Morning Edition · Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Crypto
Zeroed Oracle Signature Drains $9 Million From Hedera Lender Bonzo Lend
A Supra price feed accepted an all-zero cryptographic signature as valid, letting an attacker borrow millions against 250 SAUCE tokens worth a few dollars.
Crypto
Privacy Chains Reframe Confidential Execution as a Requirement for Serious On-Chain Use
Aztec's fully private smart-contract network runs live on Ethereum, while Miden argues confidentiality must ship together with built-in compliance controls.
Crypto
Trump Presses Senate to Pass CLARITY Act Before August Recess as Ethics Fight Persists
A federal law-enforcement association endorsed the market-structure bill, but a dispute over conflict-of-interest rules aimed at the president's own crypto holdings remains unresolved.
Crypto
Stablecoins Settled a Record $1.79 Trillion in June Even as Circulating Supply Contracted
USD Coin handled about two-thirds of adjusted volume and Coinbase's Base network processed the most activity, while the total stablecoin float shrank by $7.7 billion.
Crypto
Honeypot Tokens Vanish From Robinhood Chain Wallets as Weekly Exploit Losses Mount
Relay says buyers on Robinhood's permissionless layer-2 lost funds to self-erasing scam contracts, one of several incidents tracked across chains this week.
Crypto
U.S. Government Sends $297 Million in Seized Bitcoin and Ether to Coinbase Prime
Arkham traced 3,940 bitcoin and 30,000 ether from three enforcement cases to the custodian, reviving questions about federal disposal without any confirmed sale.
Crypto
Justice Department Moves to Drop $722 Million BitClub Fraud Case Before Trial
Prosecutors are seeking dismissal of the mining-pool Ponzi prosecution, leaving victims uncertain what, if anything, they will recover.
Macro
Bitcoin Falls to About $62,400 as Traders Raise Bets on a July Fed Rate Increase
Major tokens dropped 2% or more before a U.S. inflation report and testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, even as one asset manager argued prices have detached from adoption.
Crypto
Strategy Raises $467 Million in Cash and Leaves Its 843,775 Bitcoin Untouched
The largest corporate bitcoin holder paused purchases for a second straight week as smaller treasury vehicles kept accumulating.
Crypto
Mizuho Says Circle's Trust-Bank Approval Does Not Fix Slowing USDC Growth
The Japanese bank kept a neutral rating, warning that a national trust charter leaves USD Coin exposed to intensifying stablecoin competition.
Crypto
Solo Bitcoin Miner Earns About $200,000 With $150 of Hardware as Lone Mining Rises
Independent miners found 24 blocks over the past year, a 41% increase, reviving debate over how concentrated block production really is.
Crypto
Binance Customers Added 7,715 Bitcoin in June as Ether and Tether Balances Fell
The exchange's 44th proof-of-reserves snapshot shows customer bitcoin holdings up 1.22%, a rare on-chain view of positioning.