Solana price slipped below $73 on Aug. 3 as weak spot demand and sustained capital outflows raised the risk of a drop toward $70. Summary Solana price fell 1.47% to $72.55, placing the token near its daily lower Bollinger Band. The 4-hour chart shows SOL below all four tracked moving averages, with the 200-period SMA
Two French crypto investors have been held captive in London for more than 52 hours in a kidnapping and extortion case that ended with five men convicted after the victims were forced to transfer $30,000 in cryptocurrency. Summary Five men were convicted after two French crypto investors were held captive in London for more than
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Rumors that Trade.XYZ has been seeking a $200 million equity financing at a $1.5 billion valuation have sparked conflicting views across the crypto community, with supporters calling the report credible while others have dismissed the claim. Summary Trade.XYZ is rumored to be raising $200 million at a $1.5 billion valuation through an equity financing round.
PayPal reported its second-quarter results on July 28, saying total payment volume reached $486.4 billion for the three months ended June 30. Summary PayPal processed $486.4 billion in second-quarter payment volume, rising 10% from the prior year period. The company created Payment Services & Crypto, grouping PYUSD with Braintree and merchant processing operations. PYUSD supply
The CLARITY Act was absent from the U.S. Senate’s published schedule for Monday, Aug. 3, leaving lawmakers with only days to begin floor proceedings before the chamber’s summer break. Summary Monday’s Senate schedule lists only a spending vote, with no CLARITY Act floor action scheduled. Wednesday is the ordinary filing deadline for a possible Friday
BNB Chain said on Aug. 1 that it was pursuing legal action against a former employee who allegedly retained unauthorized access to a seed phrase and later used the associated wallet address with a new memecoin. Summary BNB Chain says a former employee retained unauthorized seed phrase access after leaving the company. Four wallets allegedly
Minnesota’s prediction market ban remained blocked on Aug. 2, one day after the law was scheduled to take effect. Summary July 27 injunction keeps Kalshi and Polymarket operating while Minnesota’s preemption case continues in court. Walz barred state employees from using confidential information to trade prediction markets for private benefit. Fairshake reported $126.97 million cash
Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on Aug. 2 that the Coldcard security failure strengthens the case for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, especially for investors who want long-term price exposure without managing private keys. Summary Galaxy traced 1,367.05 BTC across 4,585 addresses, valuing observed Coldcard losses near $88.6 million total. Balchunas argued institutional
Dogecoin community contributor Mishaboar urged Coldcard users on Aug. 1 to move their Bitcoin to wallets controlled by newly generated seed phrases. Summary 1,367.05 BTC worth $88.6 million was drained from 4,585 addresses across three suspected attack waves. Coinkite says firmware updates protect new seeds but cannot repair seed phrases from vulnerable versions. Mishaboar advised
