US Officials Work with CrowdStrike to Fight Malware behind Crypto Theft

Federal law enforcement officials, working with cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike, announced action against entities behind malware that enabled the theft of $150,000 in cryptocurrency. In a Tuesday notice, the US Justice Department said it had disrupted the Sality botnet and malware in an international effort with Bulgarian, Hungarian and Romanian officials, as well as private…

Bitcoin Drops to $76.4K as Demand Turns Negative, Asian Stocks Slide

Bitcoin (BTC) sold off into the early European trading hours on Wednesday to hit local lows of $76,400, per data from CoinGecko. Key points:  Bitcoin’s apparent demand indicator turns negative again, with BTC price dropping to a local low of $76,400 before reclaiming $77,000. USD/JPY drops sharply to 158.5, sparking speculation that another yen intervention…

Crypto made new friends in U.S. primaries, but focus now shifts to general election

Adding Massachusetts incumbent Auchincloss to the list of winning primary candidates Fairshake supported, the industry’s influence moves on to November. Source link

Ondo Says US Rules Can Support Stock Perpetual Futures

Ondo Finance is urging US regulators to bring perpetual futures tied to individual stocks onshore, arguing that the products can already operate under the country’s existing security futures framework without new rules. In three Aug. 24 comment letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Ondo argued that existing…

BTC Will Hit $1M By 2030… But Arthur Hayes Is Buying ETH Instead

Bitcoin has all the factors in place to a seven-figure price over the next four years, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. But he’s buying ETH right now, because he believes it could easily do a “3x to 5x pretty quickly.” On the latest episode of Trade Secrets, Hayes says the collapse of the AI…

Thailand Adopts Crypto Travel Rule With Self-Custody Checks

Thailand is tightening oversight of crypto transfers, including transactions involving self-custodial wallets, as it moves to align with global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) standards. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new Travel Rule regulations requiring digital asset operators to collect information about parties involved in crypto transfers, the regulator announced Wednesday. The rules will take…

Bitcoin ETFs Post $3.52B August Inflows as BTC Jumps 25%

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) capped their best month of 2026 alongside Bitcoin’s biggest monthly gain since November 2024. Bitcoin ETFs attracted $3.52 billion in net inflows in August, their highest monthly total of 2026 and a sharp increase from just $172 million in inflows in July, according to SoSoValue data. Bitcoin (BTC) gained…

Live updates: BlackRock's IBIT drives $236 million bitcoin ETF outflow

Bitcoin slipped below $77,500 and every major is red on the day. The smaller crypto ETFs kept taking money while the bitcoin funds gave some back. Source link

Core DAO plans emergency hard fork after validators drew excess rewards

Core says the incident is contained and its planned forward upgrade will not roll back the network or reverse previously confirmed transactions. Source link

UK Crime Agency Froze $13.5M Amid Probe into Premier League Crypto Sponsor

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