Elon Musk’s SpaceX (SPCX) tops earnings as bitcoin (BTC) holding value drops by $540 million

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SpaceX (SPCX), Elon Musk’s space technology company, reported its first quarterly results as a public company on Tuesday, announcing second-quarter revenue of $7.8 billion. That figure topped Wall Street expectations of $6.9 billion, while narrowing its quarterly loss to $541 million as growth accelerated across its launch, Starlink and AI businesses. The company reported a […]

U.S. FBI intelligence agent arrested in connection with theft of $1 million in crypto

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A supervising U.S. FBI agent who worked in intelligence at the national headquarters has been arrested and accused in a federal court filing of stealing more than $1 million in cryptocurrency. The high-level special agent, identified as Patrick Steven Yarmoch, allegedly turned himself in to agency colleagues, reporting that he dug crypto keys from FBI […]

Ondo Finance explores deal valued at up to $500 million

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Tokenized asset specialist Ondo Finance is evaluating a potential acquisition of between $250 million and $500 million, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The New York-based company is considering wealthtech targets, among other subsectors, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter is private. Ondo has not yet […]

World Foundation raises $52.5 million in new funding round lead by Pantera Capital

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Poised to become the world’s most prominent “real humans’ network”, the project previously known as Worldcoin aims to establish an identity layer to distinguish unique individuals from automated bots. The protocol relies on custom hardware, known as an Orb, to issue credentials without compromising user privacy. “World’s technology and proof of human and variations are […]

Bonzo Lend’s total value locked plunges 77% as $9 million oracle exploit rattles Hedera

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Bonzo Lend, a decentralized lending protocol on the Hedera network, suffered an estimated $9.05 million loss after an attacker exploited a verification flaw in a third-party Supra oracle contract, allowing them to borrow assets far exceeding the value of their collateral. The attacker deposited 250 SAUCE tokens with little value, before submitting a manipulated price […]

Securitize (SECZ) eyes acquisitions with $400 million war chest after going public

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The firm is not interested in buying rivals, Domingo said. “They’re not going to bring anything to me that I don’t have in terms of tech.” Instead, Domingo said Securitize is looking at businesses that complement its institutional tokenization offering, aiming to build a broader “one-stop shop” for customers. “We’re going to look at what […]

Ukraine transfers $8.3 million in seized crypto amid potential plans for strategic reserve

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“This is the first time that seized crypto assets have actually been handed over to state management,” the statement reads. The funds came from wallets controlled by a member of an alleged international hacker group, the office said. However, fund management involves custody of the digital assets, not ownership. The USDT sits in a wallet […]

Tokenization is becoming the financing layer for AI and robotics, Framework bets with $400 million fund

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Traditional securitization markets struggle to package individual servers or computing equipment into investable products, Anderson said. Stablecoins — with more than $300 billion circulating onchain — create a new source of capital for asset-backed lending. “We have the capital onchain to finance this industry,” he said. The same thinking extends to energy. Framework has invested […]

Bitmine (BMNR) buys $92 million ETH as Tom Lee reaffirms ‘crypto spring’ call

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Earlier this month, Bitmine raised roughly $274 million through the sale of 3.5 million shares of 9.50% Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock. The preferred shares, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BMNP, pay weekly cash dividends. Lee has argued that the company’s staking operation provides recurring cash flow to support […]

Humanity’s $36 million exploit happened because a ‘multisig’ lived on one laptop

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Humanity Protocol explained how attackers were able to steal more than $36 million of its H token, and the cause was a serious lapse in how it secured its keys. In an incident update shared with CoinDesk, the decentralized identity project said the breach started when an employee’s laptop was compromised. The machine held several […]

SEC sues Texas man over $12.3 million alleged crypto scheme built on fake AI trading bots

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued Texas resident Nathan Fuller, alleging he raised about $12.3 million from roughly 150 investors through a crypto investment scheme built around false claims of AI-powered trading bots, guaranteed returns and insurance protections. According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]

Samsung is buying a $408 million stake in South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange

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Three Samsung affiliates agreed to buy a 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, for a total of 612.8 billion won ($408 million), the Korea Herald reported. Investment bank Samsung Securities is set to take a 2% stake in Dunamu in a 306 billion-won cash transaction, from affiliates of […]