Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

ME News reports that, as of July 31 (UTC+8), prediction market data shows that the 24-hour trading volume for "Counter-Strike: 3DMAX vs MOUZ (BO3) - BLAST Bounty Playoffs" reached $1.8M, with significantly increased market participation.

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund, Situational Awareness LP, has seen its assets under management crater to roughly $10 billion after being forced to liquidate the bulk of its public stock portfolio to meet margin calls. The fund, which had ballooned to over $20 billion in AUM by mid-2026, was runn

South Korean authorities have uncovered a cryptocurrency fraud case that exploited interest in a newly launched blockchain token. The operation targeted XRP holders through a fake investment platform that disappeared after collecting millions of dollars in digital assets.Authorities launched their i

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Coinbase posted on X that users can now trade directly on Coinbase stocks from the 500 largest companies. Its next stock index perpetual-style futures product, US500, will launch on August 17 for U.S. traders, enabling long or short exposure to the overall U.S. large

When your AI agent breaks out of its sandbox, accesses external platforms without authorization, and generally behaves like a digital escape artist, you can expect a phone call from Washington. That’s roughly where OpenAI finds itself right now.CEO Sam Altman met with Trump administration officials

The 2026 FIFA World Cup turned into a major proving ground for crypto-based consumer activity, with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis estimating $20 billion in blockchain-linked prediction market volume and $24 million in trades of FIFA-related digital collectibles during the tournament cycle.In

On July 28, Ionic Digital, which acquired Celsius Mining assets after Celsius Network’s bankruptcy, began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker IOND. The direct listing created a public market for existing Class A shares, including shares issued in connection with the Celsius bankruptcy plan, but it di

Apple shares fell around 4% in after hours trading after Tim Cook delivered his final earnings report as CEO, despite the company posting record June quarter revenue and earnings.Cook is scheduled to step down as chief executive on September 1 after 15 years in the role. Apple hardware chief John Te

SoFi Technologies, the digital financial services company, reported 388,336 cumulative Crypto products as of June 30. Meanwhile, the company's Q2 filing reported just $1.183 million of net crypto transaction revenue.The filed earnings release lists $134 million of crypto transaction revenue and $133

BlackRock’s institutional clients dumped $60 million worth of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) this week while simultaneously scooping up over $20 million in the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA).The data, surfaced by Arkham Intelligence, paints a picture of deliberate repositioning rather than

Key Insights:South Korea will tax virtual asset gains from January 1, 2027. They have first postponed the measure three times from its 2022 start date.The tax applies a 20% rate to gains above 2.5 million won. It increased to 22% when local taxes are included under the 2027 system.Koo Yun-cheol said

Samsung SDS plans to combine its cloud, cybersecurity and IT services business with Dunamu’s blockchain expertise as the companies position themselves to capitalize on South Korea’s emerging digital asset infrastructure market.Key TakeawaysCEO Lee Jun-hee said Samsung SDS will combine its cloud expe

Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson stated that the ADA ecosystem needs to regain its strength by highlighting the network’s decentralized governance structure and the upcoming Leios update.Hoskinson stated that the Cardano community can determine the future of the network without needing any ce

Odaily Planet Daily News: Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase reported second-quarter revenue of $1.22 billion, a 14% sequential decline and below the market expectation of $1.29 billion; net loss amounted to $359 million. Trading revenue reached $599 million, below the expected $628 million. Coinba

TL;DRQuantum Solutions sold another 1,000 ETH for approximately $1.9 million to finance its AI infrastructure and data center expansion plans. The company’s Ethereum treasury dropped 28.6% since mid-June, causing it to lose the top Japanese corporate ETH holder position to Def consulting. Quantum So