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Home invasions became most common crypto wrench attack in H1 2026: CertiK 2026-07-23 at 11:29 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Crypto home invasions rose to 20 in H1 2026 from one a year earlier, while France accounted for 33 of 52 verified wrench attacks, according to CertiK. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

BitMEX to shut down after 11 years in crypto derivatives 2026-07-23 at 11:14 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz BitMEX announced it will shut down operations on Sept. 23, 2026, after owner HDR Global Trading Limited decided to close the crypto exchange. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Mirae Asset completes Korbit acquisition, becomes largest shareholder 2026-07-23 at 10:53 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun Mirae Asset Consulting has become Korbit’s largest shareholder after completing its acquisition, with the exchange saying trading and customer asset protections are unchanged. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Kakao taps Circle to explore won stablecoin payment infrastructure 2026-07-23 at 09:46 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Kakao Group and Circle signed an MOU to explore won stablecoin payments, remittances, merchant settlement and tokenized financial services. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

White House accuses Moonshot AI of distilling Anthropic tech for K3 2026-07-23 at 07:15 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng US officials warn that Chinese firms conducting covert, industrial-scale AI distillation could face sanctions and export restrictions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

SEC settles Coinbase suit over ‘text messages that disappeared’ 2026-07-23 at 05:57 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng The settlement follows a watchdog report last year that blamed “avoidable errors” for the loss of nearly a year’s worth of Gary Gensler’s text messages. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

AFX Protocol reportedly loses $24M in bridge exploit 2026-07-23 at 04:47 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng Offchain Labs said the incident involved a third-party protocol and did not affect Arbitrum’s native bridge infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

S&P launches blockchain fundamentals index for digital assets 2026-07-23 at 00:09 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The benchmark tracks blockchain networks using protocol revenue, offering an alternative to traditional market capitalization-weighted crypto indexes. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto PAC pours $1M into Michigan Democratic primary race 2026-07-22 at 23:38 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Donavan McKinney, running against Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar, said that “the crypto lobby is paying my opponent back for helping Trump“ with the PAC-funded ads. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

BitGo, OTC Markets plan tokenized securities access for broker-dealers 2026-07-22 at 20:43 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The proposed alliance would enable more than 150 broker-dealers to trade and settle digital asset securities through OTC Link ATS using BitGo’s custody infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Digital Chamber sues Illinois officials over new state 0.2% crypto tax 2026-07-22 at 19:28 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The group alleged that the tax signed into law in June “discriminates against people who transact in digital assets“ and should be blocked from implementation and enforcement. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Franklin Templeton calls agentic AI next ‘killer’ use case for blockchain 2026-07-22 at 16:18 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Franklin Templeton’s digital assets lead said that the autonomous AI agent economy will increase demand for blockchain protocols hosting machine-to-machine micropayments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Zilliqa Ledger app vulnerability lets attackers recover signer’s private keys 2026-07-22 at 14:49 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A security vulnerability in the Zilliqa Ledger app is enabling attackers to reconstruct private keys using publicly available onchain data. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

US seeks forfeiture of $25M in crypto tied to romance, investment scams 2026-07-22 at 14:32 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra US prosecutors are seeking more than $25 million in cryptocurrency allegedly connected to international fraud and laundering networks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Talos brings institutional trading tools to Kalshi prediction markets 2026-07-22 at 14:00 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The integration provides institutional clients with access to Kalshi’s event contracts and crypto perpetuals via Talos’ existing trading infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

South Korea crypto volumes shrink as retail investors shift to stocks 2026-07-22 at 13:47 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Trading activity on South Korea’s five major crypto exchanges fell sharply as the KOSPI surged, signaling a shift in retail investors toward equities. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Foundry asks Bitcoin miners to vote on BIP-110 support 2026-07-22 at 13:29 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Foundry USA asked its mining customers to signal their support for BIP-110, an actively debated proposal seeking to shrink the amount of data that can be stored in a Bitcoin transaction. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Bitcoin ETFs extend inflow streak to six days with $203M added 2026-07-22 at 10:57 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz US spot Bitcoin ETFs extended their inflow streak to six sessions, bringing in about $930 million while remaining down $4.84 billion on a net basis year to date. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Balance Coin crashes 99% after reported $915K exploit 2026-07-22 at 06:12 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng The attack allowed the exploiter to liquidate multiple Bitcoin-backed vaults before swapping the assets for profit. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

OpenAI says AI models escaped containment to hack Hugging Face 2026-07-22 at 05:45 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng OpenAI called it an “unprecedented cyber incident” after its AI models broke out of their sandbox to hack an AI startup during a security evaluation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source