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Aave is moving to wind down six low-use V3 markets after LlamaRisk recommended freezing new activity and redirecting revenue to the treasury.
Reported tokenized-equity perpetual volume reached 99.2% of Bitcoin-perp volume on Hyperliquid and Binance, highlighting a fast-emerging but unverified venue class.
FTX users reported funds releasing in a fifth distribution round, while a judge allowed the recovery trust to pursue claims against Binance and Changpeng Zhao. The claims still require proof and collection.
Coinbase reported a $359.5 million Q2 net loss despite most net revenue coming from outside Bitcoin spot trading, leaving analysts divided on recovery timing.
Circle's New York limited-purpose trust charter follows recent OCC national-trust approval, broadening its regulatory footprint and custody capacity around USDC.
OFAC named Iranian firms, including Hormuz Safe, that reportedly accepted Bitcoin and other crypto for ship transit, according to the supplied record.
Tether reported $1.5 billion in Q2 operating profit, while excess reserves fell by more than $4 billion from a year earlier, narrowing its buffer as USDT supply continued to grow.
A reported Coldcard seed-generation flaw has been patched, but account holders may need to move funds generated under the vulnerable process rather than rely on firmware alone.
Russian authorities reportedly charged BitRiver founder Igor Runets over alleged mining-equipment fraud, though reports differ on the size of the deal.
Seoul Police say a ring cloned Flare Network and FXRP materials, then used easy-yield promises to drain roughly $8.5M in XRP from dozens of investors.
Australia is seeking a penalty from Telegram over alleged pro-terror content, while Pavel Durov says Russia designated him a terrorist.
New York is seeking at least $36B in compensatory damages from Kalshi, pending a full accounting, adding state-level pressure to the prediction-markets legal fight.
US spot bitcoin ETFs are tracking their weakest monthly inflows, while an IBIT-led daily inflow masked flat or negative flows elsewhere.
Coinbase reported lower revenue and a net loss in Q2, despite record market share and a broader mix of revenue sources.
Strategy reported an $8.2 billion Q2 loss amid an approximately 40% year-over-year Bitcoin price decline, while saying its Bitcoin stack grew 11% and it built a $3.75 billion cash reserve.
Revised CLARITY Act ethics language has reached the White House, sharpening attention on whether the Senate can advance the bill before recess.
Researchers are examining a roughly 594 BTC drain completed in 25 minutes as Coinkite warns Coldcard Mk3 users of a potential seed-generation weakness.
Ionic Digital reportedly rose 26% in its Nasdaq debut, creating a route to liquidity for former Celsius Network claimholders.
Two outlets report that Russia has brought a terrorism-related criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, according to the upstream research record.
Binance has launched regulated gold and silver options via its ADGM exchange, extending its commodity offering beyond futures that it says drew billions in daily volume.
Robinhood reported about $1.31 billion in Q2 revenue, while event contracts generated $156 million, exceeding the $100 million reported from crypto trading.
BNY is reportedly launching a blockchain-based transfer-agency platform, a move that could shift core securities recordkeeping onto onchain rails in a market described as $8.6 trillion.
The Fed held rates at 3.5%–3.75% as three officials dissented toward a hike; Bitcoin and Ether finished roughly flat after a leveraged-market whipsaw.
The CLARITY Act faces a narrowing Senate window as supporters press for a vote and Democrats seek ethics limits on official self-dealing.
