IRS Warns of Data-Stealing Crypto Scam Letters
Crypto scam letters impersonating the IRS are circulating nationwide as of July 30, 2026. The counterfeit notices use QR codes and a fake compliance program to steal digital assets and personal data.
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Quantum Solutions Loses Top Japan ETH Spot
Quantum Solutions saw its Ethereum treasury fall to roughly 4,765 ETH after a third sale in seven weeks, according to The Block. The move cost the Tokyo-listed company its position as Japan's largest public ETH holder, ceding the lead to Def Consulting.
XRP Scam: Three Arrested Over Fake Staking Site
XRP scam allegations have led Seoul police to arrest three suspects behind a fake staking platform that impersonated Flare Network and its FXRP token. The operation drained 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors before shutting down in October.
KSNet Solana MOU Targets AI Crypto Payments
KSNet Solana MOU sees the South Korean payment processor pilot Solana Pay and the x402 AI payment protocol, signed July 30, 2026. The deal tests blockchain settlement alongside KSNet's existing won payment network, with no commercial launch date set.
Binance.US Prediction Markets Bid Targets CFTC in August
Binance.US plans to apply to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission next month for a Designated Contract Market (DCM) license to offer regulated prediction markets ...
South Korea Confirms Crypto Tax Start Date for January 2027
South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yoon-chul confirmed that crypto gains will be taxed starting January 2027, ending one of the longest-running delays in the ...
South Korea Crypto Account Freeze Bill Could Allow 60-Day Exchange Account Freeze
Fifteen lawmakers from South Korea’s ruling People Power Party, led by Kim Sang-hoon, filed an amendment on July 28 that would let the Financial Intelligence ...
Aave Cuts 50 Asset Reserves in Risk Overhaul
Aave, the DeFi lending protocol, is deprecating 50 low-adoption asset reserves across multiple deployments, founder Stani Kulechov announced in an X post on July 30, ...
Ethereum Foundation Board Adds Pascal Caversaccio
Ethereum Foundation board adds Pascal Caversaccio, a privacy and security researcher, for a one-year voluntary term. The move follows a 40% budget cut and the wind-down of EF's internal privacy research lab.
Tether USAT Celo Launch: First Move Beyond Ethereum
Tether USAT Celo launch marks the stablecoin's first expansion beyond Ethereum, adding native minting, burning and gas-fee payments on Celo. Anchorage Digital Bank issues the GENIUS Act-compliant token, which had a market cap of about $185 million at launch.
Aviva XRP Ledger Fund Wins Irish Regulator’s Nod
Aviva XRP Ledger fund became the first tokenised share class approved by the Central Bank of Ireland on July 29, 2026. The launch builds on a partnership Aviva Investors and Ripple first announced in February 2026.
Circle Price Target Cut to $140 by Bernstein
Circle price target guidance from Bernstein dropped to $140 from $190 on July 29, even as the firm kept its Outperform rating on the stablecoin issuer. Analyst Gautam Chhugani argues the Open USD consortium that pressured the stock poses less long-term risk than the market currently prices in.
Binance Launches Gold and Silver Options Under ADGM License
Binance launched USDT-settled, European-style options trading on gold and silver on July 29, 2026, operating through its Abu Dhabi Global Market-regulated entity, Nest Exchange Limited, ...
Vitalik Buterin Reveals Diamond iO Privacy Framework
Vitalik Buterin published the second part of his series on cryptographic obfuscation protocols on July 28, introducing a new framework called Diamond iO. The Ethereum ...
Myanmar Passes Anti-Online Scam Bill Targeting Crypto Fraud
Myanmar’s combined parliament, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, approved the Anti-Online Scam Bill on July 28 after reconciling amendments from its lower and upper chambers, according to ...
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