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Criminals have stolen more than US$30 million from cryptocurrency holders through physical attacks known as wrench attacks during 2026.

Crypto-backed political action committees recorded a mix of victories and defeats in primary races across Florida, Alaska and Wyoming.

Wintermute launched a US broker-dealer to expand its institutional cryptocurrency trading business and strengthen its regulated market presence.

The Ethereum Foundation is hiring an AI security researcher to study how artificial intelligence affects Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) security and protocol development.

A US appeals court upheld Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year prison sentence for fraud linked to the collapse of FTX.

CFTC officials backed regulatory innovation across the global derivatives market, which they said exceeds US$1 quadrillion in notional value.

Bitwise’s XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) ETF recorded a reported US$3.58 million redemption, marking a shift from recent inflows.

Optimism (CRYPTO:OP) expects about 343 million additional OP tokens to enter circulation over the next 12 months.

Coinbase Global launched access to nearly 4,000 US-listed stocks and ETFs for eligible UK users through tokenised equities.

Hong Kong police said losses from the “Fun Coffee” crypto investment scam have exceeded HK$104 million.

MetaMask launched an AI-powered wallet with up to US$10,000 in protection for eligible losses from scams.

Step App (CRYPTO:FITFI) is shutting down after nearly four years, ending one of the better-known move-to-earn crypto fitness projects.

PowerCompute said it reduced its borrowing costs by using Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) as collateral in a refinancing transaction.

Canaan approved a US$30 million share buyback programme funded through its US$130 million cryptocurrency reserve.

Zeus Network (CRYPTO:ZEUS) temporarily took its platform offline after detecting a cyberattack on parts of its infrastructure.

Hyperliquid (CRYPTO:HYPE) increased real-world asset perpetual contract trading by 32% during the second quarter, reaching about US$5.1 billion.

The US Senate advanced the CLARITY Act after a procedural vote, moving the crypto market structure bill closer to debate and possible passage.

Bitcoin mining companies are dividing Wall Street as they pursue AI infrastructure deals alongside their traditional mining businesses.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted US$443 million in net inflows on August 5, following the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit.

Rarible expanded to Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) through a partnership with NFT project Claynosaurz, adding its trading infrastructure to the network.

Bitstamp, the centralised cryptocurrency exchange owned by Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), has listed CASHCAT, a meme coin operating on the Robinhood Chain blockchain network.

Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT) launched its Truth API product on 1 August 2026 with institutional paying customers already in place, delivering posts from US President Donald Trump's account and nine other high-profile Truth Social accounts to hedge funds and algorithmic trading firms within milliseconds of publication.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) held above US$64,600 on Thursday, gaining slightly on the day and 0.5% over seven days.

CashCat (CRYPTO:CASHCAT) jumped 120% weekly to about US$0.087, giving the memecoin an US$86 million market value.