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Mirae Asset Consulting has acquired a majority stake in Korea's earliest cryptocurrency exchange, Korbit, increasing its shareholding to 97.15%, with a total transaction amount of approximately 141.4 billion Korean won, equivalent to about 9.5 million to 102 million USD at the exchange rate. The Korea Fair Trade Commission approved the transaction on July 9, 2026, believing that the acquisition is unlikely to limit competition and mentioned Korbit's approximately 0.5% market share in the Korean cryptocurrency trading market in 2025.Mirae Asset stated that Korbit's operating entity, user deposits, and core trading services will remain unchanged for the time being, and customer assets will be isolated and safeguarded according to existing protection rules. Korbit will be renamed Digital X. Park Hyeon-joo, founder and Global Chief Strategy Officer of Mirae Asset, stated that Digital X is at the core of Mirae Asset's strategy 3, planning to connect real-world asset tokenization, security token issuance, stablecoins, traditional securities, and digital assets on the same platform. Mirae Asset indicated that Digital X is not aimed at surpassing Upbit or Bithumb in trading volume but is positioned as an infrastructure platform that combines its securities and asset management background with Korbit's digital asset operations. Digital X will currently operate based on Korbit's existing licenses and user base.

Russia's largest bank Sberbank plans to launch cryptocurrency trading infrastructure and digital custody services by December 1 to support the regulated financial system.New regulations for cryptocurrency trading, custody, and settlement in Russia will take effect on September 1, with requirements for licensed intermediaries applicable from July 2027. Public cryptocurrency trading in Russia will be limited to assets that meet strict liquidity and market capitalization thresholds, and the use of cryptocurrency assets for domestic goods and services payments remains prohibited.

Renowned analyst PlanB expressed opposition to the Bitcoin BIP-110 proposal, believing that those supporting the fork do not truly understand the decentralized nature of Bitcoin.The proposal aims to temporarily limit non-payment data on-chain through a soft fork, with the current miner support rate at approximately 1%.

According to INBi, consultant François Garcin, who assisted in building MARA's business in France, filed a lawsuit against MARA Holdings in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on July 22, seeking over 11 million euros in compensation.Garcin claims that after MARA terminated the contract on March 6, 2026, it failed to pay 2.4 million euros in consulting fees and approximately 5.92 million euros in success commissions (based on 4% of the 148 million euro investment in Exaion). Exaion is a subsidiary of EDF, and this investment accounts for 64% of the capital for the relevant project.Garcin's previous tasks included recruiting former Engie CEO Gérard Mestrallet, obtaining an invitation to the Choose France summit, and arranging a meeting with former President François Hollande, among others.

According to crypto KOL Crypto Fearless, the BitMart platform token BMX plummeted over 60% yesterday. Subsequently, some users in the community reported that the withdrawal review time has significantly increased compared to usual, and other users stated that hundreds of U withdrawals initiated in the morning have not yet arrived.Currently, BitMart has not issued a public statement regarding the withdrawal delays. Considering that withdrawal anomalies are often a precursor to platform risks, Crypto Fearless advises users still holding assets on BitMart to withdraw their funds as soon as possible.

According to Bitcoin News, the latest Senate draft of the CLARITY Act includes a provision that encourages ethical hackers, specifically "white hat" hackers, to responsibly disclose cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The proposal would authorize rewards for individuals who identify and report security flaws, aiming to enhance the protection of digital asset infrastructure before malicious actors exploit these vulnerabilities. This provision incorporates the views of former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, who has long supported innovation in digital assets and market resilience.

According to Jinshi reports, the Ukrainian Security Service stated that Ukraine attacked the Filanovsky oil platform and two cargo ships of Russia in the Caspian Sea.

According to South Korean media Daily NK, North Korean authorities arrested an elite hacker group on July 12, which is suspected of infiltrating the internal networks of the North Korean central bank and foreign trade bank, stealing national trade funds and laundering money through cryptocurrency. Sources say the group's leader is a veteran from the cyber warfare unit under the North Korean Reconnaissance General Bureau, who recruited talented IT graduates from Kim Chaek University of Technology and Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, using encrypted communications and wireless devices to commit crimes.They split the stolen funds into small amounts and transferred them to overseas cryptocurrency wallets, exchanged them for cash through intermediaries, and then converted them into dollars and other currencies in border areas. Pyongyang officials launched an investigation after discovering anomalies in foreign currency payment approvals and records of overseas IP access, ultimately raiding a safe house and arresting suspects who were laundering money, seizing equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. This case has caused a stir among the elite and military circles in Pyongyang, with senior officials in the Reconnaissance General Bureau and the science and education sector worried about being implicated. North Korea has long been accused of stealing billions of dollars in cryptocurrency assets through hacker organizations like the Lazarus Group, but this incident rarely shows that its own financial system has also become a target of internal attacks.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the AFX Trade hacker has begun exchanging ETH for BTC through the cross-chain exchange tool THORChain. The bridge of AFX Trade was hacked two days ago, resulting in the theft of 24.15 million USDC, which were subsequently exchanged for 12,500 ETH.One hour ago, the hacker started exchanging ETH for BTC across THORChain, and so far, 655.4 ETH have been exchanged for 18.86 BTC.

The B.AI API platform officially launches the Claude Opus 5 model. This model offers a context window of up to 1 million tokens and a single output limit of 128,000 tokens, achieving significant performance leaps in scenarios such as complex reasoning, long code project development, large-scale document analysis, and knowledge-intensive workflows.To meet diverse deployment needs, this release synchronously opens a dual-channel API access solution on the B.AI platform: in addition to the official standard interface, a new "designated service provider" collaboration channel has been added. Enterprise users can obtain up to a 40% cost discount through this model, making it easier to flexibly balance performance and budget expenditures based on actual business loads. Developers can log in to the B.AI official platform starting today to experience the exceptional capabilities of Claude Opus 5 first-hand.

According to a report by The Paper, the Intermediate People's Court of Xilin Gol League in Inner Mongolia upheld the original verdict in the second trial of the case involving Ma for illegal business operations. This case is part of a series of cases where the Sifang payment platform provided funding and payment settlement for gambling platforms. Some defendants in this case were accused of receiving commissions or rebates in the form of virtual currencies such as USDT.It was found that from May 24, 2022, to October 18, 2023, Ma and four others illegally collected and paid funds through third-party payment accounts, and received USDT virtual currency and bank card payments through virtual wallets. They settled amounts exceeding 2.95 billion yuan through 105 merchants of 10 third-party payment companies.Ultimately, the court determined that Ma was guilty of illegal business operations, sentencing him to four years and six months in prison and imposing a fine of 3 million yuan. The five individuals who turned themselves in have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 3 to 6 years for illegal business operations.

According to official news, the one-stop trading platform Dango team announced that due to various reasons, the project has no viable path to achieve sustained commercial success and has decided to shut down. The team emphasized user fund safety, withdrawal restrictions will be lifted in the short term, and advised users to close positions and withdraw funds as soon as possible, while reminding that current liquidity is expected to be thin, and caution should be taken regarding slippage risk.At 20:00 Beijing time on July 29 (12:00 UTC), Dango will stop trading, and remaining positions will be closed at oracle prices. DLP gold deposits will be unlocked, and all funds will be returned to users' spot accounts in the form of USDC.At 20:00 Beijing time on August 13 (12:00 UTC), the Dango L1 blockchain will cease operation. At that time, any deposits that have not been withdrawn will be refunded to the user's original Ethereum deposit address.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $5.316 billion, with long positions totaling $2.589 billion, accounting for 48.7% of the holdings, and short positions totaling $2.727 billion, accounting for 51.3%. The profit and loss for long positions is -$11.7 million, while the profit and loss for short positions is $46.2986 million.Among them, the whale address 0xb83d..36 has shorted ETH with a 5x leverage at a price of $1857.71, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$96,200.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Robinhood is in talks with Crypto.com to collaborate on prediction market services. If the partnership is established, the prediction market provided by Crypto.com will be integrated into Robinhood, allowing users to participate in Crypto.com's prediction market through Robinhood.Previously, Robinhood mainly relied on partners such as Kalshi and Interactive Brokers' ForecastEx and Rothera to provide prediction market contracts. This move may lead to more direct competition between Robinhood and Kalshi.

According to a report by the WSJ, The Boring Company, founded by Musk, is seeking new funding support, and the new round of financing will value the company at approximately $20 billion.The Boring Company was established in 2016 and primarily develops underground transportation tunnel technology aimed at alleviating urban traffic congestion. Currently, the company is operating the Vegas Loop project in Las Vegas, USA, and plans to expand its underground transportation network to more cities.

Well-known trader Killa (@KillaXBT) posted that the Bitcoin cycle is accelerating, with the last cycle taking only 476 days from the bottom to a new ATH, much faster than the previous two cycles. It is expected that this cycle will also reach a new high before the next halving.Killa, as a quantitative trader focused on BTC, predicted the peak of this bull market in May 2025 and has over 200,000 followers on platform X. In mid-April, he shorted Bitcoin at $74,688 and switched to long during the market-wide decline on June 5.

Coinbase is undergoing the largest executive reshuffle in recent years. Chief Talent Officer Lawrence Brock has stepped down and transitioned to an advisory role, while co-head of the institutional division Greg Tusar has moved to a policy position; previously, General Counsel Paul Grewal planned to leave, and Jesse Pollak has stepped down as head of the Base app. After laying off 14% of its workforce in May, Coinbase is accelerating its transformation into a comprehensive trading platform that includes stocks and prediction markets.

According to official news, Coinbase has added USDC-BRL support for users in Brazil.This trading pair will be available on Coinbase Exchange at launch and will gradually expand to the Coinbase website, Coinbase app, and Coinbase Advanced.