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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.
Brazil's central bank will hold crypto transfers over $10K for 24 hours starting Jan 2027 under BCB resolution. Abtoken's president warns of costs.
Senator Bernie Moreno said the CLARITY Act negotiations are over. The September 15 cloture vote will test whether the bill can overcome Democratic opposition and internal GOP splits.
M.Video reports 107% Q2 unit sales jump; Wildberries up 84% H1. Self-custody demand rises as Sept. 1 law limits retail crypto purchases to 300,000 rubles per year.
The Central Bank of Brazil issued a resolution requiring a 24-hour hold on crypto transfers above $10,000 to foreign exchanges or self-custody wallets, effective Jan 1, 2027.
Federal judge froze Bybit hack assets held by unnamed defendants. Roughly $48.4M recovered, $30.5M frozen across 28+ platforms. More court requests are planned.
M.Video reported a 107% QoQ jump in hardware wallet sales as Russians rush to self-custody before new digital asset regulations take effect Sept 1.
Russian hardware wallet sales surged 107% at M.Video and 84% at Wildberries as Sept. 1 crypto rules approach. A Coldcard firmware flaw also shows hardware risks.
The EU Commission's mid-2027 MiCA report is expected to trigger legislative changes addressing stablecoins from outside the bloc and multi-issuer structures that current rules do not cover.
Bybit sued North Korea's Lazarus Group over a $1.5B Ethereum hack, using RICO law. The court froze $79M in assets. A hearing is set for Oct. 14.
A $10 billion reserve dashboard says nothing about whether an exchange owes $8 billion or $15 billion. Regulators warn such reports fall outside audit oversight.
IMF's Dan Katz says local-currency stablecoins on shared networks give users a frictionless route into digital dollars, citing South Africa as a case where rand-backed tokens lag.
Senate left for recess without CLARITY Act vote. Grayscale says crypto activity can continue. Lack of clear rules could curb U.S. investment and push firms overseas.
DeFix Solutions' GTX token presale Round 1 is nearly full at $0.000300 per token. CEO Akili Polee is in Bangkok for SPiCE Southeast Asia 2026. Exchange announcements expected in September.
Bybit won U.S. court approval for expedited discovery to trace $1.5B stolen by North Korea's Lazarus Group. Only $75.5M recovered so far as 90% of funds went dark.
Brazil's Resolution BCB No. 584 forces exchanges to hold large outbound crypto transfers; the size threshold that triggers the delay is still unspecified.
IMF's Dan Katz says US dollar stablecoins, if regulated properly, could pave the way for a Federal Reserve CBDC by building user familiarity and infrastructure.
Wells Fargo plans tokenized deposits for corporate clients starting fall 2026. The move positions banks directly against stablecoins for control of digital dollar flows across blockchain networks.
Samsung showed USDC in Samsung Wallet at Galaxy Unpacked, potentially putting digital dollars on 800M devices. No launch date or partner confirmed yet.
Trump says he won't block a blind trust for family crypto ventures but opposes CLARITY Act provisions he views as targeted. His crypto income topped $1.4B in 2025. The ethics fight could shape stablecoin regulation.
NC Dinos will issue NFT tickets through Naver's Npay Wallet for a 196-seat section at Changwon NC Park starting Aug. 18, the first such use in the KBO.
Trump Media killed its Crypto.com treasury deal to focus on operations and a $6B fusion merger with TAE Technologies. The move ends CRO treasury plans and prediction market integration.
Bybit won a U.S. court order freezing North Korea-linked crypto 17 months after the $1.46 billion hack. The real question is how much is left to freeze.
Bybit filed a US civil suit against North Korea's Lazarus Group for the $1.5B hack, recovering $48.4M and freezing $30.5M. The lawsuit seeks return of funds plus RICO damages.
Thune's cloture filing sends the CLARITY Act to a September Senate floor vote, the first test of whether it can clear a 60-vote threshold.
Senate holds cloture vote on Sept. 15 for the CLARITY Act. No bipartisan deal exists yet — ethics provision, stablecoin yield concerns, and BRCA rule block progress. Polymarket gives passage a 17% chance.
T. Rowe Price amended its active crypto ETF to allow memecoin holdings. The filing does not specify which tokens or allocation size. For an institutional issuer, the move signals a wider mandate.
The company exited a $6.4B CRO treasury plan and scrapped an ETF services agreement. CRO fell 5%. Trump Media still holds 9,542 BTC.
T. Rowe Price’s TKNZ ETF allocates 1.26% to dogecoin. Portfolio manager Blue Macellari says excluding memecoins on principle would leave investors on the sidelines.
Bybit filed a U.S. lawsuit against North Korea-linked Lazarus Group over a $1.5 billion crypto theft and secured an injunction to freeze stolen assets. The exchange has recovered $48.4 million so far.