Bitcoin moved from $62,883 to $62,778, a decline of $105 or approximately 0.17%, consolidating in a tight range.Not noise. An active cold-wallet exploit now affecting 4,500 addresses with nearly $89 million in losses is a live security event that directly raises near-term custody risk for self-custody Bitcoin holders.
The Coldcard cold-wallet exploit expanded to a third wave, with Galaxy Research tracking sweeps across 4,500 addresses and losses approaching $89 million, up from earlier estimates near $70 million.
Bitcoin mining difficulty is 14% below this year's high as weak revenues force operator pivots, with forward markets signaling little relief through year-end per CoinDesk.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs ended July with $172.4 million in net inflows but remain $5.3 billion negative year to date, reflecting the cumulative impact of May and June outflows.
The SEC has opened a review of its previously approved Nasdaq Bitcoin options product following a CME challenge arguing Bitcoin options fall under CFTC rather than SEC jurisdiction, introducing regulatory uncertainty into the Bitcoin derivatives landscape.
Bitcoin's 90-day correlation with the S&P 500 stands at 0.40 and with gold at 0.44, meaning BTC is trading with moderate ties to both risk assets and monetary goods, neither fully decoupled nor fully tethered.
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