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Threat actors stole $763.9 million across 67 incidents in Q2 2026, making it the most severe period for Web3 security since Q2 2025. Breaches in audited protocols highlighted an industry misconception: treating a point-in-time code audit as a complete security seal. Q2 2026 Security Breakdown The second quarter of 2026 was the most severe period…Read More

BitMEX, the exchange that invented the crypto perpetual swap, will shut down completely on September 23, 2026, at 04:00 UTC. HDR Global Trading Limited, the exchange’s parent company, announced the closure on July 23. New account registrations stopped the same day. The company cited a strategic review of its business and the broader crypto industry.…Read More

Offering players worldwide the opportunity to bet on any world event: this is the promise of prediction markets platforms. With the massive success and traction of names such as Polymarket and Kalshi, one may wonder: how do these companies operate, behind the curtain? LegalBison is a global boutique legal and business services firm and licensed…Read More

The launch of multiple corporate and fiat-backed digital Japanese yen assets risks siloing domestic liquidity. Startale advocates for “regulated access to open infrastructure”—using interoperable layers like Soneium to connect regulated assets with public Web3 rails. Beyond Speculation: Staking as Infrastructure For years, Japan’s Web3 ecosystem has balanced world-class institutional support against a tough domestic tax…Read More

Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) Technologies Group mined 990 bitcoin in June, up 7.5% from the previous month, as the company continued deploying its proprietary mining machines while expanding its artificial-intelligence cloud business. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The original article can be viewed here. The Energy Mag (formerly The Miner Mag) provides news,…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Swiss Bank BancaStato Launches Bitcoin Trading Through Sygnum and Avaloq BancaStato has become the latest Swiss bank to offer regulated bitcoin trading through its existing banking apps via Sygnum’s infrastructure. This post Swiss Bank BancaStato Launches Bitcoin Trading Through Sygnum and Avaloq first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Nasdaq-listed Zhibao Technology to Take 3,500 Bitcoin in Proposed PIPE Financing Nasdaq-listed Zhibao Technology plans to accept 3,500 bitcoin in a proposed $220 million PIPE deal, a move that would transform the Chinese insurance-tech firm into the latest public company building a bitcoin treasury. This post Nasdaq-listed Zhibao Technology to Take 3,500 Bitcoin…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto’s US Workforce Is Tiny, But Industry Punches Above Its Weight: Report There aren’t that many crypto jobs in the US but the industry contributes a lot, a new report says. This post Crypto’s US Workforce Is Tiny, But Industry Punches Above Its Weight: Report first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Benchmark Raises Hut 8 Price Target After Bitcoin Miner Signs $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal Bitcoin miner Hut 8’s stock will soar due to its AI ambitions, according to investment bank Benchmark. This post Benchmark Raises Hut 8 Price Target After Bitcoin Miner Signs $9.8 Billion AI Data Center Deal first appeared…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Lightning Labs Launches Wavelength: “Bitcoin on Easy Mode” for Developers and Autonomous Agents Available immediately on Signet and testnet (mainnet invitation-only), Wavelength exposes the same API to AI agents through the Model Context Protocol so machines can pay machines in fractions of a cent while users retain full key control. This post Lightning…Read More