Circle Q2 revenue falls short of Wall Street estimates
Stablecoin issuer Circle reported $701 million in Q2 revenue, missing Wall Street estimates of about $713 million.
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Ethereum Proposal Would Burn Staking Rewards to Zero if Half of ETH Is Staked
The incentive to stake beyond half the supply would disappear at activation, with the yield cut phasing in over 18 months.
If Ethereum’s proposed 54% reward cut passes, DeFi’s favorite loop threatens to become a daily loss machine
A newly proposed Ethereum staking reward cut, outlined in Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8361 (EIP-8361), would lower validators' yield from 2. 6% to about 1. 2%, a 54% reduction phased in over 18 months.
Bitcoin ETFs log inflows as cold wallet hack reignites custody debate
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $382 million in two-day inflows, with Galaxy’s Bitcoin ETF returning to gains as the Coldcard incident renewed custody concerns.
S&P gives BlackRock tokenized reserve fund top stability rating
The rating recognizes the fund’s ability to maintain a stable net asset value, while S&P separately reaffirmed USDT among the lowest-rated stablecoins under its existing assessment framework.
Ex-LAPD Officer Gets Life Plus 15 Years Over $350K Bitcoin Robbery
Eric Halem and his crew wore police vests to enter a Koreatown high-rise, then handcuffed a 17-year-old and took his hard drive.
Coldcard’s $130 million crisis is pushing Bitcoin back into Wall Street’s hands
The Coldcard hardware wallet exploit has resulted in the theft of at least 1,596 BTC from about 7,300 addresses as users continue moving funds from potentially vulnerable wallets. Galaxy Research said the confirmed losses came from three major attack waves and 14 smaller incidents. The firm has...
Bitcoin price-metric basket sees longest capitulation since FTX blow-up: Glassnode
Glassnode confirmed that its aggregate BTC price cycle tool was in its coldest phase since the collapse of FTX in late 2022.
BlackRock brings tokenized money market funds to Europe via JPMorgan
JPMorgan’s Kinexys platform will tokenize select BlackRock money market fund shares denominated in pounds, euros and US dollars.
Proof of Play to shut down after blockchain gaming thesis falls short
The a16z-backed studio will open-source Pirate Nation assets, while an independent foundation continues supporting the PIRATE token.
Understanding DeFi 1: Providing Liquidity
This article is based on Understanding DeFi - Dexes by Katana / BillyJitsu The most straightforward way to make money in crypto is to buy a token and sell it when its value rises. However, token values fluctuate, so you might not sell at the right time. If you faced that issue in the past, you ...
Forgd brings its crypto market-maker leaderboard to DefiLlama
Forgd’s ratings draw on data from more than 500 token projects and 35 market-making firms, but do not solely reflect trading performance.
Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Tradias close European crypto merger
The completed tie-up combines Boerse Stuttgart Digital’s custody business with Tradias’ trading operations under a joint management team.
After suffering a brutal $265 million mass exit, seven different Bitcoin ETFs simultaneously roar back to life
Seven funds took in cash with none negative, yet IBIT still supplied 65. 5% of the Aug. 3 total.
MiCA list expands with 12 companies in fourth post-deadline update
ESMA’s latest MiCA update brings the number of authorized CASPs to 321 and adds three entities to its non-compliant register.
Taiwan plans Travel Rule for domestic crypto transfers from October
Taiwan’s regulator plans to apply the Travel Rule to domestic VASP transfers from October before extending it to overseas platforms by the end of 2027.
Missouri trio charged over alleged Bitcoin kidnapping plot
The defendants allegedly traveled from Missouri to Connecticut to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and force him to transfer cryptocurrency before abandoning the plan.
Cloudflare introduces wallets for AI agents, plans stablecoin payments
Cloudflare introduced programmable Wallets for AI agents and said payment features using stablecoins will launch in a future update.
AI credit bubble could fuel Bitcoin ‘crack-up boom’ past $1M: Hayes
Hayes likened the debt-fueled AI infrastructure boom to the 2008 credit bubble, but evidence suggests financial strain is uneven across Big Tech.
CLARITY or not, crypto isn’t going back in the bottle: Bitwise
Matt Hougan argues that regulatory guidance from the SEC and CFTC would keep the industry moving even if Congress fails to pass landmark market structure legislation this year.
Bybit’s EU payments arm secures Austrian e-money license
Bybit’s Austrian payments subsidiary gained regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, open-banking and person-to-person payment services.
Ethereum researchers want to rein in staking, critics say it could backfire
EIP-8363 is a newly published draft proposal that would cut net consensus-layer rewards as the Ethereum staking ratio heads toward 50%.
Ethereum researchers want to rein in staking; critics say it could backfire
EIP-8363 is a newly published draft proposal that would cut net consensus-layer rewards as the Ethereum staking ratio heads toward 50%.
The crypto project trying to replace the US banking system just pulled its 10 trillion token filing
Its Aug. 3 move stopped this Form 10 before effectiveness, leaving the maximum authorized 10 trillion Locke tokens unissued. The post The crypto project trying to replace the US banking system just pulled its 10 trillion token filing appeared first on CryptoSlate .