Bitcoin and ether are outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market as traders rotate toward large-cap tokens while altcoins lose momentum. Large holders are accumulating BTC, ETH, and XRP despite subdued prices, with analysts suggesting this signals a late-stage bear market phase.
Sharp price swings in bitcoin and ether resulted in nearly $286 million in liquidations on July 30, 2026, even as both cryptocurrencies remained relatively flat over the 24-hour period, highlighting the impact of intraday volatility on leveraged positions.
Attackers compromised private keys of a Humanity Protocol foundation member through an employee laptop breach, draining over $32-36 million worth of H tokens from multiple wallets. The decentralized identity project's token plunged between 73-89% as attackers dumped stolen tokens for ether.
Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in U.S. federal court to lift a restraining order freezing approximately $73 million in Ether recovered after the Kelp DAO exploit, as a law firm attempts to seize the funds claiming links to North Korean hackers.
The Ether Machine, an ether treasury firm with over $1 billion in holdings, terminated its SPAC merger with Dynamix. Under the termination agreement, a payor likely connected to The Ether Machine must pay Dynamix $50 million within 15 days.
EDX Markets, backed by Citadel and Charles Schwab, applied for a national trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on April 1, 2026, to offer regulated custody and asset services separate from its trading operations. EDX joins at least eight other crypto firms pursuing similar federal banking charters.
