A major healthcare technology firm has started sending notifications to hundreds of thousands of patients about the theft of their medical records and personal details. The New Jersey company CareCloud, which supports patient records for more than 45,000 providers nationwide, confirmed unauthorized access to one of its electronic health record databases hosted on Amazon Web …
Monthly archives: August 2026
Bitcoin (BTC) Drop Forces Strategy Into $8,220,000,000 Quarterly Loss While Cash Reserves Grow
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price decline forces Michael Saylor’s Strategy into an $8.22 billion net loss for the second quarter. The loss stems mainly from an $8.32 billion unrealized hit on its Bitcoin trove as the flagship cryptocurrency fell during the period, says Strategy. The company expanded its holdings to 843,775 BTC by late July with an …
Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis
Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident. Galaxy Research, the research arm of crypto investment company Galaxy Digital, identified 1,196 addresses linked to the Coldcard wallet incident that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin, worth about $70.2 million at the time of the …
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Bitcoin ETFs end July in the green despite late-month selling
Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $172.4 million in July inflows but remained $5.3 billion negative year to date after heavy withdrawals in May and June. US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finished July in the green despite a late-month wave of selling and BTC price volatility. Bitcoin ETFs attracted a modest $172.4 million in net inflows …
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From crypto treasury to AI data centers: Inside the aggressive 4,375 ETH selloff that just hit a massive collateral wall
Japan-listed Quantum Solutions expanded the amount of Ether its group may sell through Oct. 30, 2026, after subsidiary GPT Pals Studio sold another 1,000 ETH to help fund its AI data-center push. The group can still sell up to 2,471 ETH, while only 1,714.8 ETH of its present balance is disclosed as outside a lender …
Grayscale Sees 3,000 Onchain Vaults With $7B+ as Next Crypto Breakout
Grayscale says onchain vaults could become the next crypto product to gain broad adoption in traditional finance. The structures resemble collateralized loan obligations but use smart contracts to manage assets and distribute returns. Grayscale Tracks $7B in Vaults as Wall Street Eyes Onchain Credit Stablecoins and tokenized assets have already begun reshaping traditional finance. Grayscale …
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CEO Arrested Over Alleged Crypto-Funded Contract Killing
Federal prosecutors allege the chief executive of a cross-border currency exchange business converted $750,000 into cryptocurrency for undercover agents before arranging payments tied to an alleged murder-for-hire plot. Authorities also claim the executive sent 25,000 USDT as part of the final payment after agents staged the victim’s killing. Prosecutors Allege Crypto Payments Completed Murder-for-Hire Scheme …
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The Coldcard Exploit Explained: Who Lost Bitcoin and Who’s at Risk
An attacker exploited weak seeds generated by certain Coldcard hardware wallets to steal bitcoin worth roughly tens of millions from hundreds of addresses on July 30. According to a deep analysis from Galaxy Research, the core theft unfolded in a tightly coordinated burst lasting about 25 minutes, while broader analysis later connected roughly 1,196 addresses …
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Bitcoin And Ethereum Edge Higher As Traders Watch Altcoin Rotation
Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher into July 31, while a small shift in market dominance suggested traders were again watching whether capital was rotating toward major altcoins. The validated notes show Bitcoin rising 0.29% to about $64,145.86, while Ethereum traded around the $1,890 to $1,920 range, briefly dipping below $1,900 before recovering. At the same …
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NEAR Adds Staking-Based Payments For AI Compute Credits
NEAR has launched a staking-based payment model for NEAR AI, giving users a way to lock NEAR tokens and receive monthly compute credits instead of paying through traditional cloud billing or credit-card rails. According to the validated notes, the system gives users access to 43 hosted AI models, including models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. …
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ENS Labs Scales Back Treasury Proposal After Delegate Pushback
ENS Labs has revised a governance proposal after delegate criticism over treasury control, choosing to keep the DAO’s primary operational wallet custody in place rather than moving broader control to the Foundation. According to the validated notes, the revised plan scraps the more contentious transfer of the DAO’s operational wallet, which includes ETH and stablecoins. …
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Uniswap Fee Switch Activation Puts UNI Burn Mechanics Back In Focus
Uniswap governance has activated a protocol fee switch on v4 liquidity pools, pushing protocol revenue higher and directing collected fees toward UNI buy-and-burn mechanics rather than direct distributions to tokenholders. The validated notes point to Uniswap Governance Proposal 100 passing with about 46.6 million votes in favor and roughly 1.27 million opposed. The mechanism collects …
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CleanCore’s $800M AI Contract Shows Dogecoin Treasury Firms Are Changing Shape
CleanCore Solutions has signed a 10-year colocation agreement with Cerebras Systems valued at $800 million, and the story is not just that a small public company has moved into AI infrastructure. It is that a company previously known in crypto circles for its Dogecoin treasury has now made a much larger corporate pivot. According to …
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Galaxy Digital Says $70,000,000 Drained From Bitcoin Holders in Coldcard Wallet Exploit
Researchers at Galaxy Digital say about $70 million has been stolen due to an exploit in the popular Bitcoin wallet Coldcard. The attack was enabled by a firmware bug that dramatically reduced the randomness of how the wallet creates its secret recovery phrase. According to Galaxy, the vast majority of the funds were stolen in …
Why DeFi giant Aave is pulling the plug on six hyped blockchains making less than $5,000 a quarter
In a July 29 forum-stage proposal, Aave risk service provider LlamaRisk recommended winding down the decentralized lender’s V3 deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium, and Aptos. The plan would put $4.1 million of debt on a staged exit path that keeps existing positions open during the initial step. The Aave Request for Final Comments, …