CMC Crypto News

The Coldcard firmware hack has drained ~$130M in BTC from 7,300+ addresses, driving 890K BTC in weekly onchain movement, with analysts flagging rising demand for regulated custody.

CryptoQuant's Smart Money report shows BTC whale wallets grew by ~190K BTC since Dec. 2025 and ETH large holders hit a record 19.6M ETH during the current bear market.

BlackRock filed with the SEC to execute a 1-for-3 reverse split of its ETHA Ethereum ETF on Oct. 6, which analysts say will cut the fund's bid-ask spread from ~7bps to 2bps.

With the CLARITY Act stalled in Senate and Polymarket odds at 23%, Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says SEC-CFTC guidance and industry momentum make legislative failure survivable.

Taiwan's FSC will enforce the FATF Travel Rule on all domestic VASP transfers from Oct. 2026, with higher-value transfers requiring extra sender data and overseas platforms added by end-2027.

Samsung plans to add native stablecoin features to Galaxy smartphones via Samsung Wallet across 61 countries, with USDC demoed onstage at Galaxy Unpacked 2026.

Solana validators are backing SGP-0003, a dual proposal that would lift daily SOL burns up to 14x and cut new token issuance faster, tightening supply from both ends.

BitGo is moving $7.4B in WBTC to Chainlink's CCIP after a $292M KelpDAO exploit, bringing total LayerZero-to-Chainlink migration announcements to roughly $14.6B.

Italy's largest bank tripled its staked ETH ETF position to $7.1M in Q2 while slashing IBIT by 94% as BTC fell 14% and US spot crypto ETF outflows hit $4.89B.

Dinari lets eligible US investors trade 724 tokenized stocks, including the full S&P 500, via USDC in self-custody wallets across 4 blockchains, in a first for US retail.

Bernstein says Texas Gov. Abbott's data center audit will throttle new capacity approvals, boosting the value of existing BTC mining and AI sites with ERCOT-approved power.

Galaxy Research confirms 1,596 BTC stolen from ~7,300 Coldcard addresses across 3 waves. A suspected 4th wave could push total losses to 2,055 BTC, or ~$130M.

Binance's new Lite Loan lets verified users borrow up to 1,000 USDT against BTC with no price liquidation risk for the first 30 days and a 0.5% promo fee until Sept. 3.

Bernstein warns a Senate failure to pass the CLARITY Act before the Aug. 7 recess could push crypto prices lower, with Polymarket odds of passage falling to 31%.

Ripple-backed UK firms Zilo and Licuido to enable tokenized funds to serve as collateral from issuance on XRPL, as total tokenized RWAs globally reach $37.3B.

American Bitcoin mined a record 932 BTC in Q2 2026, grew its treasury 14% to 8,002 BTC, lifted mining revenue 8% to $67M, and narrowed its net loss to $57.2M.

Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for $105M last week, its second straight week of sales, while raising $290M via share issuances and pushing its USD reserve to $4B.

Bitmine grew its ETH treasury to 5.8M tokens worth ~$10.9B after another weekly buy, as Chairman Tom Lee said Ethereum beat the Nasdaq 100 by 2,500 bps in July.