🔍Market Consolidates Amid Self-Custody Shocks and Regulatory Headwinds

Bitcoin is currently trading at 63,813, representing a modest 24-hour gain of 0.79%. This marginal positive movement suggests a period of short-term consolidation as the market digests recent headwinds. The tight price range signals that while downward pressure has temporarily stabilized, investors

LpdFi Protocol Suffers $700,000 Attack After Flash Loan Manipulation

LpdFi Protocol Suffers $700,000 Attack After Flash Loan Manipulation

Hexagate detected an attack on the LpdFi protocol yesterday that caused losses of about $700,000. According to Odaily, the attacker borrowed about $44 million through a flash loan, pushed the LPD token price up 71 times on a DEX, and used tokens worth about $2 million to fake roughly $140 million in

DEXs capture record 24% of spot crypto trading as CEX volumes sink

DEXs capture record 24% of spot crypto trading as CEX volumes sink

The DEX to CEX ratio has closed the month at a new all-time high of 24%, up from 17% just a year ago. The chart tracks spot exchange volume, separate from futures and derivatives, which measures trades on DEXs like Uniswap and Aerodrome.A large factor in this rise has been a softening of CEX spot vo

Bitcoin Holders in Uproar on Coldcard Wallet Hacks — Market Talk

Bitcoin Holders in Uproar on Coldcard Wallet Hacks — Market Talk

An exploit in the code of the Coldcard Wallet, a hardware-based wallet for holding bitcoin, led to a large-scale theft of bitcoin that started last week. Hardware wallets are considered by many to be the safest option for holding cryptocurrencies, with the Coldcard Wallet among the leading products.

Kalshi CEO invokes Nasdaq, Uber and Airbnb in defense against New York lawsuit

Kalshi CEO invokes Nasdaq, Uber and Airbnb in defense against New York lawsuit

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour invoked Nasdaq, Uber and Airbnb on Monday as he made his case for why New York’s lawsuit against his company is unfair."That same lawsuit, and it's not about sports; it's going after all prediction markets and their entire business model. You could copy and paste that lawsui

FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto, allegedly turned to ChatGPT for vacation plans

FBI agent accused of stealing $1 million in crypto, allegedly turned to ChatGPT for vacation plans

An FBI agent was arrested after allegedly stealing about $1 million in cryptocurrency from "adversarial cryptocurrency accounts," later admitting to federal investigators that he had "f**ked up."Patrick Yaroch was arrested Friday after allegedly confessing to stealing cryptocurrency beginning in lat

FBI Agent Is Accused of Taking Cryptocurrency From Suspect's Accounts — WSJ

FBI Agent Is Accused of Taking Cryptocurrency From Suspect's Accounts — WSJ

By Sadie GurmanAn FBI counterintelligence agent is accused of taking about $1 million worth of cryptocurrency from the digital accounts of an overseas suspect in a U.S. criminal investigation, according to court documents.Patrick Yaroch, a Federal Bureau of Investigation supervisory agent who works

FalconX Cuts 10% of Staff Amid Prolonged Crypto Slump

FalconX Cuts 10% of Staff Amid Prolonged Crypto Slump

Digital assets brokerage FalconX has cut 10% of its global staff as it prepares for a prolonged downturn in cryptocurrency markets, according to Bloomberg. The reductions underscore the pressure the crypto brokerage is facing as digital-asset trading conditions remain weak.

Bitcoin Faces Double Whammy From $89M Security Breach and Strategy Sale — Barrons.com

Bitcoin Faces Double Whammy From $89M Security Breach and Strategy Sale — Barrons.com

By Mackenzie TatananniIt isn't getting any easier for Bitcoin.The world's largest cryptocurrency by market value has fallen over 20% in 2026, dragged lower by softening institutional demand, geopolitical tensions, and a steep selloff in late May. Prices remain far below the peak of over $120,000 rea

Kenya moves 30 million academic credentials onto Avalanche blockchain

Kenya moves 30 million academic credentials onto Avalanche blockchain

Kenya has launched a blockchain-based system for verifying academic credentials through the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC), placing more than 30 million records on the Avalanche network in an effort to combat certificate fraud and make credentials easier to verify.KNEC and Avalanche anno

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

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

As his leading Bitcoin treasury continues to sell bitcoin, Michael Saylor has cleared the air on his personal stash."When I say 'Never Sell Your Bitcoin,' I speak as one saver to another. I have never sold mine," Saylor wrote in a post to X. "Not one satoshi. Strategy is a public company, not my wal

Jameson Lopp says Coldcard exploit exposes limits of Bitcoin’s ‘don’t trust, verify’ mantra

Jameson Lopp says Coldcard exploit exposes limits of Bitcoin’s ‘don’t trust, verify’ mantra

Last week's ongoing Coldcard exploit has already drained more than 1,300 bitcoin (BTC), worth roughly $83 million, from thousands of addresses across multiple waves, making it one of the biggest self-custody failures in Bitcoin history.The incident is also sparking conversations over how users shoul