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A cross-regional pilot led by the Responsible Fintech Institute and Safeheron will test NIST-standard ML-DSA-65 signatures on a quantum-resistant NEAR testnet, with regulators from Abu Dhabi, Bhutan and Malta observing.
Bitcoin is holding a double-digit weekly gain fueled by Treasury market stress and short liquidations, with Standard Chartered now warning its $100,000 year-end forecast may be too low.
The ETH/BTC ratio has formed a bullish golden cross for the first time in the current cycle, a technical signal that historically preceded extended periods of ether outperformance.
PVARA's licensing regime moves from legislation to enforcement: virtual asset providers active since March must apply for a no-objection certificate by September 5 or cease operations.
An attacker bought a majority of a sparsely held governance token to seize control of Term's Meta Vaults, draining nearly all Ethereum deposits before the team shut the product down.
US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows pushed August's total to $2.07 billion, surpassing April's previous monthly high, while spot Ether ETFs logged their largest single-day intake since October 2025.
Public Bitcoin miners poured billions into AI and HPC infrastructure in 2026, with nine miners posting a 15-to-1 capex-to-revenue ratio, as the industry bets big on the energy-to-compute pivot.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig signaled the derivatives regulator will propose its own crypto rules if the Senate does not pass the market structure bill, directing staff to allow leveraged crypto trading and explore developer protections.
The Bridgewater founder recommended 10-15% portfolio allocations to gold and a small Bitcoin position, predicting a US debt crisis within roughly three years as national debt crossed $40 trillion.
Solana reduced its blockchain slot time from the original 400ms target to 350ms, the first such reduction in network history, with further cuts planned toward 200ms through the Agave v4.2 validator client.
New cross-chain communication protocols designed for AI agents are launching across major blockchain networks, enabling autonomous systems to operate seamlessly across multiple ecosystems.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs maintain strong demand through August 2026, signaling sustained institutional interest in digital assets amid broader market recovery.
Decentralized finance protocols have reached a collective total value locked of over $100 billion for the first time since 2023, marking a significant recovery in the DeFi sector driven by institutional adoption and protocol innovation.
The Ethereum network has reached a significant milestone with over 1 million active validators, marking continued growth in network decentralization and security following the transition to proof-of-stake.
Major financial jurisdictions are moving toward more coordinated approaches to cryptocurrency regulation in 2026, with the European Union, United States, and Asia-Pacific regions implementing comprehensive frameworks that establish clearer rules for digital asset businesses.
Trust, hallucinations and unclear legal liability are the biggest hurdles to agentic adoption in crypto, industry leaders said — warning that AI-driven exploits could dwarf today's billion-dollar hacks.
Spot bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest daily net inflows in three and a half months, as a surprise rally driven by the US Treasury's buyback expansion pushed bitcoin to an 11-week high near $69,000.
Hyperliquid's HYPE token surged to $72 after President Trump said CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring the decentralized exchange to the US in a 'fully compliant' way — though no formal regulatory plan exists yet.
The US banking regulator is accelerating work to finalize stablecoin rules implementing the GENIUS Act by November, ahead of the law's January 2027 effective date.
Standard Chartered and HSBC have completed the first live transaction connecting their separate tokenized deposit systems through Swift's blockchain ledger — a step toward interoperable 24/7 cross-border payments.
US accounting rules would treat qualifying stablecoins like cash — but only with direct issuer redemption and one-to-one reserves in short-term liquid assets. Secondary-market liquidity won't cut it.
A single 23-message transaction chained six software flaws to drain 48.87 million CACAO from Maya's Asgard module, crashing the token 89% and forcing a global network halt.
Japan's largest corporate bitcoin holder will contribute 2,100 BTC (~$135M) from its own reserves to take control of Nasdaq-listed Super League, renaming it Superplanet — a dual-listed treasury structure spanning Tokyo and New York.
The SEC unveiled its first major crypto rulemaking in years — a tailored securities offering regime with safe harbors for token issuers — days after the Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act before recess.
Long-term holders shed 356,000 BTC in 30 days and spot ETFs just saw their biggest inflow day since May — but VanEck warns the signals are not a buy trigger.
Bitcoin climbed above $64,000 as the only major token with a notable daily gain, but analysts warn that $57,000 is where leveraged long positions face forced liquidation — and thin liquidity could amplify any sell-off.
Bitcoin was the only major cryptocurrency with a notable daily gain as it climbed above $64,000, while listed miners cut hashrate 21% over three quarters to feed AI infrastructure.
The CFTC has sent a request for comment on compute futures contracts to the White House for review, a step that could complicate CME and ICE plans to list AI compute derivatives.
Compound Finance approved a record $52 million budget and installed a new leadership team drawn from Coinbase Custody, Maple Finance and HSBC as it pivots to institutional clients after TVL fell to $1.2 billion from a $12 billion peak.
The EF says wallets, indexers and gas estimators relying on a hardcoded gas limit will break when Glamsterdam's two-dimensional gas model lands, and has urged testing on the Plataberget testnet.