US indicts crypto investor over alleged $20M fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors allege the South Dakota investor used false promises to raise money, repaid earlier investors with new funds and laundered proceeds through crypto exchanges. Go to Source
Month: July 2026
MacOS malware hijacks Telegram sessions, targets crypto wallets: SlowMist
A macOS malware steals credentials to hijack Telegram sessions, decrypt cryptocurrency wallets or trick users into entering their wallet recovery phrases through fake applications. Go to Source
Polymarket: CLARITY Act Odds Rebound to 35% After Crashing to a 2026 Low
Polymarket traders lifted the odds of the CLARITY Act being signed into law this year to 35% on July 17, a sharp recovery from the market’s record low of 24% hit just four days earlier. Expectations Are Rising The rebound suggests the odds of the Clarity Act passing into law this year have jumped to … Read more
Argentine Judge Orders Urgent Freeze of Crypto Wallets Tied to Controversial Libra Token
The measure, ordered by Federal Judge Marcelo Martinez, seeks to ascertain the identities of the owners of 25 wallets that moved the funds left after the launch of Libra, and the freezing of the funds in these wallets. At least 10 transactions passed through centralized exchanges, such as Binance, that exert KYC controls. Federal Judge … Read more
Bitcoin ETFs add $368M in three-day buying streak
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $79.2 million on Thursday, lifting their three-day inflow total to about $368 million as Bitcoin attempted a price recovery. Go to Source
DeFi’s Newest Threat: How Malicious Liquidity Pools Are Trick-Quoting Ethereum and Polygon Users
DeFi infrastructure firm Enso has identified a new class of malicious liquidity pools called “toxic pools.” Unlike traditional exploits that steal funds directly, these pools manipulate transaction simulations. A ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Tactic A newly uncovered class of malicious decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity pools is targeting the core infrastructure that cryptocurrency traders rely on to … Read more
Trump-Backed CLARITY Act Text Set to Drop With No Democrats on Board, and It Needs 7 of Them
Senate Republicans planned to release the updated CLARITY Act text on July 17, immediately after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, even as Senate Democrats warned they will not support the draft. Delay After Delay Republican senators were expected to unveil the long-delayed Senate text following Thursday afternoon’s meeting with the president. The … Read more
Ordinals dev Leonidas proposes new Bitcoin client: ‘$DOG Mode’
“Over time the economic incentives will drive $DOG Mode’s adoption and force Bitcoin Core to stop gatekeeping and allow these completely valid transactions,” said Leonidas. Go to Source
He Still Has Two Password Guesses Left Before $840 Million Deletes Itself Forever
Programmer Stefan Thomas has just two password attempts left to unlock an IronKey USB drive holding the private keys to 7,002 Bitcoin he received in 2011 for making a “What is Bitcoin?” video. The device is designed to permanently lock and delete its contents after 10 wrong tries, and Thomas has already used eight, with … Read more
Crypto exchange Bybit launches in Indonesia after NOBI acquisition
The launch gives Bybit a locally operated platform in one of Asia’s largest crypto markets, home to more than 21 million registered users. Go to Source