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Crypto user loses $100K in address poisoning scam by sending funds to a fake wallet in transaction history.
A crypto user lost about 100,000 USDT after unknowingly sending funds to a fake wallet address planted in their transaction history 66 days earlier, a tactic known as address poisoning. The attacker exploited the victim's habit of copying addresses f...

TD SYNNEX expands IBM distribution to 20 new countries, boosting global partner access and sales.
TD SYNNEX has extended its IBM distribution network to 20 additional countries across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. This expansion enhances the company's global reach and provides partners with broader access to IBM's enterprise technology...

Strategy CEO to resume Bitcoin buying after tactical sales in 2026
Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, plans to restart Bitcoin purchases before the end of 2026 after selling some BTC earlier this year to improve its capital structure. The company sold a small portion of its Bitcoin holdings to stabilize its preferred...

Bitcoin falls as gold and silver rise amid war-driven inflation, challenging its 'digital gold' status.
Peter Schiff argues that Bitcoin is acting as the opposite of gold amid rising war-driven inflation fears, with gold and silver prices climbing while Bitcoin's value falls below $64,000. He highlights a significant divergence in returns this year, wi...

Ethereum spot buying surges 7x ahead of US CPI report as traders hedge with short derivatives positions.
Ethereum spot market buying has accelerated to 7.2 times the normal pace ahead of the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report due on August 12. This surge indicates that institutional or semi-institutional investors see current ETH prices as attractive ...

XRP falls below $1 after Coreum bridge hack drains nearly 200,000 XRP in under two hours
XRP briefly dropped below $1 on August 11, 2026, for the first time since January 2024, following a hack on Coreum's XRPL bridge that drained nearly 200,000 XRP in under two hours. The exploit was due to a flaw in the bridge's deposit verification so...

Major bank offers 25% loan-to-value borrowing on Bitwise Solana Staking ETF holdings
A large unnamed bank now allows clients to borrow up to 25% of their Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) holdings' value, marking a significant step in integrating traditional finance with crypto products. BSOL, launched in October 2025, offers direct ...

Nearly 200,000 XRP stolen via Coreum bridge exploit due to deposit verification flaw
On August 9, 2026, an attacker exploited a deposit verification flaw in the Coreum cross-chain bridge connecting to the XRP Ledger, siphoning 199,916 XRP in 94 transactions over 97 minutes. The exploit tricked the bridge's multisig relayer system int...

Stablecoin card spending hits $1B in July, led by Jupiter's USDC Visa card.
In July, stablecoin card spending surpassed $1 billion for the first time, reaching $1.03 billion, a 16% increase from June and a 200% rise from last year. Jupiter Global's USDC-backed Visa debit card, which allows users to spend stablecoins directly...

Strategy claims to be Bitcoin's central bank with 840,000 BTC, second only to Satoshi Nakamoto.
Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, holds over 840,000 BTC, about 4% of Bitcoin's total supply, making it the second-largest Bitcoin holder after Satoshi Nakamoto. CEO Phong Le calls the company Bitcoin's "central bank" due to its significant influence...
