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Brent crude falls on U.S.-Iran deal optimism; energy prices stabilizing
Brent crude futures declined over 1% as markets price in a potential U.S.-Iran agreement, reducing geopolitical risk premiums tied to Middle East supply disruptions. Analyst Bessent expects energy prices to gradually normalize, though the process typically takes time.
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Wells Fargo launches tokenized deposits for corporate clients this fall
Wells Fargo plans to roll out tokenized deposits for corporate and commercial clients this fall, supporting US dollar and British pound transactions. The move follows similar efforts by JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup.
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BlackRock Tokenizes $311B European Money Market Funds on Ethereum
BlackRock launched tokenized share classes for European money market funds holding $311 billion, minting tokens on Ethereum through J.P. Morgan's Kinexys. The offering targets professional investors across 13 jurisdictions and enables round-the-clock peer-to-peer settlement.
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Michael Saylor: Personal Bitcoin Holdings Never Sold
Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor reaffirmed he has never sold any of his personal Bitcoin holdings, distinguishing his personal stance from the company's $104.73 million sale of 1,638 BTC last week. Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff questioned the clarity of Saylor's messaging.
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Genspark open-sources GenOffice, first AI office suite built from scratch
Genspark released GenOffice, a fully open-source AI office suite built for macOS and Windows, under the Apache License 2.0. The company claims a single engineer created the Alpha version in one week for around $10,000 in AI tokens.
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Crypto VCs shift billions to AI and robotics, retreating from tokens
Paradigm and peers like a16z are deploying billion-dollar funds into robotics and AI startups as traditional equity plays, marking a strategic pivot away from cryptocurrency-native investments and likely inflating valuations across hard-tech sectors.
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Boltz Bitcoin bridge shuts down after AI-assisted security attacks
Bitcoin bridge Boltz shut down its swap service after months of AI-assisted probing and exploits, illustrating how automated attacks are pushing smaller crypto teams toward centralized custodians. Security now demands resources only large players can afford.
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FBI supervisor pleads guilty to $1M crypto theft from adversarial nation
Former FBI supervisory agent Patrick Steven Yaroch pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $1 million in digital assets from an adversarial country using internal systems, forfeiting roughly $925,000 to government wallets.
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Coldcard Phishing Surge: $130M in Losses as Trezor, Foundation Warn
Following a Coldcard firmware exploit, Trezor and Foundation warned of a phishing campaign where fake "coordinated hardware audit" emails direct victims to a cloned site that installs remote-access software. Galaxy Research confirms losses above $100 million, with total theft potentially reaching $130 million.
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BlackRock launches tokenized money market funds in 15 European markets
BlackRock unveiled 12 tokenized share classes based on six money market funds totaling $311 billion in assets across 15 European markets, one day after expanding its U.S. tokenized cash platform.
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XRP Hovers Near $1 Support as Technical Indicators Signal Caution
XRP is trading around $1.07 with momentum fading after repeated failed recoveries. The next seven days will be critical as the $1 psychological level faces renewed pressure and declining volume suggests traders are awaiting a catalyst.
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Shiba Inu and XRP Test Resistance as Bullish Momentum Fades
Shiba Inu and XRP have bounced from recent lows but face formidable technical barriers. Both tokens are testing moving-average resistance, though longer-term charts suggest caution as bullish momentum has faded faster than expected.
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Peter Brandt: Bitcoin Bull Market 'Not Urgent' Based on Chart Patterns
Legendary trader Peter Brandt says Bitcoin shows no technical evidence of an imminent bull market, citing failed attempts to reclaim the 50-week moving average and a breakdown from a rising wedge pattern. Meanwhile, long-dormant Bitcoin holdings are moving on-chain, adding complexity to the market outlook.
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MicroStrategy Builds $4B Cash Reserve, Pauses Bitcoin Buying
Strategy, the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has added $250 million to its cash reserves for the sixth consecutive week, bringing the total to $4 billion, after pausing its weekly Bitcoin purchases for about six weeks.
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Frank Giustra Criticizes Michael Saylor Over Strategy's $102.3M Bitcoin Sale
Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra criticized Michael Saylor after Strategy sold 1,637 BTC, arguing the executive has done more harm than good for Bitcoin. The company remains the largest corporate holder with 842,138 BTC valued at $52.65 billion.
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XRP Phishing Ring Steals $8.5M from 71 Investors via Fake Flare Site
Multiple XRP ecosystem projects issued security alerts after a wave of phishing scams targeting the community, including a fake Flare Network site that stole 3.4 million XRP worth $8.5 million from 71 investors.
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Ripple Invests in Lucuido and ZILO to Expand Tokenized Assets on XRP Ledger
Ripple announced strategic investments in Lucuido and ZILO to expand regulated tokenization infrastructure on the XRP Ledger, following Aviva Investors' tokenization of its U.S. Dollar Liquidity Fund on the network.
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XRP ETFs Post $15M Weekly Inflows as Bitcoin, Solana See Outflows
XRP spot ETFs attracted $15 million in net inflows last week, bucking broader crypto weakness. Bitcoin ETFs saw $0.6 million in outflows and Solana funds lost $17 million, signaling selective investor demand across digital assets.
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Coldcard Firmware Vulnerability: Renewed Security Alert as Bitcoin Drains Persist
Dogecoin community member Mishaboar issued a renewed security alert urging Coldcard wallet users to migrate funds immediately, citing ongoing attacks linked to a March 2021 firmware vulnerability that has affected thousands of addresses.
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Coldcard firmware bug exposed private keys across five hardware wallet models
Block's Bitcoin team and independent developers traced Coldcard wallet losses to a firmware bug that weakened random-number generation across multiple device generations, exposing a critical vulnerability in self-custody design.
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Five Convicted in London Crypto Millionaire Kidnapping and Torture Case
Five men were convicted of blackmail and false imprisonment of two French cryptocurrency millionaires held for 52 hours in an East London flat in July. Two of the five also faced conspiracy to blackmail charges, with police securing convictions without either victim testifying in person.
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XRP Hovers Near $1 Support as Recovery Attempts Stall
XRP is trading around $1.07 with dwindling momentum, facing a critical test of the $1.00 psychological support level over the next seven days as technical indicators suggest neither buyers nor sellers have committed to a direction.
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Flare's wrapped XRP approved as collateral in $280M RLUSD lending vault
Flare's wrapped XRP token (FXRP) has been accepted as collateral by Sentora's $280 million lending pool, allowing XRP holders to borrow RLUSD stablecoin on Ethereum without selling their coins through an isolated market on Morpho Blue.
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Solana SIMD-0553 proposal aims to boost daily SOL burns to $650,000
A Solana governance proposal called SIMD-0553 would increase daily SOL burns from roughly $47,000 to $650,000 by introducing resource-based fees. The proposal needs validator support worth about $2.9 billion to reach a vote by August 18.