Bitcoin cold-wallet attack spreads to 4,500 addresses as losses near $89 million
Galaxy Research flagged a third wave of sweeps tied to weak Coldcardgenerated keys, with the attacker now targeting smaller balances and changing how funds are…
Bitcoin mining difficulty shrinks 14% from this year's high as plunging revenues force operators to pivot
Difficulty falls as weak mining economics reduce capacity, while forward markets signal little relief through yearend. Source：CoinDesk
SEC to review Nasdaq bitcoin options approval after CME challenge
CME argues that because bitcoin is a commodity, options tied to its value fall under CFTC jurisdiction, not the SEC's authority. Source：CoinDesk
Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis
Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41minute 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.…
How bitcoin cold wallets lost $70 million in an attack that never touched the devices
Galaxy Research said weak seed generation let an attacker recreate likely private keys offline, sweep more than 1,000 BTC from nearly 1,200 wallets and…
Bitcoin holds July gain as 'forced-selling fuel was already spent,' analysts say
The largest crypto shrugged off a barrage of bad news this month, but traders remain cautious as rate hike fears and jobs data loom. Source：CoinDesk
Tether posts $1.5 billion operating profit in Q2 as reserve buffer falls by half
The world’s largest stablecoin issuer added 14 metric tons of gold and about 1,800 bitcoin to its reserves during the second quarter. Source：CoinDesk
Coldcard's $38 million (so far) exploit shakes faith in self-custody, may push investors to ETFs
A software bug in popular hardware wallet Coldcard that led to the theft to this point of nearly 600 bitcoin worth roughly $38 million is prompting questions…
US Treasury yields rise as TIPS challenge the inflation narrative
TIPS data points to rising real yields, not inflation, a dynamic that weighs on nonyielding assets like Bitcoin. Source：Cointelegraph
Bitcoin price sinks to 2-week lows as US stocks fail to copy Asia rebound
Bitcoin saw fresh downside pressure as US stocks tracked sideways into the end of the month, diverging from the relief bounce seen in Asia. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto faces 3 barriers to next bull run, STS Digital CEO says
Institutional options selling, AI and delayed U.S. crypto regulation are weighing on bitcoin, according to STS Digital CEO Maxime Seiler. Source：CoinDesk