Bitcoin ETFs post five-day inflow streak, longest since May

A recent investor note from JPMorgan analysts has argued that the true long-term risk to Bitcoin is not corporate sell-offs (which contradicts a plethora of recent opinion pieces).  The real risk lies in institutions pivoting toward private blockchain networks. The MicroStrategy risk  Earlier this month, on July 2, JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou opined that Strategy’s sales…

Kaspersky has uncovered a new malware framework targeting cryptocurrency investors. Dubbed “OkoBot,” the malware initiates an infection chain that starts with social engineering tactics such as ClickFix, which tricks users into running malicious commands, or trojanized GitHub apps that deliver a backdoor to infected devices, the cybersecurity company wrote in a Wednesday report. The malware…

Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) chairman Bilal bin Saqib has called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets under Islamic law after meeting prominent scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani, who backed a ruling against purchases made with crypto. In a Saturday post, Saqib said the discussion covered blockchain technology, digital assets, stablecoins and…