The protocol pioneered decentralized finance lending, but assets locked have tumbled from a peak five years ago. Now it’s looking to attract institutions after retail traders lost interest.
The Treasury proposal would establish some of the core definitions and jurisdictions in the law Congress completed last year.
A community built on verification spent five years outsourcing its judgment to one man, writes Foundation CEO Zach Herbert.
The crypto treasury company bought another 9,926 ETH last week, extending a buying streak that began in June 2025.
Crypto’s favorite maxim, “don’t trust, verify” wasn’t followed in the case of Coldcard’s code.
The Dutch cyber agency says attackers exploited an authentication flaw in macOS Screen Sharing to gain root access and plant Monero miners, with public proof-of-concept code now circulating.
The meeting comes while progress on the Clarity Act has been delayed and the SEC’s latest rulemaking postponed.
The Bitcoin treasury firm halted BTC sales after three weeks, with equity issuance covering dividends, a STRC buyback and the dollar reserve.
Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion.
Harmony said selectively restoring transactions could create inconsistent chain state, as Ravencoin faces a separate rollback dispute after an exploit.
Bitdefender says fake downloads of the newly released blockbuster are already spreading Lumma Stealer, malware that scrapes crypto wallets, passwords and browser sessions from infected machines.
Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised $333.7 million via the sale of common stock.
Developers are narrowing the list for the Hegotá upgrade, including a package to change how wallets approve and pay for transactions, giving developers of privacy apps more of the tools they need inside Ethereum itself.
Funds and digital assets were not touched, but names, bank account details, and national ID numbers may have been exposed in what the company says was a wider global attack.
Bitcoin’s implied volatility is near a seasonal floor, but options continue to price substantially more movement than the market is delivering.
Bitcoin confirmed a weekly candle close below its 200-week moving average, copying the 2022 bear-market as traders warn of further BTC price downside next.
Reuters reported that Binance supplied transaction records and identity documents later used in a terrorism-financing case against Yuri Belenkiy.
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 17, 2026
The fine stems from Bitpanda failing to submit a mandatory white paper 20 days before publication and omitting required disclosures in marketing materials.
The macro fund raised its iShares Bitcoin Trust stake 18.9% to 688,529 shares worth $22.9 million in Q2, while sharply cutting its call options—a shift from leveraged bets toward direct spot exposure.
The trustee says Knaken bought the coins in its own name, leaving customers with a euro claim against a company that has collapsed.
The price of bitcoin tracked a bounce in equities, but a $390 million ETF outflow streak and 10% odds on landmark crypto legislation leave markets searching for direction.
The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final.
A flaw in an order-tracking plug-in of bitcoin wallet provider SafePal exposed names, addresses and phone numbers of nearly 40,000 customers.
Binance says it cooperates with lawful requests, despite exiting the Russian market in 2023 to improve its compliance strategy.
Your look at what’s coming in the week starting Aug. 17
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a near halt as the 60-day truce lapses with no deal, reviving the oil-price risk that has capped crypto all summer. ETF flows, meanwhile, are quietly turning.
Soft economic data has Goldman Sachs doubting a September rate increase, offering good news for bitcoin bulls.
BitMart’s Chinese-language X account demanded an Aug. 19 repayment plan, while Sheldon Xia called its claims of blocked withdrawals and non-payment of salaries “fabricated rumors.”
Greenlane recorded a $19.1 million noncash valuation loss as BERA’s price fell nearly 76% year to date.