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Because vulnerable seeds can’t be repaired by an update, the incident is fueling fresh interest in custodians and spot BTC ETFs like IBIT.

Across 200 transfers, costs ran from 0.3% to nearly 9% and speed depended on local instant-payment rails.

Documents described in the report point to a 25% vesting unlock after one year under 2025 agreements.

A rotation narrative is building toward BTC, ETH, RWAs, stablecoin rails, payments, and infrastructure, but the evidence is qualitative.

The central bank reiterated a 36-provider pilot slated for H2 2027 ahead of any issuance decision.

The July drawdown-driven transfer leaves open whether a disclosed $1.11B BTC miner basket was sold.

The cleanup covers $98.1M supplied and $15.6M debt as of July 28, with Sonic and Aptos still active but flagged for freezing.

BlackRock’s IBIT took in $183.4M, keeping July net flows at +$437.8M after two months of heavy outflows.

The market maker says liquidity is concentrating in institution-favored tokens as long-tail activity weakens.

The alert hit as investigators analyzed a tightly timed 594.48 BTC sweep from single-sig wallets with no proven link.

The BTC amount, custody setup, and whether yield strategies are allowed were not disclosed.

The counteroffer would shift enforcement of a token-issuance ban for federal officials from DOJ to state authorities.

The firm disclosed $218.4M of Bitcoin sales tied to preferred dividends and a $3.75B cash reserve to support payouts.

Irish central bank approval keeps BNY Mellon as custodian while Komainu and Licuido run the digital rails.

Only about $63M of XAUT and PAXG is posted on Aave v3 and Morpho despite $90.7B in Q1 spot volume.

The court action lands as founder Pavel Durov faces terrorism-related pressure in Russia and an ongoing French probe.

The discussions follow Samsung affiliates’ agreement to buy a combined 4% stake in Dunamu in May 2026.

The state-affiliated outlet says scammers used Proton Mail and threatened damaging reports unless paid in BTC.

A new policy report argues interim licensing guidance should precede the stalled Digital Asset Basic Act.

The actively managed vehicle targets BTC and major altcoins and is framed as track-record building ahead of a possible Japan crypto ETF shift.