The SEC canceled its August 14 vote on exemptions that would let crypto startups raise capital outside traditional securities offering rules. It cited a scheduling issue and set no new date.
Senate Republicans backing banks’ demand to limit stablecoin rewards could leave the CLARITY Act short of 60 votes in September. Market odds of the bill becoming law have fallen from 60% to 20% over the past month.
KPMG issued an unqualified opinion on Tether International’s 2025 financial statements after testing assets, liabilities, transactions and valuations. The first full audit covered Tether International alone; the underlying documents remain private.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $144.7 million in net outflows on August 10, ending a five-day inflow streak that drew about $853.5 million.
SPCX reached $147 after rebounding nearly 40% in five days, moving above its $135 IPO price after the first lockup expired. The date of the next share unlock remains unclear.
TradeXYZ allocated about $3.4 million, or 12% of perpetual-fee revenue, to buy roughly 59,000 HYPE through TWAP orders. TradeXYZ also plans to make HIP-3 fees configurable from a 90% discount to three times standard pricing.
CASHCAT rebounded above a $150 million market cap after its post-Robinhood-listing drop. The token gained 37.3% after passing 50,000 holders.
TokenWorks allocated 327 ETH to buy FWA for a team reserve at a rate of 1 ETH every two hours. It has bought about 14.68 million FWA, or 1.47% of supply, with 221 ETH left.
ShipMonk exposed customer data for about 13,700 Trezor buyers across seven countries, including full contact and shipping details for roughly 11,700. Trezor systems and private keys were unaffected, but exposed buyers now face phishing and physical-security risks.
TOAD reached an all-time high near $23 million in market cap.
Bitcoin spot exchange volume fell to its lowest level since Glassnode’s series began in 2019, with BTC pinned between $63,000 and $68,700. Weak spot demand and crowded leveraged longs leave price exposed to liquidation-driven moves.
Robinhood Chain reached a record 375,000 active addresses as DEX volume rose to $361 million and launchpad volume rebounded to $212 million. Uniswap controls 97% of the chain’s DEX liquidity.
USD/JPY climbed back above 159 after Japan and the US drove it from 163.73 to about 155 in late July. The weaker yen keeps crypto carry trades open, but another intervention or BOJ rate hike could force risk-asset selling.
The SEC gave Franklin Templeton no-action relief for its registered funds to hold FOBXX for cash management and securities-lending collateral. Franklin can record ownership through its blockchain-integrated system instead of following certain custody rules for physical securities.
Vulnerable Coldcard Mk3 firmware bypassed the hardware random-number generator and used a guessable software fallback, letting attackers brute-force seeds offline. Multiple theft waves drained at least 1,719 BTC from more than 5,200 addresses.
FIRE rewards holders with tokenized stocks, with longer holding periods earning more. The token uses Uniswap v4 hooks for the payouts, and holders are pushing the pitch on TikTok.
The StonkBrokers NFT floor rose above 13 ETH less than a month after its free mint.
Almost 73% of funds in Zcash’s Orchard shielded pool have moved to Ironwood, leaving about 900,000 ZEC behind. The July 28 upgrade sealed Orchard after developers found a soundness flaw.
Public miners sold about $1.78 billion of Bitcoin in the first half of 2026 to fund AI expansion, infrastructure and balance-sheet needs. Bitcoin hashrate now sits 17% below its all-time high as miners redirect capacity and capital.
Strategy spent $189.8 million buying back STRC, pushing the preferred stock to about $95 and within $5 of par. It paid for part of the buyback by selling Bitcoin.
BIP-110 closed after drawing 2.53% miner support. Its minority fork produced only two blocks from August 8 through August 11, and those blocks mostly replayed Bitcoin transactions.
Metaplanet moved 5,014 BTC between its custodial addresses in a routine custody operation. CEO Simon Gerovich said no Bitcoin was sold and the company still holds 43,000 BTC.
Solana processed a record 4.24 billion transactions in July.
Pump.fun alerts followers when selected traders call out tokens, but tracked traders often held positions for zero or one minute. One hired trader sold 17 seconds after buying, leaving followers little time to react.
UPONLY holders can earn ANSEM through the token pair, tying demand for UPONLY to ANSEM rewards. DEALER also routes its creator rewards to ANSEM, DEALER and NORMIE.