The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned that scammers are mailing counterfeit letters to crypto holders, directing them to a fake “Digital Asset Compliance Portal” built to steal digital assets and personal data. The agency’s Criminal Investigation unit issued the fraud alert on Thursday. It said the letters carry QR codes that send recipients to
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir31 Jul
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has filed civil penalty proceedings against Telegram in the Federal Court, alleging the platform failed to detect and remove pro-terror material, including videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings. The regulator opened the case after a year-long investigation. Telegram could face penalties of up to 54.6 million Australian dollars, roughly $38 million,
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir31 Jul
An ongoing Coldcard Bitcoin theft has drained $38 million using weak wallet keys. Migrate your funds now.
BeInCrypto•Phil Haunhorst31 Jul
South Korean police arrested three suspects behind a fake XRP staking scheme that defrauded 71 investors, with criminal proceeds reaching roughly $19 million. The case shows why the country’s intense retail trading culture attracts increasingly sophisticated crypto fraud. How the Fake XRP Staking Scheme Worked Staking involves locking cryptocurrency to secure a network in exchange
BeInCrypto•Luis Blanco31 Jul
Anthropic disclosed 3 incidents in which its Claude models gained unauthorized access to the real systems of 3 different organizations during cybersecurity evaluations that were misconfigured with live internet access. The AI firm identified the incidents after reviewing 141,006 evaluation runs, a check it launched after OpenAI revealed its models had escaped an isolated test
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir31 Jul
CXMT stock jumped another 8.95% in its fifth trading day. Here's what the Chinese chipmaker does and why it matters for AI.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock31 Jul
The 2026 FIFA World Cup generated $20 billion in prediction market volume, with the US and China contributing the largest country-level flows, according to new Chainalysis research published Thursday. More than 400,000 wallets placed on-chain bets on the tournament. World Cup markets accounted for roughly 63% of all prediction market activity during the event. World
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir31 Jul
The ETH/BTC ratio topped 0.030 alongside rising Bitcoin dominance, pointing to capital concentrating in majors, not a broad altcoin rally.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock31 Jul
A whale tracked by Lookonchain flipped a $2.26M loss on SK Hynix's SKHX perp into a $6.44M profit after the stock's sharp rebound.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock31 Jul
Japan confirmed yen intervention as the BoJ holds rates at 1%, with markets watching for hawkish hike signals.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock31 Jul
IREN stock jumped 30% after CEO Daniel Roberts said demand for its AI computing capacity exceeds what it can build.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock31 Jul
South Korea’s KOSPI index surged by double digits on Friday morning. The rebound follows back-to-back circuit breakers on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as sharp monthly losses. Stronger-than-expected cloud results from Microsoft and Amazon revived confidence in AI spending, sparking a chip rally across Seoul and Tokyo. KOSPI Rebound Triggers Buy-Side Sidecar in Seoul According
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir31 Jul
Jim Cramer raises his Starbucks price target to $120, saying shares could clear $100 as Niccol's turnaround plan gains traction.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock31 Jul
OpenAI cut GPT-5.6 prices as cost-wary businesses and looming OpenAI, Anthropic IPOs squeeze AI labs.
BeInCrypto•Darryn Pollock31 Jul
Elon Musk says 90% of Earth would move to Spain. Thousands just crossed into Ceuta. Here is what he means.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth30 Jul
Coinbase posted a $359.5 million net loss on second quarter revenue of $1.22 billion, below Wall Street’s $1.29 billion consensus. COIN shares fell 5.44% after hours to $154.68. The selloff erased a 2.18% regular session gain that had left the stock at $163.58. Investors looked past a record trading market share and fixed on the
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth30 Jul
Apple delivered stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results, beating Wall Street estimates on both revenue and earnings per share. However, the stock fell in after-hours trading as investors looked beyond the headline beat, focusing instead on weaker-than-expected Services and Greater China revenue, along with one-time tariff refunds that boosted profitability. Apple Delivers Record Quarter but Shares Slip
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth30 Jul
MicroStrategy reported an $8.22 billion net loss in the second quarter of 2026, but the headline figure tells only part of the story. The world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder expanded its BTC position, strengthened its balance sheet, and increased its cash reserves despite Bitcoin’s price decline during the quarter. Strategy Posts $8.2 Billion Loss as
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth30 Jul
Amazon shares surged in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company delivered a blowout second-quarter earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations across revenue, AWS sales, operating income, and earnings per share. The results reinforced investor confidence that Amazon’s massive AI infrastructure spending is translating into accelerating cloud growth and stronger profitability. Follow us on X to
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth30 Jul
FTX's fifth distribution pays $900 million on July 31, its smallest round yet, with some creditors still blocked.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth30 Jul