South Korean authorities have uncovered a cryptocurrency fraud case that exploited interest in a newly launched blockchain token. The operation targeted XRP holders through a fake investment platform that disappeared after collecting millions of dollars in digital assets. Authorities launched their investigation after an overseas cryptocurrency exchange flagged suspicious transactions. Within three days of receiving…

Bitcoin Magazine ‘Bitcoin Senator’ Cynthia Lummis Blasts Democrats For Stalling Crypto Clarity Act Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has again attacked the Democrats for holding back the long-awaited crypto Clarity Act.  Speaking on the Crypto in America podcast Thursday, Lummis said that the bill could have been passed months ago but is unfairly being held back. …

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Treasury Strategy Posts $8.2B Loss As BTC Price Suffered Bitcoin treasury company Strategy reported a loss of $8.22 billion for the second quarter of 2026 thanks to the falling price of the leading cryptocurrency.  In its quarterly report, Nasdaq-listed Strategy (MSTR) — formerly MicroStrategy — put the loss down to the Bitcoin…

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) look set to finish July ahead of most major asset classes, with the former adding over 7% and the latter gaining almost 20% in the last 30 days. The performance adds to a month of recovery for the two largest cryptocurrencies after a difficult first half of 2026, although historical…

Bitcoin Magazine Legendary Investor Ray Dalio Still Holds Bitcoin — But Only 1% of His Portfolio  Legendary investor Ray Dalio still only holds 1% of his portfolio in Bitcoin — and prefers gold instead.  Speaking on a Thursday episode of the Diary of a CEO podcast, the Bridgewater Associates founder explained that while there are…

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Aave is deprecating 50 low-adoption asset reserves across its lending markets and winding down its deployments on six blockchains. In a July 30 post on X, founder Stani Kulechov noted that the move touches $98.1 million in supply and $15.6 million in debt and comes wrapped in two new internal rulebooks meant to keep the…

Bitcoin Magazine Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Urges Lawmakers to Vote on Clarity Act, Quotes Satoshi Nakamoto U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday became the latest major figure to support the crypto Clarity Act — and quoted Satoshi Nakamoto while doing it.  Writing on X, the politician urged the Senate “vote NOW on this landmark…

Ethereum’s (ETH) genesis block turned 11 on July 30, closing quite a busy year. The network now runs on a 60 million gas limit, double where it sat two years ago, with rollups carrying roughly 95% of its transactions. On the morning of the anniversary, blocks were landing about 229 transactions each, close to 21…

Bitcoin Magazine Professional Law Enforcement Group Backs Crypto’s CLARITY Act, Adding Pressure Before August Recess More support has been thrown behind the Clarity Act as lawmakers rush to get the long-awaited bill over the line. This time from the Major Cities Chiefs Association.  The nonprofit — made up of police chiefs from major U.S. cities…

Bitcoin Magazine NYSE-Listed AI Company Taps Lightning Network to Pay Employees In Bitcoin Publicly traded AI operating system Vida Global (NYSE American: VIDA) has said it has started paying employees in Bitcoin using the Lightning network — but in a way where the company does not have the leading crypto on its balance sheet.  The…

Ethereum continues to trade within a critical technical area after recovering sharply from its June lows. While the broader rebound remains intact, the latest price action suggests momentum is fading as buyers and sellers battle for control beneath major resistance. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, Ethereum remains below both the…

Bitcoin traded in a tight range around $64,500 as investors remained cautious following the Federal Reserve’s hawkish hold, while ongoing US-Iran tensions kept risk sentiment in check. Against this backdrop, a key BTC on-chain metric has fallen 62% in the past nine months. Short-Term Holders Are Cracking Crypto analyst Darkfost said short-term Bitcoin holders (STHs)…

Bitcoin Magazine Spanish Bank Banco Santander Reveals $4.3M Bitcoin Investment Spain’s largest bank, Banco Santander, has revealed a $4.3 million investment in Bitcoin.  According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the Madrid-based bank bought the exposure via BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust — a total of 129,615 shares.  The filing is the latest example of…

Bitcoin Magazine Bitchat Mesh App Defies India Cybercrime Notice After Protesters Use It During Network Restrictions Bitchat, Jack Dorsey’s censorship-resistant, Bluetooth-enabled messaging app, has gone viral again, this time due to the Indian Government trying to get it banned from GitHub. In this latest round of authoritarian measures versus decentralized technologies, Bitchat has won.  In…

The past months have not been kind to Ripple’s cross-border token, whose price is down roughly 65% on a yearly scale. One analyst warned that it may soon fall well below the $1 psychological mark, while many others remain optimistic that a major rebound is coming next. Going Further Down? As of press time, XRP…

The leading cryptocurrency experienced enhanced volatility over the past week, eventually stabilizing at around $64,500 (per CoinGecko’s data). Given the ongoing bear market, though, the price may soon head south again, but one popular analyst claimed that a dip to around $60K should actually be welcomed as good news. Exactly What BTC Needs? The renowned…

Bitcoin’s market cycles could be more closely linked to the US political calendar than many investors think, according to a new analysis shared by Alphractal founder Joao Wedson. In a July 30 post on X, he showed that the flagship cryptocurrency has repeatedly entered bear markets before US midterm elections, only to recover after voters…

[PRESS RELEASE – Curacao, Curacao, July 30th, 2026] BetFury, a leading crypto casino, today released its H1 2026 Performance Report, highlighting more than $140,000,000 returned to players across its casino and sportsbook between January and June 2026. The report provides a public analysis of the platform’s performance during the first half of the year, including…

Sen told his 270,000 X followers on Thursday that Bitcoin has just completed a multi-year cup-and-handle pattern with a breakout and perfect retest. This structure, which took years to build, has now been confirmed, he added. “Cup-and-handle breakouts don’t move 20%, the move hundreds of percent,” he said before making a bold price prediction. “The…

The highly anticipated FOMC meeting yesterday didn’t bring any surprises despite some expectations of a rate hike, and bitcoin’s price has calmed at around $64,000 after the recent volatility. Most larger-cap alts have posted minor losses over the past 24 hours, led by HYPE’s 3% drop to under $54. In contrast, UNI has pumped to…

Pi Network’s Core Team announced the date by which the next protocol update must be completed, which automatically means that version 25 has already been deployed without an official confirmation. Meanwhile, the project’s native token has shown resilience and is well in the green on a daily scale after a catastrophic crash earlier this month.…

The notice puts the aggregate market value at $53,394.95, or $20.45 per share, with Cantor Fitzgerald handling the sale on NYSE Arca. Mintzberg acquired the shares on October 3, 2024, through a privately negotiated transaction with the issuer and paid cash. He reported no sales of the security in the previous three months. A Form…

Bitcoin (BTC) could climb to between $380,000 and $450,000 from March 2028, according to crypto analyst Sykodelic, whose latest market outlook has sparked a heated debate on X over whether the current bear market is actually a mid-cycle correction. The forecast stands out because it argues that BTC has not yet completed its broader bull…