Uniswap governance has activated a protocol fee switch on v4 liquidity pools, pushing protocol revenue higher and directing collected fees toward UNI buy-and-burn mechanics rather than direct distributions to tokenholders. The validated notes point to Uniswap Governance Proposal 100 passing with about 46.6 million votes in favor and roughly 1.27 million opposed. The mechanism collects…

Most leading cryptocurrencies have headed south over the past 24 hours, yet Hyperliquid’s HYPE is among the few to defy the latest red wave. While it has risen by a mere 1.5%, one analyst assumed it might be gearing up for a staggering 40% pump in the near future. The Necessary Condition Currently, HYPE trades…

CleanCore Solutions has signed a 10-year colocation agreement with Cerebras Systems valued at $800 million, and the story is not just that a small public company has moved into AI infrastructure. It is that a company previously known in crypto circles for its Dogecoin treasury has now made a much larger corporate pivot. According to…

Bitcoin Magazine Coinkite Releases Fixed Firmware After Coldcard Bug; AI Likely Involved In The Breach Over a thousand bitcoins are believed to have been stolen so far in a hack that started to be discussed on social media in the afternoon of July 30th. Coinkite, one of the most reputable hardware wallet manufacturers, was revealed…

A rewards subsidiary of Kansai Electric Power has launched a loyalty-points conversion route into JPYC on Polygon, giving Japanese users a small but meaningful bridge between closed-loop reward points and on-chain stablecoin payments. The integration involves MOACT’s rewards app, NORM Points, JPYC, Polygon, and HashPort Wallet. According to the validated notes, users can convert loyalty…

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Bitcoin’s reaction to the Bank of Japan’s latest policy decision may look calm on the surface, but one analyst believes a much bigger liquidity risk is building beneath global markets. His warning came after the BOJ left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1% on July 31. Japan’s Bond Market Dilemma Could Spill into Crypto…

Lite Strategy has repurchased 4.9 million shares for $5.4 million, using Litecoin treasury activity and covered-call premiums to fund the buyback. The company said the repurchase represented 13% of shares outstanding, with an average price of $1.11 per share. The validated notes show Lite Strategy holding 819,070 LTC against 31,882,648 shares outstanding after the transaction.…

Bitcoin Magazine US Closes in on Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Bitcoin Insurance Policy, Sanctions Companies Iran has been dodging sanctions by accepting pay in Bitcoin from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Friday announcement from the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control. The OFAC sanctioned the companies tied to the…

Ethereum has turned 11, and the network’s birthday arrives with a very Ethereum-style contradiction: it is still one of the most important settlement layers in crypto, but its base-chain revenue has cooled sharply. The validated July 31 notes show Ethereum hosting roughly $148.8 billion in stablecoins and around $15.5 billion in tokenized real-world assets. At…

The team behind the second-largest meme coin introduced an interesting challenge for its community aimed at increasing the token’s global popularity. Some members said they plan to take advantage of the initiative soon, while others pointed to important reasons to avoid it. SHIB in the Air Earlier this week, the major international airline Emirates shook…

Bitcoin Magazine COLDCARD SECURITY RISK: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED First, yes, that is a very clickbait title and completely unusual. This is a real security issue. Here is the official announcement from Coinkite themselves posted yesterday, please read and verify the genuineness of the issue there. TLDR: Coldcard MK3, MK4, MK5 and Q are being drained.…

Bitcoin Magazine Coldcard Wallet Flaw Exposes Years of Bitcoin Seeds After $70M in BTC Stolen The popular Bitcoin hardware wallet Coldcard product, made by Coinkite, is at risk following a $70 million hack. Coinkite on Thursday admitted that its Coldcard Mk3 model was affected following the hack and advised users to move their funds. Then,…

Granite Protocol has been listed on Borrow on Bitcoin, adding another lending route for users who want to put Bitcoin-linked collateral to work without leaving the broader Bitcoin DeFi stack. The listing centers on Granite’s Stacks-based lending market, where users can deposit sBTC collateral and borrow USDCx. The validated notes point to a variable borrow…

A Coldcard security issue has put Bitcoin hardware-wallet safety back under the microscope after reports that a firmware flaw affected seed generation on some older device versions. According to the validated incident notes, the issue relates to Coldcard Mk3 firmware versions 4.0.1 through 5.0.3, along with Mk4 and Mk5 devices before firmware 5.6.0, and Q…

It was a very eventful week in terms of economic activity, with most of the focus turned to the Wednesday conclusion of the second FOMC meeting under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. But before we head into the details of the central bank’s decision, let’s explore what transpired prior to that. Last week, the US…

Bitcoin is still under pressure across the higher time frame despite stabilizing above recent swing lows. While the short-term structure has shifted into consolidation, the broader trend continues to favor sellers unless BTC can reclaim several key resistance levels. Meanwhile, futures market data shows aggressive market buying beginning to return, potentially laying the groundwork for…

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The team behind Pi Network set a deadline for its next big upgrade, while Solana’s native token risks plunging to as low as $50. Bitcoin (BTC) may also head south, but interestingly, some analysts believe such a move could actually benefit the bulls. Pi Network’s Announcement The Core Team has been on a tear since…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Leticia James have filed a lawsuit against one of the most popular prediction market platforms, Kalshi. The move marks the latest escalation in the growing battle over whether event contracts fall under federal commodities law or state gambling regulations. Lawsuit Launched The press release from the New…

This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum’s price remained flat compared to last week because sellers stopped the rally at the $2,000 resistance and pushed it into a pullback. At the time of this post, ETH was found around $1,890, and it may retest the…

Coinkite, the Canadian company behind the Coldcard hardware wallet, has warned users that Bitcoin funds may be at risk if their wallet seed was generated on certain affected firmware versions. The company said the issue affects every Mk3 firmware release since version 4.0.1, released in March 2021, and is linked to the device-generated entropy used…

The largest altcoin by market cap rode the recent minor bullish wave in the cryptocurrency market, surging from just over $1,500 to almost $2,000 to mark a multi-month peak. However, it stalled there as it couldn’t breach that psychological level. Moreover, the same technical tool that predicted the substantial revival has now flipped bearish. Is…

Around 149,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, July 31, with a notional value of roughly $9.57 billion. This expiry is much larger than usual events, being the end of the month, so it may induce spot market volatility. Crypto markets have retreated slightly this week, with around $25 billion leaving the space following…