Law enforcement may already know who emptied more than a thousand Bitcoin from Coldcard wallets in the first and largest wave of the July 2026 drains. Block’s investigation believes they traced the attacker’s on-chain sweeps to a paid account at a major blockchain data provider whose internal logs matched the theft pattern with “extraordinary specificity.” … Read more
MoonPay has integrated Cash App Pay as a payment option for cryptocurrency purchases, allowing eligible US customers to fund transactions using their Cash App balances. The crypto payments company said in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph Tuesday that Cash App Pay is now available through MoonPay’s own checkout and with select partners, including Trust Wallet, … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) short liquidations hit their highest in almost one month as it hit $64,500 on Monday, new data reveals. Key points: Bitcoin passed $64,000 thanks to a short squeeze on derivatives markets, CryptoQuant says. An ongoing downward funding-rate reset from 0.006% to 0.003% over 24 hours could mean further short squeezes. The absence of … Read more
The US Department of the Treasury issued a notice of proposed rulemaking related to the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, a bill to establish a framework for payment stablecoins signed into law last year. In a Monday notice, the Treasury Department said that it was opening a … Read more
Breaking news today, August 18, 2026, has sent a jolt through the cryptocurrency market. The Solana network, a popular platform for many digital assets, has reportedly experienced a significant outage. This is not the first time Solana has faced such issues, but the timing and duration are causing serious concern among investors and users. We’re … Read more
BitMart account demands founder explain funds status, Xia calls claims ‘fabricated’ BitMart’s official Chinese-language X account has publicly demanded that founder Sheldon Xia explain the whereabouts of user funds and produce a repayment plan. It said some users were unable to withdraw funds and some employees have not received their final salary or compensation and … Read more
New data from Galaxy Research shows that $115 million in bitcoin has been lost in the Coldcard theft. Writing on X Sunday, Galaxy Research said that it had spoken with over 200 victims to support them and gather intelligence on the attackers. The figures are based on the price of bitcoin at the time of … Read more
Amid scrutiny and accusations of conflicts of interest from many lawmakers, the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s application for a national trust bank. In a Friday notice, the OCC said the conditional approval for World Liberty’s charter application, subject to certain regulatory and policy … Read more
American investors have reversed course, cashing out of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds after a hot run at the beginning of August. Data from Farside Investors shows that investors pulled over $385 million from the U.S. funds last week. The week before, the funds had received fresh cash every day, bringing in more than $865 million … Read more
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Technologies, an Ethereum treasury company, resumed its Ether purchases last week, bringing it closer to a key business target of owning 5% of the second-biggest cryptocurrency’s supply despite challenging market conditions. The company disclosed Monday that it acquired 9,926 Ether (ETH) during the week ending Aug. 16, bringing its total holdings … Read more