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Difficulty falls as weak mining economics reduce capacity, while forward markets signal little relief through year-end.
CoinDesk
CME argues that because bitcoin is a commodity, options tied to its value fall under CFTC jurisdiction, not the SEC's authority.
CoinDesk
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.
Cointelegraph
Crypto is said to be growing up to look like Wall Street. The evidence in its biggest market points the other way, argues Bitget CEO Gracy Chen.
CoinDesk
Michael Coates, the foundation’s new CISO, said that AI vulnerabilities and fake identities will drive the next wave of blockchain security concerns.
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Russia has added Moscow, the Moscow Region and parts of Kursk Region to its cryptocurrency mining ban list, citing power supply concerns behind the restrictions.
Cointelegraph
Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident.
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says hardware wallets can still have bugs and suggests spreading funds across multiple wallets after the major Coldcard security failure.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $172.4 million in July inflows but remained $5.3 billion negative year to date after heavy withdrawals in May and June.
Cointelegraph
The xrpld 3.3.0 release is expected next week with five proposed amendments, including two revised features that were previously withdrawn after researchers found bugs that could have allowed unauthorized transactions or fee draining.
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Galaxy Research said weak seed generation let an attacker recreate likely private keys offline, sweep more than 1,000 BTC from nearly 1,200 wallets and continue searching without ever accessing the devices.
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The largest crypto shrugged off a barrage of bad news this month, but traders remain cautious as rate hike fears and jobs data loom.
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Researchers found that fiat conversion costs and payment infrastructure, rather than blockchain fees, accounted for most of the differences in stablecoin remittance costs and settlement times.
Cointelegraph
Pump.fun co-founder Noah Tweedale reportedly attributed the layoffs to said the company growing too quickly.
Cointelegraph
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer added 14 metric tons of gold and about 1,800 bitcoin to its reserves during the second quarter.
CoinDesk
Both retail and institutional traders worry about the funding rate.
CoinDesk
A software bug in popular hardware wallet Coldcard that led to the theft to this point of nearly 600 bitcoin worth roughly $38 million is prompting questions about security and whether managing private keys has become too risky for everyday investors.
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Several users of the long-defunct crypto exchange reported that distribution agents had begun releasing funds to reimburse creditors for some of their 2022 losses.
Cointelegraph