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Roughly 98% of stablecoins are USD-pegged. In Nigeria, the local naira token held just $44,000 on-chain. Local tokens often route through dollar pools, deepening currency substitution.
E-wallets still dominate UK casino deposits. Crypto faces extra source-of-funds checks under Gambling Commission rules, keeping the edge with e-wallets.
Short liquidations made up 75% of $29M in crypto liquidations. MARA raised $600M in BTC-backed debt. Russian hardware wallet sales jumped ahead of Sept. 1 rules.
A federal judge granted Bybit expedited discovery and a partial injunction to recover $1.5B in stolen crypto. $48.4M recovered, $30.5M frozen. Next steps focus on identifying intermediaries.
Less than 5% of the $1.5 billion Bybit hack was recovered. Here is how the 45-day laundering cycle works and why the freeze window is shrinking.
Thune filed cloture at 4:52 a.m. ET after an overnight session; the Sept. 15 vote needs 60 yeses with ethics disputes and Hawley's opposition unresolved.
BlackRock captured 80% of spot Bitcoin ETF flows and 83% of Ethereum ETF flows last week, pulling in $896.5M combined. Prices rose alongside.
Brazil's central bank mandates a 24-hour hold on crypto transfers above $10,000 to foreign providers or self-custody wallets, effective Jan. 1, 2027, as part of anti-fraud measures.
The Bybit $1.46B hack exposed how "audited" badges mask gaps between code review and real security. A new study shows 49.6% of losses come from human vectors audits miss.
VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani said proposed cross-border crypto rules would drive transactions offshore, reducing the surveillance authorities seek. Public comment open through Sept. 30.
Brazil’s central bank will require crypto providers to hold transfers above $10,000 to foreign platforms or self-custody wallets for up to 24 hours, starting Jan. 1, 2027.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture on the CLARITY Act. The bill needs 60 votes to clear a Sept. 15 procedural vote. Grayscale research says passage odds are low this year.
Senate advances crypto market structure bill with Sept. 15 cloture vote. Large BTC deposits to Binance, BIP-110 fork warning, and phishing losses add to market uncertainty.
CySEC will conduct on-site inspections of crypto custodians from H2 2026 through mid-2027, targeting operational security and private key management.
Hardware wallet purchases doubled or more at two major Russian retailers in H1 2026. September 1 rules will cap personal crypto buys at 300,000 rubles per intermediary.
Senate Republicans push for a September 15 vote on the CLARITY Act after Thune files a cloture motion. Democrats hold out on ethics and stablecoin provisions.
DoJ: Few and Far founder Taj Tarsha spent investor money on gambling, crypto, and personal expenses before launching FAR token at a price that collapsed 99%.
Crypto card spending hit a record $759M in July, more than double last year, as stablecoin use in everyday payments grows. Visa stablecoin volume rose 319%.
The Senate set a September 15 cloture vote on H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The 60-vote procedural threshold will determine whether the crypto market structure bill advances to floor debate.
White House adviser Patrick Witt warns Sept. 15 is the legislative deadline. Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed cloture before recess, requiring 60 votes to advance a bill that has divided Democrats and Republicans on stablecoins, ethics, and SEC vs. CFTC oversight.
Unit sales of hardware crypto wallets on M.Video's marketplace more than doubled in Q2 as consumers moved to self-custody before Russia's Sept. 1 regulatory framework takes effect.
The Senate schedules a Sept. 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633). A 60-vote threshold determines if the crypto market structure bill advances to floor debate.
Ondo Finance's USDY tokenized Treasury note hits $2.1B market cap three years after launch, with $8.5B in transfer volume and nearly 30,000 holders across six blockchains.
Farcaster's Mini Apps are generating real volume: Clanker recorded $8M+ weekly fees, Zora minted 100K coins in 48 hours. The shift embeds trading, gaming, and collectibles directly in social feeds.
Spot volume fell 70% from January to a 2026 low of $15B. Kaiko data shows just six exchanges carry over 60% of activity. DEX volumes also hit multi-year lows.
XRP came within 5% of its $3.84 all-time high in July 2025 but now trades at $1.05. A stalled validator vote and pending CLARITY Act keep the breakout on hold.
A new French bill would allow automatic exchange of crypto transaction data with 48 countries under the OECD's CARF framework, even as wrench attacks on holders rise.
A Democratic House win would shift priority to subpoenas over Trump's crypto income, while the CLARITY Act stalls over an ethics provision tied to his memecoin profits.
CryptoBot, Wallet Pay, TON Pay, OxaPay, and Speed Wallet each offer different trade-offs for in-app crypto checkout without leaving Telegram.
Polymarket replaced instant settlement with time-weighted averages after a study found 821 accounts made $8.2M in likely manipulated windows. Retail traders bore 93% of losses.