Inside the fake crypto startup that fooled North Korean IT workers
Suspected North Koreans IT workers joined a fake crypto startup — without realizing their every move was being tracked to extract valuable intel.
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CPI Report Today: July CPI Forecast and Possible Market Reaction
The U.S. July CPI report is due today at 8:30 a.m. ET, giving investors a fresh look at how inflation is moving and what it could mean for the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision. The report comes after June’s…
Crypto Market News: AI Investment Drains Liquidity, Fed Rate Cuts Could Revive Bull Run
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Ravencoin hits record low as network exploit puts transactions at risk
Mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin’s hash rate are building a competing chain that could trigger a three-day reorganization.
XRP Price Prediction For August 12
XRP price fell below $1 for the first time in two years, part of a broader pullback across crypto markets this month. XRP touched a low of nearly $0.99 on August 11 before rebounding to about $1.02. The move shows wider…
SEC, CFTC sue Goliath Ventures over $400M crypto Ponzi scheme
Regulators allege Goliath promised crypto liquidity-pool returns but instead paid earlier investors and funded its founder’s luxury spending.
BTCPay Backers Offer Bitcoin Bounty After Wallet Exploit
BTCPay Server supporters are offering 10% of any funds recovered, capped at 3 BTC currently worth around $190,000, if all the Bitcoin stolen in a recent exploit is returned.
Another OpenAI Exec Quits in Leadership Shake-Up as AI Giant Eyes IPO
Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap announced Tuesday that he is leaving the AI developer after eight years to start a new venture. It’s the latest among a string of departures at the AI behemoth, leaving observers …
SEC to address crypto regulations in absence of CLARITY passage
The US securities regulator scheduled a meeting this week with the potential to step up on digital asset policies without congressional action.
CFTC orders Kalshi to continue offering prediction markets in New York after state lawsuit
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it had ordered prediction market operator Kalshi to continue operating in New York after the state filed a lawsuit seeking to shutter the platform.
MoneyGram expands crypto cash ramps to Solana
MoneyGram’s Ramps service now connects Solana wallets and applications to its global cash network, with Rift becoming the first wallet to integrate the service.
Trump Media’s Crypto Bet Fuels Massive $238M Quarterly Loss
Falling cryptocurrency prices took a heavy toll on Trump Media & Technology Group during the second quarter, saddling the Truth Social parent company with a $238 million net loss—a steep increase from the $20 million it…
XRP ETF Holdings Remain Too Small to Create a Supply Squeeze
XRP price prediction 2026 targets range from $3 to $8 among Wall Street analysts, yet the token trades near $1.90, roughly 50% below its July 2025 cycle high of $3.65. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse remains bullish on cry…
The Bull and Bear Case for Solana’s Next Price Move
Solana has risen up the ranks of the crypto market charts over the last few years, but the bear market has taken a toll—and the broader macro environment isn’t give SOL much of a tailwind.
Why is UNI Price Setup Drawing Attention Now?
UNI repeated a liquidity hunt below $3 in 2026 after a similar setup occurred in 2020.
EToro reports second quarter crypto loss even as total profit beats estimates
EToro’s (ETOR) crypto trading was $7.2 million in the red in the second quarter of 2026, a decline of nearly 120% from the $37.7 million it made a year earlier, according to its second-quarter earnings released Tuesday.
Ether Supply Scarcity Deepens as Price Remains Far Below Its Peak
Ethereum’s (CRYPTO: ETH) 45% crash from its $4,950 peak in August is more than a price correction. It reflects a deeper problem in how the network captures value now. Activity has shifted to cheaper, faster Layer 2 netw…
How to Accept Stablecoin Payments as a Business
Latest findings show that 88% of enterprises say they will adopt stablecoin payments within twelve months, and that 42% already have. So the window where stablecoin settlement was a competitive advantage is closing fast.
Bitcoin stuck as ETF inflows offset selling, but inflation data could spark a move
BTC slipped to around $63,500, down 0.6% over the past 24 hours. More importantly, the largest cryptocurrency remained trapped in the roughly $62,000-$66,000 range that has contained prices for much of the summer.
Itaú joins Brazil tokenization pilot with OpenAssets
The bank will test tokenized fixed-income securities and investment funds as part of an ANBIMA-led industry pilot.
SEC Prepares Escape Hatch From Securities Registration for Crypto Projects
The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an open meeting on Friday to consider whether to propose new rules that would let crypto projects raise capital without registering securities.
Bitcoin drops to one-week low as retail buys gold at highest prices since June
Bitcoin price action sank to one-week lows ahead of US CPI data, while retail investors piled into gold ETFs and XAU/USD hit its highest levels in nine weeks.
Strategy CEO says company will resume Bitcoin accumulation this year
The company has bought roughly 25 times more BTC than it has sold this year, despite recent sales that challenged its long-standing accumulation strategy.
AI Agent Hacks a Gym—And the Tech World Wonders What's Next
An AI agent was asked to book a gym class and found a security flaw, exploited it, and removed another member from the waitlist without permission.