North Korea-linked attackers accounted for more than half of all stolen crypto funds in the first half of 2026. The first half of 2026 was the most active six months for crypto exploits on record. This is according to a new report from Blockaid, which shows hackers stole $1.1 billion across 212 incidents. Crypto
A testnet is a separate blockchain network that mirrors a production chain’s rules and functionality but uses tokens with no monetary value. It is where developers break things, test upgrades, and discover bugs before those bugs can cost anyone real money. Summary A testnet is a blockchain network that runs the same software as a
XRP has dropped below $1.05 for the second time in the past several days. Perhaps due to the quickly re-escalating tension in the Middle East, the cryptocurrency market has posted fresh losses over the past few hours, with BTC dropping to $62,000 after failing to reclaim the $63,000 support during the day. XRP was
A mainnet is the production version of a blockchain network where transactions carry real economic value and are permanently recorded. When a cryptocurrency project launches its mainnet, it moves from concept to reality, and every line of code becomes a financial commitment. Summary A mainnet is a fully operational blockchain network where tokens have real
Strategy’s CEO warned on Friday that the company might sell up to $5 billion in BTC. It was precisely six years ago when a rather unknown company in the cryptocurrency industry at the time made a revolutionary change to its asset reserve strategy and adopted Bitcoin. The entity in question, called MicroStrategy back then,
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought 109,129 Circle shares after the stablecoin issuer secured a limited-purpose trust charter in New York. Summary ARK acquired about $6.83 million in Circle shares across three exchange-traded funds. Circle received a limited-purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services. CRCL closed 2.54% lower at $62.61 on July
Eole Inc., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market under ticker 2334, has become the first Japanese public company to formally hold HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid DeFi protocol, disclosing the purchase through Japan’s TDnet (Tokyo Stock Exchange’s official corporate disclosure system) on July 28, 2026. The initial buy of 1,078.25469311 HYPE
The Coldcard firmware exploit has reignated concerns about the security of hardware wallets and self-custody. Although Bitcoin has gone through countless phases of massive fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD), the current crisis around Coldcard has triggered the worst wave of fear ever recorded on crypto social media channels. So far, BTC has been able
SpaceX stock remained under pressure near a record low as traders prepared for the company’s first post-IPO earnings report and the release of 911.5 million insider shares. Summary SpaceX shares fell 3.41% to $108 on July 31, their lowest close since the June IPO. SPCX lost about 36% in July, extending its decline from the
PUMP and PI are also well in the green on a daily scale. Bitcoin’s price failed at $65,000 earlier this week, and the subsequent correction pushed it south to a 17-day low of $62,400 before it found some support and rebounded to $63,000. Most larger-cap alts are also in the red in the past