Category: crypto

Bits of Gold, a regulated crypto broker in Israel, is investigating a cyber incident that may have exposed customer identity and financial information. The potentially affected data includes names, IDs, emails, phones, IP addresses, and bank account details. The company has notified customers, blocked access, and is working with authorities. No funds or passwords were…

An authorization flaw in an order-tracking plugin exposed the order information of nearly 39,798 SafePal customers. The exposed records included names, emails, shipping addresses, phone numbers, and purchase details. SafePal has fixed the issue, removed phishing websites, and reduced data retention to 90 days. Customers are advised to be cautious of phishing attempts.

Bybit expanded its trading options in August by listing perpetual contracts linked to Unitree Robotics and Moonshot AI, offering leverage of up to 10x. Unitree is closer to its Shanghai IPO with high demand, while Moonshot’s IPO timetable remains uncertain. Bybit’s pre-IPO contracts do not confer ownership but provide price exposure.

Binance restrictions on HTX transactions only apply to users in the UK and EU, with compliance starting on August 23, 2026. Sun confirms negotiations with regulators in the UK and EU. The EU’s sanctions list matches Binance’s restrictions, affecting eleven platforms. Settlement talks related to HTX are ongoing in the UK.

Ethereum developers are finalizing plans for the Hegotá network upgrade in 2027. Various proposals are being considered covering censorship resistance, account abstraction, privacy, gas pricing, and validator economics. FOCIL is currently the only scheduled EIP for Hegotá, with other proposals still under review. Developers are aiming to narrow down the list of proposals over the…

Mark Cuban predicts that chips could become the next crypto-like investment category due to increasing demand for advanced computing hardware. CoreWeave closed a $2.6 billion facility backed by GPU demand, while Nvidia reported a 92% increase in data center revenue. Cuban’s prediction is seen as a broad investment thesis rather than a specific business venture.

Solana is now tradable on the XRP Ledger’s decentralized exchange using a wrapped SOL asset issued by Axelar. This extends interoperability between the two blockchain ecosystems. Axelar is the only legitimate issuer of wrapped SOL on the XRP Ledger. Users should verify the issuer address before trading.

XRP briefly fell below $1 before rebounding on Aug. 16. Trader Peter Brandt criticized XRP, saying he would prefer Bitcoin even with a large XRP position. XRP’s record high is $3.65, reached in 2025. Brandt’s comments have sparked debate with XRP supporters. XRP whale inflows to Binance have decreased.

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, reported $508 million in adjusted revenue for the second quarter of 2026, up 17% year over year. However, adjusted EBITDA dropped sharply to $23 million. Total platform transaction volume declined 18% year over year to $310 billion during the quarter. Revenue grew while transaction volume fell, and asset-based and…

Moon Pursuit Capital founder Utkarsh Ahuja predicts that crypto venture investors will focus on quantum-ready infrastructure by 2027. Global VC investment hit $227.4 billion in Q2 2026. AmericanFortress, co-led by Moon Pursuit, received an $8 million seed round. Ahuja believes that quantum readiness in blockchain and security tools will attract more funding.