A former FBI supervisory special agent has been accused of doing something investigators spend years warning others about: exploiting access to cryptocurrency seed phrases that were never meant to leave an active counterintelligence case. According to prosecutors, roughly $1 million in digital assets disappeared from wallets tied to a foreign intelligence target, not through a sophisticated…
US Interest in Bitcoin Sinks to Near 5-Year Low
August 4, 2026
According to Google Trends, searches for bitcoin have fallen to a near-historic low, even as one of the industry’s key regulatory pieces, the Clarity Act, is expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate this week.
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Google search interest for Bitcoin hit near…
Bitgo Chief Executive Officer Mike Belshe turned one of artificial intelligence’s biggest security debates into a public bitcoin challenge by placing 100 BTC, worth roughly $6.3 million at the time, into a publicly known wallet and inviting Anthropic’s Claude models to…
A new Senate Banking Committee minority staff analysis renews Democratic objections that the CLARITY Act preserves pathways for President Donald Trump to profit from crypto ventures after financial disclosures showed about $1.4 billion in 2025 crypto earnings. The latest findings could further complicate the bill’s prospects before a Senate vote.
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New analysis renews Democratic…
Anthony Pompliano separated the Coldcard security failure from Bitcoin’s protocol as verified losses exceeded $86 million. His warning arrives amid bearish sentiment, when technical incidents can quickly magnify fear, misinformation, and internal conflict.
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Hong Kong retail investors can now trade XRP through OSL, which became the first exchange in the city to offer the token to retail customers, according to the company. The launch expands regulated access as investors watch whether other licensed exchanges follow with their…
Ripple USD now trades across South Korea’s four largest cryptocurrency exchanges, expanding direct won access to one of the world’s busiest digital asset markets. Trading activity on the country’s top exchanges will show whether broader distribution drives lasting liquidity.
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Upbit and Bithumb completed RLUSD’s listings across South Korea’s four largest cryptocurrency…
Coinkite issued a security advisory Thursday warning owners of its Coldcard Mk3 hardware wallet that funds tied to certain firmware versions may be at risk.
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Coinkite issued a security advisory for Coldcard Mk3 users on July 30, 2026.
Reports show about 594…
Binance users can now trade options with expirations as short as one day on gold and silver settled in USDT without owning either metal. The launch pushes the exchange deeper into traditional markets as crypto platforms compete for commodity trading activity.
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Federal prosecutors allege a crypto investor orchestrated a scheme that caused about $20 million in losses. The case now heads toward a trial as investigators highlight the alleged misuse of investor funds and cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Federal prosecutors allege a crypto investment scheme caused about $20 million in investor losses.
The 29-count indictment includes wire fraud, money…
