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Bitcoin slipped below $64K on Friday, falling more than 1% in a few hours amid a sudden spike in oil prices. The selling pressure comes as the US and Israel started considering a potential land blockade of Iran to intensify economic pressure amid recent escalations in the US-Iran war. Ad Ad US and Israel Consider The post Bitcoin Falls Below $64K as US and Israel Discuss Land Blockade on Iran appeared first on CoinGape .
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Plus, BTC is red this morning despite $233M in ETF inflows yesterday; and NY State is trying to shut down Kalshi and seeking $36B in damages
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The Treasury Department said the Hormuz Safe platform accepted bitcoin and other digital assets as part of an alleged sanctions workaround tied to IRGC-backed shipping controls.
The key updates and price outlook across PI, SOL, and BTC.
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Your day-ahead look for July 31, 2026
Zcash activated Ironwood on July 28, sealing the Orchard shielded pool and opening a replacement pool under the NU6.3 rules. ZEC traded near $474 at publication, below the $500 area that held for much of July, and was 12.4% lower over seven days. Two months earlier, ZEC led one of the year’s strongest altcoin bursts, […] The post Zcash fixed the flaw that nearly halved ZEC, and $926 million in leverage now tests the rebound appeared first on CryptoSlate .
BlackRock has made another Bitcoin purchase after taking a temporary pause on its frequent buying activity as ETF demand appears to be returning.
XRP (XRP) gained over 3.8% in July, snapping a two-month losing streak. The token still trailed other large caps, with Bitcoin (BTC) adding about 9% and Ethereum (ETH) around 20%. As August begins, two on-chain signals point to fading sell pressure. However, the month has historically offered XRP little support, and institutional demand through ETFs The post XRP Flashes 2 Bullish On-Chain Signals Heading Into August appeared first on BeInCrypto .
Three states have already outlawed Bitcoin ATMs, and a committee chair says Texas will go further than regulating them.
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BTC fell as July drew to a close, even as stocks gained in Asia and U.S. index futures advanced. The CoinDesk 20 index is set to post its biggest gain since July 2025.
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Bitcoin dev Peter Todd slams hardware wallet security after an entropy bug in Coldcard devices allowed hackers to brute-force and drain 594 BTC.
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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said quantum computing will measurably affect the company’s revenue and earnings by 2028 or 2029. He projected $1 trillion in value from the technology by the end of the 2030s. The forecast signals quantum hardware is commercializing faster than many Bitcoin (BTC) holders assumed. Roughly a third of the supply remains The post Bitcoin’s $437 Billion Quantum Exposure Meets IBM’s 2028 Deadline appeared first on BeInCrypto .
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The company said the latest advisory reflects its early analysis and that a formal technical review will follow.
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Fears are swirling that news of the attack could drive the bitcoin price lower...
Some Coldcard Mk3 owners may need to move their Bitcoin. Coinkite says funds tied to seeds generated on firmware 4.0.1 or a later Mk3 release may be at risk. Bitcoin Core contributor instagibbs said he recreated the vulnerable seed on a newly initialized Mk3. Coinkite says Mk4 and Mk5 devices are also affected before firmware […] The post A flaw in Coldcard seed generation lets attackers recreate private keys from the press of a button appeared first on CryptoSlate .
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Coinkite said it’s likely that an attacker used AI to review previous versions of its open source firmware to uncover a vulnerability.
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Bitcoin’s daily price swings have tightened to their narrowest since January, making clean trades harder to find. Here's what could happen next.
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The cryptocurrency market isn't doing that great on Fridays and data confirms that.
The Bank of Japan left its benchmark at 1% and Governor Ueda's hawkish signals landed softly, since markets had already priced an October hike.
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An ongoing Coldcard Bitcoin theft has drained $38 million using weak wallet keys. Migrate your funds now. The post Coldcard Bitcoin Theft Ongoing: Is Your Wallet Affected? appeared first on BeInCrypto .
