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- Aug 7CryptoU.S. Senate Delays CLARITY Act Vote to SeptemberThe Senate postponed a procedural vote on the crypto market structure bill, with Majority Leader John Thune planning to bring it back after the August recess.BTCUSDETHUSD
- Aug 6CryptoBroadridge and Payward Services to Give xStocks Holders a Governance VoiceBroadridge will process proxy votes for eligible holders of Payward Services' tokenised xStocks, linking Web3 authentication with traditional shareholder governance.
- Aug 6CryptoU.S. Appeals Court Upholds Sam Bankman-Fried’s Conviction and 25-Year SentenceThe conviction and sentence of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried were affirmed by a U.S. appeals court, further narrowing his legal challenges.
- Aug 6CryptoCan You Short Cryptocurrency on Binance?New Binance guide details shorting via margin and futures, including up to 125x leverage, fee schedules, liquidation mechanics and regulatory limits.
- Aug 6CryptoCrypto Roundup: Whale Accumulation, Block’s Forecast, and DeFi TrendsCryptoQuant data shows whales accumulating BTC, ETH, and XRP, while Block raises its 2026 outlook and holds 9,117 BTC. Uniswap launches a meme token platform on Robinhood Chain amid scams and security concerns.BTCUSDETHUSDXRPUSD
- Aug 6CryptoCoinbase Launches Nearly 4,000 U.S. Stocks for Eligible UK…Coinbase is giving eligible UK customers access to nearly 4,000 US stocks from Aug. 6, with zero-commission trades, fractional shares and 24/5 trading hours.
- Aug 6CryptoResearcher Finds North Korean Hacker Traces in 1,640 OrganizationsCybersecurity expert Vangelis Stikas identified signs of North Korean hacking in 1,640 entities across 57 countries, with crypto firms like Coinbase and Uniswap Labs among those potentially affected.COINUNI
- Aug 6CryptoBitcoin 30-Day Implied Volatility Slides to 36%, but Cheap Options May Fuel SwingsBitcoin’s 30-day implied volatility has dropped to 36%, yet the calm could unravel as low option costs invite positioning that market makers may need to hedge, Tesseract Group warns.BTCUSD
- Aug 6CryptoRedotPay to Fight Binance's $473M Card Diversion ClaimRedotPay rejected Binance's allegations over diverted card users and says it will vigorously defend the $473M Hong Kong claim. The crypto payments firm denies wrongdoing and says operations continue normally.
- Aug 6CryptoRWA Volume on DeFi Platforms Surges to $7.4B in Q2, Despite Overall TVL DipTokenized real-world assets reached $7.4 billion across credit platforms and decentralized exchanges from April to June, up from $2.3 billion a year ago, even as total DeFi deposits fell 15%.
- Aug 6CryptoBitcoin Red Team Flags 4,962 Potential Security Issues Across 390 ProjectsA volunteer cybersecurity group has identified nearly 5,000 potential vulnerabilities in Bitcoin-related projects, including 85 critical risks, following high-profile hardware wallet attacks.BTCUSD
- Aug 6CryptoEU MiCA Implementation Triggers Rise in Crypto Impersonation ScamsScammers are posing as EU regulators and crypto firms to defraud users after the MiCA framework took effect on July 1, according to regulators cited by the Financial Times.
- Aug 6CryptoUS Senate Hits Impasse on CLARITY Act as August Recess LoomsThe US Senate has yet to schedule a procedural vote on the crypto-focused CLARITY Act, raising the risk of a pause as Congress heads towards its August recess.
- Aug 6CryptoCircle Renews Coinbase USDC Deal, Rules Out Holder PayoutsCircle renewed its commercial agreement with Coinbase and said it will not pay quarterly revenue shares to USDC holders, even as second-quarter revenue missed forecasts.
- Aug 6CryptoCoinbase Lets UK Users Trade US Stocks While Wall Street SleepsCoinbase has opened US stock trading to UK users, offering about 4,000 US equities with zero commissions, fractional shares from £1 and 24/5 access.
- Aug 6CryptoLarge Holders Accumulate Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Despite Price Pressure: CryptoQuantCryptoQuant data shows large holders are adding Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP as prices remain under pressure, suggesting the bear market may be in its final stage but with further downside possible.BTCETHXRP
- Aug 5CryptoKraken Adds Proxy Voting Rights for Eligible xStocks HoldersPayward is letting eligible Kraken xStocks holders submit proxy voting preferences through Broadridge, closing a key gap between tokenized equities and traditional shares.
- Aug 5CryptoEthereum Staking Reward Cut Proposal, Bitcoin’s Record-Long CapitulationA roundup of today’s crypto and AI news: Ethereum staking rewards may be reduced, Glassnode flags a record-long bitcoin capitulation phase, and AI agents are now using stablecoins for payments.ETHUSDBTCUSD
- Aug 5CryptoProof of Play Ceases Operations; Hashdex Closes Bitcoin ETFBlockchain game developer Proof of Play will shut down, opening its code and assets, while Hashdex liquidates its spot Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca, marking the first such closure in the US.PIRATEBTC
- Aug 5CryptoCircle Names BlackRock, Visa Among Arc Blockchain Validators, Sets Sept. 16 Mainnet LaunchCircle revealed external validators for its new Arc L1 blockchain, including BlackRock, Visa, and Mastercard, with mainnet going live on September 16. The announcement coincided with Q2 results showing revenue below consensus but earnings beats.
- Aug 5CryptoYellow Card Raises $40M to Expand Stablecoin Payments for…Yellow Card has raised $40 million to grow its stablecoin payment products and push banks toward blockchain-based cross-border settlement. Backers include SC Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital and Blockchain Capital.
- Aug 5CryptoEx-LAPD Officer Sentenced to Life in $350K Bitcoin Robbery of TeenEric Heilem, a former Los Angeles police officer, has been sentenced to life in prison for the armed robbery of a 17-year-old’s hard drive containing $350,000 in Bitcoin.BTCUSD
- Aug 5CryptoCoinSwitch, India’s Largest Crypto Platform, Joins TradingViewIndia's largest crypto platform CoinSwitch has partnered with TradingView, letting its 25M+ users trade crypto futures directly via Supercharts.
- Aug 5CryptoBitGo Moves $7.4B WBTC to Chainlink Cross-Chain StandardBitGo has chosen Chainlink as the exclusive cross-chain infrastructure for its $7.4 billion wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), moving away from LayerZero. The move ensures a single canonical version of WBTC on each network without derivative copies.WBTCLINK