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Bybit Says AI Security Blocked $700M in Threats in H1 2026, a Year After $1.46B Hack
Bybit claims its AI-driven security systems prevented $700 million in losses during the first half of 2026, roughly 18 months after the $1.46 billion breach that gutted its reputation. The exchange has not disclosed methodology or invited independent audit of the figure.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Maya Protocol Loses $1.7M to Six-Bug Chain Attack; CACAO Crashes 89%
Maya Protocol suffered a sophisticated six-bug exploit draining $1.7 million in Bitcoin and CACAO tokens. The attack triggered an $11 million liquidity collapse and an 89% price crash for CACAO, raising questions about multi-vector attack resilience in DeFi.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
FalconX and Interstice Connect Canton Network to Ethereum, Solana, and Robinhood Chain
FalconX and Interstice have launched a non-custodial cross-chain swap engine linking Canton Network to Ethereum, Solana, and Robinhood Chain, putting institutional tokenized assets within reach of public blockchain liquidity for the first time through this pipeline.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
BitBox Discovers Severe Firmware Vulnerabilities Using AI Analysis
BitBox has disclosed two severe firmware vulnerabilities discovered through frontier AI model analysis, warning that users running older firmware versions remain exposed to the identified security flaws.
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Kraken Opens 7,000 U.S. Stocks to European Users With Commission-Free Trading
Kraken launched commission-free access to more than 7,000 U.S.-listed equities for customers across the European Economic Area, combining traditional shares, tokenized stocks, and crypto assets inside a single regulated account.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Ripple Prime Closes $275M Senior Notes Offering for U.S. Expansion
$275 million. Ripple Prime closed an upsized offering of senior unsecured notes to bankroll expansion into the U.S. institutional market. The investment-grade rating signals institutional confidence in the crypto-native prime broker.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Citigroup to Launch Bitcoin Custody Service Later This Year via Custody+ Platform
Citigroup confirmed Tuesday it will launch a Bitcoin custody service before year-end, making the Wall Street giant one of the last major global banks to formally enter the institutional custody market.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Ripple Signs Third Korean Bank Deal in 2026, Jeonbuk Bank Joins Cross-Border Push
Ripple has partnered with Jeonbuk Bank, a regional South Korean lender, to deploy Ripple Payments for real-time cross-border settlement. This marks Ripple's third Korean banking partnership in 2026, following deals with Kyobo Life Insurance and Kbank.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Kalshi Dominates Prediction Markets as Category Interest Plummets 83% From World Cup Peak
Search interest in prediction markets has collapsed 83% since the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. Kalshi is pulling ahead as the dominant platform, while Polymarket loses ground faster than the headline numbers reveal. The surge looks less like a structural shift and more like a sporting event with a...
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
PUMP Token Surges 8% as Golden Cross Forms on Daily Chart
The native token of Solana-based Pump.fun is the top crypto gainer on Monday, August 17, climbing 8% as a golden cross pattern takes shape on its daily chart. The pattern attracts technical traders but carries mixed predictive power in volatile crypto markets.
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Stripe Pays $7B for OpenRouter, Locking AI Model Routing Into Payment Rails
Stripe just bought the layer that decides which AI model answers your prompt. The $7 billion acquisition of OpenRouter hands the payments giant control over both the routing logic that dispatches user queries across models and the billing infrastructure that charges developers for every...
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Bitmine Holds 5.82 Million ETH Worth $11B as Treasury Nears 5% of Total Supply
Bitmine added 9,926 ETH last week, pushing total holdings to 5.82 million tokens valued at $11.4 billion. The company's Ethereum treasury is now approaching 5% of the asset's circulating supply, signaling a major institutional bet on ETH's role in the next market cycle.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Lumma Stealer Malware Returns in Pirated Copies of The Odyssey, Targeting Crypto Wallets
Bitdefender has identified Lumma Stealer malware embedded in pirated downloads of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. The malware scrapes cryptocurrency wallets, passwords, and browser sessions from infected machines, representing a resurgence of the threat actor's activity.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Bitcoin Climbs on US-Iran Ceasefire Extension Amid Geopolitical De-escalation
Relief trades hit crypto markets Monday after reports emerged that the US and Iran agreed to extend their 60-day ceasefire. Bitcoin moved higher on the news, tracking a broader risk-on shift as traders priced out the immediate threat of renewed Middle East conflict.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Strategy Holds Steady on Bitcoin While Liquidating $334M in MSTR Shares
Strategy liquidated 3.46 million MSTR shares for $334 million Monday while keeping its 840,447 Bitcoin holdings intact. The move signals a tactical shift from aggressive accumulation to building fiat reserves, pushing cash to $4.8 billion.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Greenlane BERA Treasury Drops From $70M to $16M After 76% Token Decline
Greenlane recorded a $19.1 million noncash valuation loss in Q2 2026 as its concentrated BERA position collapsed from $70 million to $16 million. The 76% year-to-date decline in BERA exposes the risks of building corporate balance sheets around single volatile altcoins.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Bitcoin Futures Market Has a Crowded Club and a Tiny Exit
A small cluster of traders controls a disproportionate share of Bitcoin futures open interest. When margin calls hit simultaneously, the market's liquidity cannot absorb a coordinated exit, risking a self-reinforcing liquidation cascade that could ripple into traditional finance.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Chainalysis Sues US Government Over $95M ICE Contract With TRM Labs
Chainalysis filed a lawsuit against the US government challenging a $95 million blockchain analytics contract that Immigration and Customs Enforcement awarded to rival TRM Labs without competitive bidding.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Grayscale Projects ETH and SOL Inflation Below Gold Rate by 2031
Grayscale's supply analysis shows Ethereum and Solana could become scarcer than gold by 2031 if key governance proposals pass. ETH inflation could fall to 0.4% and SOL to 1.1%, both below gold's 1.8% annual supply growth rate.
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SafePal Data Breach Exposes Order Information of Nearly 40,000 Users
Nearly 40,000 SafePal customers had their order information accessed in a data breach disclosed August 16, 2026. The Binance-backed non-custodial wallet confirmed the incident while emphasizing that no private keys or seed phrases were compromised.
MarketsAlejandro Silva Ramírez
Etherealize CEO Calls Wall Street Private Blockchain Push a Race to the Bottom
Etherealize CEO Raman has publicly criticized Wall Street's embrace of private blockchains, arguing they replicate the inefficiencies they were meant to eliminate. He positions public chains like Ethereum as superior alternatives offering scalability and transparency for institutional finance.
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France Tax Data Leak Exposes 678,000 Accounts, Raising Alarm for Crypto Holders
A data breach exposing 678,000 French taxpayer records on the dark web has raised alarms for cryptocurrency holders. The leaked financial data, including income, addresses, and property details, could enable targeted physical attacks and social engineering scams.
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Mizuho Cuts BitGo Price Target to $11 but Sees Clarity Act Delays as Hidden Edge
Mizuho Securities trimmed its BitGo price target to $11 on Friday, citing regulatory delays and choppy crypto markets, while keeping its bullish thesis intact on the strength of 27% year-over-year customer growth.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Dartmouth Endowment Trims Crypto Holdings to $12M Amid Market Volatility
Dartmouth College's endowment has trimmed its cryptocurrency exposure to $12 million, down from $14 million, as falling prices eroded positions across three institutional crypto ETFs. The reduction reflects market-driven depreciation rather than a strategic exit.
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