BitGo CEO Challenges Anthropic’s Claude AI with 100 BTC
A public wager has turned the intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency security into a live experiment. BitGo CEO Mike Belshe said he set aside 100 BTC in a publicly known a
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What Is Byzanlink? BYZAN Token: Features and Tokenomics Explained
Byzanlink Overview Real-world asset tokenization is one of the more active categories in crypto right now, and most new entrants describe themselves the same way: institutional grade, complia
Crypto Sector: August in Scope
MiCA is now fully implemented, Binance has exited the European market, and the crypto sector remains acutely exposed to security failures. Several major hacks have taken place in July alone,
Early Bitcoin Developer on Self-Custody After Coldcard Bug
An early Bitcoin developer's comments on self-custody have put a reported $88 million Coldcard bug back at the center of the wallet-security conversation, reframing the discussion around hard
22 liquidations later, James Wynn is still betting against the SP500
James Wynn has now been liquidated 22 times while shorting Hyperliquid’s SP500 perpetual futures contract, according to on-chain tracker Onchain Lens on August 3. His latest liquidation came
Peter Todd warns centralized crypto platforms pose higher risk than hardware wallet hacks
The recent Coldcard firmware breach, which resulted in the theft of $88 million worth of Bitcoin from user wallets, has sparked fresh debate over security standards in the cryptocurrency indu
Bitcoin Whale That Remained Inactive for Four Years Transfers Approximately $46 Million Worth of BTC! Here Are the Details
Transactions by large investors who have been inactive for a long time in the cryptocurrency market continue to be closely monitored. On-chain analytics platform Onchain Lens reported that 73
Cardano Shifts Focus To Dijkstra Era After Van Rossem Upgrade
From Van Rossem to Dijkstra Cardano has shifted its development focus to the Dijkstra era after completing the van Rossem hard fork. The van Rossem hard fork, enacted on July 18, upgraded the
Ripple Backs ZILO And Licuido To Scale XRPL Tokenization
Ripple has made strategic investments in two UK-based fintech firms, ZILO and Licuido, as it pushes deeper into institutional capital markets on the $XRP Ledger. The investments were announce
BNB Chain, CZ Denounce Ex-Employee's Rogue Memecoin Launch
Tutorial Wallet Turned Rogue BNB Chain is pursuing legal action against a former employee accused of using unauthorized wallet access to independently launch a memecoin. The wallet was origin
XRP holders are pulling coins off exchanges at a pace not seen since 2021
$XRP holders are moving their tokens off centralized exchanges at the fastest clip in more than five years, with on-chain data pointing to a broad retreat from sell-side activity even as the
Coldcard Bitcoin Attacks Grow As Losses Top 90M
A fourth wave of suspected attacks targeting Coldcard hardware wallet users has been identified, Galaxy Research's Head of Research Alex Thorn (@intangiblecoins) reported on August 3. The lat