Category: crypto
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Elizabeth Warren corners Trump over $1.4B crypto fortune
Senator Elizabeth Warren has demanded that President Donald Trump disclose his 2026 crypto earnings by July 23, after a filing showed $1.4 billion in income from digital asset ventures in 2025. Warren’s request is tied to the Senate’s consideration of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, with concerns about conflicts of interest and ethics rules.…
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TrustedVolumes attacker returns $2M, keeps another $2M as bounty
A TrustedVolumes attacker has returned 1,122 ETH worth about $2 million, while keeping another $2 million as a self-declared bounty. The exploit was traced to TrustedVolumes’ custom RFQ swap proxy. The attacker’s bounty represents a partial recovery from the May attack that initially drained about $5.87 million. TrustedVolumes had not confirmed accepting the bounty terms…
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Hyperliquid’s Jeff Yan warns crypto is losing its brightest minds to AI
Jeff Yan warns that crypto is struggling to attract top young entrepreneurs, with many talented founders moving towards AI due to its prestige and rapid growth. While rebuilding the financial system offers opportunities, heavy AI spending poses financial risks, as warned by George Noble. The competition in AI also poses a threat to the US…
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Michael Saylor says corporations hold the key to Bitcoin’s global rise
Michael Saylor believes that corporate adoption is crucial for Bitcoin to become a global currency network. Strategy’s $3 billion cash reserve has reduced concerns about forced Bitcoin sales. Companies like Bitcoin Japan are expanding exposure to the asset. JPMorgan views Strategy’s cash reserve positively for Bitcoin’s growth. AI investment is seen as a different sector…
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Noxa vanishes after fueling Robinhood Chain’s $4B memecoin boom
Noxa stopped token launches after earning $12 million in fees and boosting Robinhood Chain to $4 billion in trading volume. CASHCAT lost over 33% in value, leading to competition among rival launchpads to capture displaced activity. Noxa’s decision to halt launches was met with mixed reactions in the crypto community.
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Cathie Wood buys SpaceX dip after stock sinks to post-IPO low
ARK Invest purchased $18.3 million of SpaceX shares after the stock hit a post-IPO low, with four ARK ETFs acquiring 147,623 shares. SpaceX delayed Starship Flight 13 due to engine failures. ARK has been investing in SpaceX since its IPO, with recent purchases totaling over $475 million. Some investors believe the stock decline is an…
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Ethereum braces for CLARITY vote as bulls defend crucial support
Ethereum rose 1.8% to $1,845 after Rep. Bryan Steil suggested a Senate vote on the CLARITY Act next week. ETF inflows and chart support kept traders cautiously optimistic. Steil aims to place ETH under a digital commodity framework. Institutional flows into spot Ethereum ETFs hit $105 million, boosting DeFi activity.
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Kaspersky exposes OkoBot’s 20-module crypto wallet attack
Kaspersky discovered OkoBot, a malware operation using 20 modules to steal crypto wallet credentials. The malware targeted users in Brazil, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico, and Turkey, using fake recovery screens and keylogging. Victims have little chance of recovering stolen cryptocurrency. OkoBot is the latest in malware campaigns targeting the cryptocurrency sector using ClickFix attacks.
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BitPay wins Dutch MiCA approval for EU wide crypto services
BitPay has obtained MiCA authorization from the Dutch financial regulator to offer regulated crypto services across the EU. This approval allows the company to expand its crypto payment services, stablecoin transactions, and cross-border payment solutions throughout the region. BitPay joins other crypto firms with EU-wide operating rights under MiCA.
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Bitcoin $DOG Mode proposal targets Bitcoin Core policy restrictions
Leonidas, a Bitcoin Ordinals advocate, has proposed a new Bitcoin client called Bitcoin $DOG Mode that would increase transaction size limits and lower the dust threshold for Ordinals and Runes transactions. The client aims to remove policy restrictions enforced by Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots, with the goal of attracting wider support for Bitcoin native…