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A study published at USENIX Security '26 shows that researchers identified 65,340 high-risk crypto addresses associated with abuse on Ethereum and BNB Chain, with associated native token losses amounting to 126,982.94 ETH and 17,726.7 BNB.The study estimates that the total losses associated with these addresses exceed $574.8 million, with two newly described active attack vectors directly leading to approximately $15.7 million in losses (accounting for 2.7%).The first type involves misuse of contract accounts and exploitation of deterministic contract addresses; the second type uses EIP-7702 to delegate accounts exposing keys to malicious code for direct fund transfers. The research team extracted over 16.3 million deduplicated private keys by mining 63,004 GitHub repositories from January 2015 to May 2025, with an overall detection accuracy of 99.11%.

FlashRescue co-founder @DarcyAri posted on the X platform that the Hyperliquid-related Google paid advertising phishing incident has resulted in approximately $550,000 in financial losses.The addresses related to the attackers have been disclosed, and users need to be vigilant about the phishing risks associated with Google paid advertisements and pay attention to protecting their asset security.

The iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) under asset management company BlackRock generated $344,800 in revenue during its first operating period through selling options, of which $79,100 was realized profit and $265,700 was unrealized appreciation. The fund holds Bitcoin and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT). As of June 30, 2026, BITA had an unrealized loss of $782,200 on its Bitcoin holdings, and an unrealized loss of $417,600 on its IBIT position, totaling a loss of $1,199,800.Meanwhile, the realized and unrealized gains from options obtained by BITA totaled $344,849, which offset approximately 28.7% of the aforementioned losses. After adding a net investment loss of $5,337, the fund's operating activities ultimately resulted in a net asset decrease of $860,335. Additionally, according to disclosed documents, from the fund's initial purchase of related assets on June 9 until the end of the quarter, the price of Bitcoin fell by 4.43%, and IBIT fell by 4.75%. From BITA's official public trading on June 12 to June 30, the fund's total return rate was -5.61%.

According to Lookonchain, the whale address "TLBL" has once again experienced a significant asset security incident, with total losses exceeding $50 million.Previously, this address lost approximately $24 million due to a phishing attack two years ago; in the latest incident, it is suspected that over $26 million in assets from three wallets were completely transferred out due to a private key leak. This incident has once again raised market concerns about the security management risks of high-net-worth on-chain addresses.

According to BBX data, yesterday global listed companies disclosed the latest developments in their cryptocurrency asset management and future buying plans, with the core information as follows:Strategy plans to resume buying Bitcoin within the year: Phong Le, CEO of Nasdaq-listed company Strategy, recently stated in an interview with Fox News that as the strategic plan progresses, Strategy will resume buying more Bitcoin in the secondary market for the remainder of this year, sending a clear signal of increased holdings.Trump Media holds 9,477 BTC in Q2, with a loss of $360 million in the first half of the year: The latest financial data disclosed by Trump Media shows that as of the end of the second quarter of 2026, the company held a total of 9,477.16 Bitcoins, a decrease of 65 from the end of the first quarter, with a current fair value of approximately $557.1 million. Due to the decline in cryptocurrency prices, the company's related financial losses in the first half of the year reached $360.6 million. Additionally, during the same period, the amount of approximately 756.1 million CRO held remained unchanged, but its fair value shrank from $6.8 million at the end of 2025 to $4.06 million.OranjeBTC steadily increases holdings, total holdings approach 4,000: Brazilian listed Bitcoin treasury company OranjeBTC announced an additional purchase of 2 Bitcoins. After this adjustment, the company's total Bitcoin holdings have risen to 3,950.

The hardware wallet Coldcard has been hacked, and the total losses are currently uncertain. The blockchain analysis platform CryptoQuant confirmed the loss to be 1432 bitcoins, while Galaxy Research provided a high-confidence minimum value of 1730 bitcoins. Other analyses suggest that the scale of the losses may be even higher.Research institution Galaxy Research stated that its earlier estimate of 1816 bitcoins is a potential value and not a confirmed total. As of Tuesday, the institution confirmed a high-confidence minimum loss of 1730 bitcoins, with over 450 bitcoins confirmed based on reports from victims. Blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs estimated that the attackers transferred about 1816 bitcoins from over 5200 addresses in four stages. CryptoQuant indicated that its confirmed data only includes addresses publicly disclosed by victims and verified through on-chain patterns, and the statistics may rise as more victims disclose information.

According to monitoring by PeckShield, wallets associated with Coinsbuy are suspected to have been attacked, involving the TRON and Ethereum networks, with estimated losses of approximately 7.9 million dollars.The attackers subsequently transferred part of the stolen funds through platforms such as ChangeNOW, FixedFloat, and BingX.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale (0x7C5...7b86) sold ETH after holding it for over 3 years, currently incurring a cumulative loss of over 19 million dollars.This whale purchased ETH at an average price of 2723 dollars in February 2022 and March 2023, and then proceeded to stake it. 10 hours ago, this whale sold 7323 ETH, worth 13.96 million dollars.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, a trader who previously established a short position of 1,600 BTC has reduced their position by another 500 BTC (approximately $32.58 million) to lower liquidation risk. Currently, the trader's total losses have exceeded $1,500,000, with a remaining short position of about 900 BTC (worth approximately $58.60 million).With the reduction completed, the liquidation price of this short position has moved up to around $64,998.73.

According to the 10-Q filing submitted by Grayscale XRP Trust ETF to the U.S. SEC, the fund sold over $180 million worth of XRP in the first half of 2026, with holdings decreasing from 122.23 million coins at the end of 2025 to 55.04 million coins as of June 30. The sale of XRP to redeem shares resulted in a realized loss of $34.16 million, along with an unrealized loss of $17.47 million. During the same period, the price of XRP fell from $1.84 to $1.05, a decline of over 40%.

According to The Block, Chainalysis' latest report shows that in the first half of 2026, cryptocurrency holders experienced violent robbery incidents (referring to forcing victims to transfer crypto assets through means such as kidnapping, home invasion, and coercion), resulting in over $30 million in property losses.Based on current trends, the total annual losses could exceed the historical record of $58 million set in 2025. The report mentions that France has become a high-incidence area for such attacks, and the information leak incident involving high-net-worth crypto investors from the French tax authorities has further broadened the target selection range for criminals.Chainalysis also stated that such violent crimes are increasingly affecting the victims' families, with the proportion of home invasions and kidnapping cases continuing to rise.

According to Hong Kong 01, the Hong Kong police updated information regarding the virtual currency Fun Coffee scam, revealing that as of August 5, a total of 255 related reports had been received, an increase of 30 from earlier, with total losses rising to approximately HKD 104 million. In addition, the Macau police arrested two women involved in 9 cases amounting to about 3.6 million Macau patacas.Regarding TVB artists who have hosted activities related to the Fun Coffee scam, the Hong Kong police stated that during the investigation, they would definitely contact the victims and relevant individuals to identify the mastermind behind the scam and their roles. Fun Coffee claims to be a large coffee investment enterprise in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, with a capital scale exceeding USD 1 billion. It entered the Hong Kong market by the end of 2025, packaging its image through marathons, banquets, social events, distributing flyers, and inviting artists to promote it, while registering a company, opening offices, and stores in Hong Kong. The actual operation was to lure citizens into downloading the app to complete tasks under the guise of investing in high-tech coffee equipment, gene optimization technology, and agricultural equipment, using Tether (USDT) and other cryptocurrencies for deposits. The platform promised annual returns of up to 197%--278%, with higher returns for larger amounts and longer deposit periods, and set up a commission structure to encourage recruitment. In July 2026, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission listed it as a suspicious investment product. In late July of the same month, the app suddenly ceased operations, withdrawals became impossible, customer service went offline, and the offices and stores were vacated, leading to the collapse of the scam.

According to monitoring by the KITE Foundation, its security monitoring system has flagged abnormal KITE token transfer activities on the Ethereum mainnet. The team subsequently initiated an incident response and suspended all KITE token transfers on the Ethereum mainnet, including cross-chain functionality.The affected tokens have been frozen and will not enter the secondary market. The investigation is still ongoing.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that ZEUS stated it has temporarily taken its infrastructure offline following a cybersecurity incident that occurred in the past few hours. ZEUS indicated that the attack has been mitigated, and services will remain offline until a comprehensive security audit is completed and operations are restored. ZEUS claimed that there has been no loss of customer funds, and currently, there is no risk to customer funds.Customers with closed Lightning Service Provider channels will receive alternative channels once services are restored. According to the current investigation, ZEUS stated that the incident appears to be limited to its own infrastructure, and there is no evidence suggesting that the incident was caused by a vulnerability in the Lightning node software. ZEUS added that it has been strengthening its infrastructure using Trusted Execution Environments and the Validating Lightning Signer project, and stated that the project aims to mitigate such attacks in its upcoming architecture. ZEUS indicated that it will continue to provide updates as the investigation progresses.

On August 5, according to monitoring by Lookonchain, Ma Ji Da Ge Huang Li Cheng purchased BAYC #5670 five years ago for 85 ETH and today sold it for only 9 ETH, resulting in a loss of 76 ETH (approximately $142,000), with a loss rate of 89.4%. Subsequently, he continued to use the funds to support his ETH long position. The current position has reached 3450 ETH (approximately $6.44 million), with a liquidation price of $1839.37.

Chainalysis posted on platform X that the Coldcard hack is particularly devastating for Canadian Bitcoin holders. Our analysis of the attackers and victims found that Canadian BTC holders accounted for 25% of the attributable losses.According to estimates compiled by Galaxy Research, the losses could be as high as $110 million, and we analyzed the geographical distribution of this ongoing hacking attack. Users in Australia, the United States, and Thailand also experienced significant losses.

Bitcoin hardware wallet manufacturer Coinkite disclosed in late July 2026 that a firmware build error introduced in March 2021 caused some Coldcard wallets to generate mnemonic phrases from a smaller range, reducing the randomness of user private keys. Galaxy Research researchers stated that the Coldcard vulnerability exploitation occurred in multiple rounds, with observed Bitcoin losses increasing from approximately $88 million to nearly $114 million within a few days.Researchers warned that other vulnerable addresses may still become targets, prompting many Coldcard users to transfer their Bitcoin. Coldcard is a wallet that only supports Bitcoin and allows for offline signing via microSD cards and optional QR codes. The wallet was launched in 2017 and has long been regarded as one of the Bitcoin hardware wallets focused on security.

According to The Block, the Hong Kong police stated that a local insurance practitioner fell victim to a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment romance scam, with total losses exceeding 26 million Hong Kong dollars, approximately 3.3 million US dollars.