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Zeus Wallet taken offline after cyberattack, says no customer funds at risk

The self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet disabled infrastructure after an incident and founder Evan Kaloudis said no customer funds were lost and no Lightning vulnerability was found.

EU watchdogs warn of impersonation scams amid MiCA licensing shakeout

Criminals are reportedly using fake websites and falsified documents to target customers searching for licensed crypto providers.

Fed’s Cook says she’d support rate hike if disinflation stalls

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said she is “prepared to act” if inflation remains too high above the Fed’s target rate.

ElizaOS token sinks 19% to record low after founder declares it ‘dead’

Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters said the project transferred its remaining treasury to settle a tokenholder lawsuit and will continue building Eliza without an associated cryptocurrency.

Meta latest AI firm to see model go rogue during testing

The incident reportedly stemmed from a misconfigured testing environment, adding Meta to a growing list of AI firms whose models have escaped evaluation sandboxes.

Block raises 2026 outlook on strong quarter, says AI touches nearly all code

Cash App and Square drove better-than-expected results, while the company said it expanded its use of AI across software engineering.

Mysten Labs tech chief joins Anthropic to work on AI security

Mysten Labs’ co-founder Sam Blackshear said he is joining Anthropic as AI shifts the balance between attackers and defenders.

Bitcoin Red Team reports 5K findings in sweeping security audit

“There’s a lot of chaos right now in the ecosystem. We absolutely understand that many people are being bombarded with security issues right now,” said Bitcoin developer Calle.

Senator Warren questions US AI chip policy after Trump crypto investment: Report

The lawmaker reportedly sent a letter to the Commerce Secretary demanding answers about the administration’s treatment of the UAE following investments in the Trump family’s crypto company.

Senator Lummis still pushing for CLARITY vote before August recess

US lawmakers have only a few days to hold a vote on a crypto market structure bill before a recess begins that could push consideration into the 2026 election season or beyond.

Marex invests in Digital Prime to expand institutional crypto lending

The undisclosed investment will support the development of Tokenet, a digital asset lending platform, as institutional demand for crypto infrastructure continues to grow.

Crypto-backed Michigan House incumbent loses primary despite $2M PAC support

A Midwest Democratic primary that raised accusations of payback from the cryptocurrency industry ended with the unseating of two-term incumbent Shri Thanedar.

Western Union brings stablecoin remittances to Visa network with Stablecard

The remittance giant is rolling out Stablecard across 37 markets, targeting cross-border payments and consumers seeking US dollar-denominated savings in volatile economies.

Gold hits 6-week highs on China demand as Bitcoin ignores fresh S&P 500 record

Gold and US stocks stole the limelight on Wednesday as Bitcoin failed to gain significantly beyond $64,000.

Crypto whales accumulate as bear market nears late stage: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP whales increased balances during market weakness, as CryptoQuant said large holders are absorbing supply ahead of a possible bottom.

Do the Coldcard attacks mean all hardware wallets are now insecure?

The Coldcard entropy flaw caused a crisis of confidence in hardware wallets. Here’s the details you need to know before you entrust Ledger, Trezor or Foundation with your Bitcoin.

Galaxy reports $85M net loss amid Q2 crypto market slump

Galaxy Digital reported an $85 million net loss driven by falling digital asset prices and $8.7 billion in revenue that missed Wall Street estimates.

Mastercard, Borderless test shared identity checks for stablecoin transfers

Mastercard and Borderless are exploring ways to bring more trust into cross-border stablecoin transfers through the payment processing giant’s Crypto Credential framework.

Binance sues RedotPay over alleged $473 million user losses: Report

Binance-linked companies sued RedotPay, accusing it of diverting more than 470,000 Binance Card users under a commercial deal and seeking nearly $473 million in damages.

Circle Q2 revenue falls short of Wall Street estimates

Stablecoin issuer Circle reported $701 million in Q2 revenue, missing Wall Street estimates of about $713 million.

Bitcoin ETFs log inflows as cold wallet hack reignites custody debate

US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $382 million in two-day inflows, with Galaxy’s Bitcoin ETF returning to gains as the Coldcard incident renewed custody concerns.

S&P gives BlackRock tokenized reserve fund top stability rating

The rating recognizes the fund’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value, while S&P separately reaffirmed USDT among the lowest-rated stablecoins under its existing assessment framework.

Bitcoin price-metric basket sees longest capitulation since FTX blow-up: Glassnode

Glassnode confirmed that its aggregate BTC price cycle tool was in its coldest phase since the collapse of FTX in late 2022.

BlackRock brings tokenized money market funds to Europe via JPMorgan

JPMorgan’s Kinexys platform will tokenize select BlackRock money market fund shares denominated in pounds, euros and US dollars.

Proof of Play to shut down after blockchain gaming thesis falls short

The a16z-backed studio will open-source Pirate Nation assets, while an independent foundation continues supporting the PIRATE token.

Forgd brings its crypto market-maker leaderboard to DefiLlama

Forgd’s ratings draw on data from more than 500 token projects and 35 market-making firms, but do not solely reflect trading performance.

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Tradias close European crypto merger

The completed tie-up combines Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s custody business with Tradias’ trading operations under a joint management team.

MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update

ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.

Taiwan plans Travel Rule for domestic crypto transfers from October

Taiwan’s regulator plans to apply the Travel Rule to domestic VASP transfers from October before extending it to overseas platforms by the end of 2027.

Missouri trio charged over alleged Bitcoin kidnapping plot

The defendants allegedly traveled from Missouri to Connecticut to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and force him to transfer cryptocurrency before abandoning the plan.

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