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Grayscale's research head says the SEC's proposed token fundraising rule could pull U.S. issuers back onshore, reversing a years-long offshore trend driven by regulatory ambiguity.

Osisko Gold cut its $450M Appian loan interest by 50bp on the first draw and 25bp on the second, after Appian confirmed technical conditions from Lowhee drilling were satisfied.

CFTC Chair Michael Selig plans crypto asset rules if the CLARITY Act stalls in the Senate, directing staff on margin trading and developer protections.

Thor Explorations CEO Segun Lawson said the Senegal Douta project is in final FID stages, with construction targeted within months. Gold production at Segilola remains on track at 75,000–85,000 oz.

Magic Potion Games raised a Series A round as its Club Penguin successor Imagine Island reached 1M players in beta. The studio's advisory team includes Halo and Club Penguin founders.

Cody Carbone: US determined to be crypto capital; CLARITY Act nears vote with bipartisan support, Trump targets September signing. If stalled, SEC and CFTC may proceed with rulemaking.

A participant in Australia's economic reform roundtable says tax and productivity changes are real progress, but warns the government must accelerate reforms to address structural deficits and housing distortions.

Binance's new Agent OS platform gives AI agents direct access to exchange trading, market data, and subaccounts with user-set permission limits.

Total value locked across DeFi protocols jumped 9.15% to $83.2 billion on Aug. 20, with spot DEX volume topping $10 billion for the first time since early June. Hyperliquid dominated perpetual futures with $15.2 billion in 24-hour volume.

Binance's Agent OS lets AI agents trade and make payments on the exchange, with user-set permissions and revocable access. Coinbase and Kraken have similar tools.

The Calgary clean-tech company closed a $35M all-equity round led by Rice Investment Group to build its first used motor oil recycling plant in Alberta, targeting 2028 commercial production.

Threat actor posed as a CoinDesk VP, used a rigged Google Doc and fake Ledger installer to target security researchers with AMOS infostealer and NetSupport RAT.