Cryptocurrency

Block Inc. has increased its corporate Bitcoin treasury by 85 BTC, taking its total holdings to 9,117 BTC and moving the Jack Dorsey-led company to 15th place in the Bitcoin…

Western Union launched Stablecard across 37 markets on August 4, putting its USDPT stablecoin on Solana into the hands of consumers through a Visa card. The 173 year old remittance…

The UNIfication proposal passed with 99.9% support, activated the fee switch, and burned 100 million UNI tokens. Eight months later, protocol revenue has reached $23 million and Ark Invest estimates…

A single line of firmware shipped in March 2021 told every Coldcard hardware wallet to skip its dedicated randomness chip. For five years nobody noticed. Then an attacker brute-forced the…

JPYC has raised a total of 6 billion yen ($38 million) through an extended Series B round, adding fresh corporate backing as the Japanese stablecoin issuer expands its payment network…

Guangdong has proposed expanding cross-border digital yuan payment pilots and other cross-border financial programs as part of a draft development plan for the China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone. Summary…

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…