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BNB Chain pursues legal action after ex-employee’s memecoin launch
BNB Chain said a former employee allegedly used a company tutorial wallet to create a memecoin that the blockchain ecosystem says it did not authorize or endorse.
Published Date: 2026-08-02 11:24:00Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Trump Media sells another 2,628 BTC, holdings fall to 4,261 BTC
Trump Media transferred another 2,628 Bitcoin to Crypto.com, bringing its reported sales over seven months to 7,281 BTC and leaving the company with 4,261 BTC in holdings.
Published Date: 2026-08-02 09:31:00Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Coldcard hack sparks biggest sub-1 BTC move since FTX: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin users moved 39,600 BTC in small transactions as the Coldcard hack continued, with researchers warning that the attack remained active.
Published Date: 2026-08-02 08:07:00Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week
A case tied to defunct crypto exchange FTX moves forward, a soldier seeks to dismiss over a Polymarket bet and a former congressman was ordered to pay $35,000 for manipulative trading.
Published Date: 2026-08-01 21:14:39Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Minnesota crypto ATM ban goes into effect after reported $1M losses
State officials reported that Minnesota residents, and largely senior citizens, had lost about $1 million from scams tied to crypto kiosks from 2023 to 2025.
Published Date: 2026-08-01 18:07:17Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Crypto PAC pours another $1M into Michigan House race
Michigan incumbent Shri Thanedar’s re-election bid against other Democratic candidates is getting more about crypto with an infusion of ads funded by an industry-aligned PAC.
Published Date: 2026-08-01 15:44:02Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Russia expands crypto mining ban to Moscow through 2032
Russia has added Moscow, the Moscow Region and parts of Kursk Region to its cryptocurrency mining ban list, citing power supply concerns behind the restrictions.
Published Date: 2026-08-01 10:23:41Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Coldcard Bitcoin loss estimate rises to $70M after Galaxy analysis
Galaxy Research identified 1,196 addresses that lost 1,082.65 Bitcoin in a 41-minute window, expanding the estimated scope of the Coldcard wallet incident.
Published Date: 2026-08-01 09:23:56Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Bitcoin ETFs end July in the green despite late-month selling
Spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $172.4 million in July inflows but remained $5.3 billion negative year to date after heavy withdrawals in May and June.
Published Date: 2026-08-01 07:23:07Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Bank of Italy finds no consistent cost advantage for stablecoin remittances
Researchers found that fiat conversion costs and payment infrastructure, rather than blockchain fees, accounted for most of the differences in stablecoin remittance costs and settlement times.
Published Date: 2026-07-31 20:10:21Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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