Eric Halem, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer with 13 years of expertise, was sentenced for orchestrating a faux police raid that ended with the theft of $350,000 in BTC from a teenage crypto investor. Halem was sentenced to life in jail plus one other 15 years for his position in the violent dwelling…
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board got here out in opposition to the CLARITY Act on August 4, 2026, opening with the argument that Congress “usually passes laws riddled with coverage land mines” it doesn’t wish to defuse. Crypto attorneys, an asset supervisor and a former senator spent the day choosing aside particular strains from…
Bitcoin exercise has surged sharply over the previous week, with 712,000 addresses lively up to now seven days, in line with Santiment’s findings. That marks a three-month high. Whale exercise additionally hit a five-month high. 61,800 transactions price greater than $100,000 had been recorded through the interval. Coldcard Fallout Drives Network Activity Santiment flagged the…
Cardano’s ecosystem recorded a number of vital developments between July 30 and August 5th. These vary from a brand new cross-chain connection to adjustments in the way in which governance illustration works. Meanwhile, ADA briefly approached $0.20 after gaining over 20% over the previous week. Here are among the most vital Cardano information and an…
Bitcoin’s value restoration from the dip to $62,200 continues, because the asset has added two grand and now sits confidently above $64,000. It seems that the market is pricing within the newest constructive growth on the Middle East uncertainty. A report from Axios from earlier this morning indicated that the US, Iran, and Oman are…
Crypto buying and selling exercise has fallen to its lowest degree of 2026. This is in line with knowledge from Kaiko, which reveals every day spot volumes throughout tracked exchanges dropping to round $15 billion final week. Centralized Exchange Volumes Fall as Trading Activity Cools According to the Kaiko numbers shared by The Kobeissi Letter,…
US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have despatched a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins asking the company to examine President Donald Trump’s meme coin, arguing it could have facilitated fraud or illegal enrichment on the expense of retail traders. The lawmakers cited experiences exhibiting that almost 1,000,000 traders collectively misplaced over $3.8 billion…
Bitcoin completed July on a robust be aware earlier than shedding momentum at first of August with two straight day by day closes under $63,000. The decline has raised contemporary warning even as blockchain knowledge factors to regular shopping for round present worth ranges. That shopping for exercise grew to become clearer in latest on-chain…
AVAX gained almost 7% over the previous 24 hours after briefly tapping $6.92 on Tuesday earlier than pulling again to $6.79. The token can be up a little bit over 5% on the weekly timeframe. The transfer comes as a number of developments add exercise throughout the Avalanche ecosystem. RWA Activity, Stablecoins and Network Upgrades…
Italy’s largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo, sharply lowered its reported publicity to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) within the second quarter. While its BTC-related place modified, the financial institution greater than tripled its holdings in staked ETH. IBIT Holdings Plunges According to its newest Form 13F, Intesa Sanpaolo held 40,723 IBIT shares as of June…