A five-year-old Coldcard build bug quietly weakened seed generation and helped trigger one of the biggest hardware wallet thefts in crypto history. The fix stops future damage, but old seeds made on the broken firmware are still a loaded gun.
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Circle’s Q2 profit slipped even as USDC usage surged, with $14.8 trillion in on-chain volume and a public Arc mainnet launch set for September 16. The catch: lower rates and steep distribution costs still squeeze margins, so the real test is whether Circle can turn scale into durable infrastructure.
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Circle is set to launch Arc’s public mainnet on Sept. 16 with BlackRock, Visa, ICE and DTCC among its genesis validators, signaling a major push to build blockchain rails for institutional finance, tokenized assets and faster settlement.
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Mastercard has named Borderless.xyz as the first pilot partner for a live stablecoin payments test, using real cross-border transactions to tackle the bigger headache in crypto payments: compliance that doesn’t scale. It’s less hype, more plumbing.
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The U.S. may control a massive Bitcoin stash, but the much-buzzed-about 328,372 BTC figure isn’t verified here. What’s clear is that Washington has shifted from dumping seized coins to treating at least some BTC as strategic reserve asset material.
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South Korea is set to bring virtual assets, including crypto, into its National Asset Basic Act, modernizing how the state manages holdings. The move signals growing recognition of crypto’s role in public finance, though it also means more control and compliance, not just Bitcoin-friendly vibes.
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Hong Kong police have exposed a $3.3 million romance-investment scam that used a fake crypto app, bogus advisers, and AI-powered deception to drain a woman in her 50s. It’s a brutal reminder that “guaranteed” returns are usually just scams in a slicker suit.
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Putin has signed a law creating a regulated crypto trading framework in Russia, but everyday crypto payments remain banned. The move opens limited access for investors and cross-border settlements, while keeping Moscow firmly in control of the domestic money game.
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Pi Network is getting a short-term boost, with PI up more than 10% this week and testing $0.09 resistance after the Protocol 26 upgrade and a RoboPay integration. But the bigger trend is still weak, and this bounce has to prove it’s more than a dead-cat rally.
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Bitcoin is holding near $64,808 as strong spot ETF inflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT, keep demand underpinned. But security flaws, regulatory uncertainty, and key resistance near $67,000 show the market still has plenty of ugly edges beneath the bullish surface.
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