CFTC Warns Prediction Markets Over Incentive Program Filings
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued guidance on August 12, 2026 warning prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, that many of their ...
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Bitwise Cuts 14% of Staff as Crypto Slump Drags On
Crypto asset manager Bitwise has let go of about 14% of its employees, shrinking its team from close to 180 people to around 155. The ...
ONE Token Falls 30% After Harmony Protocol Confirms 4B Mint Exploit
Harmony Protocol was hit by a suspected exploit on Wednesday that led to the unauthorized minting of about 4 billion ONE tokens, roughly 26% of ...
eToro TradeZero Deal Lands as Crypto Trades Slide 73%
eToro TradeZero acquisition became official on August 11, 2026. eToro agreed to pay up to $231 million in cash and stock for the US-focused brokerage.
Crypto Fraud: CFTC Charges Goliath Ventures CEO Over $397M
Crypto Fraud: the CFTC charged Goliath Ventures and CEO Christopher Delgado with running a $397 million Ponzi scheme in bitcoin and ether trading. About 1,600 investors were affected, and Delgado already pleaded guilty in a related criminal case.
Russia Crypto Draft Caps Retail Buyers at 300,000 Rubles
Russia crypto rules would limit retail buyers to just three digital currencies under a new Bank of Russia draft directive. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether's USDT are the only assets that meet the central bank's liquidity and track-record thresholds for the 300,000-ruble annual cap.
Itaú Partners With OpenAssets on Brazil Tokenization Pilot
Itaú Unibanco, Latin America’s largest bank, announced on August 11, 2026 Tuesday that it is partnering with digital asset infrastructure provider OpenAssets to test tokenized ...
Ethereum Active Addresses Hit 989.5K, Highest Since March
Ethereum recorded 989,500 daily active addresses on August 9, 2026, the highest single-day total since March, according to data from Santiment, even as ETH’s price ...
Riot Platforms Signs $9.1B AI Data Center Deal With Anthropic
Riot Platforms disclosed a 20-year data center lease agreement on August 10, 2026 Monday with an initially unnamed “leading frontier AI” company, later reported by ...
SEC Reg Crypto Rule Heads to Aug. 14 Open Meeting
The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold an open meeting Friday, Aug. 14, at 10 a.m. ET to formally propose Reg Crypto, a new rule ...
Vitalik Buterin Roadmap Adds Quantum Safety, Privacy Focus
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted an updated version of his 2023 roadmap diagram, laying it side by side with the network’s current development plan, known ...
USDC and USDT Now Account for 84% of Crypto Card Spending
Dollar-backed stablecoins USDC and USDT now account for roughly 84% of crypto card spending combined, according to a new a16z crypto report, marking a near-total ...
Robinhood Chain Hits $800M TVL in Its First Month
Robinhood Chain, the company’s own Ethereum layer-2 network, has reached nearly $800 million in total value locked (TVL) and processed more than 200 million transactions ...
Crypto ATMs Pulled Offline as AUSTRAC Suspends Cryptolink
Crypto ATMs operator Cryptolink has had its registration suspended by AUSTRAC for three months. The Australian regulator cited repeated failures to file required transaction reports.
Crypto Tax Delay Bill Filed in South Korea
Crypto tax implementation in South Korea may be delayed again. Crypto tax on digital asset income could move from 2027 to 2030 under a new bill.
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