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Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majors are flat but rebounding after FOMC; BTC at $DecryptRobinhood Pulls in $1.31B Q2 Revenue as 44% Trading Surge Fuels Record Profit
Robinhood reported record Q2 2026 net revenue of $1.31 billion and a 48% surge in net income to $573 million. Growth was fueled by strong performance in options trading, equity trading and a tenfold expansion in event contracts. Key Takeawbitcoin.comFortitude Invests $45M in Zcash Mining Infrastructure to Drive Vertical Integration
DCG’s Fortitude Mining has entered into purchase agreements worth about $45 million for mining hardware and Nebraska infrastructure as it accelerates vertical integration in Zcash mining. This article first appeared in The Energy Mag. The obitcoin.comFake Flare Network Staking Site Drained $8.5M in XRP: Seoul Police
A fake staking site that ran for eight days last October took 3.4 million XRP from 71 investors, worth 12.3 billion won ($8.5 million), Seoul police say. Two men, both 29, have been referred to prosecutors on aggravated fraud charges, localDecryptMoscow Court Jails Mining Firm Bitriver Founder Over $12.5M Fraud Probe
Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky District Court has moved Igor Runets, founder of crypto-mining firm Bitriver, from house arrest to a pretrial detention facility for at least two months. Key TakeawaysOn July 29, Igor Runets was jailed over alleged $bitcoin.comCore Scientific Pays $42M to Exit Block’s Bitcoin Mining Deal as AI Revenue Surges
Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ) has paid $41.9 million to terminate a bitcoin miner contract with Block and its Proto unit, underscoring the data center operator’s accelerating retreat from bitcoin mining toward AI infrastructure. This articbitcoin.comSecurity Firm Blockaid Says 212 Onchain Exploits Stole $1.1B as AI and Wallet Attacks Accelerate
The first half of 2026 was the most active period for onchain security threats on record, with Blockaid verifying 212 high-threshold exploits, a 3.4-fold increase over all of 2025. Key TakeawaysBlockaid verified a record 212 crypto exploitsbitcoin.comNairobi Securities Exchange Teams With Tether to Test USDT Settlement Across $26.4B Market
The Nairobi Securities Exchange and Tether signed a memorandum of understanding to advance digital asset adoption, blockchain infrastructure and investor education in Kenya. Key TakeawaysTether and the Nairobi Securities Exchange signed anbitcoin.comSomeone in England Is About to Lose $200,000 They Won and They Have No Idea
A EuroMillions ticket worth £177,547.30, roughly €200,000, bought in Watford just north-west of London for the January 16, 2026, draw was never claimed before the UK’s 180-day cutoff at midnight on July 15. With no valid claim filed, the stbitcoin.comLuno Eliminates 20% of Global Workforce as Automation Changes Crypto Exchange Priorities
Crypto exchange Luno is reducing its global workforce by 20%, though the exact number of impacted employees—including those in South Africa—has not been disclosed. Key TakeawaysDigital Currency Group subsidiary Luno reduced its staff by 20%bitcoin.comDOJ Indicts Crypto Investor Over Alleged $20 Million Fraud Targeting Dozens of Victims
Federal prosecutors allege a crypto investor orchestrated a scheme that caused about $20 million in losses. The case now heads toward a trial as investigators highlight the alleged misuse of investor funds and cryptocurrency exchanges. Keybitcoin.comBinance Adds Gold and Silver Options, Bringing Commodity Markets to Crypto Traders
Binance users can now trade options with expirations as short as one day on gold and silver settled in USDT without owning either metal. The launch pushes the exchange deeper into traditional markets as crypto platforms compete for commoditbitcoin.comCME Group Targets $650 Billion Sports Industry With First Sports Index Futures
CME Group announced plans to launch futures tied to sports performance indexes, opening the $650 billion global sports industry to exchange-based risk management. The first cash-settled contracts are expected this summer, pending regulatorybitcoin.comCoinbase Wrapped XRP Expands DeFi Utility Through Doppler Finance on Base
Doppler Finance is expanding to Base, bringing new financial infrastructure for Coinbase Wrapped XRP, which is backed by more than $113 million in XRP reserves. The phased deployment is intended to expand lending and collateral opportunitiebitcoin.comCoinMortgage Launches Bitcoin Purchase Financing Services
New service launched July 4, 2026, giving qualified borrowers a structured way to finance Bitcoin purchases and build long-term ownership over time FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 29, 2026 — CoinMortgage Inc. today announced the launch of its Bbitcoin.comTether Data Pushes AI Off the Cloud With New 460M Parameter Vision Model
Tether Data has open-sourced a 460-million-parameter vision-language model built to run directly on smartphones instead of relying on cloud servers. Key TakeawaysTether’s QVAC unit open-sourced a 460-million-parameter vision model on July 2bitcoin.comRobinhood Posts Best Quarter Ever as Prediction Market and Robinhood Chain Take Off
Robinhood reported second-quarter earnings Wednesday and posted record quarterly revenue of $1.31 billion in Q2, up 32% year-over-year, beating Wall Street's estimate of $1.26 billion. The company is expanding into prediction markets and crDecryptUnderdog’s UDX Hits $1.2M Day, About 5% of Estimated Companywide Flow
Underdog’s in-house UDX exchange recorded a reported $1.2 million in July 27 trading volume, reaching its first million-dollar day ten days after initial test trades. The result suggests Underdog avoided the usual cold-start problem fbitcoin.comTürkiye Blocks 47,493 Illegal Betting Sites as Crypto Account Crackdown Expands
Türkiye has blocked 47,493 illegal betting websites and detained 5,629 suspects in 680 operations since the start of 2026. Authorities are increasingly following the payment infrastructure behind the sites, with recent investigations targetbitcoin.comBNY Launches Onchain Transfer Agency for Its $8.6 Trillion Fund Business
BNY Mellon is launching a digital transfer agency that will record fund transactions and investor ownership onchain. Baillie Gifford, Blackrock and BNY’s Dreyfus unit are expected to be among its first users. Key TakeawaysBNY is launching abitcoin.com
