Since over $70 million in Bitcoin was stolen yesterday by an attack that exploited a fault in the Coldcard’s system, it has been reported that the thief used a top blockchain services provider for help. Writing on X Friday, engineer at payments company Block, Clay Garrett, said that the provider — who he did not … Read more
The Clarity Act will likely get through despite some — older — Democrats holding it back, according to Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad. Speaking on The Hill’s morning Rising show Friday, Shirzad said that crypto was “maybe the most bipartisan issue in Washington.” JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Coinbase Chief Policy Officer talks CLARITY ACT progress … Read more
Key points: Bond yields have been going up since the beginning of the Iran war, widely attributed to inflation expectations due to energy prices However, the five-year inflation expectation priced into Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities is 2.2% and trending down since May The driver appears to be rising real yields with bearish implications for yield-free assets … Read more
Legendary investor Ray Dalio still only holds 1% of his portfolio in Bitcoin — and prefers gold instead. Speaking on a Thursday episode of the Diary of a CEO podcast, the Bridgewater Associates founder explained that while there are different types of money, and Bitcoin was one of them, gold was a better investment. Dalio … Read more
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy reported a loss of $8.22 billion for the second quarter of 2026 thanks to the falling price of the leading cryptocurrency. In its quarterly report, Nasdaq-listed Strategy (MSTR) — formerly MicroStrategy — put the loss down to the Bitcoin price crash, even as the company continued raising capital, buying more Bitcoin … Read more
Crypto’s next altcoin season may produce fewer winners as institutional investors concentrate their activity in a narrower group of digital assets, according to crypto market maker Wintermute. In its over-the-counter (OTC) flow report for the first half of 2026, Wintermute said institutional counterparties generated 72% of spot flow across all tokens on its OTC desk, … Read more
In a significant development for the cryptocurrency market, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light to several new Solana (SOL) Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This landmark decision, finalized today, July 31, 2026, has sent shockwaves through the digital asset space, with initial reports indicating a surge in institutional investment pouring into … Read more
Canadian Bitcoin hardware maker Coinkite has warned users of its Coldcard Mk3 signing device to move funds from wallets whose seed phrases were generated on affected firmware. On Thursday, Coinkite said seeds created on an Mk3 running firmware version 4.0.1, released in March 2021, or any later Mk3 version may put funds at risk. The … Read more
Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has again attacked the Democrats for holding back the long-awaited crypto Clarity Act. Speaking on the Crypto in America podcast Thursday, Lummis said that the bill could have been passed months ago but is unfairly being held back. Lawmakers are hoping the Clarity Act gets passed before Congress departs for August … Read more
The 2026 FIFA World Cup drove $20 billion in blockchain-based prediction market volume and $24 million in digital collectible trades, with more than 400,000 wallets participating in blockchain-based betting, according to a report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The $20 billion figure includes trading before and during the tournament, with bettors placing roughly $5.7 billion … Read more