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AI discovered Coldcard firmware vulnerability in 20 minutes Dragonfly researchers used GLM 5.2 to detect a Coldcard firmware vulnerability in 20 minutes, costing about $2 for the full run. Test and findings In a controlled experiment, the language model located the same firmware flaw without any hum…

NFP Data to Decide Market Direction This Friday The weekly market review summarizes a hardware wallet breach, a large bitcoin sale and key macro data that may move markets this Friday. Major headlines Researchers reported a compromise of Coldcard hardware wallets affecting approximately ~$40 million…

AMLBot launches AI Tracer for one-click blockchain tracing AMLBot introduced a new tool called AI Tracer that reconstructs on-chain value flows from a single transaction hash and generates a visual graph and report. How it works Users submit a transaction hash and the system parses linked movements …

Coldcard RNG Flaw Leads to Over $110 Million Bitcoin Theft At the end of last week, Coinkite warned users about a critical vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets affecting seed generation. Vulnerability and scope Coinkite reported that a flaw in the device’s random number generator undermined th…

French Trader Nets $85M from Single Polymarket Bet A French trader named Theo turned a single prediction into a record profit on Polymarket , securing $85 M from one position. Background The market episode unfolded while most U.S. public polls indicated an even split between the leading candidates, …

Ukraine's Cryptocurrency Law Draft Reportedly 90% Complete The draft law on virtual assets in Ukraine is reportedly 90% complete, according to the regulator’s head speaking in an interview. Main provisions Alexey Semenyuk, head of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, said that the pr…

Seedance 2.5 Long-Form Video Generation Tested and Evaluated Seedance 2.5 now supports long-form generation up to 180 seconds ; the author tested a 41 second clip to evaluate practical constraints. Test setup and workflow The experiment produced two deliverables: a fully generated clip using Seedanc…

Taxes, exchanges and regulation: interview with NKCBFR head Aleksei Semeniuk, head of NKCBFR , spoke to Incrypted about planned rules for Ukraine’s crypto market and regulatory responsibilities. Scope of regulation and institutional roles Semeniuk outlined which agencies may participate and how resp…

Live discussion on Bitcoin eCash hard fork with Paul Sztorc A live discussion with Paul Sztorc will focus on the upcoming Bitcoin eCash hard fork and implications for holders and developers. Event details The stream is scheduled for 03.08.2026 at 18:00 (Kyiv) and will be held in English for particip…

Anthropic AI Finds HAWK Vulnerability in Sixty Hours Anthropic's closed Claude Mythos Preview model identified a mathematical weakness in the HAWK candidate within 60 hours . Discovery details The model analysed a test implementation of HAWK, a contender for a post-quantum digital signature standard…

Ethereum Institutional raises funding and unites over 100 partners Ethereum Institutional, a nonprofit promoting Ethereum to banks, funds and other institutional investors, announced it closed a seed round and assembled a coalition. Funding and backers According to the organization, the initial fund…

US Banks Call to Prohibit Yield on Stablecoins Major U.S. banks asked the Senate to amend the CLARITY Act and ban any form of compensation for holding stablecoins. Banks' request to the Senate The banks urged amendments to the CLARITY Act to explicitly prohibit interest, bonuses, cashback and other …

Fifteen Years of Crypto: What Comes Next Nikita and Svyatoslav Konenkov recorded an extended podcast discussing the future of crypto and the emergence of a new financial system. Podcast overview The hosts frame the first fifteen years of crypto as an experimental period that prepares society to tran…

1inch launches Aqua, shared liquidity layer for DeFi 1inch announced the public launch of Aqua , a non‑custodial protocol that enables a single wallet balance to serve multiple liquidity positions without locking assets. Protocol purpose and mechanics Aqua is designed to let users allocate the same …

Federal Reserve at a Crossroads Ahead of Rate Decision The Federal Reserve will announce its policy decision on 29.07.2026 , with market pricing and analysts divided before the meeting. Decision and market odds Futures on the CME show a 33.7% probability of a 0.25% rate increase at the meeting on 29…

Generation Z becomes main driver of TradFi on Binance A Binance study indicates Generation Z now accounts for nearly half of the platform's TradFi product users globally as of early 2026. Young investors demonstrate high financial literacy and conservative trading patterns compared with older cohort…

StripChain builds native liquidity engine for intent protocols StripChain launched a public testnet proposing a vertical architecture to address limitations of current intent protocols in token routing. Background Intent protocols aimed to let users express desired outcomes while networks determined…

Top Polymarket Trader Reportedly Holds $21M Profit An account known as SwissTony reportedly accumulated $21 M in profit trading on Polymarket , according to public activity, and display consistent sports-only positions. Account activity and strategy Blockchain records show the wallet posts many smal…

Russian regulators engage crypto market builders on rules Founders of SkyCapital outlined how regulators are shifting from prohibition to rulemaking for cryptocurrency activity in Russia. Why the regulator changed approach Participants explained that a complete ban proved impractical, and policymake…

Major Firms Form Consortium to Secure Bitcoin Leading industry participants announced the launch of the Bitcoin Security Consortium to coordinate research on network resilience. Participants and scope The new consortium includes BlackRock , Coinbase , Fidelity Digital Assets , Strategy, ARK Invest ,…