July 2026

CFTC charges commodity, crypto pool operator with $14M fraud

CFTC charges commodity, crypto pool operator with $14M fraud 2026-07-08 at 06:25 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The CFTC has launched a rare crypto-related enforcement action against a commodity pool operator that allegedly defrauded investors of more than $14 million. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Strike launches ‘volatility-proof’ Bitcoin loans amid bear market, but at a cost

Strike launches ‘volatility-proof’ Bitcoin loans amid bear market, but at a cost 2026-07-08 at 05:40 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The cost of eliminating margin calls and forced liquidations is an interest rate as high as 14.2% and an obligation to pay on time, Strike CEO Jack Mallers said. This article is an excerpt from

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Vanguard seeks digital assets chief after years of crypto skepticism

Vanguard seeks digital assets chief after years of crypto skepticism 2026-07-08 at 04:15 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The asset manager is hiring a head of digital assets to lead its strategy for tokenization, stablecoins, blockchain infrastructure and client-facing products. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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SEC crypto rule changes are high on its 2026 agenda

SEC crypto rule changes are high on its 2026 agenda 2026-07-08 at 00:39 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The financial regulator’s agenda included proposed rule changes related to crypto broker-dealers, digital assets on national securities exchanges and potential safe harbors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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New Hampshire lawmakers to hold hearing on $100M Bitcoin bonds

New Hampshire lawmakers to hold hearing on $100M Bitcoin bonds 2026-07-07 at 23:45 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The proposed bonds to be backed by cryptocurrency still need approval from New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member executive council. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Meta says it’s facing $1.4T in penalties in teen mental health case — a sum equal to tech giant’s valuation

Meta says it’s facing $1.4T in penalties in teen mental health case — a sum equal to tech giant’s valuation 2026-07-07 at 23:21 By Thomas Barrabi Meta said it based the $1.4 trillion figure, which is nearly as large as the company’s entire market cap, on how the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Kentucky and

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USDT wins payments, USDC wins DeFi as stablecoins diverge: Dune

USDT wins payments, USDC wins DeFi as stablecoins diverge: Dune 2026-07-07 at 21:05 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Dune data shows Tether’s USDT has become crypto’s dominant payments stablecoin while Circle’s USDC powers DeFi, highlighting how blockchain choice shapes stablecoin use. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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RedWing MaaS Packages Android Bank Fraud as a Telegram Rental Service

RedWing MaaS Packages Android Bank Fraud as a Telegram Rental Service 2026-07-07 at 20:59 By A new Android malware operation called RedWing is being rented out on Telegram as a ready-made bank-fraud service. It lets even low-skill criminals take over a victim’s phone, steal their banking logins, and capture the one-time codes that protect their

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Rogue Agent Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Google Dialogflow CX Chatbots

Rogue Agent Flaw Could Have Let Attackers Hijack Google Dialogflow CX Chatbots 2026-07-07 at 20:59 By A critical flaw in Google’s Dialogflow CX could have let an attacker with edit rights on one Code Block-enabled agent compromise other Code Block-enabled agents in the same Google Cloud project. From there, they could read live conversations, steal

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County Government Reportedly Paid $1 Million to Cyber Extortion Group

County Government Reportedly Paid $1 Million to Cyber Extortion Group 2026-07-07 at 20:31 By Ionut Arghire The alleged victim, believed to be a small Ohio county, reportedly paid the extortion group to prevent the public release of sensitive stolen data. The post County Government Reportedly Paid $1 Million to Cyber Extortion Group appeared first on

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Critical Gitea Flaw Under Active Exploitation, Researchers Warn

Critical Gitea Flaw Under Active Exploitation, Researchers Warn 2026-07-07 at 20:17 By Ionut Arghire Attackers are exploiting the critical Gitea vulnerability CVE-2026-20896 to bypass authentication with a single HTTP header and access vulnerable repositories and secrets. The post Critical Gitea Flaw Under Active Exploitation, Researchers Warn appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Tether invests in Mercado Bitcoin as blockchain finance expands in Latin America

Tether invests in Mercado Bitcoin as blockchain finance expands in Latin America 2026-07-07 at 19:43 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Mercado Bitcoin will use the funding to expand tokenized finance across Latin America, adding to Tether’s growing portfolio of infrastructure investments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Nigel Farage to resign from UK Parliament amid crypto “gift” scandal, will stand in by-election

Nigel Farage to resign from UK Parliament amid crypto “gift” scandal, will stand in by-election 2026-07-07 at 19:27 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Reform party leader and Brexit champion confirmed that he was the subject of probes by UK authorities following reports of what he called “gifts” from figures tied to cry pto ventures.

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Institutional crypto exchange EDX lands $76M from SBI Holdings

Institutional crypto exchange EDX lands $76M from SBI Holdings 2026-07-07 at 19:16 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The funding round comes as institutional investors continue backing crypto market infrastructure despite slower venture investment across the digital asset sector. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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DEBULL Tooling Abuses Microsoft Device-Code Flow to Target M365 Accounts

DEBULL Tooling Abuses Microsoft Device-Code Flow to Target M365 Accounts 2026-07-07 at 19:16 By A Microsoft 365 device code phishing campaign has been observed leveraging collaboration-themed lures to take control of victim accounts between the last week of June 2026 and into early July, per findings from ZeroBEC. “The campaign did not depend on a

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