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First quantum attack on Bitcoin could remain unnoticed Christopher Smith, co-founder and CEO of Quantus Network, warns that sufficiently powerful quantum computers could recover private keys from public keys revealed on blockchains. Attack method and immediate consequences Smith explains that an att…

Major miner MARA pledges 18 750 BTC as loan collateral Marathon Digital Holdings has pledged a portion of its bitcoin holdings as collateral under two new loans, according to its quarterly filings. Loan structure and amounts The company secured a loan of $450 million from Coinbase Credit and a separ…

Hardware crypto wallet sales in Russia more than double Retailers report a sharp rise in hardware wallet purchases ahead of new national crypto rules set to start on 01.09.2026. Retail figures M.Video reported that marketplace unit sales rose by 107% in the second quarter versus the first quarter, w…

Wrench attacks caused over $30 million in losses in 2026 According to Chainalysis , criminals forcibly took more than $30 million from crypto holders so far in 2026. Overall figures and attribution Chainalysis reports that attackers attempted to extort a total of $107 million , though some funds nev…

Bybit Sues North Korea Over $1.5 Billion Crypto Hack Bybit has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against North Korea and associated actors. Parties named and case scope The complaint names the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, its Reconnais…

Hackers Use BNB Chain to Mount Attacks on Users' Computers Microsoft researchers detected a new campaign that converts compromised WordPress sites into a blockchain‑backed command infrastructure. How the attacks operate Attackers embed a concealed script on a breached site, disguising it as part of …

Bitcoin miners sell part of reserves amid business downturn On-chain transfers to the custodian NYDIG indicate that some public miners moved coins to execution wallets amid weaker quarterly results. Arkham on-chain data recorded the relevant transactions. On-chain movements and amounts Arkham regist…

Senate delays CLARITY Act vote until September The Senate postponed a vote on the CLARITY Act until lawmakers return from the August recess, Majority Leader John Thune confirmed. The delay follows sustained opposition from Senate Democrats and will allow additional time to assemble the 60 votes need…

Wintermute secures U.S. broker-dealer registration for its unit Wintermute USA LLC has registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA , enabling the firm to settle digital-asset trades directly. Regulatory registration and capabilities The registration permits Wintermute to carry out settlemen…

Step App move-to-earn application to cease operations Step App, a move-to-earn mobile application in the crypto-fitness space, will stop operating on 21 August. Project scale and performance Over four years, the app accumulated more than 1 000 000 downloads and recorded in excess of 140 billion user…

Ukraine’s cryptocurrency sector faces imminent regulation Authorities, legal experts and industry representatives will meet to discuss the future regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in Ukraine. Event details The meeting is scheduled for 11.08 at 18:00 and will be held as a public online broadc…

Michael Saylor: ChatGPT Helped Strategy Acquire $15 Billion in BTC In a recent podcast, Michael Saylor described how he used ChatGPT to design a financial instrument that enabled Strategy to raise $15 billion for bitcoin purchases. How the tool was used Saylor said that ChatGPT assisted in creating …

Tom Lee warns of quantum threat to Bitcoin by 2028–2029 Tom Lee, co‑founder of Fundstrat, has stated that sufficiently powerful quantum computers might break Bitcoin protections by 2028–2029. He added that the sector currently lacks a unified response plan. Scope of the vulnerability Lee estimates t…

US senators ask SEC to probe TRUMP memecoin Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have asked SEC chair Paul Atkins to investigate the TRUMP memecoin and its operations. Request to the regulator The senators requested a review to determine whether the project facilitated fraud or inappropr…

FBI Seizes $15 Billion in Cryptocurrency Operation The FBI announced the results of an international operation called Blackout, aimed at dismantling a transnational network of cryptocurrency fraud. Operation results During the operation, law enforcement seized $15 billion in various cryptocurrencies…

Cloudflare Issues Programmable Wallets and Spending Limits for AI Agents Cloudflare announced programmable wallets that allow AI agents to pay for APIs, content and data using stablecoins through a new system. Wallets and access model The system separates control between a human-managed Account Wall…

Proposal would sharply limit Ethereum staking rewards A group of six developers, including contributors from the Ethereum Foundation, published a draft proposal titled EIP-8363 that limits staking rewards. Draft mechanism The proposed Tapered Issuance Burn mechanism would increasingly burn validator…

FBI counterintelligence agent stole $1 million in cryptocurrency An FBI counterintelligence special agent admitted stealing about $1,000,000 in cryptocurrency from wallets tied to a hostile state. Allegations and transfers According to the account, Patrick Yarok located seed phrases in internal syst…

Apple temporarily removed Telegram from App Store over user content Monday evening the Telegram app briefly disappeared from the App Store search results after Apple reported content that violated its policies and removed the listing. App removal and moderation steps Apple said it had identified con…

Solana proposal could raise SOL burn nearly fourteenfold The on‑chain proposal SGP-0003 would alter Solana’s fee structure and could increase daily SOL burning by almost fourteen times. Proposal mechanics Developer cavemanloverboy proposes splitting the 5 000 lamports signature fee so that half is p…