Strategy CEO Advocates Using Mortgages to Invest in Bitcoin Giant's STRC Preferred Shares

Dogecoin Cash Inc. is developing Dogecoin Gold, a token linking digital assets to physical gold reserves. The proposed system involves tokens representing defined units of gold held by a precious metals custodian, created and removed upon gold custody and redemption.

Autonomous agents now drive over 19% of on-chain activity, excelling in yield optimization but struggling in open-ended trading. Despite their potential, agents face challenges in adapting to real-time market changes and unclear conditions, as highlighted in recent research by DWF Ventures.

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, is set to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million in cash and stock. Bitnomial's regulatory infrastructure, as the first fully CFTC-licensed derivatives company in the U.S., will enhance Payward's B2B platform with crypto trading and derivatives capabilities.

Bitcoin's rally to $76,000 faces uncertainty as negative funding rates suggest investors are shorting the market, anticipating a reversal. The potential short squeeze hinges on Bitcoin breaking and holding above $80,000 to trigger liquidations of short positions.

Circle, the issuer of USDC, faces a class action lawsuit for failing to freeze stolen funds during the $285 million exploit on Solana DeFi platform Drift Protocol. The lawsuit alleges that Circle did not act during the eight-hour window when attackers moved $232 million in USDC to Ethereum.

Wrench attacks, involving young thugs executing violent home invasions to steal crypto, are orchestrated by crime bosses, often operating from abroad. These criminal organizations, linked to drug trafficking, recruit disposable foot soldiers through social media, paying them a few thousand euros for their services.

BIP-361 aims to freeze Bitcoin coins not moved to quantum-resistant addresses, potentially saving 34% of supply. Cardano's Charles Hoskinson doubts the recovery of 1.7 million vulnerable coins, including Satoshi Nakamoto's stash.

The Ethereum Foundation's ETH Rangers Program identified and exposed around 100 IT workers linked to North Korea over six months, recovering over $5.8 million and detecting 785+ vulnerabilities. The program collaborated with blockchain security groups to address the security threats facing the Ethereum ecosystem.

Grinex, a Russian crypto exchange linked to Garantex, reported a hack of over $13 million by "Western special services." The exchange, known for trading ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5, has paused activity and reported the incident to law enforcement.

Stack BTC has appointed David Galan as its new CEO to lead the company's strategy shift towards acquiring cash-generative businesses to accumulate Bitcoin. The leadership change follows investments from political figures like Nigel Farage and Kwasi Kwarteng, with Farage backing the company's Bitcoin treasury approach.