Category: crypto

BEAT token has gained 32.1% in seven days before a $67.78 million unlock on August 1. EIGEN and ZETA tokens also have unlocks scheduled on the same day. Market watchers warn of potential price breaks for BEAT, EIGEN, and ZETA. Recipients’ selling activity after the unlocks remains uncertain.

Risk Labs-operated relayer by Across Protocol lost less than $4 million after an attacker created $41.7 million in fake Solana deposits. The attacker targeted 18 chains, with $500,000 in funds remaining trapped. The incident was due to a flaw in off-chain software, not smart contracts. Solana transfers were restored through CCTP.

Triple-A’s hot wallets lost more than $9.7 million, suspected attacker consolidated assets on Ethereum. Suspicious transactions affected multiple blockchains. Triple-A has not confirmed breach or disclosed affected funds. Security researchers identified stolen assets on Ethereum. Incident raises regulatory and counterparty concerns in the US. No evidence implicates Fireblocks. Triple-A faces questions after another cross-chain attack.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to push the CLARITY Act to a Senate floor vote before the August recess, aiming to make senators publicly declare their positions. Despite needing about seven Democratic votes, Thune wants a vote to test bipartisan support. The bill addresses digital asset market structure and faces obstacles before becoming law.

The Official Trump team transferred $16.91 million worth of TRUMP tokens to Fireblocks custody wallets amid stalled Senate negotiations over ethics rules in the CLARITY Act. Arkham Intelligence reported the transfer of 16.84 million tokens, prompting speculation about potential distribution or sales of the tokens. Senate Democrats are resisting enforcement solely by the Department of…

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest purchased $251,500 worth of BitMine Immersion Technologies shares and 3iQ Solana Staking ETF across three of its exchange-traded funds. This includes 5,264 BitMine shares valued at $83,100 and 28,018 SOLQ.U shares valued at $168,400. The purchases are part of ARK’s broader crypto and AI investment strategy.

Intercontinental Exchange, parent of the NYSE, invested $2 billion in Polymarket. Kalshi raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation, while Polymarket generated fee revenue envied by most exchanges. Despite legal hostility, Wall Street sees prediction markets as buying the financial system’s probability layer, explaining the high valuations.

Lien Finance lost $542,000 in USDC after attackers exploited a flaw in its bond token exchange logic. Security researchers identified the vulnerability in the BondMakerCollateralizedEth contract, allowing the attacker to mint unsupported BondTokens and exchange them for USDC. This incident adds to a series of DeFi exploits this month.

Odos will permanently close its decentralized exchange aggregation services on July 30, 2026, as its operating company winds down. The shutdown includes disabling swaps on July 27 and closing the application, APIs, support, and development. Users must transfer assets or export private keys before the services disappear permanently.

Mirae Asset has rebranded South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit as Digital X after acquiring a controlling stake. Digital X will focus on tokenization, stablecoins, and traditional-digital asset products. Compliance and customer protection are top priorities. The acquisition was completed after regulatory approval, reflecting a trend of traditional financial institutions expanding into crypto.