Hackers Target $8.7B Mt. Gox Bitcoin in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
TL;DR Hackers exploited Bitcoin’s OP_RETURN feature to send an on-chain phishing message to the Mt. Gox wallet holding 79,956 BTC, baiting owners to a fake...
US Government Tests Ethereum Waters: Coinbase Prime Move Sparks Selloff Speculation
by jose
TL;DR A $10 “test deposit” from a wallet tagged “US Government: FBI” to Coinbase Prime set off selloff alarms, hinting at larger ETH transfers ahead....
Metaplanet Bolsters Bitcoin Treasury with $238.7M Purchase, Holdings Hit 15,555 BTC
by jose
TL;DR Metaplanet snapped up 2,205 BTC for $238.7 M on July 7, boosting its treasury to 15,555 BTC ($1.68B). The purchase is backed by new...
SIFMA Presses SEC to Forge Clear, Progressive Crypto Rules
by jose
TL;DR SIFMA urged the SEC’s Crypto Task Force to replace patchy no-action letters with a unified digital-asset rulebook covering tokenized securities, commodities, and on-chain services....
Chainlink’s Whales Tighten Grip as Top 10 Wallets Control 32% of Supply
by jose
TL;DR Top 10 Chainlink wallets now hold 32% of LINK’s circulating supply, more concentrated than USDC but far below meme-coin extremes, raising questions about market...
DPRK Hackers Deploy NimDoor macOS Malware via Fake Zoom Updates
by jose
TL;DR North Korean hackers bait crypto professionals with fake Zoom updates via Telegram and Calendly links, deploying the elusive NimDoor backdoor on macOS. Written in...
DOJ Moves to Recover Stolen Crypto from Trump-Vance Inaugural Impersonation Scam
by jose
TL;DR A fraudster swapped one character in the Trump-Vance Committee’s email domain, tricking a donor into sending 250,300 USDT to a scam wallet. FBI, aided...
Banca Sella Dives into Digital Assets with Stablecoin Custody Pilot
by jose
TL;DR Banca Sella has launched a Fireblocks-powered pilot allowing select employees to custody stablecoins, marking one of Europe’s first bank-led stablecoin initiatives. The summer-long trial...
Bitcoin ETF Inflow Streak Ends with $342M Outflows Amid Mixed Daily Flows
by jose
TL;DR After 15 consecutive days of net inflows, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a sudden $342.2 million outflow as BTC hovered near $106,000. Fidelity’s Wise...
Germany’s Sparkassen Opens Door to Bitcoin Trading in Its Banking App
by jose
TL;DR Sparkassen will enable roughly 50 million retail customers to trade Bitcoin and Ether directly in its banking app by summer 2026, leveraging the EU’s...