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Seoul police have arrested 16 suspects who stole $28M from crypto and bank accounts, targeting BTS's Jungkook and wealthy Korean investors.

Bitcoin may see a deeper correction toward $103,000 after losing a key support level, new price analysis concludes. Key takeaways: Bitcoin needs a weekly close above $114,000 to avoid a deeper correction and reaffirm bullish strength. Failure to hold $112,000 and a bear flag breakdown could trigger drop to $103,700. Read more

Avalanche transaction growth topped all blockchain networks with 66%, as the smart-contract network saw more government implementation and renewed ETF applications. Update Aug. 29, 1:07 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include comments from Ava Labs’ chief strategy officer. Avalanche’s transaction growth surpassed all other blockchain networks this week, signaling more investor mindshare rotating to the smart-contract blockchain’s utility token, as it also saw increasing governmental adoption. Avalanche, a smart contract blockchain designed to improve scalability and usability, has emerged as one of the fastest–growing blockchain networks. Read more

President Donald Trump's son said he would love for his father and China's President Xi Jinping to talk about bitcoin at a coming meeting.

The stock rose 13% pre-market with IREN closing in on MARA as the world’s biggest bitcoin and AI miner by market cap.

Block flows suggest that traders are still betting on a year-end rally.

The exchange-traded funds look to track everything from Solana to XRP to Dogecoin, which combined make up trillions of dollars of the crypto market. There are at least 92 crypto exchange-traded products awaiting a decision from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.  Solana (SOL) and XRP (XRP) are the most sought-after crypto assets, with SOL having eight ETF applications pending and XRP having seven, according to new data from Bloomberg Intelligence’s ETF analyst James Seyffart. Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg’s Senior ETF Analyst, posted on April 21 that 72 crypto-related ETFs were pending with the SEC, meaning another 20 ETFs have been filed in the past four months. Read more

The outage prevented traders from managing positions, impacting the derivatives market significantly.

10x Research prefers the short strangle strategy for the second month as market dynamics point to near-term calm.

Tiger’s model pegs a “base price” of $135,000, then layers on multipliers for fundamentals (+3.5%) and macro conditions (+35%) to reach the $190,000 forecast.

The application follows Canary Capital's May filing for SEI as fund managers pursue ETFs beyond Bitcoin, Ethereum.

Ethereum’s institutional appeal is fueling ETF inflows and outperforming Bitcoin, even as broader crypto markets stall.

Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) is accelerating, bringing stablecoins, treasury bills, real estate and more into the crypto ecosystem, CZ added.

The struggling Canadian firm aims to scale through a Litecoin-focused reserve and infrastructure model amid a pivot to the 27th-largest coin.

SEI is the native token of the Sei network, a layer-1 blockchain specializing in trading infrastructure for decentralized exchanges and marketplaces. Crypto asset manager 21Shares has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an exchange-traded fund tracking the price of SEI, following Canary Capital’s application in April.  The S-1 registration statement filed with the SEC on Thursday proposes to use crypto price index provider CF Benchmarks to track the price of SEI, using data from multiple crypto exchanges. SEI is the native token of the Sei network, both were launched in August 2023. The network itself is a layer 1 blockchain that specializes in trading infrastructure for decentralized exchanges and marketplaces. Its native token can be used to pay for network gas fees and participate in governance.  Read more

Bitcoin miner IREN rose 14% in after-hours trading after posting a record $187.3 million revenue in the last quarter, as it continues to expand into AI. Bitcoin miner IREN has posted its best quarter of earnings to date, bringing in $187.3 million last quarter, which contributed to a record $501 million revenue for the fiscal year, sending its stock up nearly 14% in after-hours trading.  Quarterly revenue for the month ended June 30 was up 226% year-on-year, helping the company swing back into profitability with $176.9 million in net income, IREN said in a report on Thursday.  The surge was driven by growth in its Bitcoin (BTC) mining business, but the company has also made moves to deepen its footprint in the AI space as a new “Preferred Partner” to AI giant Nvidia. Read more

BTS Jungkook’s identity thief’s crypto scam ring. Ripple and Circle back Singapore stablecoin infrastructure firm. Asia Express A hacking syndicate accused of stealing 39 billion won ($28 million) by targeting wealthy corporate executives and celebrities including BTS member Jeon Jung-kook has been arrested by South Korean police. A Seoul police unit said Thursday it had apprehended 18 suspects who allegedly hacked government agencies, public institutions and IT platforms to obtain personal and financial data from 258 victims, according to local media reports. The stolen information was then used to break into bank, securities and cryptocurrency exchange accounts. Police said the group successfully stole 39 billion won from 16 victims and attempted to defraud another 25 billion won from 10 others, bringing total damages to 64 billion won. Among the victims were three celebrities and two corporate leaders from South Koreas top 100 companies. The largest confirmed theft amounted to 21.3 billion won in crypto. R...

BTS Jungkook’s identity thief’s crypto scam ring. Ripple and Circle back Singapore stablecoin infrastructure firm. Asia Express A hacking syndicate accused of stealing 39 billion won ($28 million) by targeting wealthy corporate executives and celebrities including BTS member Jeon Jung-kook has been arrested by South Korean police. A Seoul police unit said Thursday it had apprehended 18 suspects who allegedly hacked government agencies, public institutions and IT platforms to obtain personal and financial data from 258 victims, according to local media reports. The stolen information was then used to break into bank, securities and cryptocurrency exchange accounts. Police said the group successfully stole 39 billion won from 16 victims and attempted to defraud another 25 billion won from 10 others, bringing total damages to 64 billion won. Among the victims were three celebrities and two corporate leaders from South Koreas top 100 companies. The largest confirmed theft amounted to 21.3 billion won in crypto. R...

Argentina’s opposition parties have revived a stalled investigation into President Javier Milei’s role in the LIBRA scandal, seizing on new corruption allegations that have rattled the government just weeks before October’s elections. The commission, first created in April but largely paralyzed by bureaucratic and congressional hurdles, was reactivated on Aug. 28 after leaked recordings implicated […] The post Argentina’s opposition party votes to reopen investigation into President Milei over LIBRA scandal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

OG whales have been selling, and Bitcoin miners started selling too. Is the $485 million in BTC sold by miners a red flag or just standard profit-taking? Key takeaways: Bitcoin miners sold $485 million worth of BTC during a 12-day period ending Aug. 23. Despite miners selling, Bitcoin’s network hashrate and fundamentals remain resilient. Read more