CertiK's report indicates that cryptocurrency losses in the first half of 2026 decreased by 46.8% year-on-year to $1.32 billion. Losses from phishing attacks in Q1 amounted to $508.2 million, while private key leaks in Q2 resulted in $807.5 million in losses, with over 70% stemming from hacks targeting KelpDAO and Drift Protocol. Both incidents were attributed to North Korean state-sponsored hackers. TRM Labs data reveals that the number of attacks surged from 83 in the first half of last year to 207 this year, marking a historic high, with smart contract vulnerabilities accounting for 60% of incidents. CertiK noted that the decline in losses was due to the $1.4 billion Bybit hack last year, which skewed the comparison. Excluding that factor, attacks have become more targeted, with private key and multi-signature wallet management remaining critical security risks.

According to Globenewswire, Figure Technology Solutions plans to issue $600 million senior preferred notes, with the proceeds to be used for the acquisition of Kiavi and general corporate purposes. Figure will acquire Kiavi for $717 million and expects Kiavi to increase its trading volume by over $7 billion annually.

Spot gold fell $14 in the short term, with a intraday decline of over 1.00%, and is now reported at $4133.10 per ounce.

Saudi Aramco will lower the price of Arab light crude oil exported to Asia in August by $11 per barrel, with a discount of $1.50 per barrel compared to the regional benchmark price. This decrease is greater than the expected $8 per barrel in institutional surveys.

Anthropic has signed a 20-year data center lease with TeraWulf for the construction of AI computing infrastructure in Kentucky, USA. The first power supply for the data center is expected to start in the second half of 2027, and the initial lease is expected to bring approximately $19 billion in revenue to TeraWulf.