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UAE ‘spy sheikh’ takes 49% stake in Trump family’s bank venture: WSJ

The UAE's national security advisor is playing a major investment role in President Trump's family's bank venture, the WSJ reported.

KuCoin can block your crypto transactions even if you never sent it to these 17 sanctioned platforms

KuCoin has expanded sanctions screening to indirect crypto transfers across 17 crypto platforms, including Justin Sun-linked HTX. Under an Aug. 27 compliance notice, KuCoin said Shelbit, Aban Tether, A7 Nigeria, A7 Africa, PilotFinance, Rapira, Aifory Pro, ABCeX, WhiteBird, NoOnecrypto, Tradex, Mone...

Live updates: Bitcoin ETF inflows hit eight straight days as August tops $3 billion

U.S. spot bitcoin funds have taken in $2.8 billion since the run began, and ether ETFs are matching it day for day. Three sessions are left to make August their best month since October 2025.

Mirae Asset eyes $109 billion crypto empire after acquiring Digital X

Park Hyeon-joo, Mirae Asset Financial Group’s founder, outlined his ambitious stablecoin, RWAs, and STOs plan for Digital X, formerly known as Korbit, in an event for his employees.

AI bug reports trigger emergency warning for Bitcoin Lightning node operators

Developers are holding details for two weeks while fixes reach operators, in the second Lightning security emergency this month traced to AI work on Bitcoin code.

SHRINCS BIP published: Quantum-secure Bitcoin comes with a catch

A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for the SHRINCS signature scheme has just been published to upgrade Bitcoin to quantum secure. Here’s everything you need to know.

First quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction successfully executed, StarkWare says

Still, StarkWare says Bitcoin needs a protocol-level upgrade to make it fully safe from quantum computing threats.

Mirae Asset maps out $109 billion digital asset push with Digital X: report

South Korea's Mirae Asset targets a $109 billion digital asset business around Digital X, aiming for profitability by 2027.

Behind Bitcoin’s sudden resilience is a $2 billion cash surge that wiped out speculative leverage

July's PCE inflation reading held at 3.7% headline and 3.3% core on Aug. 26, both still above the Fed's target. Futures markets responded by pushing the odds of a September rate hike to roughly 44%, up from 36% before the report. Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $79,251.60 the same day, trading near ...

SEC crypto custody rewrite enters White House review with key rules still undisclosed

The SEC crypto custody rewrite for investment advisers and funds, including their crypto assets, entered White House review on Aug. 25. The move starts an active pre-publication review of an economically significant proposal with direct consequences for advisers, investment companies and the institu...

Onslaught of AI-found bugs forces Bitcoin’s Core Lightning into a secret 14-day emergency lockdown

Core Lightning developers have asked node operators to make a security decision before they can fully assess the threat. An Aug. 23 message posted on Stacker News urged operators to install new binaries that fix multiple reported vulnerabilities. CLN told operators who decline the upgrade to run the...

Crypto users lost at least $5.69 million because their wallet seeds were too predictable

A flaw in software used by at least five crypto wallets made some recovery phrases predictable enough for attackers to reconstruct, contributing to at least $5.69 million in traced thefts since May. Earlier this month, blockchain security firm Coinspect said RRWallet, Bexo Wallet, NanChat, Bitcoin L...

AI Finds Critical Flaw in Bitcoin Lightning, Devs Issue Emergency Warning

The Lightning software project said it is preparing fixes after confirming that several AI-generated vulnerability reports were accurate.

Investors just moved $7 billion into Bitcoin and gold in five days to escape an accelerating dollar crisis

Gold and Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drew roughly $7 billion over five US trading sessions, a record combined haul that puts both assets at the center of a renewed investor push for protection against currency weakness and mounting fiscal pressure. About $3.4 billion of this capital went in...

It just got 25 times easier to move self-custody Bitcoin directly onto Wall Street, and $5 billion already has

BlackRock cut the minimum for converting privately held Bitcoin into IBIT shares from $25 million to $1 million, while Bitwise lowered its floor from $100 million to $3 million. While this might sound like a niche development for a small number of institutional users, it signals that custody is no l...

Bitcoin now has a quantum computing escape route, but 7 million BTC may still be exposed

Bitcoin has confirmed a quantum-resistant transaction on mainnet using its existing consensus rules, showing that some holders could migrate funds away from future quantum risk without waiting for a protocol upgrade. The Aug. 26 transaction used a construction developed by StarkWare researcher Avihu...

Bitcoin Completes First Experimental Quantum-Safe Transaction, Starkware Says

The transaction used Bitcoin’s existing rules to protect funds from a future quantum attack without requiring a network upgrade.

Core Lightning confirms multiple vulnerabilities, prepares security update

Core Lightning advised operators to use offline mode if they do not install the forthcoming update, keeping their nodes active but disconnected.

BlackRock's Mitchnick says macro case for bitcoin is strengthening after record trading in positive week

BlackRock's head of digital assets shared his outlook for bitcoin after the company's spot BTC ETF, IBIT, hit record volume for a positive week.

Bitcoin ETFs Draw $2.8B in Eight-Day Streak as BTC Tests $80K

August is heading for its strongest month of inflows since October 2025 if the pace holds, one analyst noted.

Bank of England Handed New Legal Duty to Foster Stablecoin Innovation

Financial stability stays the Bank's primary objective, with the new duty written into a bill due before the Lords in September.

Moonwell investigates lending market issue on Base as security firms flag multimillion-dollar exploit

Security firms CertiK and PeckShield estimate losses of around $8.7 million after an attacker manipulated the collateral price of MAMO.

Polish Olympic chief arrested as prosecutors probe suspected crypto-linked bribe

Prosecutors are probing allegations that Zondacrypto's CEO gave Radosław Piesiewicz a 40,000 euro watch for help with regulatory hurdles.

Bitcoin Eyes Major Resistance as Jackson Hole Kicks Off With Unusual Fed Agenda

BTC is holding above $80,000 into a Fed symposium that, for the first time in 40 years, is built around crypto's own turf—payments and financial infrastructure.

$6.4 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Tomorrow—Here's What It Means

Deribit's Friday settlement covers nearly a fifth of the exchange's Bitcoin open interest, and max pain sits well below where BTC is trading right now.

Staking Ethereum could soon look entirely different under a new deposit proposal

Ethereum developers have opened an early proposal to make the staking deposit system flexible enough to accept future quantum-resistant validator keys, and it would also give a later network upgrade a one-way switch to stop new deposits using today’s BLS format. The change would affect how new valid...

Bitcoin is trapped between $75,000 and $80,000 ahead of a massive Friday derivatives settlement

Bitcoin is trading between $80,000 and $78,000, and faces two option strikes that could shape dealer hedging into Friday. Reported call exposure at $75,000 and $80,000 creates a test of whether those positions dampen Bitcoin’s next move or add force to a break. Roughly 81,700 Bitcoin options represe...

StarkWare tests quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction on mainnet

StarkWare said the experimental transaction demonstrated quantum-resistant Bitcoin spending without a fork, but it cost up to $200 and required direct miner submission.

Pyth Network’s API overhaul threatens to freeze unpatched smart contracts across 300 DeFi protocols

Crypto price oracle Pyth Network missed its documented 16:00 UTC cutover deadline on Aug. 26, adding a new requirement for developers who call its Hermes price-delivery service directly: their requests now need an API key. Under Pyth's migration guide, people who use a protocol that already integrat...

Bitcoin hit $80,000 but failed to restore BTC treasury premiums at Strategy, Twenty One Capital, or Metaplanet

Bitcoin price is trading near $78,900, close enough to $80,000 to revive the old treasury-company pitch on paper: higher Bitcoin should lift the value of corporate holdings, pull the shares back above net asset value, and reopen common-stock issuance as a source of fresh coins. That sequence did not...

How one small BTC transfer exposed the fine print behind Trump’s ‘never sell’ strategic Bitcoin reserve

A wallet tagged to the US government moved a small amount of Bitcoin linked to assets seized from Alameda Research's Binance.US accounts. The movement revives a familiar fear that Washington could be preparing to liquidate more of its forfeited Bitcoin stash. Bitcoin deposited into the Strategic Bit...

BlackRock’s Mitchnick says bitcoin’s risk-off narrative is ‘the one to bet on’ long term as rally consolidates near $80,000

Renewed spot ETF inflows and bitcoin's declining correlation with equities are also constructive signs, according to analysts.

Bank of England set for new innovation mandate covering stablecoins

The UK plans to expand the Bank of England’s remit to support digital payments innovation, including stablecoins, while keeping financial stability first.

Clearing firm RQD* raises $74 million as Wall Street prepares for tokenized markets

Bain Capital led the investment in the U.S. clearing and custody firm, which plans to expand its digital asset and tokenization infrastructure.

Charles Schwab adda Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to nascent crypto platform

The financial services giant plans to expand Schwab Crypto beyond Bitcoin and Ether just months after rolling out direct crypto trading to retail clients.

Morgan Stanley leads Solana ETF $9 million inflows as SOL jumps rises above $100

US Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted about $9.1 million in net inflows on Aug. 26, led by Morgan Stanley’s MSOL. SoSoValue data showed MSOL drew roughly $5.5 million, accounting for about 60% of Wednesday’s total. Bitwise’s BSOL added $2.6 million, while VanEck’s VSOL took in about $1 mi...

The next currency crisis may be harder to contain because of stablecoins, New York Fed report shows

A New York Federal Reserve study found that dollar stablecoins are more likely to flow into wallets tied to countries experiencing currency or banking crises. Wallets linked to countries experiencing some form of financial crisis were 1.8% more likely to receive dollar stablecoins during the week a ...

Solana takes its first step toward sub-second speed by cutting block confirmation times across the network

Solana’s mainnet is producing blocks faster after its first staged slot-time reduction moved the network’s target from 400 milliseconds to 350 milliseconds. Faster slots shorten block-level feedback and confirmation thresholds measured in slots, while throughput depends on a separate set of limits. ...

Connecticut sues Kalshi over sports event contracts in months-long legal feud

Kalshi Head of Litigation Jovy Dedaj calls the move 'arbitrary and inconsistent enforcement,' as other platforms continue to operate there.

Bitcoin researchers propose quantum fix that would not crowd out transactions

The SHRINCS proposal would let bitcoin transactions use larger, quantum-resistant approvals while preserving more network capacity than existing post-quantum signature designs.

Britain plans new Bank of England objective for stablecoins

Financial stability would remain its primary duty, with annual reports to Parliament on the new objective being planned.

Bitfinex Securities raises $50 million in push to offer tokenized nickel trading

Bitfinex Securities is preparing to list a new security linked to a Luxembourg-based industrial metals platform built around a $1.6 billion stockpile of high-purity nickel wire.

Bitfinex Securities completes record $50M tokenized capital raise

Bitfinex Securities completed a record $50 million raise for Alkemya, whose token represents interests in a partnership that holds nickel assets.

Charles Schwab to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to crypto trading platform

Schwab Crypto began rolling out to clients in May with direct access to BTC and ETH trading and charges 75 basis points per transaction.

Bitcoin’s 23% rally sends beaten-down miners soaring past AI stocks

Canaan, American Bitcoin and Cango jumped as much as 67% as renewed crypto demand showed BTC exposure can still drive mining equities despite the industry’s AI push.

Bitcoin eyes $81K as Nvidia earnings beat boosts risk assets

Bitcoin and crypto joined US stock markets in fresh gains after Nvidia Q2 earnings beat expectations by around $4 billion.

Connecticut's new lawsuit against Kalshi piles on to prediction market legal fight

The courtroom combat across state and federal courts is so far producing roughly split outcomes, suggesting a big job may be coming for the Supreme Court.

Mirae Asset lays out crypto, stablecoin, tokenization plans for Digital X

The South Korean financial group plans to build a $109 billion digital asset business spanning crypto, stablecoins and tokenized assets, according to The Korea Times.

Virtu, Tradeweb complete onchain repo using Marshall Islands digital bond

The transaction used the Marshall Islands-issued USDM1 bond as collateral and completed the full repo cycle on the Canton Network in under 10 minutes.

Bithumb wins lawsuit over proceeds from 620,000 BTC fat-finger error: report

In February, the South Korean exchange accidentally credited 620,000 BTC (then worth around $43 billion) internally to hundreds of users.

Bitcoin steadies above $79,000 as ETF inflows hit longest streak since April

BTC held its ground Thursday as spot bitcoin ETFs logged an eighth straight day of net inflows, while altcoins drifted lower across the board.

Bitcoin ETF inflows slow to $232M as BTC holds under $80K

US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows slowed to $232.1 million as an eight-day streak reached $2.8 billion, while XRP funds posted their biggest inflow since Jan. 5.

Bitcoin faces key hurdle in $81,000-$86,000 range to reach January high, analyst says

Glassnode views $81,000–$86,000 as the wall, as that is where a large group of long-term holders sits near breakeven, among other factors.

Lesser-tracked bitcoin market dynamic lends credibility to August surge to $80,000

An indicator fundamental to understanding whether capital consistently moved in size to push prices higher is flashing green.

Smart AI deposits could soon force banks to raise loan rates for everyday borrowers

AI-directed bank accounts could move deposits rapidly among banks, weakening a funding advantage that helps finance long-term credit, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas analysis published Aug. 25. Although customers can withdraw demand deposits at any time, balances tend to remain at bank...

Tokenized deposits could raise US credit costs: Dallas Fed economists

Dallas Fed economists said faster, programmable deposits could make bank funding less stable, potentially pushing lenders toward more expensive funding.

Bithumb wins 2 suits over mistaken Bitcoin credits: Report

Bithumb reportedly won first-instance rulings in two suits seeking proceeds from users who sold Bitcoin credited in its $40 billion error.

Bitcoin tests its largest supply wall at $80,000, near ETF holders’ average price

Bitcoin is testing its largest supply cluster alongside the key 50-week moving average.

Bitcoin faces true demand test above $83K as liquidity thickens: Glassnode

Bitcoin price analysis reveals convergence of multiple trend lines and liquidity structures around spot price, keeping upside in check.

Morning Minute: Robinhood Chain Levels Up as Memes and RWAs Soar

The chain just put up its strongest day since mid-July, with $443 million in DEX volume and more than 3 million transactions.

Ripple Prime expands into US equity derivatives with Delta One business

Institutional clients can access total return swaps across linked to US-listed equities, indexes and digital assets and cross-margin exposures.

Solana Is Having Its Best Month Since 2024—With a Historic Governance Vote on Deck

Solana is up more than 8% in 24 hours and 44% on the month. Coming changes to the network could add a supply squeeze to the mix.

Bitcoin’s bottom signal is flashing, but six months of data shows a trap waiting for early buyers

Bitcoin’s late-August recovery has unfolded in stages. Days prior to the Aug. 19 pump, VanEck’s capitulation dashboard showed broad market stress with eight of its 12 signals active, and the first move higher was consistent with a sharp reset in bearish positioning. The case for a more durable turn ...

Why Nvidia’s Acquisition of Hugging Face Would Reshape Open-Source AI

The chipmaker's reported acquisition would concentrate the open-source AI pipeline inside one company, from silicon to distribution — with consequences for builders and users alike.

Polish Olympic Committee president detained in Zondacrypto bribery probe

Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piesiewicz was detained as part of an investigation into digital asset platform ZondaCrypto.

Nvidia shares surge 8% on earnings beat, lifting technology stocks and bitcoin

Nvidia’s earnings beat and strong outlook lifted technology stocks, bitcoin and AI infrastructure companies.

Crypto traders brace for Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech

One analyst expects Warsh to take a tough line on inflation, but still sees the Fed holding off on rate hikes until at least after the November mid-term elections.

GTA 6 leaker cashes out of his own memecoin hours before Rockstar's gameplay reveal

The token hit a $25 million market cap on the back of nine days of unreleased Grand Theft Auto VI footage. Its creator has now sold his stack — hours before Rockstar's first official gameplay reveal.

Ethena surges as buyback vote, VC unlock overhaul boost token outlook

The changes aim to cut investor selling pressure and channel protocol revenue to ENA as Ethena looks to revive USDe growth.

Bitcoin below $79,000, XRP leads losses as traders start betting on a Fed hike

Every major token except solana and BNB is flat or lower over 24 hours, with bitcoin holding a 14% weekly gain and XRP 28%.

Unstoppable Domains drops $2 million plan to bring .crypto and .bitcoin to standard internet

The abandoned bids would have cost over $2 million in base fees alone, leading the firm to prioritize financial viability over broader internet adoption.

The Clarity Act will put Main Street banks at a disadvantage

The Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger dismisses the harm to community banks in defending the stablecoin rewards language in the Clarity Act, says community banker Nate Franzén.

PURR jumps 15% as Hyperliquid Strategies updates $1.9 billion HYPE treasury and ‘fortress balance sheet’

The company said it has since deployed $773.4 million to acquire about 16.5 million additional HYPE at an average cost of $46.77.

240 UK taxpayers made more than $1.3 million each from crypto holdings in fiscal 2025

For the first time, the U.K.'s tax office broke out crypto capital gains figures, showing 17,600 people reported $1.87 billion in profits during the 2024-2025 tax year.

Bitcoin Could Overtake Gold in the Next Bull Run: Binance Founder CZ

Gold is worth around ten times more than BTC, Changpeng Zhao said, noting that countries face a years-long process to "shift into Bitcoin."

Ethena Foundation proposes fee switch for ENA token buybacks among other updates

Ethena Foundation announced four updates, including buying locked ENA tokens and ending future monthly investor unlocks.

No, Ledger Wasn’t Hacked: Vulnerable Ethereum App Was Patched Before Exploit, Company Says

OneKey demonstrated how an outdated Ethereum app could sign a transaction different from the one shown on a Ledger device, but the wallet maker says the vulnerability had already been fixed.

Cardano and Solana just exposed crypto governance’s biggest weakness

Cardano and Solana are testing two competing approaches to on-chain governance, with one exposing the cost of voter absence and the other shifting more power to default representatives who may have their own economic interests. Cardano’s constitutional committee renewal requires separate approval fr...

MoonPay’s newest integration lets AI agents handle crypto lending on Solana

Rogue OpenAI Agents Sacrificed Their Own Runs to Hack Hugging Face, Report Finds

Coordinators pressed agents with little budget left into experiments they called "permadeath," METR's investigation found.

Binance co-founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao says bitcoin could surpass gold in next bull market

Zhao told Bitcoin Asia 2026 that bitcoin could surpass gold in the next bull market, with stablecoins leading AI integration.

Chainalysis says global crypto taxable activity topped $457 billion in 2025

Chainalysis estimates at least $457 billion in onchain taxable crypto activity in 2025, with CARF covering only 14%.

Is the Jackson Hole central bank retreat now a crypto conference?

There was an actual crypto conference that took place in Jackson Hole between Aug. 17 and Aug. 20, where about 500 guests gathered at the Four Seasons for the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium and listened to executives, investors, and lawmakers discuss digital assets. Today, on Aug. 27, roughly 120 cent...

Grayscale says Zcash can challenge Bitcoin’s network effects as privacy demand grows

ZEC has climbed roughly 19-fold in a year, yet Grayscale says its sub-1% share of Bitcoin’s market cap leaves room for further upside.

Red Flag? OpenAI's Agentic ChatGPT Work Signs Into Your Accounts Without You

OpenAI says the model never sees your password—but a signed-in session can persist across tasks, and you can step away while it works.

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Flock CEO Asks Americans to 'Compromise' on Privacy as Camera Backlash Grows

Garrett Langley says 99.9% of police are good actors, days after a report identified at least 69 officials accused of misusing plate readers.

DeFi Development Corp resumes Solana purchases, acquiring nearly 20,000 SOL

DFDV's return has been more than twice that of SOL in the month of August, while quarter-to-date, shares have outperformed SOL by 1.8x.

UK government reports 240 crypto millionaires in 2025

About 17,600 people in the UK reported a combined $1.9 billion in gains tied to crypto in the 2024 to 2025 tax year, with 240 each declaring more than $1.4 million.

Trump cost investors $4.7B through crypto ‘schemes’: Public Citizen

While investors in World Liberty Financial‘s USD1 stablecoin “haven’t suffered major losses,” many lost billions of dollars in other Trump ventures, according to Public Citizen.

Bitcoin Privacy Wallet Sparrow Issues Update After AI Flags Fixes

Developer Craig Raw said an AI-assisted review produced most of the fixes in version 2.5.4, though none appeared likely to put users’ funds at risk.

Google’s Android 17 Turns On New Privacy Feature—But Your Browsing Isn’t Fully Hidden

Google's new privacy standard scrambles the one field of a web request that still travels in the clear: the name of the site being opened.

Binance co-founders CZ and Yi He adopted Simpsons cartoon aliases ‘Homer’ and ‘Marge’ in company meetings

Yi, who is now the co-CEO of Binance alongside its other chief Richard Teng, still uses the name Marge in meetings and chats.

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