Coldcard Hacker Gets Brazen Bitcoin Laundering Offer Onchain – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysCoinkite thefts reached 1,359.8820 BTC after new attack waves through Aug. 2.OP_RETURN carried a 10% laundering offer to the...
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Why Crypto Narratives Beat Fundamentals
“Investments change fast; human nature and human aspirations stay constant.”That’s how Meir Statman, behavioral finance pioneer, professor of finance at...
Coinkite Faces Class Action Threat as Bitcoin Wallet Bug Costs Users Over 1,300 BTC
Key TakeawaysVictims are planning class-action lawsuits against Coinkite after losing $88 million to the Coldcard wallet bug.Legal experts are sharply...
BTC Plunge Triggers Altcoin Sell-off as ADA Bucks the Trend
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell to $62,236 on July 31, reducing its market capitalization to $1.26 trillion.Altcoins tracked the slide as total...
Analyst Sees Bigger Bounce Toward $70,000
Bitcoin is pulling back after a strong July, and one analyst says the current dip could still be corrective rather...
Iran Rejects Trump Deal as Hormuz Tensions Grip Markets Again
Key TakeawaysTrump said Aug. 2 a Hormuz deal emerged, but Iran denied any agreement.Oil markets stayed volatile as IRGC restrictions...
Key Events This Week That Could Make or Break Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP Prices
This week is packed with events that could move crypto prices, from major economic data releases to big tech earnings....
Coinkite Under Fire for Retaining Customer Emails After $88M Coldcard Hack
Key TakeawaysCoinkite emailed buyers dating back to 2019 to warn of a bug, sparking anger over data retention.Users slammed the...
Stablecoin Supply Sheds $15 Billion in Biggest Drop Since Terra
Key TakeawaysStablecoin supply dropped $15 billion since May, the largest fall since Terra’s 2022 collapse.Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC accounted...
Strategy Holds Preferred STRC Dividend at 12% as Price Still Below Par
While Strategy’s preferred STRC shares ended July well below their $100 par value, investors were told that their August dividend...
PEPE Price Prediction: 5% Daily Pop Sets Up a Critical Breakout-or-Reject Decision in the Next 48 Hours
Timothy Morano Aug 02, 2026 09:38 PEPE just printed a sharp 5.43% single-session surge, but with...
Tether Posts $1.5 Billion Q2 Operating Profit as Treasury Holdings Drive Earnings
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, reported $1.5 billion in net operating profit for the second quarter...
Saylor’s New Message Sparks Buy Speculation
Key TakeawaysSaylor’s Sunday post fueled expectations of a Monday bitcoin buy announcement.Strategy’s ledger shows 3,588 BTC sold across two recent...
AI Stocks Trade Like Memecoins While Bitcoin Barely Moves
This editorial is from this week’s edition of the newsletter Week in Review, sent to subscribers on Friday. Subscribe to...
Russia Goes After Durov, Bessent Slams CLARITY Opponents, and More
Key TakeawaysBessent demanded a CLARITY vote as Satoshi’s quote turned 16, keeping crypto rules in focus.CME Group targets the $650B...
Trump Media Moves Bitcoin as Holdings Fall to 4,261 BTC
Trump Media & Technology Group, the company behind Truth Social, has made another major move involving its Bitcoin holdings, extending...
WIF Price Prediction: Gravity Wins — $0.13 Test Imminent Before Any Hope of Recovery
Alvin Lang Aug 02, 2026 09:42 WIF is pinned to its lower Bollinger Band at $0.14,...
The 12 Words Standing Between You and Losing Everything
Key TakeawaysA Trezor-impersonation scam drained $282 million after a victim shared their seed phrase earlier this year.A full 12-word BIP39...
Coldcard Hack Expands as Bitcoin Losses Reach $88.6M
Smaller Bitcoin transfers have reached levels not seen since the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX amid an ongoing suspected Coldcard...
Moscow Bitcoin Mining Ban Hits Data Centers Until 2032
Key TakeawaysRussia banned crypto mining in Moscow and the Moscow region from August 15, 2026, to December 31, 2032.The ban...
Stablecoins Dominate Brazil’s $14.68B Crypto Market as Argentina Pushes Programmable Money
Key TakeawaysBrazil’s crypto purchases surged 135% to $14.68 billion in H1 2026, driven largely by stablecoin demand.Argentine banking groups are...
$11 Billion in Crypto Losses Adds Pressure on CLARITY Act
Key TakeawaysNew York AG warns the CLARITY Act could limit state fraud enforcement.FBI reports $11 billion in crypto losses as...
