Pokémon cards gained 22.8% over three months, beating the S&P 500’s 4.7% rise while Bitcoin fell 20.7%. Strong retail demand and record card sales have pushed the Pokémon market into the multibillion-dollar alternative asset space.
AnaisTether said KPMG U.S. completed its first full financial audit of Tether International for 2025, issuing an unqualified opinion and finding assets exceeded liabilities by $6.814 billion.
AnaisMeta has begun a limited beta rollout of Scam Alert on WhatsApp, using on-device AI to detect suspicious messages without sending private chats to its servers.
WeatherlyNeutrl has halted NUSD minting and redemptions after unspecified circumstances affected its reserves, while also pausing other protocol functions as it investigates. The protocol has not disclosed the cause, any potential losses or a restart date, leaving approved users unable to redeem NUSD directly for its backing assets.
AnaisSafePal disclosed a data breach affecting about 39,798 customers after a flaw in its order-tracking system exposed names, contact details, addresses and purchase information. The company said wallet credentials and funds were not affected, but warned that the stolen data could be used for targeted phishing and impersonation scams.
AnaisPolymarket has launched prediction markets for Pokémon cards and sealed products, letting traders bet on whether their prices will rise or fall. More than a dozen contracts are live, but trading remains small, with most markets leaning towards lower prices.
WeatherlyDefiLlama tested a fake app after months of complaints to Apple and found it could drain a funded crypto wallet. Apple removed the app within days, but the incident delayed DefiLlama’s official mobile launch.
AnaisChangpeng Zhao transferred about $965,000 in BNB and BNB Life tokens to Giggle Academy, his free education project. He also plans to stop using the public wallet after unwanted meme coins made it difficult to manage.
WeatherlyGalaxy Research said losses from the Coldcard wallet attack have exceeded $115 million, with 1,778.58 BTC taken from 8,680 addresses since 30 July 2026. The attack exploited a firmware flaw affecting devices using software released in 2021, while most stolen Bitcoin remains traceable on-chain.
AnaisHackers accessed a third-party system used by Israel’s Bits of Gold, potentially exposing the personal and financial details of around 200,000 customers. The company said customer funds, private keys, passwords and card security details were not exposed, but warned that the stolen data could be used for phishing and social engineering scams.
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