Key Takeaways Coinkite issued a security advisory for Coldcard Mk3 users on July 30, 2026. Reports show about 594 BTC, near $38 million, left roughly 500 dormant wallets. Coinkite’s advisory covers Mk3 firmware 4.0.1 through 5.0.3, its final supported release. Hardware wallet incidents rarely unfold as isolated events. When long-dormant addresses begin moving in a…
Bitcoin has posted an August loss every year since 2022, giving traders another seasonal risk to consider. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) look set to finish July ahead of most major asset classes, with the former adding over 7% and the latter gaining almost 20% in the last 30 days. The performance adds to…
MoonPay has unveiled PayBox, a new AI-native payment vault that enables ChatGPT and Claude users to securely execute cryptocurrency transactions, interact with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, and even make real-world purchases without leaving the conversation. The company says the product is designed to transform AI assistants from tools that provide recommendations into agents capable of…
Anthropic said Thursday that an internal investigation uncovered three incidents in which its AI model Claude breached the systems of three organizations while conducting cybersecurity tests. The investigation, and disclosure, comes more than a week after OpenAI disclosed that one of its unreleased models breached Hugging Face’s systems during internal testing. In all three cases,…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released an updated directory of registered Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP), detailing six active non-bank VASPs, one inactive non-bank VASP, and two active bank VASPs operating under central bank…
Strategy reported an $8.33 billion second-quarter operating loss after Bitcoin’s 27% decline this year drove a sharp reduction in the value of its digital asset portfolio. Summary Strategy recorded an $8.32 billion unrealized digital asset loss during the second quarter. Its 843,775 BTC were worth $54.77 billion, below their $63.69 billion acquisition cost. The company…
Buying Apple hardware just became a little more like leasing a car. The tech giant has launched Apple Upgrade, a new US leasing program that lets eligible customers lease iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches through Klarna instead of purchasing them outright. The program replaces Apple’s long-running iPhone Upgrade Program for new customers and expands…
Key Takeaways OSL says it has become the first Hong Kong exchange to offer XRP trading to retail investors. Retail customers can trade XRP through Flash Trade and OTC services. The listing expands regulated access to one of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies. OSL Opens XRP Trading to Retail Investors OSL Digital Securities has launched XRP…
The scam targeted XRP holders through a fake investment platform that disappeared after collecting millions of dollars worth of digital assets. South Korean authorities have uncovered a cryptocurrency fraud case that exploited interest in a newly launched blockchain token. The operation targeted XRP holders through a fake investment platform that disappeared after collecting millions…
Tim Cook hosted his final quarterly earnings call as Apple’s CEO Thursday evening, and it ended on a positive note: Apple beat Wall Street analysts’ revenue estimates. But it appears to have done so via a one-time windfall: an estimated $2.19 billion in tariff refunds. “Company gross margin was 50.1 percent, including a favorable impact…
