By Francisco Rodrigues from CoinDesk Trading volume for tokenized stocks and ETFs surged 288% to a record $11.3 billion in July, though most of the increase came from a single Binance-linked token. Binance bStocks accounted for $9.41 billion, or 83.3% of the total, according to CoinDesk Data’s latest Stablecoins & Tokenized Assets report. A bStocks
By Shaurya Malwa from CoinDesk The attacker working through Coldcard-generated keys is now emptying wallets worth a few thousand dollars each. Galaxy Research flagged a third wave of sweeps early Sunday, roughly 208 bitcoin drained from 1,912 addresses between Friday midday and Saturday morning UTC. That is just over a tenth of a bitcoin per
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Quantum Solutions and Hyperscale Data each redirected part of their crypto treasuries toward AI data centers on July 30. Tokyo-listed Quantum sold 1,000 ETH for $1.903 million, while U.S.-listed Hyperscale monetized about 100 BTC and established a Bitcoin-backed credit facility. The transactions show two approaches to using digital assets as
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Quantum Solutions sold 1,000 ETH for $1.903 million on July 30 through its consolidated subsidiary, GPT Pals Studio Limited. The Tokyo-listed company plans to redirect the proceeds toward its AI Infrastructure Data Center business. The sale reduced the group’s Ethereum balance to 4,764.80 ETH and is expected to produce a
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Binance Research said on July 30 that the first half of 2026 produced a “broad on-chain contraction, not a rotation.” Crypto market contraction hit DeFi and major L1s The decline spread across capital, lending and network valuations rather than moving money cleanly from one blockchain sector into another. DeFi TVL
By Rony Roy from crypto.news Ethereum price rose nearly 2% on July 29 as US spot ETF inflows and short liquidations helped ETH defend its rising support structure before the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Ethereum price returns above $1,900 According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price was trading near $1,913 at the time of
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news A Moscow court has moved BitRiver founder Igor Runets from house arrest to pretrial detention as investigators examine an alleged fraud involving nearly ₽1 billion. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court approved the change on July 22 and ordered Runets to remain in custody for two months. The new charge became public
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news ARK Invest’s director of digital assets research, Lorenzo Valente, said on July 28 that crypto is entering its deepest consolidation phase, with revenue and investment flowing toward fewer businesses. ARK Invest data shows application revenue concentrating He said Hyperliquid and Pump.fun account for 67% of application revenue and that adding
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Crypto security losses reached $1.1 billion across 212 verified incidents during the first half of 2026, according to an H1 report published by Blockaid on July 28. Blockaid says operational failures drove crypto security losses Blockaid described the six-month incident count as a record and said it verified more exploits
By Krisztian Sandor from CoinDesk Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have stayed relatively steady even as AI-linked tech stocks came under pressure. Bitcoin held around $65,000, up about 4% since Friday, while ether (ETH) hit its strongest price in nearly two months. That resilience now faces a major test. With the Federal Reserve’s policy
