Trump family’s World Liberty Financial delay plans to sell Maldives resort token
The token’s sale has been pushed back due to the Iran war disrupting travel in the region.
Crypto
Bitcoin slips as U.S. inflation fails to spark gains, ETFs see August’s first two-day drawdown
Spot bitcoin ETFs saw back-to-back outflows for the first time since late July as the largest cryptocurrency wiped out last week’s gains and altcoins struggled to find direction.
Bitcoin eyes new August lows as Binance longs face ‘cleanout’
Bitcoin futures open interest on Binance fell alongside BTC price as analysis published on CryptoQuant flagged mounting pressure on leveraged longs.
SEC Shelves Crypto Rule Meeting Days After Senate Punted Clarity Act
No replacement date has been set for the meeting, which was cancelled due to an “unforeseen scheduling issue.”
RedotPay said to put $1 billion U.S. IPO plan on hold: Bloomberg
A spokesperson for the stablecoin payments company declined to comment on any IPO plans.
RedotPay US IPO delayed amid regulatory, legal hurdles: Report
RedotPay’s US IPO has reportedly been delayed as it seeks regulatory approvals, while the company says it secured a US money transmitter license.
Kalshi Ordered to Block Washington Bets Days After CFTC Backed It
A King County judge gave the exchange until August 19 to stop offering sports, election and politics wagers in the state.
JPMorgan cut Polymarket banking ties over regulatory concerns: Report
JPMorgan Chase reportedly cut banking ties with Polymarket in October 2025 over regulatory concerns but remains open to an underwriting role if the platform goes public.
Live updates: Bitcoin slips below $63,000 as oil, yields climb
WTI crude tops $82 a barrel, adding inflation pressure and weighing on risk assets as bond yields rise.
Crypto payments barely register among euro area merchants, ECB finds
Crypto acceptance was just 0.2% online and remained below 1% at physical points of sale, while mobile payments gained ground.
SEC cancels key crypto regulatory meeting
The SEC canceled a meeting on proposed crypto offering rules after the Senate left for recess without voting on the CLARITY Act.
Cluster of headwinds weigh on bitcoin. XRP teeters near $1
Top cryptocurrencies nurse losses as regulatory picture sours. ETF flows and traditional markets offer little support.
Bitcoin holders Strategy and Metaplanet face stock-index exclusion under MSCI’s new proposal
A new consultation targets “non-operating companies” broadly. Two familiar names still land on the deletion list.
JPMorgan shuttered its banking relationship with predictions platform Polymarket: FT
According to Financial Times, JPMorgan ended its banking relationship with Polymarket in late 2025 over regulatory concerns.
Neutrl pauses NUSD redemptions over undisclosed reserve issue
BA Labs had previously classified a proposed NUSD integration as higher risk because of its counterparty, operational and liquidity exposure.
Figure reports $4.3B in loan marketplace volume as profit nearly triples
Figure expects consumer loan marketplace volume to range from $4.8 billion to $5.2 billion in the third quarter.
Ethereum Foundation pivots away from Poseidon in post-quantum plan
Advances in compact proofs have erased Poseidon’s previous performance advantage, according to researcher Justin Drake.
U.S. SEC to again delay ‘innovation exemption’ for tokenization amid Wall Street, White House concerns
The SEC was ready to release at least some part of the innovation exemption alongside its now-canceled open meeting for “Reg Crypto” on Friday.
‘Bitcoin Is Burning’: Red Team Turns to Chinese AI to Find Flaws
Bitcoin Red Team member Calle said Chinese models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, are finding bugs across Bitcoin’s open-source software.
SEC cancels long-awaited proposal of Reg Crypto, postponing meeting without new date
The first major crypto rule to be proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will have to wait a bit longer after a sudden postponement.
Anthropic’s AI Agents Started a Virtual War. The Chat Logs Are Unhinged
In a new red-team study, Claude models deployed self-replicating malware against each other—and the transcripts explain why.
Solana Can Be the ‘Everything Chain’ as Crypto Apps Go Mainstream: 6th Man Ventures Co-Founder
6th Man Ventures co-founder Mike Dudas says Solana’s infrastructure could carry crypto’s next wave.
City of Baltimore goes after prediction markets for sports betting
The city’s complaint over gambling laws and deceptive trade practices included Robinhood, Webull and Coinbase as partners with prediction market platform Kalshi.
Tether completes first full financial audit, receives clean KPMG opinion
KPMG’s audit covered Tether’s 2025 financial statements and found its reserves exceeded liabilities by $6.8 billion.
Anthropic Is Quietly Watermarking Every Claude AI Output. Builders Are Already Trying to Break It
Anthropic is weaving an invisible, machine-readable watermark into every word its newest Claude models write—and it hasn’t said how.
Delio CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison on crypto fraud in South Korea
More than a year after being indicted on fraud charges related to his activities at crypto company Delio, Jeong Sang-ho faces prison time in South Korea.
Google and OpenAI Debut Super Fast AI Models—Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Out, But GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Is Invite-Only
Google’s model is live and built for cheap agents; OpenAI’s is quicker but locked behind a waitlist.
Tether Claims ‘Largest Inaugural Financial Audit’ as KPMG Signs Off on 2025 Statements
Tether said KPMG gave its 2025 financial statements a clean opinion, a milestone for the company after years of questions about the reserves backing USDT.
Tether says it completed long-promised ‘Big Four’ audit of finances behind $180 billion USDT stablecoin
KPMG U.S. examined Tether’s books and even counted its gold bars as the $180 billion USDT issuer said it completed its long-promised financial audit.
White House Lets Private Firms Hack Cybercriminals—At Their Own Legal Risk
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that lets vetted U.S. companies carry out offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks. Here’s what the program actually authorizes.