Block’s total profits jumped 25%, masking a 31% profit drop inside its $1.8 billion Bitcoin arm

Block’s Bitcoin Ecosystem gross profit fell 31% year over year to $72 million in the second quarter, making it the only category in the company’s three-part gross-profit breakdown to contract while Block’s total gross profit rose 25% to $3.166 billion. Commerce Enablement gross profit rose 18%, while Financial Solutions gross profit increased 43%. Related Reading…

Analyst Predicts 1,700% LDO Rally From Long-Term Support

Analyst Crypto Patel said on August 6 that Lido DAO’s LDO token could recover more than 1,700% after falling nearly 94% from its previous all-time high. The market watcher believes LDO is sitting in a high-risk accumulation zone but warned that the token’s bearish structure remains intact until it reclaims major resistance levels. LDO Tests…

How a crypto startup quietly siphoned 470,000 Binance users to build a $4 billion card empire

Binance-affiliated entities filed a Hong Kong petition against RedotPay’s founders, alleging the payment startup used its partnership with Binance to divert more than 470,000 Binance Card customers into its own competing stablecoin card. As Bloomberg News reported, Binance claims $472.8 million in losses, built on an estimated $925 lifetime value per customer, and says RedotPay…