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The newest stories, in orderMetaMask Cuts a Core Developer Over North Korea Ties
The contributor spent nearly a month in MetaMask's core code and had previously worked on five projects that were all later breached.
Ansem's $ANSEM Stake Loses $160 Million in Under Two Weeks
A more than 60% slide cut Ansem's paper stake from about $260 million to $97.9 million, even as he still holds over 60% of supply.
Bitcoin's Quantum Freeze Gets a Recovery Tool, Just Not for Satoshi
Project Eleven says its zero-knowledge recovery tool can reclaim quantum-frozen bitcoin, but the roughly 1.1 million coins tied to Satoshi stay stranded.
Trader Who Drained BONK Treasury Keeps Selling, Token Down 40%
A wallet that pulled 4.426 trillion BONK from the treasury on July 6th keeps selling, and the token is down about 40% with $6.94M still to unload.
Robinhood Chain Versus Solana: Why Volume Is Not a Flippening
Robinhood Chain's volume briefly rivaled bigger networks, but Solana leads on value locked, users, and revenue by multiples a viral week can't close.
France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket as an Illegal Gambling Site
France ordered internet providers to block Polymarket, calling the prediction market illegal betting, not a financial venue.
Solana Co-Founder Yakovenko Amplifies Ansem's 'Solana Looks Good'
A three-word post from crypto's loudest Solana bull drew a reshare from co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, putting the network's leadership behind the mood.
Lummis Presses Senate on CLARITY Act as GENIUS Act Turns One
On the GENIUS Act's first anniversary, Senator Lummis is pushing the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act before its August recess.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Slips Below $63K as US Strikes on Iran Lift Oil and the Dollar
A sixth straight night of US strikes on Iran lifted oil and the dollar, dragging Bitcoin to an intraday low near $62,500 before a partial recovery.
Bitcoin Japan Raises $60 Million, Spends 7% of It on Bitcoin
The renamed Tokyo-listed firm once known as Hota Marusho pulled in $60.3 million through convertible bonds but earmarked just $4.1 million for Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Loses Its Grip on $65,000 as Rate Bets Shift
Bitcoin gave back a two-day rally, falling to $63,808 before steadying near $64,200 as easy-Fed optimism faded and Middle East risk resurfaced.
Ethereum
AI Found a Crash in Ethereum's Node Software. Humans Sorted the Fakes
Ethereum Foundation AI agents surfaced a real gossipsub crash, now CVE-2026-34219, but the hard work was telling real bugs from convincing fakes.
VanEck Adds a Fee Waiver as the Ethereum ETF Race Shifts to Inflows
VanEck amended its spot Ethereum ETF filing to add a fee waiver, a sign the issuer fight has moved from winning approval to capturing early inflows.
Bitmine Now Holds 4.8% of Ethereum, Eyeing 5% This Year
A 42,197 ETH buy pushes Bitmine's treasury to 5.74 million ether, or 4.8% of supply, as Tom Lee chases a 5% stake before year's end.
Altcoins
Pi Network Jumps 20% To $0.086 As Selling Exhaustion Meets CPI Relief
Pi rebounded from record lows to roughly $0.086 on July 15 after its daily RSI hit 15, but July's token unlocks still cap the recovery.
Ripple Joins x402 Foundation as Coinbase Hands Off the Protocol
Ripple signed on as a Primary Member of the Linux Foundation's x402 Foundation, putting XRP and RLUSD inside a payment standard Coinbase built.
Robinhood Chain Draws Solana Comparisons in Memecoin Debate
Traders on X are arguing over whether Robinhood's new chain can handle memecoins, with critics citing slowdowns and rugs while others point to its DEX volume.
DeFi
Ostium Exploiter Sends 10,540 ETH Into Tornado Cash
PeckShield now pegs the drained Ostium vault at $24 million in USDC, with the attacker already routing 10,540 ETH into Tornado Cash.
Sunrise Lists a Tokenized Robinhood Share on Solana
Sunrise has listed $HOOD, a tokenized Robinhood share issued by Backpack Securities, tradable across Solana apps and wallets around the clock.
How Sunrise Gives New Solana Assets One Real Mint
Wormhole Labs' Sunrise gives new and tokenized assets a single canonical mint and day-one liquidity on Solana, concentrating both the fix and the risk.
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