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08-02
Ledger and Trezor Assure Users After Coldcard's $38M Bitcoin Exploit
Bitcoin hardware wallet providers Ledger and Trezor have distanced themselves from Coinkite’s Coldcard $38M exploit. An unfortunate code flaw within Coldcard’s firmware allowed an attacker to steal 38M worth of BTC or more from the hardware wallet. Since Coldcard shares part of the hardware design i
BTC Breaks $65,000, Could Trigger $478M in Short Liquidations on Major CEXs
ME News reports that, as of August 2 (UTC+8), according to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin breaks above $65,000, the cumulative liquidation intensity of long positions on major CEXs will reach $478 million.
Conversely, if Bitcoin drops below $62,000, the cumulative liquidation intensity of short positi
BTC above $65,000 could trigger $478M in short liquidations on major centralized exchanges.
ChainThink reports that, according to Coinglass data on August 2, if Bitcoin breaks above $65,000, the cumulative liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $478 million.Conversely, if Bitcoin falls below $62,000, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reac
Galaxy Research Uses Chinese AI Models to Track Funds from Coldcard Wallet Attack
Galaxy Research’s Head of Research, Alex Thorn, stated that attacks targeting Coldcard wallet addresses are ongoing, with attackers continuously collecting victim information and adding new compromised addresses and attacker addresses to their investigation database. Users still using affected singl
UK AI Job Market Surges as Non-AI Roles Face Decline
The UK job market is splitting into two distinct realities. If you can build, deploy, or manage artificial intelligence systems, employers are practically rolling out the red carpet. If you can’t, that red carpet might be getting pulled out from under you.According to PwC’s 2026 AI Jobs Barometer, U
U.S. AI startups race to develop affordable alternatives to Chinese models amid funding challenges
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that on August 2, according to The Wall Street Journal, as Chinese open-weight models such as Kimi, Qwen, and DeepSeek approach the performance of top U.S. models at significantly lower costs, Silicon Valley and Washington are increasingly concerned that Chinese models may
Coldcard hack triggers Bitcoin transfers; daily active addresses reach eight-month high
According to Julio Moreno (@jjcmoreno), Research Director at CryptoQuant, following a hack of the Coldcard hardware wallet, users massively transferred their Bitcoin for security reasons. On-chain data shows that Bitcoin’s daily active addresses surged from 645,000 on July 30 to nearly 1 million on
Leopold Aschenbrenner Cancels $3.5 Billion Anthropic Stake Sale Amid Financial Pressure
According to Beating Monitor, at the peak of its cash crunch, Leopold Aschenbrenner briefly agreed to sell approximately $3.5 billion worth of Anthropic equity. The buyer was a group of investors led by Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital. The deal was finalized late Wednesday night and rescinded the foll
Trump Media Launches Truth API, Offering Real-Time Access to Posts for $100,000 per Month
BlockBeats report, on August 2, Trump Media Group officially launched its paid data service, Truth API, providing customers with faster access to posts from Trump and other top accounts on the Truth Social platform. The service costs up to $100,000 per month and is primarily targeted at trading firm
Leopold Cancels $3.5 Billion Anthropic Stake Sale Following Last-Minute Withdrawal
ChainThink reports that on August 2, Leopold Aschenbrenner agreed to sell approximately $3.5 billion in Anthropic equity at a time of severe financial strain, with investors led by Greenoaks and Sequoia Capital as the buyers.The deal was finalized late Wednesday night but was withdrawn the following
$291 million in crypto futures liquidations in 24 hours
ME News reports that, as of August 2 (UTC+8), according to MyToken data, the total liquidations across the cryptocurrency derivatives market in the past 24 hours amounted to $291 million. BTC liquidations totaled $101 million, ETH liquidations totaled $613.199 million, SOL liquidations totaled $143.
Ondo Finance's Perps Volume Surpasses $6B, Rivals Aster and Lighter
Ondo Finance officially launched its perps DEX trading platform less than a month ago. However, it is slowly cementing its place as a top perps DEX platform, even though its price is lagging.Because of these factors, the native token, ONDO, commands a market cap of $1.87 billion even in a bearish ma
Strategy Posts $8.2B Q2 Loss as Coinbase Revenue Falls 19%
Leading Bitcoin treasury company Strategy’s results for the second quarter show a loss of over $8 billion, while crypto exchange Coinbase reported a 14% quarterly revenue loss.According to the two companies’ latest earnings reports released on Thursday, Strategy lost over $8.23 billion in its operat
Chinese venture capital firms race to raise $350 billion in new funds after a three-year downturn
ChainCatcher report, according to the Financial Times, after three years of record lows, Chinese venture capital firms are accelerating efforts to raise new funds, seeking to capitalize on renewed investor interest in China’s technology sector. Data from Asante Capital shows that at least 60 new USD
Bitcoin active addresses surge to nearly 1 million following Coldcard hack
PANews, August 2: Julio Moreno, an analyst at CryptoQuant, tweeted that following the Coldcard hacking incident, users, out of extreme caution, appear to have moved their Bitcoin. The number of daily active Bitcoin addresses surged from 645,000 on July 30 to nearly 1 million on July 31, reaching the
