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Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a criminal complaint against Bitkub Online and two former directors, alleging that the crypto exchange submitted daily net-capital reports, known as Form DA 1, that failed to show the effect of a 2021 theft involving about 1.7 billion baht (roughly $53 million) in customer assets.The July 23, 2026, complaint to Thailand’s Economic Crime Suppression Division names Sakolkorn Sakavee and Thaweesap Rawan, who the SEC said were responsible for the reports when they were Bitkub directors. The regulator alleges that Bitkub gave false statements and that the two former directors made false entries in…

The United States Mint closes out its July release schedule with the new 2026 Minnesota Innovation dollar. Featuring a Liberty Bell “250” privy mark commemorating the nation’s Semiquincentennial, the coin honors the invention of mobile refrigeration, which transformed the transportation of perishable and temperature-sensitive goods. The new American Innovation dollar for Minnesota honors mobile refrigeration on the reverse and carries a Liberty Bell 250 privy mark on the obverse for the Semiquincentennial Going on sale at noon ET in rolls and bags, the Minnesota dollar marks the 32nd state-specific issue in the Mint’s American Innovation® $1 Coin Program and the…

Crypto’s 2026 bear market has become an industry-wide shakeout. Projects are closing, companies are winding down, and owners are retiring products across exchanges, DeFi, NFTs and infrastructure. The damage has the feel of capitulation. Bitcoin’s low still depends on demand, liquidity and positioning.That strain reached two established exchanges this month. BitMEX and BitMart announced wind-down plans three days apart. BitMEX announced July 22 that it will end exchange services on Sept. 23. New registrations stopped immediately, new positions will be restricted from Aug. 26, and users can continue to log in and withdraw after the trading platform closes. BitMart followed…

Institutional participation continued lifting Ethereum staking to record levels even as staking yields became increasingly dependent on token issuance rather than transaction fees. Protocol upgrades reduced transaction costs and expanded network capacity, allowing activity to grow while revenue across major chains declined. Avalanche and Solana demonstrated that stronger network usage does not necessarily translate into higher revenue when blockspace becomes significantly cheaper. Activity across leading blockchain networks continued to strengthen during the second quarter despite falling cryptocurrency prices, with Ethereum, Solana and Avalanche becoming less expensive to use while processing more onchain activity. According to the latest quarterly staking research…

Circle has acquired nearly 1,000 IBM blockchain patents as the USD Coin (USDC) issuer pushes deeper into the infrastructure connecting stablecoins with banks and payment networks.In a July 27 statement, the firm said the portfolio includes more than 680 patent families spanning blockchain technology, banking, financial services, insurance, enterprise infrastructure, supply-chain verification, and secure cloud operations.Circle said the deal makes it the leading holder of blockchain patents in the United States.The patents will support USDC, Circle Payments Network, its Arc blockchain and a growing suite of onchain and agentic financial tools, while Circle and IBM plan to explore additional commercial…

James argued the proposed federal crypto framework would reduce states’ ability to investigate fraud and protect investors. The attorney general urged tougher compliance rules, stronger market monitoring and greater liability for platforms that fail customers. She also called for tighter ethics rules for public officials and restrictions on untraceable digital assets. New York Attorney General Letitia James has warned Congress that proposed federal cryptocurrency legislation could weaken state oversight, making it more difficult for regulators to pursue scams and hold digital asset platforms accountable. In testimony submitted to a Senate investigative panel, James said the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act…

Check Point published an analysis on Sunday of SparkKitty, a cross-platform stealer that reached Apple’s App Store and Google Play, then scanned users’ photo libraries for wallet recovery phrases. The malware is not new: Check Point credits Kaspersky with discovering it in early 2024 and detailing it publicly in June 2025, and describes it as a direct evolution of the SparkCat stealer. It shipped inside the iOS app 币coin and the Android app SOEX, which passed 10,000 downloads on Google Play before removal; neither vendor has published a victim count or a loss figure. SparkKitty, a mobile information stealer that…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has begun buying back its STRC preferred stock as the Bitcoin treasury company shifts more capital toward supporting its financing structure.In a July 27 SEC update, Strategy said it purchased 288,930 STRC shares for $25 million between July 20 and July 26, marking the first disclosed use of a $1 billion preferred-stock repurchase program approved last month.The shares were acquired at an average price of $86.52, a sizeable discount to STRC’s $100 stated amount.The move comes during Strategy’s longest pause in its once-regular Bitcoin accumulation. The firm has not purchased a single BTC for the past five…

Ondo Finance launched the Ondo Network on Monday, an execution layer that runs application code inside hardware enclaves and settles asset transfers on a public blockchain. The network replaces Ondo Chain, the proof-of-stake Layer 1 Ondo announced in February 2025 and never launched. Ondo Perps is the first application on it, and Ondo’s protocol holds US$3.48 billion in assets, US$1.89 billion of it on Ethereum. Ondo Finance launched the Ondo Network on Monday, its execution layer that runs trading inside hardware enclaves and settles asset transfers on a public blockchain. This effectively replaces the Layer 1 chain the company announced…

fun’s BOOST buybacks helped offset selling from the latest token unlock. PUMP reclaimed $0.002 as daily trading volume topped $135 million. Bulls are watching the $0.00210-$0.00215 resistance zone. Pump.fun price extended its recovery this week, climbing above the $0.002 mark as buying pressure continued to outweigh concerns over a major token unlock. The token gained more than 14% over the past 24 hours, with trading volume rising to roughly $135 million, showing that market participation remained elevated during the rally. Notably, the price hike comes after one of the largest vesting events for the project, a development that many traders…