For the first time since Independence, grid electricity will reach 12 remote migratory villages and ITBP camps in Uttarakhand's Johar Valley near the India-China border, ending decades of reliance on kerosene, solar power, and diesel generators.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval for World Liberty Trust Company to handle USD1 stablecoin issuance, as the DeFi venture navigates complex leverage positions on Dolomite.
Q2 Form 13F filings reveal four distinct institutional position patterns in Bitcoin ETFs, including steady sovereign holdings, increased bank shares, shifted options, and new proprietary wrappers amidst wider net outflows.
The 21Shares Ethereum ETF (TETH) reported $48.4 million in redemptions and an 86.42% staking ratio at the end of June 2026, according to a quarterly filing.
President Trump and financial regulators will meet crypto and prediction-market executives at the White House as the CLARITY Act faces dwindling Senate prospects due to political disputes and ethics concerns.
SRX Global reported a 4.3% 'hypothetical' EMJX gain following an acquisition, leaving investors questioning if the strategy performs with actual company capital after Form 10-Q figures showed no attributable returns.
Hong Kong secured a place at the Netball World Cup in Australia after defeating Malaysia in the Asian Netball Championships semi-finals, ending a 24-year drought despite a final loss to Singapore.
Solana Research Institute reports $18B in liquidations during the Oct 10, 2025 crypto crash, attributing failures to opaque centralized venues, while transparent on-chain finance continued functioning. ESMA and Binance postmortems reveal complex systemic risks and the need for comparable regulatory records.
Ethereum Foundation shifts from Poseidon to SHA or BLAKE hashes for future layer-1 designs, citing advancements in proof systems that reduce the performance penalty of conventional hashes, aligning with security and simplification goals.
Mubadala Investment Company and Abu Dhabi Investment Council retained a combined $764 million exposure to BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) through Q2, despite Bitcoin's 29% annual decline, as Abu Dhabi deepens its crypto regulatory and investment push.
PredictionBubbles aggregates prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, offering interactive visualizations. Recent developments include Kalshi's 800% institutional trading volume growth, ProCap Financial integration, and research findings on market calibration and trading patterns.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund reached a record 11,549 BTC in indirect Bitcoin exposure and added an Ethereum stake in BitMine Immersion Technologies in H1 2026, driven by corporate crypto treasuries in global equities.
Crypto firm Cyber urges CyberWallet and Cyber Passkey Wallet users to transfer assets before an Aug. 15 interface shutdown. Balances left behind will require unsupported direct smart contract interaction.
Bitcoin hovers near $62,900 after testing its $62,500 range floor, weighed down by heavy supply concentrations, ETF outflows, and escalating Middle East tensions while traditional markets are closed.
Bitcoin treasury holder CIMG Inc. disclosed in its quarterly filing a $7.38 million working-capital deficit and going concern doubts, despite holding 1,145.4 BTC valued at $67.19 million, citing operational liquidity constraints.
Solana Company (HSDT) reported $2.512 million in Q2 staking revenue, but automatic restaking and $11.892 million in operational cash use meant staking did not fund operations. The firm relied on asset sales, equity, and divestments to cover costs.
Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) reported a $66.8 million decrease in net assets over its first 85 days, driven by unrealized Bitcoin depreciation, despite $371.1 million in gross share contributions outpacing $5.26 million in redemptions.
Billy Slater will leave his role as Maroons head coach after five years, having led the team to three State of Origin series victories. He cited the time being right to step away, with no immediate plans for another coaching position.
Tether announced that KPMG issued an unqualified opinion on its 2025 financial statements, marking its first full audit by a Big Four accounting firm and showing reserves exceeding liabilities by $6.814 billion as of December 31, 2025.
Ethereum's transition to post-quantum cryptography could disrupt regulated banks years before quantum computers threaten validator keys, as stateful hash-based signatures conflict with traditional backup and redundancy practices.
Trezor revealed that a data breach at fulfillment provider ShipMonk exposed personal details and delivery addresses for nearly 13,689 hardware wallet buyers, raising physical security and targeted phishing concerns.
Tokens held by DATA Foundation's team and lead investors did not begin unlocking on Aug. 13, despite earlier schedules. The foundation previously extended lockups by 18 months in June without specifying exact release dates or wallet details.
New research reveals security flaws across 15 major x402 payment facilitators like Coinbase and Thirdweb, exposing facilitator assets and allowing 'free shopping' attacks where merchants release services without receiving payment.
While the S&P 500 reached a record high, Bitcoin traded near $63,000—its Median Realized Price—as weak demand and thin liquidity leave the cryptocurrency vulnerable to leveraged selling despite favorable macroeconomic conditions.
