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Democratic senators are calling on the SEC to investigate President Trump's memecoin amid concerns over potential conflicts of interest, as a pivotal week begins for #Crypto legislation on Capitol Hill. 🏛️ 🗞️ theblock.co

Senators seek SEC probe of President Trump’s memecoin as crypto bill enters into a pivotal week

Sens. Warren and Blumenthal are calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate President Donald Trump's memecoin.

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American Bitcoin posted a quarterly loss but expanded its #Bitcoin holdings. 🗞️ bitcoinmagazine.com

American Bitcoin Reports Quarterly Loss But Boosts Bitcoin Stash

Bitcoin Magazine American Bitcoin Reports Quarterly Loss But Boosts Bitcoin Stash The publicly traded Bitcoin miner's stock is up after it revealed it had bought more coins. This post American Bitcoin Reports Quarterly Loss But Boosts Bitcoin Stash first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .

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1️⃣ South African lawmakers have proposed draft rules requiring all cross-border #Crypto transactions to go through authorized providers and be reported to the central bank's Financial Surveillance department. 🗞️ coindesk.com

South African lawmakers propose draft rules on cross-border crypto transactions

A draft rulebook proposes that sending crypto offshore must be conducted through an authorized provider and be reported to the central bank’s FinSurv.

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Air-gapped #Bitcoin wallets are often seen as the gold standard for offline security, but the Coldcard exploit highlights that no storage method is completely immune to threats. Physical and supply chain risks remain real considerations. 🔐 🗞️ decrypt.co

What Is an Air-Gapped Bitcoin Wallet? Why the Coldcard Exploit Changes the Conversation About Offline Security

Air-gapped wallets keep private keys completely offline, reducing exposure to hackers—but they're not immune from threats.

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1️⃣ The EU’s MiCA regulation is finally live, but it might not be the rulebook for your tokenised real-world asset (RWA). MiCA is a residual regime—it only covers crypto-assets that aren't already governed by traditional financial law. 🇪🇺 🗞️ @hackernoon.com

MiCA May Not Be the Rulebook for Your Tokenized Asset | HackerNoon

Many tokenized real-world assets fall outside MiCA. Here’s how MiFID II, securities law, and the DLT Pilot Regime shape their EU treatment.

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Mastercard has completed its acquisition of BVNK, a move aimed at expanding its stablecoin payments infrastructure and helping enterprises scale tokenized asset use cases. #Crypto 🗞️ theblock.co

Mastercard completes BVNK acquisition to expand stablecoin payments infrastructure

Mastercard said it will leverage BVNK's expertise to help enterprises scale use cases involving stablecoins and tokenized assets.

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Boltz, a non-custodial protocol, has temporarily paused service after a surge of AI-assisted hacking attempts. Attackers are finding and adapting exploits faster than the team can patch them. 🔒 #DeFi 🗞️ cointelegraph.com

Boltz pauses service after wave of AI-assisted hacking attempts

The non-custodial protocol said attackers are discovering and adapting exploits faster than its small development team can identify and patch them.

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1️⃣ EDX Markets has closed a $76M Series C round led by Japan's SBI Holdings, marking a significant institutional vote of confidence in the #Crypto exchange space. 🗞️ thedefiant.io

EDX Markets Closes $76M Series C Led by SBI Holdings

EDX Markets, an institutional-only crypto trading venue with its own central clearinghouse, closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings, the firm said in a press release. The Tokyo-listed financial group becomes a strategic investor in the U.S. exchange. The capital will fund…

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1️⃣ Strategy has sold a portion of its #Bitcoin holdings — marking a notable shift after five weeks without making any purchases. 🗞️ bitcoinmagazine.com

Strategy Sells Bitcoin After Five Weeks Without Buying

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Sells Bitcoin After Five Weeks Without Buying The company had held off buying Bitcoin before the sale, instead focusing on strengthening its cash balance. This post Strategy Sells Bitcoin After Five Weeks Without Buying first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .

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Michael Saylor clarified he has never personally sold his #Bitcoin, following disclosure that Strategy Inc. sold 1,638 BTC for $104.7M last week, reducing the firm's total holdings to 842,138 BTC. 🔍 🗞️ theblock.co

Michael Saylor says he’s never sold his personal bitcoin after Strategy dumps more BTC

Strategy Inc disclosed that it sold 1,638 bitcoin last week for $104.7 million, reducing its total holdings to 842,138 BTC.

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Coordinated U.S.-Japan currency intervention has sent the yen sharply higher, reviving carry trade concerns. For #Bitcoin, analysts note that U.S. dollar strength may pose a greater risk than the carry trade unwind itself. 🗞️ coindesk.com

U.S.-Japan intervention revives yen carry trade fears for bitcoin

Coordinated action sent the yen sharply higher, but bitcoin’s recent correlation suggests U.S. dollar strength, rather than the carry trade, may be the bigger risk.

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American Bitcoin, the Trump-linked miner, reported a record 932 #Bitcoin mined in Q2, with mining revenue up 8% and a narrower net loss compared to the prior quarter. 🗞️ cointelegraph.com

Trumps’ American Bitcoin reports record BTC output, narrower Q2 loss

Trump-linked Bitcoin miner produced a record 932 BTC in the second quarter, lifting mining revenue 8% as its net loss narrowed from the previous quarter.

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1️⃣ A #Bitcoin hardware wallet exploit linked to Coldcard devices has now reached roughly $88 million in losses, with a third wave of thefts pushing the total to approximately 1,367 BTC across 4,585 affected addresses. 🗞️ decrypt.co

Coldcard Bitcoin Exploit Balloons to $88 Million as Attackers Keep Draining Wallets

Galaxy Research says a third wave of thefts from Coldcard Bitcoin wallets has pushed observed losses to roughly 1,367 BTC across 4,585 addresses.

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Hong Kong police exposed a romance scam where an insurance agent lost $3.3 million through a fraudulent #Crypto app. The case highlights ongoing risks tied to fake investment platforms targeting individuals through social engineering. 🚨 🗞️ theblock.co

Hong Kong police flag $3.3 million romance scam involving fake crypto app

Hong Kong police reported that an insurance agent lost more than $3.3 million after being lured into a fake crypto investment scheme.

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NEAR's House of Stake has passed proposal HSP-027, eliminating the developer gas rebate. Going forward, all network gas fees will be burned rather than partially returned to smart-contract owners. 🔥 #Crypto 🗞️ thedefiant.io

NEAR Governance Votes to Scrap Developer Gas Rebate

NEAR's on-chain governance body, House of Stake, passed proposal HSP-027 to eliminate the protocol's developer gas rebate, a change that will send all network gas fees to be burned rather than partly rebated to smart-contract owners. NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin confirmed the outcome Monday,…

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Standalone crypto payment rails may be losing relevance as platforms move toward unified funding flows that remove blockchain complexity for end users, according to Fun CEO Alex Fine. #Crypto #DeFi 🗞️ coindesk.com

The future of crypto payments won't include on-ramps or bridges, Fun CEO says

Alex Fine said standalone crypto payment rails are becoming obsolete as platforms shift toward unified funding flows that abstract away blockchain complexity for users.

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Meta's AI-enabled Ray-Ban glasses are facing lawsuits, privacy complaints, and government investigations over secret recording concerns, raising broad questions about wearable tech oversight. #Web3 🗞️ decrypt.co

What’s the Deal With Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’?

Lawsuits, privacy complaints, secret recordings, and government investigations have put Meta’s AI glasses under scrutiny.

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1️⃣ Trump Media has transferred another 2,628 #Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its total reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC. 🗞️ cointelegraph.com

Trump Media sells another 2,628 BTC, holdings fall to 4,261 BTC

Trump Media transferred another 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC and leaving the company with 4,261 BTC in holdings.

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Dubai-based Shelbit allegedly processed $4B+ since May 2024, routing $676M to #Binance wallets in a suspected sanctions-evasion scheme linked to Iranian gambling sites, the central bank, and the IRGC, per Reuters. 🔍 #Crypto 🗞️ theblock.co

Iran-linked exchange sent $676 million to Binance wallets in alleged sanctions-evasion operation: Reuters

Dubai-based Shelbit processed over $4 billion since May 2024 through a network tied to Iranian gambling sites, the central bank, and the IRGC, per Reuters.

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Strategy left its STRC preferred stock dividend unchanged at 12% this month, breaking from its usual pattern of raising the rate when shares trade well below par. 🧐 #Bitcoin 🗞️ coindesk.com

Strategy holds STRC dividend at 12%

Customarily, Michael Saylor and team have lifted the STRC dividend when it trades sizably below par, but not this month.

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