Strategy's $8.22B Q2 Loss Lays Bare the Volatility Risk of a Bitcoin-First Balance Sheet
Strategy posted an $8.22B net loss in Q2 2026, driven by an $8.32B unrealized Bitcoin loss, even as the firm expands its capital strategy beyond BTC.…
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Strategy posted an $8.22B net loss in Q2 2026, driven by an $8.32B unrealized Bitcoin loss, even as the firm expands its capital strategy beyond BTC.…
South Korea's stablecoin outflows have surged to $10.4B, matching the scale of the country's overseas equity investments and raising urgent regulatory questions.…
Over 360,000 South Korean margin accounts were forcibly liquidated in a leverage-driven market reversal, with young investors under 35 accounting for 62% of casualties.…
Trade.xyz has distributed USDC compensation to traders wrongly liquidated after a 19% mark-price crash in its SK Hynix perpetual futures market on July 27.…
Japan's central bank held rates steady at 1% even as yen intervention jolted USD/JPY. The fading effect raises renewed carry trade unwind risks for Bitcoin.…
The US bought yen for the first time since 1998, shattering a 28-year precedent and sending Bitcoin falling near $63,000 as carry trade unwind fears resurfaced.…
Yen instability is driving Japanese corporations toward Bitcoin as a treasury hedge, prompting coordinated foreign exchange measures between Tokyo and Washington.…
Coinkite urges all Coldcard Mk3 users on firmware 4.0.1–5.0.3 to migrate funds immediately after Block links weak seed generation to up to 1,083 BTC in remote drains.…
July 2026 saw $210.3M stolen across 30 major crypto hacks — a 177% spike from June — with Coldcard-linked wallet drains accounting for $70M alone.…
Galaxy Research has identified a third wave of suspected attacks on vulnerable Coldcard hardware wallets, pushing total observed losses to 1,367 BTC worth approximately $88.6 million.…
UK employers are aggressively recruiting AI talent while cutting broader workforces, widening economic divides and intensifying competition for specialist skills.…
Check Point Research's AI Security 2026 report reveals that artificial intelligence has crossed a critical threshold, now operating actively within cyberattack chains.…