Year: 2026

Coldcard’s five-year seed-generation flaw has renewed calls for independent testing of hardware wallet firmware after suspected attacks have drained nearly $90 million worth of Bitcoin from thousands of wallets. Summary…

Luno customers covered by the exchange’s regional-exit notice can no longer send cryptocurrency to another wallet or platform.  Summary June 29 marked the final date affected Luno users could transfer…

Bitcoin traded near $62,747 early on Aug. 3 after reaching an intraday high of $63,697, as investors prepared for five major U.S. economic releases and several closely watched corporate earnings…

PayPal reported its second-quarter results on July 28, saying total payment volume reached $486.4 billion for the three months ended June 30.  Summary PayPal processed $486.4 billion in second-quarter payment…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission kept Nasdaq PHLX’s proposed Bitcoin index options on hold after granting CME Group’s petition for a full Commission review.  Summary SEC commissioners granted CME’s…

Prediction markets recorded $50.59 billion in combined monthly trading volume in July, setting a new high across Kalshi, Polymarket and Polymarket US, according to data published on Aug. 3. Summary…

Galaxy Research head Alex Thorn identified a suspected fourth coordinated Coldcard attack wave on Aug. 3, with his running estimate later rising to 448.7 Bitcoin moved from 709 potential victim…

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe challenged Anthropic’s Claude models on Aug. 1 by publishing a Bitcoin address holding 100 BTC and inviting the AI system to move the funds.  Summary 100…

Binance will remove Across Protocol, Hashflow, PIVX, Vulcan Forged PYR, Vanar and Viction from spot trading on Aug. 17, 2026, at 03:00 UTC after completing its latest asset review. Summary…

The CLARITY Act was absent from the U.S. Senate’s published schedule for Monday, Aug. 3, leaving lawmakers with only days to begin floor proceedings before the chamber’s summer break. Summary…