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CoinDCX Engineer Arrested Following July's $43.4M Exploit: Report

A software engineer working for CoinDCX has been arrested for alleged involvement in the breach after hackers allegedly exploited his credentials to siphon funds to six wallets.

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Markets

Bitcoin Holders Can Now Earn Automated Yield Via $2B Solv Protocol

Solv Protocol has launched BTC+, an automated vault for generating yield on bitcoin holdings, offering a base yield of 4.5% to 5.5%.

BTC holders can harvest automated yield on Solv. (rainerh11/Pixabay)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Drops to $115K as Third Major Profit-Taking, New Tariff Tensions Add Pressure

CryptoQuant data shows a $6B–$8B profit-taking spike in July as new whales offload BTC near highs. Trump's renewed tariff measures, announced Thursday, deepen the consolidation phase.

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Finance

Coinbase Increases Bitcoin Holdings, Plans Tokenized Stocks in U.S.

The announcement comes amid the exchange posting a disappointing second-quarter with shares down more than 6% in post-market trading.

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Finance

Strategy Looking to Raise $4.2B Via Preferred Stock to Stack More Bitcoin

The offering comes just days after closing on the sale of $2.5 billion of STRC preferred shares.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City on March 20, 2025. (Nikhilesh De)

Markets

Coinbase Stock Tumbles 7% After Disappointing Q2 Results

The company posted total revenue of $1.5 billion, lower than the $1.59 billion that analysts had expected.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaking to House Speaker Mike Johnson on July 18, 2025. (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum's Justin Drake Unveils ‘Lean’ Roadmap to Fend Off Quantum Threats

The new framework is aimed at simplifying the protocol’s design while preparing it for the security risks posed by future quantum computers.

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Tech

Adam Back's Blockstream Unveils Bitcoin-Powered, Liquid Network-Based Smart Contracts

Co-founded by early Bitcoin contributor Adam Back, Blockstream introduced Simplicity to solve the limitations of Bitcoin as a smart contract venue

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus Hong Kong in February (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

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Tech

Helium Plus Lets Businesses Join Solana DePIN Project With Just Wi-Fi

The Solana DePIN project is launching a new service that allows businesses to contribute to the Helium Network with just Wi-Fi and without having to buy new equipment.

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Markets

Robinhood's Strong Q2 Fails to Sway Cautious Wall Street Analysts

Having nearly tripled in price from the April lows, the stock received a number of modest price target hikes, but no ratings upgrades.

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