Spending digital assets comes with an uncomfortable choice: you have to sell part of your portfolio first. On one hand, selling means giving up exposure to an asset you expect to appreciate. For long-term holders, especially Bitcoin investors, that’s often a difficult decision. The other side is all about taxing. In many countries, selling crypto
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance utilizes an internal ethical hacking unit, known as its “red team,” to conduct mandatory monthly phishing simulation attacks against its global workforce. The initiative is designed to continuously measure and improve the operational security hygiene of company personnel in response to increasingly sophisticated social engineering threats. As the operator of the
Of 113 major crypto tokens launched since 2024, only eight still trade above their launch price, according to data from CryptoRank dated 21 July. The other 105 are underwater, and the median return across the whole group is -95.7%. The figure cuts against a week of headlines celebrating survivors like Hyperliquid, up more than 1,500%
What Happened To Garden Finance? Garden Finance temporarily took its app offline after an attacker compromised the off-chain database of an independent solver and inserted fraudulent transaction records, causing the solver to release funds for swaps that had not been funded by the counterparty. Blockchain security firm Blockaid initially estimated that about $450,000 in USDT
What Did Brazilian Police Uncover? Brazilian authorities have dismantled an alleged international drug trafficking organization suspected of moving about 6.5 metric tons of cocaine and laundering billions of reais through a network that included crypto-enabled illicit money brokers. Federal and state law enforcement officers arrested nine people last week as part of the operation. Authorities
Why Has SATA Recovered From Its June Selloff? Strive’s SATA preferred shares have recovered most of their late-June decline, rising from a low of $83.30 to about $97 and returning to within roughly 3% of their $100 par value. The rebound is important because SATA was designed to trade close to par rather than behave
Why Did Ethereum ETF Flows Turn Negative? U.S.-listed spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded $70.62 million in net outflows on Friday, ending a five-session run of positive flows as cryptocurrency prices retreated from their weekly highs. The funds had attracted $211.25 million between July 17 and Thursday. Despite Friday’s reversal, they finished the week with $103.9
Why Is Strategy Replacing Its Bitcoin Metrics? Strategy has introduced a new market metrics framework designed to show common shareholders how much bitcoin value remains after accounting for the company’s preferred stock and convertible debt obligations. The largest corporate holder of bitcoin previously emphasized gross measures based mainly on the size of its BTC reserve.
Why Is BitMart Closing Its Crypto Exchange? BitMart will wind down its cryptocurrency trading platform after nine years of operation, ending all spot and derivatives trading on Aug. 26 before ceasing operations entirely on Jan. 31, 2027. The exchange said it reached the decision after reviewing its operating conditions, the market environment and its future
Why Is India Targeting Bitchat? India’s cybercrime coordination agency has ordered GitHub to disable access to three repositories linked to Bitchat, the decentralized messaging application developed by Block chief executive and Bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey. The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, which operates under the Home Ministry, issued the notice late Thursday under Section 79(3)(b)