EU Parliament Passes Message-Scanning ‘Chat Control’
The European Parliament has passed legislation allowing tech firms to scan messages for child sexual abuse material until 2028, a controversial law dubbed “chat control” by critics. EU lawmakers on…
Bitcoin Reclaims 63k but Traders Fear Correction Before Deribit Expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $63,000 mark on Thursday, but traders fear a correction ahead of Friday’s $1.4 billion options expiry on Deribit. The concerns stem from the US government bond…
Zcash Sets Ironwood Network Upgrade for July 28
Zcash’s Ironwood network upgrade, the solution to an “infinity” bug discovered in May on the privacy-focused blockchain’s main private transaction pool, Orchard, is set to go live on July 28. …
Injective NPM Package Hacked to Steal Crypto Wallet Keys
Hackers compromised a widely used Injective software package in a supply chain attack with malware designed to steal crypto wallet private keys, adding to a growing attack vector involving attackers…
DeFi Holding up Unusually Well in Down Market: Bitwise
Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens have held up unusually well against Bitcoin over the past month, suggesting the market may be “quietly re-rating” the sector, says crypto index fund maker Bitwise.…
Phantom and Hyperliquid Seek CFTC Clarity on DeFi Infrastructure
Crypto wallet provider Phantom and the Hyperliquid Policy Center have urged the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to exempt blockchain protocol developers and non-custodial wallet providers from regulations designed…
White House Says it Received no Democratic Response Related to SEC, CFTC Vacancies
White House officials claimed that they had “not received names” in response to requests to Senate Democrats for potential commissioners to two US financial regulatory agencies. In a Thursday letter…
Coinbase Chief Legal Officer to Transition to Advisory Role on July 31
Paul Grewal, who has served as Coinbase’s chief legal officer since 2020, announced that he would transition to an advisory role at the exchange starting on July 31. In a…
BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls To Bitcoin Custody
BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) introduced a set of tools to help institutions measure and reduce the quantum-computing risk tied to their Bitcoin holdings. The digital asset infrastructure company said…
Bitdeer Stock Jumps After $36M Nevada Manufacturing Expansion
Shares of Bitdeer Technologies Group rose on Thursday after the Bitcoin (BTC) mining infrastructure company announced a $36 million manufacturing facility in Nevada, a move that expands its US production…









