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Apple Sued for $1.8M as Fake Sparrow Wallet App Drained Three Bitcoin Holders
Three plaintiffs say a spoofed Sparrow Wallet on Apple's App Store took $875K, $840K and $120K in Bitcoin after they entered seed…
HKMA Scores Banks 2.3/10 on Quantum Readiness, Sets 2030 Target
Hong Kong's central bank rates lenders 2.3 out of 10 on quantum defense, exposing a gap that also threatens Bitcoin's cryptography.
Kalshi, Polymarket Win Injunction Blocking Minnesota’s Aug. 1 Trading Ban
Judge Katherine Menendez halts Minnesota's prediction-market ban, ruling CFTC's swap jurisdiction likely preempts the state law.
NY AG Letitia James Tells Senate CLARITY Act Would Gut State Fraud Powers
James warns the crypto market-structure bill would dilute states' fraud authority as the Senate weighs a vote before its August recess.
Fanatics Buys CFTC-Registered Exchange, Deepens Bet on 23-State Markets Unit
Fanatics acquires BGC's Water Street Labs and CX Clearinghouse, gaining a regulated exchange to list and settle its own prediction contracts.
Securitize Capital Wins SEC Adviser License as SECZ Stock Sits 46% Below Debut
Securitize's advisory arm gains SEC registration, backing a $4.8B tokenized-asset platform, even as parent SECZ shares slide 46% since listing.
XAUt Gold Token Gains Shariah Nod as Reserves Hit 707,000 Oz, $3.3B
Tether's gold-backed XAUt token, backed by over $3.3B in physical gold, wins Shariah certification, opening Islamic finance markets.
Circle Buys 680+ IBM Patent Families, Nears 1,000 Patents, Tops US Blockchain IP List
Circle acquires IBM's blockchain patent estate—over 680 families, nearly 1,000 patents—to back USDC, Arc and Circle Payments Network.
Lido Consolidates 8M+ ETH ($16.5B) Into Post-Pectra Validators, Cuts Count 33%
Lido shifts over 8 million staked ETH to bonded Curated Module v2, aiming to cut validator count a third and attestations 29%.
BitMine’s ETH Holdings Reach 4.8% of Supply as Buyback Climbs to 6.1M Shares
BitMine added 9,946 ETH last week, pushing its stash to 5.79M ETH ($11.2B) while lifting share buybacks under its $4B program.