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📊 US-Iran Tensions Wipe $80B from Crypto Markets Escalating US-Iran tensions triggered an $80 billion drop across crypto markets, with Bitcoin and Ethereum among the assets hit as geopolitical risk sentiment shifted sharply. The selloff followed US strikes on Iran and Senator Tom Cotton's public push for continued military action, adding uncertainty to global risk markets including digital assets…

⚖️ US Traders Pile Into 100x Leveraged Perpetual Futures The Trump administration has opened American markets to perpetual futures contracts — highly leveraged derivatives products that have long been restricted for US retail traders. US day traders are now piling into "perps" offering leverage of up to 100x. The products have a stark track record: data cited in the report shows 70–97% of day tra…

🌐 Zcash launches node targeting 50,000 private transactions per second The Zcash ecosystem has introduced Zakura, a new node client designed as the first live component of Project Tachyon — a broader effort to scale Zcash from roughly one private shielded transaction per second to Visa-level throughput of 50,000 TPS. Zakura is part of a roadmap that also includes the NU7 network upgrade. Together…

🔐 BonkDAO Governance Exploit Drains 4.4 Trillion BONK An attacker exploited BonkDAO's governance system on July 6, draining 4.426 trillion BONK tokens — worth approximately $21.2 million — from the protocol's treasury. The attacker has since sold 800 billion BONK for around $2–2.48 million and still holds an estimated 2.4 trillion tokens, creating persistent selling pressure. BONK's price has fal…

🌐 Malaysia Blockchain Week 2026 Eyes Kuala Lumpur as Web3 Hub Malaysia Blockchain Week 2026 is positioning Kuala Lumpur as a central destination for Web3 and AI development in the Asia-Pacific region, targeting builders, investors, and institutions active in the space. The event reflects broader momentum in Southeast Asia, where Web3 adoption and real-world use cases are expanding. Malaysia is be…

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🧩 Crypto-Style Perps Bring AI Compute to Derivatives Markets Crypto-native derivatives are entering the AI compute sector before traditional exchanges, with perpetual futures and prediction markets already tracking GPU pricing ahead of planned regulated offerings. According to Bernstein, CME and ICE are targeting late 2026 for regulated GPU futures. In the meantime, platforms like Hyperliquid are…

🔐 UK Gang Jailed for $5.4M Crypto Impersonation Scam A UK criminal gang has been sentenced to prison after stealing over £4 million (~$5.4M) in cryptocurrency by impersonating police officers. The group used convincing fake police websites to deceive eight victims into handing over their crypto holdings. By posing as law enforcement, the gang exploited victims' trust in official institutions to c…

🏦 Tether Invests $20M in Argentine Neobank Ualá Tether has taken a $20 million strategic stake in Ualá, the Argentine neobank, as part of a broader $197 million funding round completed in March that valued the company at $3.2 billion. The investment is purely financial — Ualá has confirmed no operational integration with Tether's stablecoin products is planned, citing regulatory hurdles facing ba…

💵 Aptos Launches Open USD with Mastercard, Visa and Stripe Aptos has announced the launch of Open USD (OUSD), a stablecoin initiative developed in partnership with Mastercard, Visa, and Stripe. The collaboration brings together three of the world's largest payments networks on the Aptos blockchain, aiming to accelerate stablecoin adoption in global finance. No further details on token mechanics,…

🟠 Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Moves $383M After 8 Years A Bitcoin wallet inactive for over eight years transferred 5,908 BTC — worth approximately $383 million — to a new address on Wednesday. The movement was flagged by blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, citing Arkham data. The wallet is described as belonging to an early Bitcoin holder, with the funds sitting untouched since before 2017. Lar…

🟠 BIP-110 Splits Bitcoin Community Over Non-Financial Data A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal — BIP-110 — is dividing developers, miners, and industry leaders by seeking to restrict non-financial data from being stored on the Bitcoin network. The debate has reached a key activation deadline, with prominent figures on both sides clashing over whether Bitcoin's blockchain should be limited strictly…