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FTX Recovery Trust, which manages the assets of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and returns funds to victims, is set to begin its fifth round of creditor repayments worth $900 million, The Block reported. The trust has repaid a total of $10 billion so far.

U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs recorded net inflows of $5.98 million on July 30, while spot Solana and Hyperliquid ETFs saw no tracked inflows or outflows.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs recorded about $12.8 million in net inflows on July 30, reversing from net outflows a day earlier, according to Farside Investors. - BlackRock ETHA: +$16.2 million - Fidelity FETH: -$2.9 million - Bitwise ETHW: +$1.4 million - 21Shares TETH: +$0.4 million - VanEck ETHV: -$0.7 million - Grayscale ETHE: -$1.6 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net inflows of about $233.1 million on July 30, marking a second straight trading day of net inflows, according to Farside Investors. - BlackRock IBIT: +$183.4 million - Fidelity FBTC: +$15.5 million - Bitwise BITB: +$20.7 million - ARK Invest ARKB: +$1.5 million - VanEck HODL: +$2.3 million - Morgan Stanley MSBT: +$7.4 million - Grayscale Mini BTC: +$2.3 million

South Korean exchange Upbit announced the addition of Conflux (CFX) for trading against the won, BTC and USDT.

Users have reported a series of phishing incidents involving OnBridge, the cross-chain bridge page on Arc, Circle’s stablecoin-focused layer-one blockchain, with held USDC allegedly sent directly to attackers’ addresses after the cross-chain function was used, according to multiple cryptocurrency communities.

Max Guise, who leads development of Block’s Bitcoin wallet Bitkey, said a seed-generation vulnerability in Coinkite’s Coldcard hardware wallets affects not only the previously identified Mk3 model but also the Mk2, Mk4, Q and Mk5. In a post on X, Guise warned, "다만 모델별로 취약한 정도는 다르다. 탈취 공격이 현재도 진행 중일 가능성이 크고 추가 지갑이 탈취될 우려가 있다. 이들 기기에서 만든 복구 문구를 다른 지갑으로 옮기더라도 리스크는 그대로 남아있다. 단일 서명 지갑뿐 아니라 추측하기 쉬운 추가 암호를 쓰거나 두 개 이상의 키 생성 과정에 취약점이 있는 다중 서명 지갑도 공격 대상이 될 수 있다" He added Block products, including Bitkey, were not affected and said the findings had been shared with Coinkite.

Ray Dalio said BTC still accounts for 1% of his portfolio, while adding that he prefers gold because Bitcoin, despite its capped supply, faces risks tied to advances in quantum computing as well as government surveillance and taxation. Dalio made the remarks on the Diary of a CEO podcast.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service warned that the “Digital Asset Compliance Portal” is a scam impersonating tax authorities and targeting taxpayers. The IRS said the portal, which is presented as a channel for verifying cryptocurrency compliance, is not an official website.

Chinese authorities have arrested 16 people on suspicion of running a cryptocurrency money-laundering ring linked to telecom fraud, The Block reported. Authorities said the group operated as a family-based organization and recruited members of the public to provide bank accounts and debit cards, which were then used to launder illicit funds.

The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1% on July 31, in line with market expectations.

A Hyperliquid trader unstaked 100,275 HYPE and deposited the tokens into OKX five hours ago, according to on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa. The transfer was worth about $5.57 million. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as a sign of intent to sell.

24-hour crypto futures liquidations The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $44.82 million liquidated (75.75% shorts) - ETH: $25.42 million liquidated (66.02% shorts) - SNDK: $23.62 million liquidated (84.68% shorts)

Perceptron, a decentralized artificial intelligence data network, said it raised $6.5 million in strategic funding. The company plans to use the proceeds to launch an AI data collection platform, expand tools and reward systems for contributors, and increase network nodes to 5 million. Participants in the round included Sigma Capital, Selini Capital, QCP Capital, P2 Ventures and CoinDCX Ventures.

Self-custody wallet Ready and Solana wallet Solflare have suspended their crypto card services after stablecoin card issuance infrastructure platform Kulipa effectively went bankrupt, The Defiant reported. Kulipa had provided card issuance infrastructure to about 20 crypto wallets and fintech companies, according to the report, but is said to have collapsed under debt problems. Ready said user assets are held in self-custody and were not affected, while card subscription fees will be refunded automatically. Solflare said it plans to launch a new card within weeks.

Bitcoin has recently shown a more stable trading pattern than South Korea’s stock market, despite crypto’s longstanding reputation as a volatile asset class, News1 reported. According to Upbit Datalab and CoinMarketCap data cited by News1 on July 31, Bitcoin’s average daily price swing in July, based on absolute moves from July 1-29, stood at 1.25%. Over the same period, the Upbit Datalab altcoin index posted an average daily swing of 1.79%, while the KOSPI recorded 4.67%. That means the KOSPI was about 3.7 times more volatile than Bitcoin and about 2.6 times more volatile than the altcoin index.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced the addition of Gravity Token (GRVT) to its KRW trading pair at 5:00 a.m. UTC today.

CoinMarketCap’s Altcoin Season Index stood at 52, unchanged from yesterday. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of Bitcoin with that of the top 100 coins by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins. If 75% of the top 100 coins outperform Bitcoin over the past 90 days, the market is considered to be in altcoin season; the opposite is considered Bitcoin season. A reading closer to 100 indicates stronger altcoin-season conditions.

U.S.-listed companies now hold 1.24 million BTC, accounting for 92.7% of the Bitcoin held by publicly listed companies worldwide, according to Unfolded. Over the past year, U.S.-listed companies added 510,000 BTC, more than three times the amount of newly mined Bitcoin over the same period.

Wanchain demands hacker return 90% of stolen NIGHT tokens by Aug. 6

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, who previously voted against the GENIUS Act on stablecoin regulation, is also opposed to the CLARITY Act on crypto market structure, according to Crypto in America host Eleanor Terrett. Sen. Cynthia Lummis said Hawley is highly negative on the bill and is likely to vote against the CLARITY Act as well, following his earlier opposition to the GENIUS Act. Discussions with Hawley’s office are still ongoing, however. With last-minute negotiations continuing around the CLARITY Act, opposition within the Republican Party is emerging as a variable.

A whale address that had been dormant for about 18 months transferred 1.032 million HYPE worth $57.6 million to Coinbase Prime and FalconX, EmberCN reported. The address withdrew 1.018 million HYPE worth $20.15 million from Gate at an average price of $19.79 in early 2025 and then staked the tokens. It is now sitting on an unrealized profit of about $37.45 million, or 186%, according to the report.

Republican Sens. Mike Rounds and James Lankford have raised concerns about the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin yield provisions, Punchbowl reporter Brendan Pedersen said. Rounds said he supports advancing the bill as part of efforts to put safeguards in place for the crypto industry, but cannot give final backing until the stablecoin yield provision is revised. Lankford also said he still has unresolved questions about concerns that stablecoin yield could weaken the deposit base of community banks. According to Pedersen, the number of Republican lawmakers hesitant about the CLARITY Act could be as high as five, and that figure could rise further if Sens. Rand Paul and Josh Hawley, who opposed the GENIUS Act, are included.

The White House is reviewing a compromise on ethics provisions in the CLARITY Act drafted by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, Eleanor Terrett, host at crypto policy outlet Crypto In America, said on X. The latest compromise is said to include a role for state attorneys general, although it remains unclear what provisions were added to address White House concerns. The proposal was delivered to the White House on July 30 in the morning, and crypto industry participants told the White House yesterday that an agreement on the ethics provisions was essential for the bill to pass. The White House review is expected to determine whether a Senate vote will be pursued next week.

Hardware wallet maker Coinkite warned users that wallets generated on its Coldcard Mk3 devices running firmware versions 4.0.1 through 5.0.3 could expose assets to risk because of a seed-generation vulnerability, and recommended immediately moving funds to new wallets. The warning came as an investigation continues into the recent theft of a combined 594 BTC from hundreds of single-signature wallets, according to Wu Blockchain.