Ethereum

Bitmine Slows ETH Buying as Tom Lee Firm Prioritizes Buybacks

Bitmine, the crypto treasury firm chaired by Fundstrat's Tom Lee, slowed its pace of Ether purchases while directing $86 million toward buying back its own stock, a shift that reframes the company's capital-allocation strategy around shareholder value rather than pure Ethereum accumulation.

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Crypto Lost $110M to Hacks in July as Bug Bounty Activity Rose

Crypto losses from hacks reached $110 million in July, even as bug bounty activity across the industry rose, according to security platform Immunefi. The figure underscores that Web3 projects continue to lose nine-figure sums to exploits despite growing engagement with proactive vulnerability reporting.

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Strategy Sells 1,690 BTC as Dollar Reserve Reaches $4.65 Billion

Strategy sold 1,690 BTC in its latest treasury move while its dollar reserve reached $4. 65 billion, a balance-sheet shift that the closely watched corporate Bitcoin holder disclosed in a recent filing.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin ETFs Draw $854M in 5 Days as Rate-Hike Bets Fade

The five-day tally of $854 million in net inflows points to steady, rather than one-off, appetite for spot Bitcoin funds. A single strong day can reflect a lone large allocation, but a consecutive streak is a cleaner read on sustained institutional interest.

Bitcoin

Strategy Sells 1,690 BTC, Raises $653 Million From MSTR Shares

Strategy sold 1,690 BTC and raised $653 million from MSTR shares, pairing a Bitcoin treasury reduction with fresh equity fundraising in a single disclosed move that puts renewed attention on how the company manages its balance sheet.

Bitcoin

Rare CME Shift as Hedge Funds Cut Structural Bitcoin Shorts

The change concerns leveraged-fund positioning in CME bitcoin futures, the category that captures much of the hedge fund activity in regulated crypto derivatives. Long and short exposure by trader type is broken out weekly in the CFTC financial futures report .

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Bybit Sues North Korea Over $1.5B Hack, Wins Asset Freeze

Bybit has sued North Korea over the roughly $1. 5 billion hack of the exchange and secured a court order freezing stolen assets, marking one of the most aggressive legal responses yet by a crypto exchange to a state-linked theft.

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North Korea’s Kimsuky Uses AI in Crypto and Finance Cyberattacks

The findings, published August 9, 2026, describe a state-linked espionage crew moving beyond generic AI text generation toward operational tooling that supports malware development, data analysis, and attack automation.