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An affiliate of a political action committee (PAC) funded largely by contributions from cryptocurrency companies Ripple Labs and Coinbase has poured more cash into ads for next week’s primary race in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.According to Federal Election Commission...

Russia has expanded its cryptocurrency mining restrictions to Moscow, with the ban set to take effect on Aug. 15, 2026, and remain in place through Dec. 31, 2032.Russia’s Resolution No. 936, signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on July...

Latest NewsPublishedAug 1, 2026Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident.Galaxy Research, the research arm of crypto investment company Galaxy Digital, identified 1,196 addresses linked...

Crypto holders used to focus on diversifying their coins. Now, following a $70 million Coldcard exploit, they’re being told to diversify their wallets as well.On Saturday, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, asked crypto holders to split their...

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finished July in the green despite a late-month wave of selling and BTC price volatility.Bitcoin ETFs attracted a modest $172.4 million in net inflows in July, reversing two consecutive months of outflows, according...

Key TakeawaysColdcard-linked thefts drained bitcoin from hundreds of wallets on July 30.Coinkite says Mk3 seeds had about 40 bits of entropy instead of 128.Coldcard users must install fixed firmware and create new seeds before moving funds. According to a...

Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher into July 31, while a small shift in market dominance suggested traders were again watching whether capital was rotating toward major altcoins.The validated notes show Bitcoin rising 0.29% to about $64,145.86, while Ethereum traded...

NEAR has launched a staking-based payment model for NEAR AI, giving users a way to lock NEAR tokens and receive monthly compute credits instead of paying through traditional cloud billing or credit-card rails.According to the validated notes, the system...

A Bank of Italy study found that stablecoin-based remittances did not offer a systematic cost or speed advantage over traditional payment channels, as fiat on- and off-ramp frictions accounted for most costs and transfer delays.Researchers tested 200 USDC (USDC)...