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How Fake World Assets and onchain gacha became crypto’s latest craze

Fake World Assets turns forgotten NFTs into an onchain lottery — but is crypto’s latest obsession built to last?

Strategy sells 1,638 Bitcoin to fund dividends and STRC repurchases

Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin in its second-largest sale of the year to fund dividend payments and repurchase its preferred STRC stock.

Bithumb sets 2028 IPO timetable as it overhauls internal controls

The South Korean exchange plans to seek preliminary listing review in 2027 while overhauling controls after a February crediting error.

CLARITY Act failure could send crypto valuations lower: Bernstein

Bernstein said Congress’ failure to pass the CLARITY Act’s could trigger another leg down for crypto valuations and accelerate policy support from US regulators.

Trumps’ American Bitcoin reports record BTC output, narrower Q2 loss

Trump-linked Bitcoin miner produced a record 932 BTC in the second quarter, lifting mining revenue 8% as its net loss narrowed from the previous quarter.

Ripple invests in Zilo and Licuido to assist tokenized capital markets push

Ripple made a strategic investment in Zilo and Licuido as it looks to enable the use of tokenized funds as collateral from the point of issuance.

Bitcoin may find bear market bottom in August: 10x Research

Bitcoin could confirm an August bear-market bottom, though rising Treasury yields could force the Fed to raise rates in September, according to 10x Research.

HashKey receives JPMorgan approval to open client money account

HashKey Exchange said it received approval to open client money accounts with JPMorgan, weeks after it launched customer fund accounts with DBS Bank.

Bitget to exit Japan, close remaining positions after Dec. 31

The crypto exchange stopped accepting new registrations from Japan residents and will begin progressively restricting existing accounts on Nov. 1.

Crypto treasury firm ZeroStack warns of survival risk amid $82.5M loss

The Nasdaq-listed company relies largely on staking rewards to fund operations, while its 0G holdings were valued 91% below their recorded costs.

Bitcoin hits $62K while Coinbase premium hits 77-day negative streak

The persistent discount suggests US spot buyers have remained less aggressive than overseas traders even as US Bitcoin ETF inflows turned positive in July.

Coldcard’s 5-year flaw reveals hardware wallet testing gap: Kraken’s security chief

The five-year bug escaped detection because auditors verified that the intended random number generator existed, but not that it was being called.

Coldcard’s 5-year flaw reveals hardware wallet testing gap: Kraken’s security chief

The five-year bug escaped detection because auditors verified that the intended random number generator existed, but not that it was being called.

South Korean stablecoin outflows top $367M in June: Report

Stablecoins have been flowing out of South Korean exchanges for 18 consecutive months as regulators weigh tighter oversight of cross-border crypto activity.

Suspected 4th Coldcard attack wave sweeps 448 Bitcoin: Galaxy’s Thorn

Galaxy research head Alex Thorn warned that unconfirmed transactions may give some Coldcard users a narrow opportunity to save their funds.

Coldcard exploit sparks Bitcoin flight, ‘bullish’ crypto consolidation: Hodler’s Digest, August 2

The “sickening” loss of $90 million of Bitcoin from cold storage weighs heavily on sentiment, as the Clarity Act stalls with just five days left to hold a Senate vote.

Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par

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

Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par

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

BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch

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.

BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch

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.

Trump Media sells another 2,628 BTC, holdings fall to 4,261 BTC

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.

Coldcard hack sparks biggest sub-1 BTC move since FTX: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin users moved 39,600 BTC in small transactions as the Coldcard hack continued, with researchers warning that the attack remained active.

Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week

A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading.

Minnesota crypto ATM ban goes into effect after reported $1M losses

State officials reported that Minnesota residents, and largely senior citizens, had lost about $1 million from scams tied to crypto kiosks from 2023 to 2025.

Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race

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.

Russia expands crypto mining ban to Moscow through 2032

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.

Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis

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.

Bitcoin ETFs end July in the green despite late-month selling

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.

Bank of Italy finds no consistent cost advantage for stablecoin remittances

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.

Pump.fun laid off workers before they received millions in PUMP tokens: Report

Pump.fun co-founder Noah Tweedale reportedly attributed the layoffs to the company growing too quickly.

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