Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Industry figures warned that continued legislative limbo could slow institutional adoption, revive regulation by enforcement and push innovation offshore.The US Senate’s delay of a vote on crypto market structure legislation could give Hong Kong and...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The Coldcard exploit, which caused more than $100 million in losses, helped push July crypto thefts to $247 million, making it the second-worst month of 2026.July emerged as the second-worst month of 2026 for cryptocurrency thefts, largely due to the...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Japanese authorities called for address registration, customer-specific limits and stronger authentication as part of a broader push to curb misuse of exchange accounts.Japan’s financial regulator has asked crypto exchanges to introduce withdrawal de...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The latest bipartisan ethics proposal would reportedly require Trump to divest crypto businesses while allowing him to defer capital gains taxes on those sales. A bipartisan ethics proposal pitched to US President Donald Trump to secure passage of th...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Crypto exchange Bitget has signed an agreement with Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to pursue a regulated local presence.Bitget has signed an agreement with Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to explore establishing a licensed local opera...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed that the chamber was “punting” the vote until September.Update (Aug. 7, 2026, at 6:20 am UTC): Added comments from Crypto Council for Innovation CEO Ji Hun Kim.Senate Republican leaders are expected to leav...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin miner MARA posted its highest quarterly Bitcoin production in over a year, but was overshadowed by a 28% decline in the average price of Bitcoin.Bitcoin miner MARA swung to a net loss of $611.3 million from a year-earlier profit in the second...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Wintermute said the registration allows the firm to position itself for the growth of tokenized securities in the US. Wintermute’s US arm has registered as a broker-dealer, enabling the crypto trading firm to expand into traditional financial service...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The Defend American Jobs and Protect Progress PACs reported spending more than $1.5 million on media for four House and Senate races ahead of Aug. 18 primary elections.Two groups affiliated with the cryptocurrency company-backed political action comm...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
A week-long streak of inflows into US spot Bitcoin ETFs has coincided with the Coldcard wallet exploit, fueling debate over whether some investors are shifting away from self-custody. Demand for US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has accele...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Three circuit judges disputed the former FTX CEO’s claims that the defunct crypto exchange’s investors could have been made whole and wouldn’t have experienced any losses.The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a formal mandate upholdin...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The South Carolina lawmaker who heads the Senate Banking Committee said that the majority leader still had time to put the crypto bill on the agenda despite the narrow voting window.Senator Tim Scott, who chairs the Senate Banking Committee, said tha...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
New analysis finds AI infrastructure contracts are becoming larger and more profitable, but investors now demand stronger execution before rewarding bitcoin mining stocks. Bitcoin miners’ pivot into artificial intelligence and high-performance comput...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin price action stayed compressed in an ongoing divergence from stocks and gold while US PMI data sparked fresh talk of “stagflation.” Bitcoin (BTC) stayed motionless at Thursday’s Wall Street open as analysis saw signs of reemergent US “stagfla...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Move-to-earn project Step App will wind down services by Aug. 21 after four years, while its FITFI token trades 99.9% below its all-time high.Step App, a move-to-earn platform, is shutting down after four years of operation, joining a growing number...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Tokenized cows may have gone viral, but they’re just the latest in a long line of strange things to find a home onchain, from farts, to human skin and destroyed artworksBrazil’s B3 stock exchange made headlines last month when its tokenized cows went...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Blockchain.com secured a VASP custody license from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, expanding its regulated crypto services in the region.Blockchain.com has secured a virtual asset service provider (VASP) license from the Cayman Islands Monetar...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Tokenized real-world assets accounted for more than a third of Hyperliquid’s quarterly trading volume, generating 6.6% of the protocol’s $169 million quarterly revenue.Tokenized real-world asset (RWA) trading now accounts for more than 33% of the tra...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet disabled infrastructure after an incident and founder Evan Kaloudis said no customer funds were lost and no Lightning vulnerability was found.Zeus Wallet, a self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
While only 12 of 46 documented attempts resulted in payment, data leaks and attacks on relatives are widening the physical risks facing crypto holders.Criminals stole more than $30 million through physical attacks on crypto holders in the first half...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Doubts emerge over the Bitcoin corporate treasury model as institutional BTC investment vehicles cut holdings. Bitcoin (BTC) institutional investment vehicles have shed 10% of their BTC holdings since May as analysis warns of a “breaking” sector.Key...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Hackers behind the Coldcard exploit transferred millions in digital assets to cryptocurrency mixers, while most stolen funds remained traceable in attacker-controlled wallets. About 64 Bitcoin, worth $4.17 million, and 200 Ether, worth $380,000, link...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Situational Awareness reportedly made a $400 million investment in an undisclosed company, days after the hedge fund nearly collapsed following July’s AI stock crash.Situational Awareness, the hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold As...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a crypto law establishing market rules for exchanges, custodians and investors, with core provisions taking effect in September 2026.Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law creating a regulated framew...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Tokenized real-world assets moved beyond issuance as RWA deposits more than tripled to $7.4 billion, while lending and trading activity expanded despite a broader industry slowdown.Real-world assets (RWAs) are gaining momentum as tokenized versions o...
