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Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said only banks involved in digital euro transactions would identify users, not the Eurosystem. Critics remain skeptical. The US has banned CBDC and the EU advances legislation.
A London High Court ordered the closure of Key Coin Assets Ltd after an investigation found the unauthorised crypto firm used new deposits to pay earlier investors. Nine victims lost over £300,000.
CyberLeek hacker demands 400 Monero for ad spots on the next GTA 6 leak stream as Take-Two shares slip 2.20% and Rockstar's Extended Look nears.
Fasset hits $1B valuation after $68M SBI-led round, with revenue up six-fold and $40B in annualized volume across 125 countries.
Pakistan's PVARA gives crypto firms until September 5 to apply for a No Objection Certificate or face penalties; Binance and HTX already hold certificates.
A Coldcard firmware flaw led to $116M in bitcoin losses from weak private keys. Understand how public key cryptography works and what it means for wallet security.
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Bernstein maintains $140 target on Circle after Q2 earnings beat. USDC supply is growing again. The bull case does not depend on the CLARITY Act passing in September.
Tokenized RWA market dropped $211M over seven days. A $674M loss in tokenized funds erased gains in commodities and stocks. Gold-backed tokens led commodities higher, Token Terminal data show.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said stablecoins offer a 'way out' for high-inflation nations. Tether CEO confirmed USDT adoption rising in Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia and Turkey.
Upbit restricts LIT/KRW trades: sell orders capped if price dips >10% below reference, only limit orders for first 2 hours. Listing at 1pm KST Aug 24.
ECB board member Piero Cipollone says the Eurosystem won't identify digital euro users, as privacy concerns over CBDCs mount globally.
Digital Currency X seeks 160-for-1 reverse split and capital reorganization, its second consolidation of 2026, after a $402M token treasury was staked.
Six German cooperative banks joined ESMA's MiCA register, lifting Germany's authorized CASP count to 79. The country now has more than twice as many licenses as second-ranked France.
Gemini Titan event contracts gain a distribution shortcut through Apex's brokerage network, Q2 volume up 93% quarter over quarter.
India's first tokenized corporate bond pilot, set for September 2026, will test DLT settlement and e-rupee integration in a market exceeding ₹60 trillion.
Bernstein analysts say USDC adoption will drive Circle's growth even without Congress passing the CLARITY Act. They see the stock up nearly 60% from current levels.
Issuance has outpaced usage in tokenized Treasuries, leaving redemption as the only liquidity exit. mWIN and Aave's Horizon aim to put those assets to work.
A London court ordered the winding up of Key Coin Assets Ltd after the UK Insolvency Service found the firm operated a Ponzi scheme, taking over £300,000 from investors who complained to Action Fraud.
HOOD smashed Q2 estimates. On-chain whales are accumulating near Bollinger resistance. A break above $109 opens $115-$118 with 24/7 trading amplifying moves.
Tokenized real-world asset deposits surged to $7.4B in Q2 2026, tripling from a year earlier, even as broader DeFi activity slumped 15%, CoinShares data shows.
RFI and Safeheron launch a quantum-resistant wallet test with three regulators and two banks. See which institutions are participating and what the 2030 target means.
German crypto investors with accounts closing before September must export transaction history. Without raw data, they cannot prove acquisition costs for tax. The burden of proof sits with the investor.
Russia's central bank eases the qualified investor test, giving retail investors a route to higher crypto trading limits from August 31.
FSC Chairman Kim Byoung-hwan told lawmakers the government will speed up consultations on the Digital Asset Framework Act after Democratic Party legislator Lee Kang-il warned South Korea risks falling behind U.S. regulatory work on stablecoins and crypto derivatives.
Bitcoin and ether ETFs attracted $2.6B in net inflows last week, the most since October 2025, as trading volume tripled. The inflow cut the year-to-date deficit to roughly $3.1B from $5.7B.
Regulatory talk at Jackson Hole and IREN's earnings this week test whether crypto mining stocks can hold up through policy uncertainty and margin pressure.
Gen Z accounts show a 22% never-sold rate and an ETF bias, while ETF perpetuals top $116B in volume and start to compete with traditional ETF markets.
Upbit and Bithumb designated SAND as an investment caution asset after an unresolved bridge exploit, triggering deposit suspensions and a review that could end trading support.
Bitcoin held $77,291 and Ethereum gained 2.82% over the weekend, with total crypto market cap at $2.61T. BTC dominance at 59.2% suggests any broader rally still depends on Bitcoin leadership.