Wintermute Registers as US Broker-Dealer, Eyes Tokenized Stocks
Key TakeawaysWintermute USA registered with SEC and FINRA, opening access to regulated U.S. securities trading.Wintermute’s $10B daily volume could intensify...
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US Nonfarm Payrolls Miss Sends Bitcoin Above $65,000
Bitcoin (BTC) hit new August highs into Friday’s Wall Street open as markets reacted to weaker US jobs numbers.Key points:Crypto...
Bitcoin Barely Budges as Weak US Jobs Data Cuts Fed Hike Odds to 44%
US job growth turned negative in July, reducing market expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike to 44%....
Intesa Sanpaolo Cuts BTC ETF Stake by 94%, Triples Staked ETH Position
Strategic Expansion into Staked Ethereum Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking group, has reshaped its digital asset portfolio during the second...
BIP-110 Supporters Prepare PoW Switch If Miners Refuse Soft Fork Plan
Key TakeawaysChris Guida rebased 2017 PoW fork code as BIP-110’s Aug. 8-9 window nears.BIP-110’s 55% threshold tests whether Bitcoin nodes...
Coldcard’s low-entropy bug pushes Bitcoin holders to rethink trust
In light of the catastrophic low-entropy bug in Coldcard hardware wallets, linked to publicly observed thefts beginning on July 30,...
Binance BTC Trading Volume Ratio Hits Record Amid Spot, Futures Split
Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives trading volumes are now nearly eight times higher than spot markets on Binance.Key points:Bitcoin daily spot trading...
Bitcoin Red Team Finds 4,962 Flaws After Coldcard Hack
Key TakeawaysThe Bitcoin Red Team filed 4,962 findings across 390 repositories in 27.5 hours.Opensats funded the audit with nearly $40,000...
Tesla, SpaceX Pick Texas Site for Musk’s $16.8B Chip Plant
Key TakeawaysTesla and SpaceX will make an initial $16.8 billion investment to begin building the Terafab chip plant.he companies relocated...
‘Bitcoin Doesn’t Need CLARITY:’ Michael Saylor Responds to Bill’s Delay
The co-founder of Strategy previously expressed support for the bill. The big news over the past 12 hours is...
MARA Reports $611M Loss While Miners Deposit 581 BTC to NYDIG
Key TakeawaysMARA’s Q2 revenue fell 27% to $174.9 million, missing Wall Street estimates by more than 16%.Riot Platforms and MARA...
Coldcard Hacker Resumes Moving Stolen 30 BTC to New Wallet
Key TakeawaysThe Coldcard hacker moved 30.185 BTC, worth about $1.94 million.The attacker is believed to hold 2,055 BTC, worth roughly...
Malta Would Pay More Than Italy Under EU’s $2.19B Gambling Levy
Key TakeawaysMalta, Spain, Italy, and Portugal oppose the modeled EU levy, four diplomats told Politico.Spain faces $478M (€414M) yearly, almost...
CertiK Director Lau Advances AI as Net Positive Despite Risks
Key TakeawaysAn AI agent hacking Hugging Face proves autonomous cyber warfare is real, urging Web3 to adopt AI security.While AI...
Google Scraps Google Earth’s AI-Generated Imagery Feature After Misinformation Warnings
Key TakeawaysGoogle pulled Google Earth’s AI imagery tool within 24 hours after misinformation warnings.Henk van Ess warned fake satellite images...
Thune Delays CLARITY Act Vote to September Amid Senate Deadlock
Key TakeawaysSenate leaders delayed the CLARITY Act vote until September, stalling major U.S. crypto regulation progress.Ethics disputes over politician crypto...
What Is a Secure Element? How It Protects Hardware Wallets
Key TakeawaysCommon Criteria EAL5+ chips help protect cryptocurrency keys from physical attacks.Hardware wallets keep private keys inside secure elements during...
EU MiCA Shake-up Lets Crypto Scammers Target Users
Key TakeawaysScammers targeted crypto users after ESMA’s July 1 MiCA deadline by spoofing regulators and exchanges.Over 1,700 unlicensed platforms face...
Fake XRP Airdrops Spread Online as Foundation Urges Users to Stay Alert
Key TakeawaysXRP investors face fake airdrops, wallet scans, and phishing scams.XRP Ledger Foundation warns against false reward campaigns.RippleX flags fake...
Dubai Duty Free Brings Crypto.com Pay to Airport Retail in UAE
Key TakeawaysDubai Duty Free adds Crypto.com Pay across airports and online.Customers can authorize payments through the Crypto.com App.UAE regulation supports...
Swift’s New Payment Framework Goes Live at Bank of America, JPMorgan
Key TakeawaysBank of America and J.P. Morgan activate Swift payment upgrade.Swift framework reaches 60+ banks across 25 countries.Ripple and Circle...
XRP Gains Major DeFi Utility as FXRP Unlocks RLUSD Loans
Key TakeawaysFXRP now serves as collateral in Sentora’s reported $280 million RLUSD vault.XRP holders can borrow RLUSD without selling their...
