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BONK memecoin suffered a $20 million exploit on 6th July through what the project described as a malicious governance proposal, which security analysts identified as a security failure. On Thursday, 16th July, the exploiter moved approximately 400 billion BONK tokens worth $2.73 million to a

Bitcoin is showing signs of forming a market cycle bottom after a persistent downturn since last October, according to Fidelity Research Analyst Zack Wainwright. Long-term holders, defined as those who have held for over six months, are nearing a record 15 million BTC, with over 40% of this supply n

Taiwan's Shilin District Court sentenced Shih, BitShine exchange ringleader, to 22 years for defrauding 1,500+ victims of $39 million. Shih led a criminal group that operated under the guise of BitShine, which was once registered with the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), to conceal illicit

Federal Judge Marcelo Martinez ordered the identification and freezing of crypto wallets linked to Argentina's controversial Libra token after receiving a report from the Federal Police's Cybercrime Technical Department. The police report, completed in May, reconstructed the movement of funds

Samsung Securities analyst Lee Jong-wook stated on the 18th that the semiconductor cycle has not ended despite significant stock price volatility in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. This analysis followed double-digit percentage drops on the 13th, when SK Hynix fell 15.4% - its largest single-day d

The wealthiest 0.00001% of Americans now hold 12% of total US national income, according to data from economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman cited by The Kobeissi Letter. This concentration level is more than four times higher than after the 2008 financial crisis. The surge stems primarily from

Pharmaresearch is accelerating overseas market expansion based on its competitive strength in the domestic Rejuran market. Samsung Securities forecasts the company's Q2 revenue will reach 172.5 billion won, up 22.6% year-over-year, and operating profit will increase 25.3% to 70 billion won,

Strategy raised its cash reserves to approximately $3 billion through a $466.7 million share sale between July 6 and July 12, while keeping its Bitcoin holdings unchanged at 843,775 coins. JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou described the move as financially disciplined and issued a

Shiba Inu burned more than 110 million SHIB tokens on July 8, 2026, marking the project's largest single-day burn in six months. The price fell around 5% on the same day despite the record burn activity. Large investors moved more than one trillion SHIB tokens onto trading platforms on July 8, 2026,

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is modernizing capital markets through tokenization pilot programs that integrate blockchain technology gradually, according to market analyst MRCΛULIMΛN. Ripple has secured participation through Ripple Prime's involvement in the National

SpaceX delayed its 13th Starship test flight seconds before launch on the 16th (local time) at Starbase, Texas, after some of the rocket's 33 main engines failed to ignite properly. The test cancellation occurred because several engines did not achieve normal ignition during the countdown

T. Rowe Price launched TKNZ on NYSE Arca, marking the debut of what the firm describes as the first actively managed multi-token crypto ETF. The fund began trading approximately nine months after T. Rowe Price filed for the product in October 2025, starting with roughly $15 million in assets under m

Options Technology has appointed Stephen Dorrian as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Data to oversee the company's expanding data business, including its proprietary AtlasFeed market data feed technology. Dorrian joins from Cboe Global Markets, where he served as Head of Market Data and Access Se

DeFi infrastructure firm Enso published a report on July 16 exposing a class of malicious liquidity pools that systematically fake price quotes to cryptocurrency traders. The pools, which Enso calls 'toxic pools,' return attractive quotes during transaction simulations but alter behavior during

U.S.-listed crypto ETFs recorded net positive flows on July 16, driven by Bitcoin products that offset Ether outflows. According to Farside Investors, spot Bitcoin ETFs brought in $79.1 million while Ether ETFs posted $28 million in outflows and Solana ETFs added $1.7 million, producing a

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published final cryptoasset regulations and guidance on June 30, releasing the framework through five Policy Statements (PS26/9-13) and three Guidance documents. The rules follow the February 4, 2026 parliamentary passage of the Financial Services Market

The British pound gained significantly against most major currencies following political and economic developments on Wednesday 15 July and Thursday 16 July. Current Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood emerged as the frontrunner for next Chancellor under Andy Burnham's government-in-waiting, while

The Federal Reserve has permanently barred James Burns, former Chief Lending Officer of Heritage State Bank, from working in the US banking industry under a consent order effective July 9, 2026. The regulator found Burns approved at least four loans using property appraisals altered to show

The USD/JPY exchange rate rose 0.02% to 162.420 yen as of 1:28 PM on July 17 in Tokyo trading, despite verbal intervention remarks from Japanese authorities. The rate climbed after US economic indicators released the previous day showed robust recovery, triggering yen selling and dollar buying.