Tether’s gold backed token XAUt just received Shariah certification from Amanah Advisors, opening the door for Islamic banks and investors to access a compliant, 1:1 physical gold token backed by Swiss vault reserves ($3.3B+).
A big step for crypto in the $3T+ Islamic finance market.
Bitmine just added ~10,000 ETH last week, now holding 5.79M ETH (~4.8% of supply), with 85% staked and targeting ~$299M in annual rewards.
$ETH outperforms BTC this week (+2.4% vs -0.7%) as the ETH/BTC ratio hits a 3-month high.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmine-keeps-buying-ether-as-eth-outperforms-bitcoin
Crypto hacks hit a record $1.1B+ in H1 2026 (212 incidents).
Ethereum led with ~$332M lost (code exploits), Solana close behind with ~$326M (98% from key/signer compromises).
DPRK linked groups tied to major attacks like Drift & Step Finance. Stay vigilant on keys & multisig!
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-solana-led-crypto-hack-losses-h1-2026-blockaid
Tokenized TradFi on crypto exchanges just hit $6.6B (up 5x since Jan 2025).
US stock perps now lead over precious metals, driven by semis & IPO hype.
Derivatives dominate as CEXs expand into stocks/commodities to compete with TradFi brokers & DEXs.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-exchanges-tokenized-assets-market-6-6-billion
🚨 Russia’s FSB has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with “facilitating terrorism” and issued an international arrest warrant, alleging Telegram failed to remove channels used by Ukrainian intel & extremist groups.
A separate French case over platform moderation remains open.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/telegram-founder-wanted-internationally-russia
Binance just launched regulated USDT-settled gold & silver options via its ADGM exchange (Nest Exchange).
Retail can buy only; institutions can write.
Builds on gold/silver perps from Jan as CEXs push deeper into TradFi commodities.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-launches-regulated-gold-silver-options-through-adgm-exchange
ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente says crypto is entering its biggest consolidation phase ever: Hyperliquid + Pump.fun = ~67% of app revenue; add Ethena ~80%.
Expect more M&A, bankruptcies & exchange shutdowns. He calls it “extremely bullish” for the sector long-term.
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