Morning Edition · Monday, July 27, 2026
Crypto
Aztec Turns On Its Alpha V5 Privacy Network on Ethereum, Cutting Private Transactions to Under $0.05
A token-holder governance vote executed on-chain activated the upgrade, which more than doubles proving speed and patches a critical fund-theft flaw found in the prior version.
Crypto
North Korea's BlueNoroff Uses Fake Zoom and Teams Calls to Drain Crypto Wallets in Under Five Minutes
The group has reached more than 100 victims across over 20 countries, scanning browsers for wallets before deciding who receives its malware.
Crypto
DeFi Loses Tens of Millions in July as Oracle and Governance Attacks Recur Across Chains
A new proof-of-concept for a roughly $542,000 Lien Finance flaw adds to a month that already includes the $24 million Ostium drain and a $20 million governance takeover of BonkDAO.
Crypto
BitMart to Shut Down After Nine Years, and Its BMX Token Falls About 58%
The exchange will halt trading by August 26 and cease operations on January 31, 2027, giving no specific reason for the closure.
Crypto
Cardano's Hoskinson Says Bitcoin Could Lose Its Lead If Governance Fails a Quantum Test
He argues Bitcoin's rigid decision-making, not the cryptography alone, is the vulnerability, citing that more than 34% of the supply has exposed a public key.
Crypto
Ethereum Researchers Study Proprietary AMMs That Now Handle a Third of Solana's On-Chain Trading
The design lets professional market makers run active strategies inside composable contracts using cheap, fast oracles, and the question is whether it can move to Ethereum.
Crypto
Miden Pitches Confidential Execution as a Prerequisite, Not a Feature, in Blockchain's Next Phase
The project's Guardian design argues that practical privacy, with selective disclosure rather than total opacity, is what institutions actually need on-chain.
Crypto
South Korea's POSCO International Puts Live Invoices On-Chain in Tokenization Test With LG CNS
The trading company is using the Injective network to tokenize commercial receivables, extending blockchain networks deeper into corporate finance.
Crypto
MiCA and UK Compliance Costs Point Toward a New Wave of European Crypto Mergers
As licensing rules take effect, smaller firms face costs that push them toward acquisitions and partnerships with banks.
Crypto
A Lawsuit Claims Dormant Bitcoin as Lost Property, and Congress Moves to Close the Opening With CLARITY
A draft provision would bar treating a self-custodied asset as abandoned or forfeited simply because its owner has not moved it.
Crypto
Two Public Companies Sold 511 Bitcoin in a Day to Escape $31.7 Million in Debt
KULR and Smarter Web liquidated holdings to remove collateral risk and near-term maturities, a sign of financing strain in leveraged treasury vehicles.
Markets
Bitcoin Trades Near $65,000 as United States and Iran Pause Strikes and Brent Crude Falls About 7%
Ether outperformed Bitcoin on the move, and the muted crypto reaction to the earlier escalation stands out.