Crime
Crypto home invasions jump 20x as wrench-attack exposure hits $124 million
CertiK recorded roughly $124.1 million in losses and ransom demands in H1 2026, a measure of exposure rather than criminal profit.
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BitMEX shutdown gives traders 2 months to withdraw, but active positions face an earlier deadline
Reduce-only trading begins Aug. 26, with forced closes possible before exchange services end Sept. 23.
Bankruptcy
Celsius founders face permanent crypto bans that could cost more than their $16.5M obligations
Together, the court-entered orders restrict marketing across deposit, exchange, investment, withdrawal and trading products, including assisted activity.
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People
Winklevoss twins gave Trump’s super PAC $10 million 23 days after CFTC joined Gemini relief bid
Matching FEC rows name Gemini because it liquidated the same bitcoin, not because the exchange donated another $10 million.
Derivatives
Most world cup traders won less than $5 on Polymarket while FIVE wallets walked away with millions
Polymarket and Kalshi captured record sports activity, but only 54 Polymarket addresses collected nearly 60% of all gains.
Censorship
France blocked Polymarket after its transaction controls failed to stop 578,751 new French visitors
ANJ cited Similarweb estimates after operator-level controls were circumvented in practice while the platform's live odds remained visible.
Trading
Bitcoin whale dumps $122 million 40x long right before liquidation can strike
The Hyperliquid Bitcoin whale wipes out $61,605 liquidation risk, erasing the market’s clearest liquidation target.
Outage
Ethereum bridge users have 24 hours to exit before chain shuts down after just 5 week warning
Powerloom claims and unstaking are already closed, leaving liquid balances one final bridge route to Ethereum before 6:00 AM UTC on July 21.
Gaming
Crypto malware in 8 Steam games steals tokens after leaving trail to Uber Eats deliveries
Investigators reportedly followed Bitcoin-funded gift cards to Uber Eats deliveries, showing both sides of software-mediated wallet risk.
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Rumors
SEC filing shows viral $71 million XRP ETF claims are out by 1,000x
Taxes
How EU and UK crypto platforms are already building your 2027 tax report
Lending
How a zeroed oracle signature unlocked $9M from Hedera DeFi lender Bonzo Lend
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