Strategy’s Bitcoin Stack Is $2.8 Billion in Profit as Saylor Hints at Buying Again
Michael Saylor's "We're Back" post has traders watching for Strategy's first Bitcoin purchase in two months as 840,447 BTC sits $2.8 billion in profit.
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Cosmos Labs Admits It Wrongly Cleared Bug Behind $5.7M Six-Chain Hack
Cosmos Labs says it wrongly cleared an integer-underflow flaw in Cosmos EVM that attackers exploited across six chains for $5.7 million, with MANTRA Chain disputing the patch timeline.
Real Trump Coins Denies Launching GOLD Token After Its Near-Total Collapse
A Trump-linked crypto brand disavowed the GOLD token after a near-total collapse, but on-chain data shows team-linked wallets cashed out $330,000.
Former White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172,000 for Kalshi Insider Trades
The CFTC ordered Gabriel Perez to pay $172,000 for trading Kalshi event contracts on government announcements he saw before the public — the second federal-employee insider case on a prediction market in four weeks.
Stablecoins Not Credible for Payments at Scale, BIS Chief Says
BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos dismissed stablecoins as a credible payments-at-scale solution and promoted tokenized bank deposits, as a new FSI study found sharp divergence in how five jurisdictions regulate issuers.
BitGo Buys NYDIG’s Institutional Trading Arm in Cash-and-Stock Deal
BitGo acquires NYDIG's institutional trading business in a cash-and-stock deal reported at up to $57.5 million, adding derivatives and financing desks while NYDIG pivots to power and data centers.
Six Bitcoin Wallets Dormant Since 2011 Moved $40 Million, Most Avoided Exchanges
Six bitcoin wallets dormant since 2011 through 2014 moved 553.59 BTC worth about $40.15 million in a 10-day span, with most coins skipping exchanges for custodians and unlabeled addresses.
Bitcoin Dips to Around $78.4K as Fed Chair Warsh Dismisses Softer Inflation Prints
Bitcoin slid to around $78,400 after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote downplayed softer inflation prints, clipping a $3 billion ETF-driven rally.
Kalshi Takes Legal Blow in Court Ruling Confirming State Powers Over Prediction Markets
A Ninth Circuit panel upheld Nevada's authority over Kalshi's sports-betting event contracts, rejecting federal preemption and widening a circuit split that may reach the Supreme Court.
Solana Vote to Double Disinflation Passes by a Hair in Dramatic Finish
Solana's first binding on-chain governance vote passed a proposal to double the network's disinflation rate by a razor-thin margin after Kraken and Galaxy-linked validators switched sides late.