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CryptoSlate reports a major Bitcoin derivatives imbalance: CME exposure stands at 41,252.1 BTC versus Coinbase’s 151.62 BTC residual. Any associated hedge could offset a squeeze, but the gap raises the risk of a sharp position shakeout.
The US Treasury plans to borrow $739 billion from July through September while buying back some older bonds. CryptoSlate says the new debt issuance could absorb liquidity before the impact of buybacks reaches Bitcoin and other risk assets.
Ripple is preparing the XRP Ledger for the potential threat posed by quantum computers. The move follows an Anthropic model’s reported 67-million-fold reduction in attack work and migration plans published by Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Ripple has recommended removing over 10,000 lines of unused XChainBridge code from XRPL while Lending Protocol V1.1 undergoes an AI-only review through Sherlock’s Audit Engine ahead of a native lending expansion.
OneKey said it reproduced a transaction-replacement exploit affecting an outdated Ledger Ethereum app in its lab. Ledger fixed the issue in version 1.22.2, and no user funds were lost during testing.
The Sandbox plans one-for-one repayment for eligible Base and BNB Chain holders after a roughly $700,000 bridge exploit. Repayment will use Ethereum-based SAND from the project treasury, with claims expected within two weeks.
OneKey demonstrated that an outdated Ethereum app could make a Ledger device sign a transaction different from the one shown. Ledger said the vulnerability had been patched before any exploit and denied that its wallets were hacked.
Bitcoin touched $80,000, but Strategy, Twenty One Capital, and Metaplanet still lacked common-equity premiums. CryptoSlate said the firms remain constrained by equity discounts, debt, pledged bitcoin, and potential dilution.
