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South Korean stablecoin outflows top $367M in June: Report

Stablecoins have been flowing out of South Korean exchanges for 18 consecutive months as regulators weigh tighter oversight of cross-border crypto activity.

Suspected 4th Coldcard attack wave sweeps 448 Bitcoin: Galaxy’s Thorn

Galaxy research head Alex Thorn warned that unconfirmed transactions may give some Coldcard users a narrow opportunity to save their funds.

Coldcard exploit sparks Bitcoin flight, ‘bullish’ crypto consolidation: Hodler’s Digest, August 2

The “sickening” loss of $90 million of Bitcoin from cold storage weighs heavily on sentiment, as the Clarity Act stalls with just five days left to hold a Senate vote.

Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par

Investors have previously benefited from a payout boost when the preferred STRC shares traded well below their $100 par value for a month.

Strategy leaves preferred STRC dividend at 12% as price still below par

Investors have previously benefited from a payout boost when the preferred STRC shares traded well below their $100 par value for a month.

BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch

BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the blockchain ecosystem says it did not authorize or endorse.

BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch

BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the blockchain ecosystem says it did not authorize or endorse.

Trump Media sells another 2,628 BTC, holdings fall to 4,261 BTC

Trump Media transferred another 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC and leaving the company with 4,261 BTC in holdings.

Coldcard hack sparks biggest sub-1 BTC move since FTX: CryptoQuant

Bitcoin users moved 39,600 BTC in small transactions as the Coldcard hack continued, with researchers warning that the attack remained active.

Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week

A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading.

Minnesota crypto ATM ban goes into effect after reported $1M losses

State officials reported that Minnesota residents, and largely senior citizens, had lost about $1 million from scams tied to crypto kiosks from 2023 to 2025.

Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race

Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar’s re-election bid against other Democratic candidates is getting more about crypto with an infusion of ads funded by an industry-aligned PAC.

Russia expands crypto mining ban to Moscow through 2032

Russia has added Moscow, the Moscow Region and parts of Kursk Region to its cryptocurrency mining ban list, citing power supply concerns behind the restrictions.

Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis

Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident.

Bitcoin ETFs end July in the green despite late-month selling

Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $172.4 million in July inflows but remained $5.3 billion negative year to date after heavy withdrawals in May and June.

Bank of Italy finds no consistent cost advantage for stablecoin remittances

Researchers found that fiat conversion costs and payment infrastructure, rather than blockchain fees, accounted for most of the differences in stablecoin remittance costs and settlement times.

Pump.fun laid off workers before they received millions in PUMP tokens: Report

Pump.fun co-founder Noah Tweedale reportedly attributed the layoffs to the company growing too quickly.

Ex-FTX users report funds being released in $900M distribution round

Several users of the long-defunct crypto exchange reported that distribution agents had begun releasing funds to reimburse creditors for some of their 2022 losses.

Tether earns $1.5B in Q2 as US Treasury holdings fuel profits

Tether’s reserve surplus grew to $4.11 billion in the second quarter as USDT supply rose despite a weaker stablecoin market and continued pressure across the crypto sector.

Bybit adds tokenized Nvidia, Apple, Tesla stocks as loan collateral

Eligible retail and institutional users can use tokenized shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla and three other US companies across Bybit’s trading and lending products.

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