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A crypto-media outlet reports that NIGHT fell after a Wanchain bridge exploit now estimated at $13M. The higher figure remains unconfirmed, and the report does not indicate a Cardano protocol or Midnight-ledger compromise.
Hydra’s chain-observer can now detect supported protocol versions by script hash, allowing one binary to cover versions 0.13.0 through 2.2.0.
Hydra has repointed Mithril sample configuration and tutorial references to IntersectMBO, replacing a frozen input-output-hk namespace.
Galaxy Digital has launched developer grants for post-quantum Bitcoin defenses, committing up to $5 million as Q-Day warnings point to a possible 2030 horizon.
Movement Labs has filed for Chapter 11, with listed assets of $100,000 to $500,000 and liabilities reaching up to $10 million, according to the supplied record.
Bitcoin moved above $66,000 and briefly neared $67,000 before easing toward $66,300, with $68,000 now the near-term level to watch.
Telegram plans to roll out a native non-custodial Gram wallet this summer, a distribution move that could put self-custody tools in front of more than one billion users.
Jack Mallers has left Twenty One after its planned combination with Strike and Elektron collapsed, leaving Strike standalone and raising fresh questions for Bitcoin-treasury vehicles.
BIS researchers found USD-backed stablecoins are less constrained by FX restrictions than bank deposits, raising monetary-sovereignty questions for emerging markets.
Russia’s State Duma approved a regulated crypto framework with retail purchase limits; it is scheduled to take effect Sept. 1 if President Putin signs it.
The CLARITY Act appears close to a Senate deal after ethics-language concessions, yet Democratic resistance and the final enforcement terms still leave passage uncertain.
ADA was reported near $0.16 after the van Rossem fork, with weak momentum and mixed derivatives data; the report frames $0.19 as resistance, not a validated forecast.
A single crypto-media report says Van Rossem has moved Cardano mainnet to Protocol Version 11. The next question is whether node and tooling parity hold after the update.
A reported Wanchain bridge exploit may have affected roughly 515 million NIGHT, but the available evidence does not confirm the loss, its cause, scope, or recovery outlook.
FTX’s fifth-round distribution is live, but eligible creditors must onboard with a listed provider by July 31 or risk losing their claims.
Grayscale has filed an S-1 for a proposed US Worldcoin ETF, expanding its non-Bitcoin and non-Ether ETP plans, though SEC approval remains uncertain.
Bitcoin approached $65,500 as reported US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows extended to a fifth day, though a separate stablecoin liquidity drain remains a limit on the move’s durability.
Strategy raised cash through MSTR share sales for a second week without adding Bitcoin, taking its reserve to $3.225 billion while reported holdings stayed at 843,775 BTC.
HIP-4 would open Hyperliquid prediction-market deployment to external builders, subject to a 500,000 HYPE stake, while the upgrade remains unapproved.
A Washington court’s preliminary injunction against Kalshi adds regulatory pressure to prediction markets as reported sector open interest cools after the World Cup.
Reports say President Trump accepted some ethics provision tied to his crypto holdings, potentially helping the CLARITY Act regain a path toward a Senate vote.
Russia’s State Duma is set to consider final votes on a crypto bill covering exchange licensing, investor rules, and cross-border payments.
Two crypto outlets report Cardano activated van Rossem, moving mainnet to Protocol Version 11. Primary confirmation and post-fork network data were not supplied.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw renewed inflows, but the reported volume was small beside the recent outflow exodus, leaving demand signals tentative rather than decisive.
