A suspected fourth wave of assaults focusing on susceptible Coldcard-generated Bitcoin wallets could already be underway, with blockchain researcher Alex Thorn warning on August 3 that just about 449 BTC had been swept from lots of of addresses in about two and a half hours. The newest exercise, which was nonetheless unfolding as Thorn posted,…
The XRP Ledger added 489,739 new accounts within the first half of 2026, bringing whole accounts to about 8.4 million, based on public XRPL account-growth knowledge. Public XRPL and RLUSD exercise knowledge hyperlinks the expansion to Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin exercise, together with deployment and minting in the course of the interval. That makes the account-growth…
Solana Foundation’s new Chief Information Security Officer, Michael Coates, has warned that AI is making crypto scams extra convincing, particularly by means of social engineering, phishing, and voice-based impersonation. The warning is just not a few flaw in Solana’s blockchain or smart contracts. It is about the best way attackers goal folks. That distinction issues….
XRP Ledger operators have been urged to improve to xrpld v3.2.1 after a hotfix was launched to deal with validator manifest flooding that induced high reminiscence and bandwidth utilization on affected nodes. The xrpld v3.2.1 launch notes present the hotfix was launched on July 31, 2026. The problem didn’t disrupt consensus or transaction processing within…
Bitcoin, the altcoins, and the broader monetary markets face one other eventful week, with geopolitical developments, key US labor knowledge, main earnings reviews, and contemporary financial indicators all able to influencing investor sentiment. The cryptocurrency market is in a fragile place as soon as once more. The weekend strikes on the conflict entrance within the…
The upcoming xrpld v3.3.0 launch is bringing 5 XRP Ledger amendments into focus, with adjustments geared toward tokenized assets, charge abstraction, permissioning, batching, and extra versatile MPT performance. XRP Ledger launch supplies say the discharge is scheduled for early August and contains Confidential MPT, Batch, Permission Delegation, Sponsored Fees and Reserves, and Dynamic MPT. As…
On-chain information reveals that the Ethereum blockchain has developed loads previously few years, presently processing extra exercise than ever earlier than. At the identical time, the underlying asset has failed to learn, because it continues to battle under $2,000. One analyst believes this disconnect has turn out to be one of many largest debates surrounding…
PayPal has reported $486.4 billion in complete cost quantity for the second quarter on July 28, up 10% 12 months over 12 months. It additionally confirmed a reorganization that palms crypto its personal division inside the corporate. The unit, Payment Services & Crypto, sits alongside Checkout Solutions & PayPal and Consumer Financial Services & Venmo….
Robinhood posted file second-quarter internet income of $1.31 billion, up 32% year-over-year, as exercise throughout prediction markets, choices, and equities helped offset a pointy decline in crypto revenue. The firm’s transaction-based income jumped 44% to $776 million in the course of the quarter. Event contracts emerged as one in every of its fastest-growing companies. In…
White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez is not employed by the federal authorities after being positioned on unpaid depart over allegations that he used insider data to guess on President Donald Trump’s speeches, in accordance with one other official. Speaking on situation of anonymity, the official stated that Perez had left his authorities job however…