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How 31 North Korean ‘developers’ fooled top crypto companies and stole $680K

Learn how a North Korean group used 31 fake identities to infiltrate crypto firms and steal $680,000 from Favrr. Inside their tools, tactics and deception.

Bitcoin bulls charge at $112K as gold hits fresh all-time highs

Bitcoin surprises with upside volatility in line with gold, but the risk of a return to test $100,000 is on the cards "in the coming days," a trader warns.

XStocks launches on Ethereum with 60 tokenized stocks, including Nvidia and Tesla

Tokenized equities have not been without controversy as global regulators and stock exchanges have pushed back against this new use of blockchain technology.

Tokenized gold enters US IRAs in $1.6B SmartGold–Chintai rollout

The partnership allows US investors to hold vaulted gold in self-directed IRAs, providing exposure to regulated DeFi strategies.

Bitmine now holds 1.86M ETH, about 1.6% of total Ether supply

BitMine Immersion Technologies, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder, said it holds 1.87 million ETH — more than 1.5% of the total supply.

How high can Bitcoin price go as gold hits record high above $3.5K?

Bitcoin can rise toward $140,000 next and push higher over the next year if it repeats past gains seen after gold’s record highs.

Web3 companies turn to hardware with crypto-powered phones, consoles

Gaia Labs’ AI smartphone and Solana’s latest devices highlight a renewed push to merge blockchain features in consumer tech.

Jack Ma-linked Yunfeng Financial acquires $44M of ETH amid Web3 push

Hong Kong-listed Yunfeng Financial purchased $44 million of ETH to support its expansion into Web3, real-world assets and tokenized finance.

Avalanche, Toyota Blockchain designing autonomous robotaxi infrastructure

Tokenizing mobility and autonomous robotaxis may be among the next emerging blockchain trends with fully onchain business models.

Ethereum whales scoop up 260K ETH, fueling $5K recovery hopes

Whale inflows into Ethereum are getting bigger as investors take profits from Bitcoin and rotate capital into Ether, raising hopes of new all-time highs soon.

Gemini files S-1 for IPO to place 16.7M GEMI shares on Nasdaq

Winklevoss brothers-founded crypto exchange Gemini has filed for an IPO, seeking to raise up to $317 million as an “emerging growth company.”

Сrypto can’t scale without AI-native compliance

Traditional compliance can’t keep up with 24/7 crypto markets — AI-native systems embedded at the core offer real-time risk detection and scalable solutions.

Meet the 5 most powerful people in crypto right now and what they’re planning next

Meet the leaders shaping crypto in 2025 (BlackRock, Tether, Ethereum, Solana and EigenLayer) and what’s next on ETFs, stablecoins and restaking.

Rarible bets on token buybacks to outlast NFT farming hype

RARI Foundation’s Anna Riabokon told Cointelegraph that licensing revenue and fee buybacks will sustain the platform’s rewards program.

Coincheck acquires French crypto company for European expansion

Coincheck is expanding into the European Economic Area by acquiring Paris-based institutional crypto brokerage Aplo, with the deal expected to close in October.

Strategy adds $449M in Bitcoin, raising August total to 7.7K BTC

Michael Saylor’s Strategy announced a $449 million Bitcoin purchase made last week, bringing total BTC buys in August to just 7,714 BTC.

PayPal Ventures backs Kite AI with $18M to power AI agents

Kite AI raised $18 million in a Series A round led by PayPal Ventures, bringing its total funding to $33 million to build decentralized infrastructure for AI agents in web3.

Ether Machine raises $654M in ETH in private financing ahead of Nasdaq listing

Ethereum-focused firm The Ether Machine secured $654 million in private financing from Jeffrey Berns, aiming to go public with over 495,000 ETH on its books.

Venus Protocol user suffers $13.5M loss from phishing attack

Venus Protocol paused the platform to conduct security reviews but said the $13.5 million loss was not linked to a flaw in its contracts.

Bitcoin reclaims $110K, but BTC market remains ‘fragile,’ analysis says

Bitcoin price sees a modest recovery, but multiple BTC metrics suggest traders are still holding back from making risk moves.

Ethereum L2 Starknet suffers 2nd mainnet outage in 2 months

A sequencer failure froze Starknet block production for nearly three hours, forcing transaction resubmissions and raising new doubts about network reliability.

Andrew Tate’s WLFI bet fails, opens new long despite $67K loss

Tate is back in the Hyperliquid trenches, betting on the WLFI token despite his account nearing $700,000 in total losses.

Bitcoin short-term holders spark rare BTC price bottom signal at $107K

Bitcoin speculators are driving a market reversal signal only seen during two long-term BTC price bottoms over the past year.

Metaplanet clears path for $3.7B Bitcoin accumulation strategy

Metaplanet charted a path to expand shares and issue dual-class stock, reinforcing its long-term Bitcoin accumulation plan.

Bunni DEX paused following $2.4M exploit of liquidity function

A flaw in Bunni’s custom liquidity logic allowed an attacker to drain about $2.4 million in stablecoins, prompting the platform to pause all contracts.

Bitcoin ETPs now hold 7% of Bitcoin's maximum supply

Bitcoin funds now hold more than 7% of the cryptocurrency’s total 21 million coin supply, with BlackRock’s US-based ETF the largest holder.

Sky’s $75M buyback plan boosts SKY token 8% in 6 months

Sky, formerly Maker, spent $75 million on token buybacks since launching the program in February, coinciding with an 8% gain in SKY in six months.

Ether could see the ‘biggest bear trap’ this month: Analysts

Analysts predict Ether could fall to the mid-$3,000 support zone in September before rocketing back in October, which could catch many traders off guard.

Bitcoin will soar to $150K if we slay these 2 whales: David Bailey

Whale sell-offs keep Bitcoin capped, but Bailey says clearing them could spark a 36% surge, with some analysts eyeing $180,000–$250,000 by year’s end.

Crypto thefts hit $163M in August as hackers shift strategy

Kronos Research CEO Hank Huang tells Cointelegraph that crypto exploits often rise alongside crypto prices as hackers try to cash in on the boom.

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