lawsuit over claims of unlicensed betting on sports, elections and other outcomes. The action seeks to halt the company’s activities in the state while imposing significant financial penalties, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. According to the lawsuit, the platform’s markets […]

As Strategy absorbs a massive $8.2 billion loss, Michael Saylor fires back with a signature “Bitcoin Drive” teaser for investors.

Every new cryptocurrency hunt in 2026 starts from one brutal fact, the market has lost close to $1 trillion in value since January and the total …

BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the blockchain ecosystem says it did not authorize or endorse.

Bitcoin’s price is on the move today, prompted by the latest developments on the US-Iran war front, but this time in the opposite direction. After it slipped to another multi-week low yesterday evening, the cryptocurrency has rebounded by approximately $1,500 and now sits at around $63,500. The reason for this is the major de-escalation announced […]

South Korean police arrested three suspects accused of stealing 12.3 billion won, or about $9 million, from 71 XRP investors. Investigators traced 27.3 billion won through related wallets, indicating that total losses could rise. Fake XRP Platform Vanished After Collecting Investor Funds The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced July 30 that investigators had apprehended three […]

Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas shares his take on a $89 million drain from Coldcard hardware wallets and how it provides the ultimate bull case for regulated spot Bitcoin ETFs.

Cryptocurrency1.08.2026 … Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, meanwhile reported an $8.22 billion quarterly loss as the declining …

Investors have previously benefited from a payout boost when the preferred STRC shares traded well below their $100 par value for a month.

Fraudsters are mailing counterfeit IRS notices that direct cryptocurrency holders toward a fabricated compliance portal designed to capture sensitive financial information. The campaign targets wallet access, exchange credentials, identities, and digital assets through official-looking correspondence. Counterfeit Letters Exploit Growing Crypto Tax Anxiety The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a fraud alert about fake letters targeting […]

The European Central Bank proposed accessibility standards for its planned digital euro app, saying it would be one of several ways users could access basic digital euro services.

Bitcoin’s price dipped to another multi-week low at just over $62,000 on Saturday evening but rebounded to $63,500 on Sunday morning after US President Donald Trump said he had canceled the planned attacks against Iran. Most larger-cap alts have turned green with minor increases, led by Cardano’s native token, which has jumped by 9%. BTC […]

The cryptocurrency market isn’t doing that great on Fridays and data confirms that.

Minnesota has banned crypto kiosks after scams drained nearly $1 million from residents. Operators must cease by August 1, 2026.

Bitcoin saw fresh downside pressure as US stocks tracked sideways into the end of the month, diverging from the relief bounce seen in Asia.

New York Attorney General Letitia James urged Congress to strengthen cryptocurrency regulation as the FBI reported more than $11 billion in crypto-related losses. Her Senate testimony argued the pending CLARITY Act would weaken state enforcement against digital asset scams. James Warns Federal Bill Could Weaken State Enforcement New York Attorney General Letitia James called on […]

Bitcoin dev Peter Todd slams hardware wallet security after an entropy bug in Coldcard devices allowed hackers to brute-force and drain 594 BTC.

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July was a very eventful month for the company behind XRP, and we will explore some of the major developments, such as growing the stablecoin business, institutional infrastructure, and the XRP Ledger ecosystem, which saw a major milestone that included AI agents. This article will focus primarily on Ripple, not the native token or its […]

Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar’s re-election bid against other Democratic candidates is getting more about crypto with an infusion of ads funded by an industry-aligned PAC.

Cybercriminals infiltrated the computer networks of the Kansas-based financial advisory firm Werth Wealth Management (WWM). Werth says the cybersecurity division at financial services firm Raymond James detected unauthorized access to WWM’s computer systems, allowing hackers to steal client data, which may include names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license and passport numbers, dates […]

TL;DR Uniswap has launched Earn, a lending feature powered by Morpho that allows users to generate yield from idle USDC, USDT, and ETH without leaving the Uniswap app. The product relies on 3 Gauntlet-curated Morpho vaults, giving users full custody of their assets while allowing deposits and withdrawals at any time. The launch strengthens the […]

Crypto lost $210.3 million to 30 major hacks in July 2026, a 177.2% jump from June’s already troubling $75.87 million, according to PeckShieldAlert’s monthly tally. I went through the ten biggest incidents individually, and what struck me isn’t just the total. It’s how few of these losses came down to a genuinely novel attack. Almost […]

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, crypto demand booms in Brazil, Argentina’s banking groups are building stablecoins, and the IMF calls for an overhaul of crypto regulation in Brazil. Stablecoins Eclipse Bitcoin in Brazil as Demand Hits $14.68B According […]

Bitcoin social sentiment shifts rapidly in response to the recent Coldcard firmware exploit that saw investors collectively lose funds worth over $70 million.

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