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The SparkKitty malware has been scanning the photo galleries of iOS and Android users for crypto seed phrases since at least February 2024.

Bitmine’s ETH holdings rise to 5.7mn tokens after the latest purchase, with roughly 85 percent running through its MAVAN validator platform.

BitMart shuts down its global trading platform and ends trading on August 26, 2026, the third crypto exchange retreat within one month.

What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.

Nine institutions including BlackRock and Coinbase launch the Bitcoin Security Consortium, pledging USD 15 million for Bitcoin’s security.

BitMEX shuts down on 23 September 2026 after 11 years, following a sale process that produced no buyer for the exchange.

BancaStato launches regulated crypto trading: buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Solana directly in e-banking via Sygnum and Avaloq.

What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.

Citadel Securities takes a USD 400 million stake in Crypto.com at a USD 20 billion valuation, the exchange’s first institutional funding round.

Strategy CEO Phong Le confirms the company stays a Bitcoin buyer and sees debt risks only if Bitcoin falls below USD 10,000.

CleanSpark signed a 20-year data center lease worth USD 6.6 billion with a technology group for its Sandersville campus in Georgia.

Robinhood Chain gathered roughly $3.1 billion in DEX volume in its first week and now ranks among the five largest chains.

What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.

JPMorgan ranks Strategy’s sales below the bigger Bitcoin risk and names tokenization beyond public chains as the real threat.

AscendEX halted operations on 1 July over lost liquidity and a missing MiCA licence; users get no guarantee of a full payout.

Russia’s Sberbank plans a crypto wallet in its apps by December 2026, once the digital asset law takes effect in September.