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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.

August 12, 2026

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Tokenized Securities: NYSE Confirms DTC Pilot Push

Tokenized securities moved closer to Wall Street as NYSE confirmed joining DTC's July pilot for onchain stock settlement. Tokenized securities are now central to NYSE's plan to bridge traditional finance and DeFi, said NYSE Group President Lynn Martin.

World Liberty Buyer Linked to UK Laundering Probe

World Liberty's largest known token buyer has been identified as a man under active UK investigation for money laundering. The New York Times reports Aqua 1's Guren "Bobby" Zhou has not been charged, but his ties to the Trump-linked project raise new vetting questions.

Brazil Orders 24-Hour Delay on Large Crypto Transfers

Brazil’s central bank published new rules on August 7, 2026 requiring crypto exchanges to delay certain customer transfers to foreign platforms and self-custody wallets by ...

Bybit Files Lawsuit Against North Korea Over $1.5B Hack

Bybit has filed a civil lawsuit against North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau intelligence agency, and the Lazarus Group over the $1.5 billion crypto theft ...