La blockchain MANTRA Chain a suspendu l'intégralité de ses transactions et endpoints par mesure de précaution suite à un incident non identifié. Aucun délai de rétablissement n'est annoncé, ravivant les craintes liées à un précédent effondrement en 2025.
A USENIX Security '26 study reveals that 63% of EIP-7702 authorization transactions observed through July 2025 were linked to malicious contracts. The research highlights risks to Ethereum accounts and legacy smart contracts following the Pectra upgrade.
Malwarebytes warns of scams where fake AML services trick crypto users into connecting wallets, risking asset theft by approving malicious transactions.
The UAE has halted all trade and financial transactions with Iran until further notice following ballistic missile attacks directed at shipping. Tehran has denied targeting the Emirates as regional conflict continues to disrupt Gulf stability and energy flows.
Strategy directed $333.7 million from common-stock sales toward preferred-stock obligations and cash reserves, pausing Bitcoin purchases and prioritizing STRC support amid widening share underperformance.
India is evaluating the introduction of a merchant discount rate (MDR) on large UPI transactions. While consumer payments remain free, the move aims to cover infrastructure costs, raising concerns about potential impacts on merchant adoption and network growth.
Binance aurait répondu à des demandes d'enquêteurs russes en transmettant les données personnelles et l'historique de transactions d'un client, Yuri Belenkiy, poursuivi pour avoir financé l'armée ukrainienne, malgré l'annonce du retrait de la plateforme de Russie en 2023.
Harmony plans to roll back its blockchain to Aug. 11 following an exploit that created forged ONE tokens, discarding over 109,000 confirmed transactions.
The Aug. 17 target date for Agave 4.2 mainnet feature activations passed without a confirmed delivery update. Anza's validator client release schedule left delivery fields blank, keeping slot-time reductions, rent cuts, and transaction limit changes pending.
Ethereum developers are considering Frame Transactions and FOCIL for the 2027 Hegotá upgrade, potentially allowing privacy pools to pay transaction fees independently without intermediaries.
Solana lance Agave 4.2, améliorant le temps de bloc, réduisant le coût de stockage et augmentant la taille des transactions, tout en préparant l'arrivée d'Alpenglow, un changement de consensus majeur.
The Common Cents Act, passed by the Senate with unanimous consent, aims to guide businesses on operating without the penny, allowing rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel, and potentially reevaluating nickel production costs due to high manufacturing expenses.
Solana's SIMD-0553 proposal aims to restructure compute resource fees, charging heavy users more while reducing costs for simple transactions and increasing the SOL token burn rate.
Binance will stop processing transactions involving crypto exchange HTX and 10 other platforms starting Aug. 23, citing recent regulatory developments.
Four MUFG companies are partnering with Digital Asset Holdings and Progmat to test Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain using the Canton Network, as part of Japan's Payment Innovation Project pilot.
The 21Shares XRP ETF (TOXR) lost over half its assets in H1 2026, dropping 54.4% to $112.9 million due to falling XRP prices and $13.36 million in realized redemption losses.
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice faces criticism for issuing legal threats against the Guardian to uncover confidential sources, amid ongoing scrutiny of his financial affairs and donations to the party.
Despite a 6% increase in transactions, foreign tourists in Portugal spent less on average (€35.70) in the first half of 2026, with retail, restaurants, and accommodation absorbing most spending, concentrated in Lisbon and Algarve.
Le fonds iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) de BlackRock a abaissé son seuil de transactions en nature de 25 millions à 1 million de dollars, facilitant l'accès pour les acteurs institutionnels après l'aval de la SEC.
India's Finance Ministry clarifies that standard UPI transfers between individuals will remain free, while high-value business transactions may incur small fees to ensure the system's sustainability and enhance cybersecurity.
Brazil's central bank will mandate virtual asset service providers to place precautionary holds of up to 24 hours on certain crypto transfers above $10,000 starting January 1, 2027, joining global efforts to combat digital asset fraud.
Certaines animaleries françaises vendent toujours des chiens et chats malgré l'interdiction depuis 2,5 ans, en contournant la loi via des paiements en ligne.
Circle will launch the public mainnet of its Arc blockchain on September 16, revealing a founding validator cohort of traditional financial giants alongside Q2 results showing $701 million in revenue.
A Senate Finance Committee report reveals that Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America enabled Jeffrey Epstein to make over $1 billion in suspicious transfers, failing to report them until years after his crimes.
