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  5. ALTCOINSCointelegraph

    Greenlane’s $70M BERA treasury ends Q2 valued at $16M

    Greenlane Holdings’ BERA-focused crypto treasury was valued at $16.4 million at the end of the second quarter, significantly below its $70 million cost basis, according to a regulatory filing. The company held 81.3 million BERA and BERA-equivalent tokens as of June 30, with a fair value that was $53.8 million less than its purchase price, resulting in a 76.6% decline. During the quarter, Greenlane reported a noncash fair-value loss of $19.1 million on its digital assets, contributing to a net loss of $24.8 million. Despite the declining value, the company increased its holdings of BERA tokens from 77.7 million at the end of March. As of its latest update, BERA was trading at about $0.146, down from over $1.20 earlier this year.

  6. BITCOINCoinDesk

    The bitcoin futures market looks like a crowded club with a tiny exit – and it could cause pain

    The bitcoin futures market currently has an open interest of about $48 billion, while the 24-hour trading volume is roughly $25 billion, indicating a significant disparity between open positions and liquidity, according to CoinDesk. This gap suggests that if many traders attempt to exit their positions simultaneously, the limited volume could lead to heightened volatility and potential price swings, particularly if forced liquidations occur due to margin shortages. Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode notes that with weakening demand and fewer resting bids beneath current price levels, a retest of previous lows could result in a sharper decline. The market's calm state is still maintained with BTC trading near $63,500, but the underlying structural risks remain significant.

  9. ALLCointelegraph

    Chainalysis sues US over $95M ICE contract with TRM Labs

    Chainalysis has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in the Court of Federal Claims, challenging the decision by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to award a $94.6 million sole-source contract to TRM Labs for forensic software and support services, covering investigations for Homeland Security. The company claims that ICE’s decision was “arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable,” and has kept its complaint under seal due to containing confidential information. TRM Labs has intervened in the case, and responses from the government and TRM are scheduled for Friday, with oral arguments set for September 2. The specific objections or remedies sought by Chainalysis were not detailed in the public filings.

  10. ALLCoinDesk

    The SEC meeting that wasn't: State of Crypto

    The U.S. SEC canceled a planned meeting that was intended to discuss its Reg Crypto proposal and an innovation exemption, with the delay attributed to concerns related to the Clarity Act, as reported by CoinDesk. The agency's decision to postpone these plans came amid ongoing negotiations over the Clarity Act and its potential impact on the legislative process, including how SEC regulations might be challenged or undone in the future. Industry insiders indicated that the SEC might not take further action until after the Senate's break in early October, with the rulemaking process estimated to take close to a year for completion and implementation. The White House is scheduled to host crypto CEOs and a CFTC advisory committee meeting, highlighting ongoing regulatory engagement in the sector.

  11. ALLCoinDesk

    Crypto investors are looking past market-cap rankings and back to fundamentals

    According to CoinDesk, crypto investors are shifting their focus from market-cap rankings to fundamental metrics such as market opportunity, adoption, usage, and value capture when evaluating tokens, with industry figures like Hunter Horsley of Bitwise noting that the era of ranking by CoinMarketCap is ending. Wealth managers entering crypto are increasingly disregarding rankings and assessing projects based on on-chain activity and economic viability, exemplified by Hyperliquid's valuation against trading volume instead of size. Industry players also observe that fundamentals like revenue and usage are becoming more influential over longer time horizons, although short-term prices are still largely driven by perpetual futures trading flows. There is a growing emphasis on verifiable, on-chain metrics such as transaction counts, fee revenue, and user retention, while tokenized real-world assets are emerging as a new category attracting flows. Overall, the sector sees a divergence between cryptocurrencies and related equities, with the latter outperforming in the first half of 2023, and the emphasis on strong fundamentals as key for future success, according to industry experts such as Zach Pandl of Grayscale.

  12. ALLCoinDesk

    Safepal security vulnerability exposes data of 39,798 customers

    SafePal disclosed a security breach affecting 39,798 customers who placed orders between March 2, 2025, and April 11, 2026, exposing their names, physical addresses, and contact details. The company stated that no cryptocurrency funds, seed phrases, private keys, bank details, or government IDs were compromised, but warned users about increased phishing and impersonation risks. SafePal identified an "authorization flaw" in a plug-in used for order tracking, which has now been patched, and has taken steps including notifying affected customers and hiring a third-party security firm to review its systems. The company emphasized that the core security of its wallets remains intact, and it has implemented additional security measures.

  15. ALLCointelegraph

    DefiLlama Delayed App Launch Over Fake Phishing Apps on Apple Store

    According to DefiLlama's pseudonymous founder, 0xngmi, the platform delayed launching its mobile app to ensure all phishing apps impersonating it were removed from the Apple Store, in order to prevent user scams. The company attempted for months to get these malicious apps taken down, with Apple removing one shortly after 0xngmi and the team documented a wallet being drained during their efforts. The fake apps have impersonated other crypto brands too, such as Rabby wallet and Curve Finance in 2024. Cointelegraph has contacted Apple for comment.

  17. ETHEREUMCointelegraph

    Ethereum devs to narrow 66 proposals tied to Hegotá upgrade

    Ethereum developers are reviewing 66 proposals to narrow down the features for the upcoming Hegotá upgrade, which aims to enhance privacy capabilities within the protocol. Currently, only the FOCIL proposal is scheduled for inclusion, along with others like Frame Transactions, Keyed Nonces, and Recent Roots for Frame Transactions, which aim to enable native privacy without intermediaries. FOCIL is intended to increase censorship resistance by allowing validator committees to force transactions into blocks. The core developers plan to ship the Hegotá upgrade next year, with proposals not included potentially reconsidered for later upgrades, and an upcoming developer call is scheduled for Monday. Additionally, Ethereum is preparing for the Glamsterdam upgrade, aimed at improving scalability and usability, with a mainnet launch expected in the second half of 2026.

  18. ALLCointelegraph

    Bybit adds Unitree, Moonshot AI to pre-IPO perpetuals lineup

    Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has launched pre-IPO perpetual contracts tied to Chinese robotics firm Unitree, which received approval for an IPO on Shanghai’s STAR Market, and artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI. These USDT-denominated contracts provide traders with exposure to the companies' prices without ownership of the underlying shares. Since April, Bybit's TradFi perpetuals lineup has expanded to over 200 products, covering equities, ETFs, commodities, indices, and private companies. This move follows industry trends, as other crypto exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken have also introduced private-market products, and onchain equities have seen increased activity.

  19. ALLCointelegraph

    Tokenized stock holders more than double as monthly volume surges

    The number of tokenized stock holders has more than doubled in the past month to 1.31 million, with monthly transfer volume increasing nearly 180% to $23.13 billion, according to RWA.xyz data. Despite challenges, the market has seen growth in distributed value, reaching $2.38 billion, with Ondo leading at approximately $872 million, followed by Kraken’s xStocks and Binance’s bStocks. The expansion follows increased platform activity in private-market and pre-IPO tokens, notably around SpaceX, although some campaigns, such as Binance's pre-IPO efforts, experienced refunds due to insufficient underlying shares. Overall, tokenized equities are part of a broader trend in real-world asset tokenization, which is projected to grow significantly by 2028.

  21. BITCOINCoinDesk

    Swiss mega-bank UBS ramps up its Bitcoin exposure with a massive 24-fold surge in ETF call options

    UBS increased its call option exposure related to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by over 24 times in the second quarter, reaching 1.95 million underlying shares as of June 30, according to a regulatory filing. In the same period, UBS’s direct holdings of IBIT rose 12% to 407,890 shares, while its put option exposure decreased roughly 53% to 143,300 shares. The filing does not specify whether the changes result from client initiatives, dealer hedging, market-making, or proprietary strategies, nor does it include strike prices. Despite the large increase in call options, UBS’s direct IBIT position remained below its reported maximum holdings of 548,614 shares at the end of 2022.