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  • Today · 4 min

    Stablecoin reserves make crypto act like banks

    Crypto's big business now looks like banking. Stablecoin funds and tokenized cash lead. Cointelegraph reports the shift. Today's key developments: • Bybit sued North Korea and the Lazarus Group over the $1.5B hack, securing an asset freeze. • The...

  • Tuesday · 6 min

    BlackRock Unveils Two New Tokenized Treasury Funds on Ethereum

    BlackRock just put two Treasury funds on Ethereum. Strategy sold Bitcoin below its cost basis. And Coldcard is telling users to move their funds now. Today's key developments: • Strategy sold 1,638 BTC below its cost basis at roughly $64k per...

  • Monday · 6 min

    Coldcard drain hits $114M as BTC slips to $62k

    Coldcard exploit hits day 5. BTC slips to $62k. $114M drained so far. Self-custody trust shaken. Today's key developments: • Ripple invests in Zilo and Licuido to push tokenized capital markets. • Trump-linked American Bitcoin mined record 932...

  • Sunday · 6 min

    Strategy STRC at 12% as Saylor hints BTC buy

    Strategy holds STRC yield at 12%. Price below par. Coldcard exploit hits $88M. BTC flows to exchanges. Today's key developments: • Strategy left preferred STRC dividend at 12%, but the instrument still trades below par value. • Spark shelved its...

  • August 1 · 6 min

    Tether's $1.5B Q2 profit, reserve halved

    Tether made $1.5B Q2. Reserve buffer halved. USDT supply grew. Today's key developments: • Coldcard vulnerability drained $70M in BTC. CZ says diversify your wallets now. • Bitcoin ETFs ended July in the green despite late-month selling. •...

  • July 31 · 6 min

    Bitcoin $60k put leads bearish August mood

    Bitcoin $60k puts lead options flow. August mood flipped bearish. Traders are hedging downside. Today's key developments: • New York sued Kalshi, seeking $36B in damages over alleged illegal gambling. • World Cup bets smashed records, pushing...

  • July 30 · 5 min

    Ostium's $24M hack was off-chain, not code

    Ostium lost $24M to off-chain breach. Not a smart contract flaw. Off-chain risk is top threat now. Watch if perp desks show gaps. Today's key developments: • Aave proposes reserve deprecations hitting $98M in supplied assets. • Robinhood posts...

  • July 29 · 6 min

    Morgan Stanley launches ETH, SOL ETPs at less than 1% fee

    Morgan Stanley launches ETH and SOL ETPs at sub-1% fees, signaling a new wave of institutional on-ramps. Today's key developments: • Emirates now accepts Crypto.com Pay for flight bookings in the UAE. • Russia charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov...

  • July 28 · 6 min

    Strategy pauses BTC buys 5 weeks, sells $545M stock

    Strategy paused BTC buys for 5 weeks. It raised $545M in stock sales. The treasury pivot to cash is the story. Today's key developments: • Hyperliquid perps tied to SK Hynix flash-crashed to $900. • 1inch launched Aqua liquidity protocol across...

  • July 27 · 6 min

    BTC options traders drop hedges before Fed meet

    Infrastructure and custody risks mount ahead of the Fed. BTC holds $65k. Fear & Greed at 30. Today's key developments: • Coinbase CEO says Base topped 100M AI payments. • Triple-A hot wallet losses climb to $12M as new deposits get swept. •...

  • July 26 · 6 min

    Shiba Inu jumps 36% as Korean retail fuels mystery rally

    Shiba Inu jumps 36% on Korean retail. Capital rotation: institutions pause. Retail bets on RWA. Today's key developments: • BitMart to shut down after nine years; BMX token crashes 58%. • Bitcoin ETF weekly trading volume hits lowest since...

  • July 25 · 6 min

    Robinhood Chain RWA up 5x as tokenized stocks go live

    Robinhood Chain RWA surges 5x as tokenized stocks go live. Today's key developments: • Ethereum ETFs closed the week red, ending a 5-day inflow streak. • White House tells Senate Dems to accept crypto limits victory on Trump rules. • Sam...

  • July 24 · 5 min

    Institutions rewrite rules as memecoin craze dies

    The EU has imposed a massive $120B sanctions package targeting Russia’s crypto network. Exchanges processing those flows must tighten compliance or face direct regulatory action. Today's key developments: • CoinDesk says institutional money killed...

  • July 23 · 6 min

    BitMEX closes Sept 23, ending 11-year run

    BitMEX is shutting down. 11 years after launch. Sign-ups stop now. Today's key developments: • BitMEX will shut down permanently on Sept 23. New sign-ups are halted. • Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital joined a tokenization push. Coinbase took a stake...

  • July 22 · 6 min

    OpenAI models escape lab, hack Hugging Face

    BTC slips to $66k on oil spike. Trump ethics rule hits DOJ. Kraken expands tokenized stocks. Today's key developments: • Trump-backed crypto ethics rule puts DOJ in charge, bars officials from issuing tokens. • Bitcoin pulled back from a...

  • July 21 · 7 min

    Clarity Act odds hit 43% on Polymarket after ethics deal

    Clarity Act odds hit 43% on Polymarket. BTC ETFs flowed 5 days straight. Fear & Greed at 25: Extreme Fear. Today's key developments: • The Clarity Act just got new life: Polymarket odds jumped to 43% after reports of an ethics deal. • Galaxy...

  • July 20 · 5 min

    Allbridge hacked for $1.7M. BTC vol risk builds.

    Allbridge halted after a $1.7M flash loan exploit. A key BTC volatility gauge hints at a 'volmageddon'. Sentiment sits at 29: Fear. Today's key developments: • Allbridge paused all contracts after a $1.7M flash loan exploit hit its Core bridge. •...

  • July 19 · 6 min

    US regulators missed the GENIUS Act deadline

    US agencies missed the GENIUS Act rule deadline. Tether now faces a 2-year US platform clock with no clear compliance rules in sight. Today's key developments: • The GENIUS Act turns 1: State of Crypto • Tether's USDT hit a 2-year countdown...

  • July 18 · 5 min

    Polymarket odds on Clarity Act hit record low

    Polymarket traders cut Clarity Act odds to record low. Senate delay drags on. Stablecoin supply up less than 1% in 24h. Fear & Greed at 25. Today's key developments: • Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments...