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Bitcoin Lags S&P 500's $2 Trillion August Rally as Crypto Awaits Its Own Catalyst
The S&P 500 added roughly $2.1 trillion in market cap this month, nearly matching crypto's entire valuation. Bitcoin moved just 2%. Analysts explain why.
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Yellow Card Raises $40 Million to Connect Banks to Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure
The Africa-founded stablecoin payments company raised strategic equity from Standard Chartered's venture arm, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain, and Blockchain Capital to expand its bank-facing products globally.
Bitcoin Flat at $64,000 as Global Equities Print Records and Strait of Hormuz Deal Nears
Major cryptocurrencies remain unmoved while the MSCI world index hits another all-time high, with analysts pointing to internal market dynamics rather than macro factors as the drag on digital assets.
Ethereum Researchers Propose Burning All Validator Rewards at 50% Staking Saturation
A draft EIP from six Ethereum researchers would gradually burn an increasing share of validator rewards as more ETH is staked, reaching a full burn at roughly 60 million ETH — splitting developers and DeFi protocols ahead of the Hegotá upgrade deadline.
Samsung to Bring Native Stablecoin Features to 800 Million Galaxy Smartphones
The tech giant plans to integrate fiat-pegged savings and payments into Samsung Wallet across 61 countries, positioning itself as a dominant stablecoin distributor alongside a strategic stake in Upbit operator Dunamu.
SpaceX Reports $540 Million Bitcoin Holding Decline in First Earnings as Public Company
Elon Musk's SpaceX beat revenue expectations with $7.8 billion in Q2 revenue but disclosed a $540 million drop in digital asset values, holding 18,712 BTC worth $1.1 billion at quarter-end.
Wells Fargo to Launch Tokenized Deposits for 24/7 Corporate Payments This Fall
Wells Fargo joins JPMorgan and Citi in the race to tokenize Wall Street's settlement rails, starting with dollar-to-pound transactions on its proprietary blockchain for select corporate clients.
Bitcoin Nears $64,000 as Traders Shrug Off Coldcard Sweeps and Strategy Sales
Bitcoin rebounded toward $64,000 in Asian trading, recovering from Monday's dip below $63,000 despite an unresolved Coldcard wallet crisis and Strategy's third BTC sale of 2026.
BlackRock Expands Tokenized Finance With Two New Blockchain Money Market Products
The world's largest asset manager introduced BSTBL and BRSRV, tokenized money market funds designed to qualify as stablecoin reserve assets under the GENIUS Act.
Coldcard Losses Approach $114 Million as Fourth Sweep Introduces Replace-by-Fee Twist
A fourth wave of Coldcard wallet exploits has pushed observed losses to roughly 1,816 BTC, but this time victims may have a narrow window to recover funds using replace-by-fee.
FBI Intelligence Agent Arrested for Stealing $1 Million in Crypto From Investigated Wallets
A supervisory FBI counterintelligence agent with top secret clearance allegedly stole cryptocurrency from wallets belonging to individuals under agency investigation, using Kraken and DeFi platforms.
Solana Governance Proposal Would Multiply Daily SOL Burns by 14x Under New Tokenomics Plan
Two linked Solana governance proposals — SIMD-0550 and SIMD-0553 — would simultaneously cut inflation and increase SOL burns from $47,000 to $650,000 per day, but face a steep path to approval.
Coldcard Vulnerability Drains $89 Million From 4,500 Bitcoin Wallets as Attacker Refines Strategy
A firmware flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets has enabled the systematic drain of 1,367 BTC across three attack waves, with losses approaching $89 million.
SEC Freezes Nasdaq Bitcoin Options Approval After CME Jurisdictional Challenge
The SEC has suspended Nasdaq's QBTC bitcoin index options following a CME Group petition arguing that bitcoin derivatives fall under CFTC, not SEC, authority.
Solana Foundation's New CISO: AI-Powered Scams Are Crypto's Next Major Threat
Michael Coates, formerly CISO at Twitter and Mozilla, warns that AI-driven social engineering and deepfakes will drive the next wave of blockchain security breaches.
Tether Posts $1.5 Billion Q2 Profit as Reserve Buffer Shrinks by Half
The world's largest stablecoin issuer reported strong quarterly earnings driven by Treasury holdings, even as its excess reserves fell from $8.2 billion to $4.1 billion.
Tokenized Stock Volume Hit $11.3 Billion Record in July — But One Token Drove 82%
Binance's QQQB token tracking the Invesco QQQ ETF generated $9.27 billion in volume, masking a broader decline in tokenized equity trading.
Circle Secures New York Trust Charter as Crypto Regulatory Push Accelerates
The USDC issuer received a limited purpose trust charter from NYDFS, adding to its recent OCC national trust bank approval.
Bitcoin Cold Wallet Attack Spreads to 4,500 Addresses as Losses Near $89 Million
A third wave of sweeps tied to weak Coldcard firmware has drained 1,367 BTC from thousands of wallets, with the attacker now targeting smaller balances.
Solana Foundation's New CISO Warns AI Is Making Crypto Scams More Convincing
Michael Coates says the next wave of blockchain security threats will come from AI-powered social engineering, not smart contract exploits.
Tether Posts $1.5 Billion Q2 Profit as Reserve Buffer Halves
The world's largest stablecoin issuer earned $1.5B in operating profit while its excess reserves fell from $8.2B to $4.1B amid declining asset values.