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Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) stock price gained by 1.69% on August 4 to close trading at $94. The gain occurred after Strategy announced selling $1,638 BTC, with the proceeds of the sale going towards repurchasing $81.2 million worth of STRC shares.
A critical vulnerability that contributed to the recent Coldcard hardware wallet security incident could have been identified by artificial intelligence for as little as $2, according to Dragonfly Capital partner Haseeb Qureshi, highlighting how rapidly AI
At least 15 different attackers have exploited the Coldcard vulnerability, according to Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn, citing new victim reports received since the incident. Thorn said Tuesday that the victim reports helped
Key Takeaways Cloudflare launched Wallets so AI agents can pay for APIs using x402 stablecoin micropayments. Account Wallets cap Virtual Wallets, letting employers set limits like $100 per week per agent. Cloudflare’s cloudflare.pay
Key Takeaways Patrick Yaroch, a former FBI supervisory agent, was arrested July 31 on federal theft charges. Yaroch allegedly moved about $1 million from adversarial crypto wallets into personal accounts. The FBI has recovered roughly $925,000 as the
George Santos, the former lawmaker convicted of fraud, got in fresh trouble following his release from prison by making illegal bets on Kalshi. Then, hours after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered the former U.
Prediction markets are deepening their foothold in Major League Baseball. On Thursday, Novig, an up-and-coming trading platform, announced a multi-year deal with the New York Mets to become the team’s exclusive prediction market partner.
Key Takeaways CEO Lee Jun-hee said Samsung SDS will combine its cloud expertise with Dunamu’s blockchain technology. Samsung SDS cited stablecoin issuance-to-settlement validation as a key competitive capability. Samsung SDS said its Dunamu investment
Key Takeaways Digital Currency Group subsidiary Luno reduced its staff by 20% to build a leaner operational model. Retail trading drops drove Luno’s second major workforce reduction, following a 35% cut in January 2023. Luno will pivot
