Law enforcement may already have a concrete lead on the operator behind the first and largest wave of the July 2026 Coldcard wallet drains, according to reporting by Bitcoin Magazine. The report centers on 1,082.65 BTC taken in the initial wave, a tranche that remains untouched in the attacker’s address and is still being watched on-chain. Alex Thorn of Galaxy Research said publicly that the identity of the Wave 1 attacker may be known to authorities, while Block engineering lead Clay Garrett said Block’s investigation traced the sweep pattern to a paid account at a major blockchain services provider whose internal logs matched the theft workflow with unusual precision. The article also reconstructs the vulnerability that made the theft possible: a bug introduced in March 2021 during Coldcard’s migration to libngu that redirected randomness generation away from the STM32 hardware RNG and into MicroPython’s Yasmarang PRNG fallback. According to the report, that reduced effective entropy to roughly 40 bits on older models and around 72 bits on newer ones. As of early August, confirmed and estimated losses across multiple waves had exceeded 1,800 BTC from more than 5,000 addresses, with roughly $118 million confirmed stolen. The piece reviews claims of a possible insider “retirement attack,” but says public evidence remains insufficient to support that conclusion.

The European Union’s Digital Product Passport, or DPP, is moving from legislation to implementation under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). The framework treats a product, component, or material as having a digital identity that stores sustainability and circularity-related data. That includes information such as material composition, origin and supply chain records, carbon footprint and environmental impact, repairability, and recycling instructions, which can be accessed through a QR code or another data carrier. The ESPR took effect on July 18, 2024, replacing the older ecodesign directive and covering nearly all physical goods. Its broader application is set for July 19, 2026, when the EU’s central DPP registry system is also scheduled to go live. Batteries will be the first category subject to mandatory implementation. Under the Batteries Regulation (EU 2023/1542), electric vehicle batteries, industrial batteries, and batteries above 2kWh will require a digital battery passport from February 2027, followed by small portable batteries in August 2027. Textiles, aluminum, and tires are also expected to be added from 2027 through delegated acts. The report also stresses that blockchain is not required by law. The DPP framework is technology-neutral, meaning companies may use blockchain or conventional databases as long as the data remains secure, traceable, and accessible.

Binance spot market data reported by ChainCatcher shows a volatile session, with several tokens moving in opposite directions. BICO rose 12.65% over 24 hours after bouncing from its lows. Five other tokens pulled back after earlier spikes: BIO fell 5.15%, MMT dropped 7.75%, ESP declined 14.15%, ROBO lost 20.07%, and SNXXB was down 5.88%. Three more tokens touched fresh daily lows: GLWB slid 6.42%, AXTIB fell 21.12%, and IRENB dropped 8.36%. The figures, drawn from Binance spot trading pairs, show wide intraday swings across the group. AXTIB recorded the steepest drop among the names mentioned, while ROBO also fell more than a fifth. BICO was the only token in the report with a gain, and its price action was described as rebounding from lower levels. The mixed moves come in a session that displayed broad market volatility, according to the data. The reported ranges are based on 24-hour price changes.

The Green Bay Packers reported a rare operating loss even as total revenue reached $753 million, highlighting the strain on the NFL’s only fan-owned franchise as capital competition intensifies across the league. Operating expenses came in at $754.1 million, leaving the team with an operating loss of about $1.1 million. Excluding the pandemic years, the result was described as an uncommon core-business loss for the franchise over recent decades. The Packers still ended the year in the black. Non-operating income totaled $133.6 million, helped by investment gains and proceeds tied to the NFL’s sale of media assets including NFL Network to ESPN. Net income reached $132.5 million, up nearly 55% from a year earlier. The report also draws attention to a structural gap between Green Bay and other NFL clubs. In 2024, the league changed its rules to let approved private equity funds buy up to 10% of a team. That gives other franchises a way to raise hundreds of millions of dollars without surrendering control. The Packers, whose ownership is spread across 538,967 shareholders and roughly 5.2 million shares, cannot use that route. Chairman, president and CEO Ed Policy summed it up this way: other teams have an ATM that Green Bay does not.

DEXE’s crash in July 2026 has triggered a broad on-chain dispute that now stretches beyond a simple market sell-off narrative. The token reached about $49.43 on July 12, then started falling on July 13. On July 21 alone, it dropped from about $46.93 to $5.648 at one point, and within 11 days from the peak it bottomed near $1.56, marking a cumulative decline of 96.8%. Several public investigations cited in the source point to large DEXE transfers from a wallet labeled “Ceffu 2” into Binance deposit infrastructure during and around the drawdown. One count tracked 797,917.24 DEXE sent in six transfers after July 13, valued at roughly $6.15 million at the time of transfer. A broader review stretching back to February 2026 identified eight routes totaling 854,149.537853 DEXE, including one transfer of about 719,727 DEXE on July 22. The core controversy is not that DWF Labs has been proven to have caused the collapse. It has not. The issue is that DWF is a formal liquidity partner of DeXe, Falcon Finance publicly supports DEXE as collateral and uses Ceffu custody and MirrorX-style exchange access, and Falcon’s public ties to DWF are unusually close. That combination has led market observers to question whether DEXE held in custody, mapped into Binance trading accounts, and later settled on-chain could have been linked to DWF, Falcon, or clients using Falcon. DWF has admitted it held short positions and sold some spot DEXE, while DeXe says neither the foundation nor the DAO treasury sold tokens.

ESPN’s use of an AI-based “tells detection” system during the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event has sparked pushback from professional players, according to a WIRED report published on Aug. 4. The tool, developed by U.S. Air Force AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes broadcast footage to track eye movement, blinking, posture, chip-handling habits and other visible behaviors, then displays a real-time estimate of a player’s likely hand strength, such as a made hand, a draw or a bluff. Top players interviewed for the report said the system is limited by the amount of usable footage available. With more than 9,000 entries in the 2026 WSOP Main Event, most players do not appear on screen long enough for an accurate model to be built. Final-table player Michael Gagliano said even reviewing ESPN footage during a break did not provide enough information to act on. Two-time WSOP Player of the Year Shaun Deeb argued that real-life tells are far more complex than what a camera can capture, pointing to leg movement, speech, breathing rhythm and pulse. Geel also acknowledged the model needs more data and that blind tests in other poker events produced mixed results. Omaha Productions said the tool will not be used at the final table.

U.S. chip stocks face a pivotal week as AMD is scheduled to report second-quarter results after the close on Aug. 4 Eastern time, while SanDisk and Western Digital are due to release fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results after the close on Aug. 5. The reports arrive after a sharp sell-off in AI hardware names in July, with investors now looking for firmer evidence that the sector’s rebound can hold. AMD is expected to show strong growth in data center revenue, with attention centered on EPYC server CPUs, AI accelerator sales, and, above all, guidance. Analysts cited in the source expect roughly $11.3 billion in second-quarter revenue and adjusted EPS around $1.61 to $1.62, while the options market is pricing a post-earnings move of about 10%. SanDisk is seen as a higher-beta read on memory and flash sentiment. Wall Street expectations sit near or even above the top end of the company’s prior guidance, raising the bar for a positive reaction. Investors are watching NAND pricing, enterprise SSD demand, margins, and the company’s Aug. 13 investor day. Western Digital, by contrast, is being watched as a steadier check on AI-related storage demand, especially for high-capacity HDDs used by cloud data centers. Its results are expected to show whether revenue growth, margin expansion and free cash flow still support the AI storage thesis.

ChainCatcher, citing Binance spot market data, reported sharp moves across several tokens over the past 24 hours. BANK rose 15.93% and AXTIB gained 8.83%, with both described as rebounding after hitting lower levels. On the downside, FLNCB pulled back after an earlier rise and posted a 9.88% loss. EGLD fell 8.97% after touching a weekly low, while ESP dropped 10.42% after hitting a daily low. COTI and GTC were also listed as showing a rise-then-retreat pattern, down 14.9% and 6.2%, respectively. JUV, meanwhile, reached its 24-hour high and posted a 5.96% gain. The report framed the moves as part of broader volatility in the Binance spot market.