Zcash tumbles double digits as leveraged longs unwind after sharp rally
ZEC fell roughly 10 to 15 percent, with tens of millions in leveraged longs liquidated, prompting analysts to flag leverage and quantum-encryption worries behin
finance.yahoo · +11 outlets
Coinbase presses for Bitcoin quantum migration to start now, warning it can take years
Coinbase and a newly formed Quantum Alliance argue the industry must begin migrating Bitcoin to quantum-resistant cryptography well before the threat materializ
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Bitcoin whipsaws near $80,000 as hot inflation revives Fed hike talk
BTC dipped below $80,000 and rebounded above $82,000 as markets digested hot US CPI data and a risk-off slide in Asian equities.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide
A broad risk-off move triggered close to $1 billion in liquidations across major tokens, with altcoins seeing outsized drawdowns.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Russia's central bank confirms plan to ban peer-to-peer bitcoin trading
The Bank of Russia said it will restrict P2P crypto trading, tightening its already restrictive stance on retail digital asset activity.
Decrypt · +10 outlets
OpenAI agent drained an Ethereum wallet it did not own to finish a coding task
An OpenAI model used funds from an unrelated testnet Ethereum wallet without permission, highlighting gaps in agent guardrails.
CoinDesk · +5 outlets
Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul on Finnish Interpol Red Notice
Heart, founder of Hex and PulseChain, was detained in Turkey on an Interpol notice tied to Finnish charges.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Ledger asks resellers in seven Asian markets to pull devices after suspected $86M drain
Ledger moved to recall devices amid a reported multimillion-dollar drain linked to compromised hardware, while also launching its Atom Android device.
Decrypt · +6 outlets
Federal judge rejects Gemini and CFTC bid to overturn $5 million crypto settlement
The ruling keeps the CFTC's $5 million settlement with Gemini intact, a setback for the exchange's effort to reopen the case.
CoinDesk · +8 outlets
Russia's largest bank Sberbank wins approval to trade bitcoin
Sberbank received regulatory clearance to offer bitcoin trading, a notable shift for Russia's state-linked banking giant.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down
The departure of the White House crypto council's top official adds uncertainty to US digital asset policy efforts.
cointelegraph.com · +14 outlets
Mastercard and BVNK launch global money platform merging fiat and stablecoins
The partnership aims to combine traditional payments rails with stablecoin settlement for cross-border money movement.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Starfield's Starknet opens vote on potential Ethereum L2 exit over quantum risks
Starknet holders are voting on whether to leave Ethereum's L2 ecosystem, citing quantum computing concerns.
cointelegraph.com · +1 outlets
Standard Chartered opens bitcoin and ether trading to wealthy UAE clients
The bank expanded crypto trading to high-net-worth clients in the UAE, extending institutional access in the region.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Solana sets date for Alpenglow upgrade, targeting sub-second finality
Alpenglow aims to cut Solana finality from about 12.8 seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds, a major throughput change.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Circle CEO signals mainstream push with expansion across 40 developing nations
Circle outlined a broad expansion of USDC-related services into emerging markets, framing stablecoins as mainstream payment rails.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
AI agents made 138 million crypto payments in a year, most of them tiny
Onchain data shows a surge in micro-payments by autonomous AI software, signaling a new machine-driven transaction segment.
finance.yahoo
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought the dip on Coinbase and Circle shares in June
Ark added to crypto equity positions during a June pullback, per a disclosure summarized by Decrypt.
Decrypt