Cryptocurrency

BitMart will wind down its cryptocurrency exchange, ending all trading services on Aug. 26 before ceasing operations entirely on Jan. 31, 2027.“After a careful evaluation of the Company’s operating conditions, market environment, and future strategic direction, BitMart has made...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance runs simulated phishing attacks against its own employees and can fire staff who repeatedly fail the tests, according to Binance chief security officer Jimmy Su.The fake attacks are conducted by Binance’s red team, an internal ethical...

Key TakeawaysCoinbase is building a quantum-resistant version of the system protecting about 99.9% of its custodial assets.The company will bring Bitcoin developers, cryptographers and researchers together at Stanford in August.The company is contributing funding and engineers to Bitcoin’s wider...

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The Bitcoin Policy Institute and three partner organizations will be able to send employees to work alongside State Department officials to address issues including digital freedom. Source link

Daily NK reported that North Korea arrested former state cyber operators accused of hacking two state banks and laundering funds through crypto. Source link

Key TakeawaysThe 382,000-member Fraternal Order of Police now supports the revised CLARITY Act.Other law enforcement organizations have endorsed, opposed, or softened their positions.Seven Democratic senators said the latest Republican draft still falls short. Nation’s Largest Police Labor Group Reverses...

BitMEX is facing a proposed class action in the Southern District of New York seeking the return of 622.66 BTC over alleged forced liquidations and platform misconduct. The complaint was filed on July 23, 2026, by BKX Services Inc. and...

The CLARITY Act appears unlikely to move through the Senate before the August recess, slowing the crypto market structure push at a moment when the industry had hoped for faster progress. The bill, formally listed on Congress.gov as H.R. 3633,...

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised to promote a fake memecoin, giving crypto another reminder that social engineering still works best when it hijacks trust.Robinhood Communications confirmed the incident in a post on X, saying Tenev’s account...