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South Korea drops Travel Rule threshold for crypto transfers

South Korea will remove its 1 million won Travel Rule threshold and apply information-sharing requirements to all transfers between registered crypto service providers.

Judge stays CFTC’s case against US soldier over prediction market bets

A New York judge granted a motion filed by US prosecutors in July to stay the CFTC’s civil case against Gannon Ken Van Dyke over making more than $400,000 on prediction markets.

Strategy turns 1,690 BTC into $108.6M STRC buyback

Strategy sold 1,690 Bitcoin to repurchase STRC shares as its US dollar reserve rose to $4.65 billion and its Bitcoin holdings fell to 840,447 BTC.

Australia orders Cryptolink Bitcoin ATMs offline over ‘basic reporting’ failures

Australia’s financial watchdog has suspended Cryptolink’s registration for three months, adding to a crackdown that previously saw the Bitcoin ATM operator fined $56,340.

BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens

The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.

BIP-110 Bitcoin branch stalls after two blocks as gap widens

The enforcing fork remains stuck at Bitcoin’s full mining difficulty as mandatory signaling proceeds with little hashpower support.

Brazil targets crypto fraud with up to 24-hour transfer hold

The rules, effective Jan. 1, 2027, cover transactions above $10,000 sent to overseas providers or self-custody wallets, along with other transfers flagged for review.

BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds

Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.

BTCPay restricts remote Lightning access after attackers steal funds

Foundation and Citadel21 reported drained Lightning nodes, but the total amount stolen and number of affected operators remain unknown.

Bitcoin’s BIP-110 enters mandatory signaling with miner support below 3%

The deployment milestone tests whether enforcing nodes can sustain the change amid limited miner signaling and discussion of a hard-fork fallback.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs post best week since April with $1B inflows

The spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds registered their third-strongest showing since October as institutional demand showed signs of renewed momentum.

US Senate to vote on advancing CLARITY Act in September after Thune files cloture

The procedural move puts crypto market structure legislation back on track as lawmakers continue negotiations over ethics and stablecoin provisions.

Bitcoin will never fall below $60K again: Nansen founder

Crypto is growing up thanks to trading in real world assets, and Bitcoin will never dip below $60K again, says Nansen founder founder Alex Svanevik.

Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF

IMF first deputy managing director Dan Katz says users may favor digital dollars for their liquidity, network effects and cross-border acceptance.

US court backs Bybit’s bid to trace funds from $1.5B North Korea hack

Expedited discovery allows the exchange to seek account identities, balances and transaction histories from platforms with US operations.

Donald Trump’s media company to terminate Crypto.com deal

The president’s company will unwind an agreement with Crypto.com to create a multibillion-dollar CRO treasury and reportedly not integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social.

US Treasury’s OFAC sanctions 2 Iran-linked crypto exchanges

The US government sanctioned an individual and two crypto exchanges it said facilitated money laundering for a combined $5 million in digital assets linked to Iran.

Circle expands USDC to OKX ecosystem with X Layer launch

The rollout gives X Layer users access to Circle-issued USDC and crosschain transfers as the stablecoin expands across major blockchain ecosystems.

Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report

As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTX-linked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his own crypto-related scandal.

Bitcoin price tags $65.3K August high as low US jobs numbers cool Fed rate bets

Bitcoin hit month-to-date highs above $65,000 as risk-assets gained on low US nonfarm payrolls data.

Crypto Biz: Crypto’s biggest business is starting to look a lot like banking

Crypto business is converging with banking as stablecoin reserves, tokenized funds, Treasury income and balance sheet management become key profit drivers.

Fierce backlash to Ethereum’s EIP-8363 staking proposal

Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization and institutional adoption.

Bitcoiners turn to dice throws as self-custody setups are re-evaluated

Dice entropy may become the new gold standard after the Coldcard hack

Russia cracks down on 9 crypto exchanges in Moscow City

Russia has shut down nine unregistered crypto exchanges in Moscow, with the FSB alleging they helped move scam proceeds abroad through Ukrainian call centers.

CEX perpetual futures volume falls to $4T, lowest since late 2023

Perpetual futures trading volume on crypto exchanges fell to its lowest level in 31 months, while perpetual trading on decentralized platforms neared a one-year low.

Binance Bitcoin volume ratio hits record as futures outweigh spot eight times over

Binance saw a record divergence between daily spot and futures trading volumes, with the latter reaching nearly $58 billion.

CleanSpark misses Wall Street revenue estimates as shares sink

CleanSpark’s shares fell 5.5% on Thursday after the Bitcoin miner reported $138 million in quarterly revenue, narrowly missing Wall Street’s consensus estimate.

Stripe-owned Bridge joins EU MiCA register after Luxembourg approval

Stripe-owned Bridge has entered the EU MiCA register following Luxembourg approval, joining regulated providers under the bloc’s crypto framework.

CLARITY Act delay gives Asian financial hubs an opening: First Digital CEO

Industry figures warned that continued legislative limbo could slow institutional adoption, revive regulation by enforcement and push innovation offshore.

Coldcard exploit pushes July losses to $247M as second-worst month of 2026

The Coldcard exploit, which caused more than $100 million in losses, helped push July crypto thefts to $247 million, making it the second-worst month of 2026.

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