Year: 2026

Fraudsters have begun impersonating European financial regulators and licensed crypto businesses to exploit customers moving funds after the European Union’s MiCA licensing deadline reshaped the regional crypto market. Summary European…

Uniswap Labs launched Pools.trade on Aug. 5, moving the decentralized exchange developer directly into memecoin creation on Robinhood Chain.  Summary Pools.trade offers crowd and instant launches that settle into permanently…

A volunteer Bitcoin security initiative has identified 4,962 potential security issues across 390 Bitcoin-related projects during its first 29.8 hours of AI-assisted code reviews, with 720 classified as high or…

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…