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Coldcard exploiter moves 45% of funds stolen from β€˜Wave 3’ attacks, Galaxy says

By: Danny Park β€”
As of mid-August, Galaxy said it had identified roughly 1,779 BTC stolen from 190 victims and more than 8,600 addresses.

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South Korea’s Hanwha develops tokenized securities platform on Avalanche as local regulation takes shape: report

By: Danny Park β€”
South Korea passed amendments that integrate tokenized securities into the existing financial system, coming into effect next February.

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Harmony to fully sunset Layer 1, proposes token migration to Ethereum for AI video initiative

By: Danny Park β€”
Harmony said it would help validators transition to its proposed new initiative, a 'remix economy' with AI video creators.Β 

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South Korea to start tokenizing β€˜all types’ of securities in three stages from 2027

By: Danny Park β€”
South Korea ultimately aims to allow participants to settle tokenized securities onchain with stablecoins, as part of a three-stage plan.

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US bitcoin ETFs report the largest inflow day since January, worth $731 million

By: Danny Park β€”
Analysts attributed Fed Governor Christopher Waller’s dovish comments to the significant inflow of capital into bitcoin products.

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AMC stock jumps 21% overnight as CEO slams Robinhood over β€˜outrageous’ tokenized shares

By: Danny Park β€”
OpenAI had previously made a similar criticism of Robinhood’s tokenized equities, saying it did not approve the transfer of its shares.

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β€˜Much ado about nothing’: CFTC files to dismiss CME’s lawsuit over crypto perpetual futures

By: Danny Park β€”
The CFTC said CME lacks standing on its competitive-injury claims, as the exchange is free to list perp futures as a DCM.

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G20 finance leaders vow to establish β€˜clear pathways’ for digital assets innovation

By: Danny Park β€”
The G20 officials acknowledged that digital assets can support economic growth and private sector innovation.

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Hyperliquid Strategies expands equity facility to $2.5 billion from $1 billion

By: Danny Park β€”
As of June 30, Hyperliquid Strategies has sold around $647 million worth of shares, according to its recent filings.

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Strategy hits back at MSCI proposal, calling it β€˜discriminatory’ against DATs

By: Danny Park β€”
MSCI opened a new consultation targeting companies that have operating assets lower than 50% of its total assets.

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Ark Invest buys $37 million worth of shares in Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc

By: Danny Park β€”
Last month, Ark had purchased a bulk of Block shares after its second-quarter results that raised its full-year profit forecast to $12.5 billion

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Dunamu and Visa partner on stablecoin, AI business; Open Standard’s OUSD under consideration

By: Danny Park β€”
Dunamu specifically said that the partnership will explore potential usage of Open USD in future collaborations.

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XRP treasury firm Evernorth says SEC registration now effective, clearing way for Nasdaq listing

By: Danny Park β€”
The S-4 registration statement is for Evernorth's merger with SPAC firm Armada, through which it seeks a Nasdaq listing.

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BitGo buys NYDIG’s institutional trading business, expanding derivatives offering

By: Danny Park β€”
With the transaction, around 30 NYDIG employees have joined BitGo, along with their institutional trading relationships.

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Bithumb wins lawsuit over proceeds from 620,000 BTC fat-finger error: report

By: Danny Park β€”
In February, the South Korean exchange accidentally credited 620,000 BTC (then worth around $43 billion) internally to hundreds of users.

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Bitcoin faces key hurdle in $81,000-$86,000 range to reach January high, analyst says

By: Danny Park β€”
Glassnode views $81,000–$86,000 as the wall, as that is where a large group of long-term holders sits near breakeven, among other factors.

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First quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction successfully executed, StarkWare says

By: Danny Park β€”
Still, StarkWare says Bitcoin needs a protocol-level upgrade to make it fully safe from quantum computing threats.

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South Korea’s Shinhan to use Visa’s stablecoin platform for β€˜future finance’ initiatives

By: Danny Park β€”
The two will also test the application of stablecoins in card payments, AI-based future payment models, and B2B and B2C payment businesses.

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Japan to work on blockchain-based stock settlement system, details expected early 2027: Nikkei

By: Danny Park β€”
If the plan is approved, the agencies could launch the system within a few years, and fully operational in the early 2030s.

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Kalshi raised $1.12 billion via private equity offering since April, latest SEC filing shows

By: Danny Park β€”
It was reported earlier this month that Kalshi is looking to raise $750 million in fresh capital at a $40 billion valuation.

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Bitcoin holds above $80,000 backed by ETF flows; bull market case β€˜early but optimistic,’ analyst says

By: Danny Park β€”
Analysts say it's still too early to tell if this will translate into a bull market, given sticky inflation and geopolitical uncertainty.

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San Francisco-based gaming founder convicted of operating fraudulent crypto trading fund

By: Danny Park β€”
Dillman faces a maximum penalty of 20 years and a $250,000 fine for each count of conviction, according to the DOJ.

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Gemini to provide crypto prediction markets venue for Apex’s brokerage clients

By: Danny Park β€”
Under the alliance, brokerages that offer crypto event contracts through Apex will use Gemini for execution and clearing, the firms said.

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Bitcoin records largest weekly dollar gain in history; Strive CEO predicts β€˜strongest’ cycle ever

By: Danny Park β€”
Strive CEO said the next bitcoin cycle will be the strongest ever, citing its strong performance against both the dollar and gold.

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AI adoption in crypto crime rose 40% over the past year, TRM Labs says

By: Danny Park β€”
Crypto hackers are quickly picking up on AI developments to discover overlooked vulnerabilities and infiltrate IT firms, the report said.

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Upbit trading volume spikes 273% as South Korean investors re-enter crypto

By: Danny Park β€”
One analyst said South Korean capital is slowly moving back to crypto, as investors are 'return-chasing' rather than 'asset-loyal.'

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South Korea’s Shinhan partners with Solana Foundation, Etherfuse, Orca for tokenized fund issuance

By: Danny Park β€”
The agreement covers a proof-of-concept for the issuance and distribution of a Korean won-denominated tokenized fund.

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MANTRA freezes all transactions and network following incident

By: Danny Park and James Hunt β€”
MANTRA Chain halted the network and all transactions after discovering an incident related to its Cosmos EVM module.

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Bitcoin breaks through $75,500 while analyst calls current rally β€˜premature’

By: Danny Park β€”
Shawn Young, chief analyst at MEXC Research, said that the crypto market is giving Treasury's intervention 'more credit than it deserves.'

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Spot bitcoin ETFs report $517 million in net inflows, largest in 3.5 months

By: Danny Park β€”
Analysts attributed the inflows to the surprise crypto market rally driven by US Treasury Department's buyback expansion announcement.

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Cypherpunk Technologies launches Zcash mining fleet with $33 million Winklevoss deal

By: Danny Park β€”
Cypherpunk Mining is online as of today with roughly 4.2 GSol/s of Equihash hashrate deployed across the US.

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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest scoops up $15 million in Block Inc shares as stock dips 3%

By: Danny Park β€”
The firm also bought $1 million worth of Securitize shares, which fell over 20% last week following disappointing Q2 results.

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Upbit and Bithumb report 50% declines in H1 revenue, reflecting market contraction

By: Danny Park β€”
Investor capital in South Korea largely shifted toward domestic equities, with the benchmark KOSPI more than doubling in H1 2026.

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Cypherpunk Technologies launches Zcash mining fleet with $33 million Winklevoss deal

By: Danny Park β€”
Cypherpunk Mining is online as of today with roughly 4.2 GSol/s of Equihash hashrate deployed across the US.

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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest scoops up $15 million in Block Inc shares as stock dips 3%

By: Danny Park β€”
The firm also bought $1 million worth of Securitize shares, which fell over 20% last week following disappointing Q2 results.

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Upbit and Bithumb report 50% declines in H1 revenue, reflecting market contraction

By: Danny Park β€”
Investor capital in South Korea largely shifted toward domestic equities, with the benchmark KOSPI more than doubling in H1 2026.

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Bitwise mulls tokenizing its Solana staking ETF via Superstate partnership

By: Danny Park β€”
Shares held in tokenized form would carry the same rights as those in book-entry form, though not freely transferable outside the system.

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Washington court orders Kalshi to halt most prediction market offerings in state

By: Danny Park β€”
The Washington court, however, allows Kalshi to continue offering commodities, climate, economics and finance-related markets in the state.

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South Korea sentences Delio CEO to 15 years in prison for $50 million crypto fraud: report

By: Danny Park β€”
The sentence is shorter than the 20-year term that prosecutors sought, as the judge acquitted Jeong of a primary charge.
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Mirae Asset to inject additional $35 million into Korbit crypto exchange following July acquisition: report

By: Danny Park β€”
Mirae Asset completed the acquisition of Korbit in July, acquiring 97.15% of the company for roughly $91.5 million.
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BitGo sees revenue jump 80% to $4.3 billion in Q2 but posts net loss

By: Danny Park β€”
The firm recorded a net loss of $19 million in Q2, compared with net income of $38.3 million in the same period last year.Β 
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Harmony confirms exploit involving unauthorized minting of 4 billion ONE tokens

By: Danny Park β€”
X user Juiceberg reported earlier that an attacker had minted four billion ONE tokens without authorization.
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Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo platform processes $8 trillion in July volume

By: Danny Park β€”
Broadridge also offers services enabling onchain proxy voting and governance and managing digital asset infrastructure.
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Riot Platforms stock jumps 25% after-hours on $9.1 billion AI deal reportedly with Anthropic

By: Danny Park β€”
The deal includes two five-year extension options that could raise the potential contract value to $16.1 billion.
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North Korea’s Kimsuky integrates AI into cyberattacks targeting crypto and finance

By: Danny Park β€”
Kimsuky uses generative AI to produce phishing documents themed around digital assets, investment strategies, and fintech services.
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North Korea’s Kimsuky integrates AI into cyberattacks targeting crypto and finance

By: Danny Park β€”

Kimsuky uses generative AI to produce phishing documents themed around digital assets, investment strategies, and fintech services.

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Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest buys $21 million in Block as stock drops 6%

By: Danny Park β€”

Block's stock fell 6.15% on Thursday as the company posted rising operating expenses in Q2, despite cutting 40% of its workforce in February.

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Sui to add post-quantum signature schemes for quantum-safe accounts

By: Danny Park β€”

Sui said users can adopt quantum-safe keys without creating a new recovery phrase or changing wallet addresses.

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Japanese stablecoin firm JPYC raises $38 million in extended Series B

By: Danny Park β€”

The firm said Wednesday that the proceeds will be used to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption of JPYC.

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