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Minnesota bans crypto kiosks after residents lost nearly $1M to scams
The ban on crypto kiosks in Minnesota highlights the need for stronger consumer protection measures in the rapidly evolving crypto industry.
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BlackRock’s IBIT leads spot Bitcoin ETFs with $265M in outflows
Sustained outflows from Bitcoin ETFs could destabilize the market, potentially triggering a feedback loop of falling prices and increased redemptions.
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BlackRock clients sell 1,948 Bitcoin for $123M as ETF redemptions continue
Continued ETF redemptions may signal shifting investor sentiment, impacting Bitcoin's market stability and influencing future institutional strategies.
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Dogecoin (DOGE), Zcash (ZEC), Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL) Price Analysis For August 1: Outsiders Enter the Stage
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Upbit Rebalances 864B SHIB In Internal Wallet Move
South Korean exchange Upbit has reorganized 864 billion SHIB between internal wallet addresses, creating a large on-chain movement that looks significant at first glance but appears to be a wallet rebalancing rather than an exchange selloff.
The validated notes show 384 billion SHIB moving from Upbit hot wallet address 0x769 to related platform addresses through four transfers of 96 billion SHIB each.
Avalanche Staking Hits $204M As Fuji Testnet Activates Helicon Upgrade
Avalanche staking value has reached about $204.77 million, while the Fuji testnet has activated the Helicon upgrade, giving AVAX watchers two separate network signals to track.
The validated notes show staked AVAX representing roughly 43% of circulating supply.
Pump.fun Layoffs Spark Fury After Workers Miss Million-Dollar Token Payouts
Former Pump.fun employees say they were dismissed two months before their PUMP tokens vested. Weeks after those dates passed, the team unlocked 50 billion tokens of its own.
An anonymous X (Twitter) account claiming to speak for more than 40 ex-staff began publishing termination emails this week. Pump.fun has not addressed the allegations publicly.
Sandmark reported that the Solana launchpad terminated contracts in early April. A quarter of each staff allocation was due to vest roughly two months later.
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, or ARFC, covers 25 lending reserves with $12.8 million supplied, based on LlamaRisk data dated July 28. The forum thread still showed the request under discussion on July 31.
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 pledge.
The July 30 board action raised the aggregate ceiling from 1,875 ETH to 4,375 ETH.
On the markets — Kalshi traders have been actively repricing this story in the last day.