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Kalshi is reportedly seeking new funding at a $40 billion valuation, up 82% from May.The company processed over $17 billion in monthly trading volume and recently expanded crypto perpetuals.Legal disputes with CME Group and several U.S. states continue as Kalshi grows its product lineup.

Grayscale amended its spot NEAR ETF filing and added SEC Registration No. 333-292834.BitGo replaced Coinbase Custody as primary custodian, while Coinbase remains an additional custodian.The filing updated NEAR data, including 1.3 billion circulating tokens and a $1.5 billion market cap.

Zcash pared steep losses after the privacy coin's backers introduced an upgrade aimed at restoring faith in the digital asset's supply.

a16z-linked wallets reportedly withdrew 224,118 HYPE as analysts track fresh accumulation across several addresses.The HYPE position now shows about $131 million in unrealized gains, according to on-chain tracking.HYPE pulled back from records after Arthur Hayes sold, but linked wallets kept adding tokens.

Orchard flaw raised supply doubts after Shielded Labs said hidden counterfeit ZEC was technically possible.Arthur Hayes sold his full ZEC position, while ZEC liquidations topped $81.91 million during the 24-hour crash.Zcash developers fixed Orchard and may propose a new pool to verify full supply integrity.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said that he has exited his positions in HYPE and NEAR cryptocurrencies.He cited higher energy prices as well as upcoming AI-related IPOs as some of the reasons for selling the tokens.Hayes faced backlash from social media users as he actively promoted the two cryptocurrencies just days prior to the sales.

Arthur Hayes sold his full HYPE and NEAR positions after weeks of public bullish calls.The sale follows his $100K HYPE wager and earlier $150 price target for August.Hayes cited Iran-linked energy costs, AI IPOs and political risk as reasons for profit-taking.

While Bitcoin dipped below $70,000 to trigger a massive liquidation cascade, select altcoins surged on individual ecosystem catalysts.

Strategy is paying down its debt instead of buying Bitcoin, and AI tokens are now massively outperforming BTC.

Litecoin was affected by a bug this weekend that allowed an attacker to transfer digital assets—transactions that were later wiped away.

The Rhea team said the exploit manipulated liquidity pools and routed trades through fake tokens.Roughly $11.2 million in assets have been returned or frozen so far.