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BIP-110 minority fork stalls after two blocks
Bitcoin BIP-110 nodes split at block 961,632 with ~2.5% miner support. The minority chain mined two blocks, then stalled while the …
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El Vecino launches WhatsApp stablecoin remits to Mexico
El Vecino, RISE, and Movement launched a WhatsApp digital-dollar path for U.S.–Mexico remittances on Aug 7: stablecoin settlement, …
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BTCPay Server 2.4.2: patch now after active exploit
BTCPay Server shipped 2.4.2 after attackers exploited a flaw exposing LND macaroon credentials. Update, audit your node — and note …
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Hashdex to liquidate DEFI, first U.S. spot BTC ETF exit
Hashdex will liquidate its U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF (DEFI) after August 17, the first such fund to wind down, with about $14.7 …
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Western Union launches Stablecard with Rain in 37 markets
Western Union and Rain launched Stablecard on August 4: a USDPT wallet plus Visa card live in 37 markets, so remittance receivers …
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Wells Fargo launches tokenized deposits this fall
Wells Fargo will roll out tokenized bank deposits for corporate clients this fall, starting with USD–GBP on its proprietary …
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Mastercard closes BVNK deal for stablecoin rails
Mastercard completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK on August 3, folding on-chain payments into the card …
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Coldcard weak-seed sweeps hit 1,367 BTC in 3 waves
Galaxy Research now tracks 1,367 BTC ($89M) drained from 4,585 addresses across three Coldcard weak-seed waves, with wave three …
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Bank of Italy: USDC remittances cost 0.3%–9%
Banca d’Italia’s mystery-shopping study of 200 USDC remittances found total costs from 0.30% to nearly 9%, with on- and off-ramps …
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Tether posts $1.5B Q2 profit as buffer halves
Tether reported about $1.5B net operating profit for Q2 2026, added gold and bitcoin, and closed June with a $4.11B reserve …
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Coldcard seed entropy warning after 594 BTC drain
Coinkite warned Coldcard users after ~594 BTC was swept from ~500 single-sig wallets. Mk3 seeds from firmware 4.0.1+ are …
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Blockaid: 212 exploits, $1B+ lost in H1 2026
Blockaid verified 212 crypto security incidents and more than $1B in H1 2026 losses. Ethereum and Solana led the dollar damage, …