Binance eyes Mesh round at $2B as payments race heats up
Binance is reportedly set to lead a new funding round for Mesh, a crypto payments and settlement company, at a valuation of up to $2 billion. Summary Binance’s planned lead role could double
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Riot Platforms moves another 500 BTC to NYDIG custody
Riot Platforms transferred another 500 BTC to NYDIG Custody, according to Arkham data cited by onchain trackers. Summary Riot Platforms moved another 500 BTC to NYDIG Custody, raising fresh s
Humanity Protocol pivots to enterprise AI after $36 million hack
Humanity Protocol has confirmed it is repositioning toward enterprise artificial intelligence products after a $36 million exploit accelerated an internal strategic overhaul that had already
Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen invests in startup tied to senator Gillibrand’s son
Chris Larsen has reportedly backed a derivatives startup founded by the son of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as lawmakers continue negotiating the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill
U.S. charges teen Scattered Spider suspect in crypto ransom scheme
Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual U.S.-Estonian national, has been extradited to the United States over charges tied to Scattered Spider, a hacking group linked to crypto ransom demands. Summa
Binance Flags AEUR, PYR, SCRT, and VANRY With Monitoring Tag, Signaling Delisting Risk
BitcoinWorld Binance Flags AEUR, PYR, SCRT, and VANRY With Monitoring Tag, Signaling Delisting Risk Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced today tha
Hinkal Protocol News: $820K Stolen in Critical Security Breach
Hinkal Protocol News: What Went Wrong and Where the $820K Ended Up A privacy-focused DeFi protocol called Hinkal has been hit by an exploit worth close to $820,000. The news broke through sec
Cryptocurrency News Signals a Market Reset as 70 Projects Vanish — Pepeto Grows While Rivals Collapse
The biggest cryptocurrency news of July 2026 is not about prices falling, it is about which projects survive and which ones vanish, and that answer is already splitting the market in half. Mo
Stablecoin Crime Ledger: Why $141B in Illicit Flows Could Trigger the Next Wallet-KYC War
If you’ve seen the $141 billion figure bouncing around and wondered what it means for your wallet, you’re not alone. The short version: big, attention-grabbing estimates of illicit stablecoin
Hinkal privacy protocol exploited for $820,000 as attacker funnels stolen funds through Tornado Cash
On July 3, 2026, attackers stole about $830,000 USDC from Hinkal, an on-chain privacy protocol, and used mixing and bridging services to move the stolen cryptocurrency within hours of the exp
eToro leads $12.5 million funding round for on-chain perpetual futures platform Extended
Trading platform eToro has led a $12.5 million strategic investment in Extended, an on-chain perpetual futures exchange founded by former Revolut employees, tying the deal to its recent acqui
CLARITY Act gains first major law enforcement endorsement
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives has endorsed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, giving the crypto market structure bill its first formal public backing from a