Bitmine Adds 10,399 ETH, Nears 5% Ethereum Ownership Goal
Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced on August 3 Monday that it bought another 10,399 ETH over the past week, bringing its total Ethereum treasury to 5,797,813 ...
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Binance Iran Sanctions Evasion Link: $676M From Shelbit
Binance Iran sanctions evasion allegations resurfaced August 2, 2026, when Binance responded on the record to a Reuters investigation tracing $676 million to its wallets. Shelbit, the unlicensed Dubai exchange behind the flows, faces a VARA order to halt operations as OFAC reviews the case.
Hong Kong Crypto Romance Scam Costs Woman $3.3M
Hong Kong crypto romance scam losses reached $3.3 million after a woman was lured into a fake trading app by an online partner. Police say her case was the largest among 25 similar reports logged in a single week, with combined losses nearing $8.9 million.
CLARITY Act Faces Friday Deadline Before Senate Recess
The Senate returns Monday, August 3, 2026, with five working days left before recess, and the CLARITY Act, the crypto market structure bill that has ...
Circle Secures NYDFS Trust Charter for USDC
Circle Internet Group received a limited purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) on July 31, 2026, for Circle Internet ...
Coldcard Hack Reaches $88.6M Drained and Counting, Galaxy Research Urges Immediate Action
Galaxy Research says a third wave of attacks tied to a Coldcard hardware wallet firmware flaw has pushed observed Bitcoin losses to approximately 1,367 BTC, ...
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.
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.
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