Blockchain & Digital Assets

August 9, 2026 @ 5:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, one of the global cryptocurrency platforms, has taken significant legal steps against entities linked to a major digital asset heist. On August 7, 2026, the exchange announced a civil lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The defendants include… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Once a dominant force in cryptocurrency derivatives trading, BitMEX has failed to complete a long-running sale process, according to people familiar with the matter. The platform, which pioneered perpetual futures contracts and once commanded a large share of leveraged trading activity, spent roughly two years… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise blockchain firm Ripple has recently indicated that its long-running push into the European cryptocurrency sector is poised to advance significantly now that it has cleared a major regulatory hurdle under the Markets in Crypto-Assets framework. In early August 2026, the company outlined how securing… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-listed spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds attracted a combined $1.1 billion in net inflows during the most recent trading week.  This performance stands as the most robust weekly result for these vehicles since April, according to the latest figures and data compiled by SoSoValue…. Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified a widespread malware campaign that stores and retrieves attack instructions via smart contracts on the BNB Chain. The operation affects thousands of Windows systems daily, spanning both corporate networks and individual users. Researchers describe the approach as EtherHiding, in which… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 1:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the crypto industry is disappointed that the Senate was unable to advance crypto infrastructure legislation in August, the CLARITY Act, Senator John Thune, Majority Leader, has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to HR 3633, or the CLARITY Act. Thune has indicated that… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a formal reminder to regulated prediction market platforms, instructing them against presenting event contract prices in the manner of traditional American-style moneyline gambling odds. This guidance comes as the agency continues to defend its oversight of these… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TS Imagine has added market-implied probabilities from prediction markets to its institutional risk and portfolio management platform. The new capability  lets clients treat the expected outcomes of major economic, political, regulatory and geopolitical events as live, continuously updating inputs within their existing analytics. Prediction market… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 2:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sui is advancing plans to integrate post-quantum cryptographic tools, aiming to shield user accounts from potential future threats posed by quantum computers. The Layer 1 blockchain will incorporate two signature methods standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These additions allow optional… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 1:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sam Blackshear, co-founder and chief technology officer of Mysten Labs, the team behind the Sui blockchain, has announced his departure from the company to take on a new role at Anthropic focused on defensive security research. In a series of posts on social media platform… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 12:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask has introduced its Agent Wallet, a self-custodial solution that enables artificial intelligence systems to perform onchain trading and other decentralized finance activities while remaining firmly under user oversight. Officially available as of early August 2026, the product addresses a core tension in emerging agentic… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 12:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX is integrating traditional securities and digital assets within a single regulated central securities depository (CSD). This approach introduces what the firm describes as a “one plug to two worlds” model, allowing market participants to reach digital asset services via the same connections and operational… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 12:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin, the flagship digital currency, temporarily pushed past the $65,000 mark in early August 2026 following the release of weaker-than-anticipated U.S. employment figures. The move reflected shifting investor sentiment around Federal Reserve policy as markets digested evidence of cooling labor demand. On August 7, 2026,… Read More

August 8, 2026 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Union is advancing a formal review of its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with particular attention directed toward rules governing stablecoins issued outside the bloc. Officials view the exercise as necessary to close gaps that have become more visible since the framework entered… Read More

August 8, 2026 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The feline-themed memecoin CASHCAT has advanced roughly 120 percent across the past seven days on Robinhood Chain, clawing back a portion of the decline that set in after the network’s intense early-July trading surge. The token now changes hands near 8.7 cents, posting a 22… Read More

August 8, 2026 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy’s (NASDAQ:MSTR) Michael Saylor asserts Bitcoin can progress independently as the U.S. Senate postpones a vote on the CLARITY Act. Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy Inc., the publicly traded company formerly known as MicroStrategy and the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has drawn a… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wintermute has boosted its US presence by becoming a FINRA registered broker dealer. Wintermute was founded in London in 2017. A US office was established last year (2025). The company is a crypto-native market maker, operating across centralized exchanges (CeFi), DeFi, and moving more into… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Hope springs eternal. Yesterday, Senate leadership decided they did not have sufficient support to hold a floor vote on the CLARITY Act, key crypto market infrastructure legislation that aims to protect consumers while enabling digital asset innovation. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) expressed their… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MARA Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), a Bitcoin mining and infrastructure firm, reported a significant reduction in its Bitcoin treasury at the end of the second quarter of 2026. The company’s total holdings stood at 35,577 BTC as of June 30, marking a drop below the 36,000… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay has introduced MoonPay Enterprise, a stablecoin infrastructure solution aimed at banks, financial technology firms, and merchants seeking streamlined global payment capabilities. This marks the company’s most significant platform growth since purchasing the stablecoin infrastructure firm Iron in March 2025. The offering unifies several key… Read More