Brian Armstrong, patron de Coinbase, rappelle au Sénat que les détenteurs de cryptomonnaies, nombreux aux États-Unis, pourraient influencer les élections de mi-mandat, en faveur du CLARITY Act.
Un agent du FBI à Ashburn, en Virginie, a volé près d'un million de dollars en cryptomonnaies depuis des portefeuilles liés à des enquêtes contre des adversaires étrangers, utilisant ses accès pour obtenir les phrases de récupération.
Nigeria Revenue Service issued guidelines requiring crypto platforms and P2P marketplaces to collect, report, and remit taxes, with specific withholding rates for disposals, staking, and transfers.
Six hommes ont été reconnus coupables par un jury londonien pour l'enlèvement et la torture de deux jeunes millionnaires français en cryptomonnaies, séquestrés pendant 52 heures à Canning Town en juillet 2025 pour une extorsion de fonds.
Hong Kong romance scams netted $9M in a week; crypto fraud cases rise. Malaysia withdraws support for Blockchain Week over OnlyFans controversy. China warns of Bitcoin extortion using its name. FalconX cuts Singapore staff. South Korea plans stablecoin rules; Japan Bitget exits market.
Nigel Farage received a £5m gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harbourne, triggering allegations against him and Reform party figures including deputy Richard Tice and George Cottrell, amid questions about his political comeback.
Armada Acquisition Corp. II has borrowed $135,000 from sponsor Arrington XRP Capital Fund via an unsecured note to support ordinary administrative expenses as the Evernorth XRP deal progresses through the SPAC process.
Plusieurs mesures économiques sont entrées en vigueur début août en France, incluant la hausse du Livret A, l'augmentation des tarifs de l'électricité et de nouveaux textes sur la régulation et la fiscalité des crypto-actifs, profitant d'une faible attention médiatique estivale.
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is automatically liquidating remaining balances of seven delisted tokens—PLANCK, AIR, MICHI, FLY, ANLOG, TERM, and STRD—between August 3 and August 7 after withdrawals closed.
Digital asset prime brokerage FalconX laid off roughly 10% of its global workforce to prepare for a prolonged cryptocurrency market downturn, while also reshaping its strategy in Singapore.
A report by ChangeNOW and CoinRabbit argues crypto privacy and compliance are not mutually exclusive, highlighting protective uses against sanctions and physical threats while noting enforcement leverage rests at fiat off-ramps.
Solana increased its block capacity from 60 million to 100 million compute units on July 29 under SIMD-0286, expanding parallel transaction room while keeping individual hot-account limits capped at 12 million CUs.
Intesa Sanpaolo's latest Form 13F filing shows a 99.3% cut in its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF call position, a new put option row, and tripled staked Ethereum holdings for Q2.
Strategy sold 1,638 BTC and issued 3.01 million MSTR shares to fund preferred dividends, repurchase STRC shares, and expand its USD reserve to $4 billion, extending its Bitcoin acquisition pause to six weeks.
EU sanctions rules will prohibit direct and indirect transactions with HTX starting August 23, 2026. Withdrawals after the deadline will require discretionary national authority authorization for eligible EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals or residents.
Australian crypto brokerage Caleb & Brown has expanded into the UK to target high-net-worth clients, citing low domestic adoption rates as a major growth opportunity.
Tyler Williams, a senior US Treasury official overseeing digital asset policy and adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has left the department. His departure comes as Congress remains deadlocked over the CLARITY Act.
Trump Media moved 2,628 BTC on Aug. 2, adding to a May transfer of 2,650 BTC, bringing total recent movements to 5,278 BTC and leaving a 3.43 BTC gap against its March 31 reported non‑collateral holdings of 5,281.43 BTC.
A July 30 arXiv preprint links malicious smart contracts to 5,742 victims and $3.48M losses, showing how they deceive wallet previews by displaying small gains while diverting funds to attackers.
Coinbase's International Exchange institutional clients will migrate to Deribit on Sept. 9, transferring accounts, balances, and positions, with a mandatory opt-out deadline of Aug. 28.
Sphere 3D, a Bitcoin miner, filed an amended at-the-market stock sale allowing up to $10.3M for working capital, adding up to 4.38M shares (50.9% increase) at $2.35 price, while retaining a policy to sell mined Bitcoin for liquidity.
Former FBI supervisory special agent Patrick Steven Yaroch is charged with stealing nearly $1M in cryptocurrency from FBI counterintelligence wallets and seeking ChatGPT advice on investing and relocating overseas.
Duel Casino a refusé de geler 230 ETH liés au hack Coldcard sans confirmation judiciaire, provoquant une dispute publique avec Galaxy Digital. L'incident soulève des questions sur la décision de bloquer des fonds illicites dans l'écosystème crypto.
Fake World Assets (FWAs), a new onchain gacha phenomenon, briefly became Ethereum's largest gas consumer, generating over $1.5M in daily fees. While its creators tout it as the "next big thing," skeptics question its longevity beyond token incentives, comparing it to a gamified lottery.
