Hacks
On-chain data shows 5,280 ETH draining into single address following quiet Triple-A wallet breach
Public Ethereum flows show 5,287 ETH entering one cited address, while source-wallet ownership and the access path remain unconfirmed.
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Payments
31 newly discovered vulnerabilities expose 99% of x402 crypto payments to asset theft and free shopping
The 15 operators covered 99% of observed transactions, with two free-shopping cases validated and other high-impact tests deliberately bounded.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Why two public companies quietly liquidated 511 Bitcoin in 24 hours to escape $31.7 million in debt
Voluntary sales removed KULR’s collateral risk and Smarter Web’s near-term maturity and 7.7 million potential shares.
Stablecoins
Samsung Wallet is getting native stablecoins – and it could make one token the default for 800M users
Issuer, chain, custody, redemption, market and launch choices will determine whether Wallet becomes a native transaction route or a narrower integration.
Stablecoins
8x faster than US cash: The $1T network settling millions while banks sleep on weekends
Stablecoins were once treated as cash parked on crypto exchanges, but their rising velocity now resembles wholesale financial infrastructure.
Outage
Two Ethereum bridges lose $31.7M within hours as third protocol halts staking
About $31.69M in combined bridge losses and B²'s July 22 staking suspension reveal three distinct control failures.
Politics
CLARITY Act splits Wall Street and crypto as Goldman Sachs breaks with banks and Charles Hoskinson backs Warren
Wall Street is divided over stablecoin rewards while Trump’s crypto interests complicate efforts to secure the Democratic votes needed for passage.
Regulation
Senator Lummis says with CLARITY “your crypto stays yours” – but bankruptcy shields have limits
Section 701 would place qualifying assets held for customers in Chapter 7 customer-property rules, while classification and title-transfer clauses still matter.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Jack Mallers leaves Twenty One as Strike tie-up ends and Bitcoin treasury pressure builds
Raphael Zagury inherits a large Bitcoin balance sheet and a mandate to prove it can support a durable business.
Payments
UK turns delayed wallet identification into a 14-year criminal risk for crypto firms
A crypto payment can clear in seconds then become a 14-year UK criminal risk when the wallet is tied to Iran’s IRGC.
Regulation
Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billion
Circle’s charter raises a bigger question than crypto regulation: who funds American lending if deposits move?
Rumors
Sony’s stablecoin plan sends PlayStation crypto rumors racing ahead of the facts
The OCC has conditionally approved a proposed Sony Bank trust, while games, the PlayStation Store and a consumer launch remain unannounced.