BubbleMaps monitoring shows that pump.fun platform KOL 0xEthan is suspected of profiting approximately $125000 from 49 orders by first buying tokens, calling out recommendations to fans, and then using associated accounts to ship.

Former Chief Operating Officer of FTX, Wang Zixiao, criticized the content of the trailer for the Netflix series "The Altruists" for being untrue, stating that FTX has less than 200 employees and high work intensity, and has never seen Caroline Ellison perform strongly. She also accused Netflix of turning the series into a love story. (Source: The Block)

Malaysian hardware wallet reseller CryptoBilis has changed its equity, with Jiaming, an individual registered in Heilongjiang Province, China, holding 100% of the company's shares from August 3rd. The former co-founder of the company confirmed that the company was acquired in March, and the original shareholders withdrew from all operational, management, and administrative positions. Afterwards, they only assisted the new team in coordinating activities such as Pizza Day, MyBW, and PBW. The former co-founder stated that he no longer belongs to the company and called on the current management to handle it transparently. (Source: Bitcoin News)

[NEAR Protocol Supports Post-Quantum ML-DSA Signature Scheme Without Asset Migration] NEAR Protocol accounts now support the post-quantum ML-DSA signature scheme, allowing users to upgrade without asset migration. The NEAR One team is advancing the NEP-655 proposal, which has already been deployed on the testnet and is expected to go live on the mainnet within a few weeks. The team is designing NEAR Intents Wallet Contracts to support custom signature extensions and is developing a NEAR-based Q-day recovery registry. NEAR's quantum-secure design philosophy was incorporated into its architectural planning in 2018.

CryptoBilis, a Malaysian hardware wallet distributor, was exposed to have changed ownership in March during the Ledger supply chain attack investigation and is now fully controlled by Chinese national Jiaming. The former co-founder of CryptoBilis confirmed that the company has completed the acquisition and the original shareholder has resigned from all positions. CryptoBilis has temporarily suspended online and offline sales in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia, and closed its stores.