Year: 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a comprehensive digital asset law on Aug. 4, creating a regulated route for retail and qualified investors to trade cryptocurrencies through approved intermediaries.  Summary Russia…

Mysten Labs cofounder and chief technology officer Sam Blackshear said on Aug. 6 that he is leaving the Sui developer to join Anthropic for defensive security research.  Summary Sam Blackshear…

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit opened trading for Cap’s CAP token on Aug. 6 across its Korean won, Bitcoin and Tether markets.  Summary Upbit opened CAP trading against Korean won,…

GSR increased Bitcoin’s allocation in its Core3 model portfolio on Aug. 5 as trading activity slowed and volatility eased across Bitcoin, Ether and Solana. Summary Solana fell 40.21% year to…

Circle Internet Group said on Aug. 5 that its Coinbase USDC agreement had renewed on existing terms, keeping the stablecoin at the center of the U.S. exchange’s products.  Summary Circle…

Most of the Bitcoin stolen through the COLDCARD wallet flaw remains unmoved, but on-chain investigators have detected a separate attacker beginning to route smaller amounts through a mixer. Summary The…

Lido DAO price rebounded more than 5% on Thursday as holders voted on the NEST automated buyback system, although concerns over Ethereum’s proposed staking changes kept LDO under pressure. Summary…

Pi Network price gained more than 10% this week as rising volume, the Protocol 26 upgrade, and a new RoboPay integration improved short-term demand. Summary Pi Network price gained more…

Senator Cynthia Lummis is pressing the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before its August recess as bipartisan negotiations continue over several unresolved provisions. Summary Lummis said lawmakers are…

Coinbase will suspend six cryptocurrency trading pairs on Aug. 6 after moving five markets into limit-only mode as part of its routine market review. Summary Coinbase will suspend six trading…