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Aave's Kulechov backs Sharplink in opposing Ethereum staking-burn proposal
Aave founder Stani Kulechov and Sharplink have opposed EIP-8363, a draft Ethereum proposal that would burn validator rewards down to nothing as more ETH is staked. The two DeFi stakeholders are standing against a group of Ethereum Foundation researchers over how the network should pay the people who secure it. Who is against the Tapered...
Fri, Aug 7
US-Iran standoff reaches crypto as Treasury sanctions exchanges
The US Treasury sanctioned two Iranian crypto exchanges, Shelbit and Aban Tether, on Friday for facilitating transactions for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. This move expands the Trump administration’s “Economic Fury” campaign. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated the two exchanges for processing large sums of digital assets through them to avoid...
Fri, Aug 7
Very welcome: Vitalik Buterin responds to Signal's no phone number registration
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is back on the privacy wagon, with his latest post on X commending the “very welcome” news of Signal’s early work on letting people create accounts without listing a phone number. Buterin, a known supporter of multiple privacy initiatives, has often thrown both his money and stature behind platforms and tools...
Fri, Aug 7
Cloudflare stock surges to all-time record on Q2 earnings beat
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) shares surged roughly 16% to an all-time high after the company reported strong second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year outlook. Investors are increasingly confident that the network firm can successfully turn the explosion of automated web traffic into long-term growth. How did Cloudflare reach a new share price record? Cloudflare’s revenue for...
Fri, Aug 7
Unitree says FCC robot ban won't hit its current lineup as US probes widen
Chinese robotics maker Unitree has told its investors that the new U.S. restrictions on foreign-built robots do not affect its six best-selling models. Washington has imposed fresh restrictions against Chinese technology, but Unitree was reportedly a step ahead and secured the necessary permissions. Do the new U.S. restrictions on Chinese technology affect Unitree’s products? Board...
Fri, Aug 7
Coldcard reverses data-deletion policy after $116M wallet exploit
Coinkite, the maker of the Coldcard wallet that got exploited for $116 million in July’s largest security incident, has informed its users that it has made big changes to how it stores their data ahead of legal obligations that could potentially arise. The notice that was redistributed on Coldcard’s X account early on Friday detailed...
Fri, Aug 7
Trump backs 'tremendously important' AI data centers over oil in global power shift
President Donald Trump said on Friday that data centers could grow into a larger industry than oil, and argued the United States cannot afford to let China lead on artificial intelligence or cryptocurrency. He made this declaration today in his midterm election interview with Punchbowl News. “Whoever wins the AI, just wins” Stressing the importance...
Fri, Aug 7
Japan's FSA tightens crypto exchange rules on fraud and cybersecurity
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) advanced its regulatory march this week with a new set of rules on how it expects crypto exchanges to report cyberattacks and handle withdrawals flagged for scams. Per local reports, the latest recommendations that the regulator is pushing include a single form format for exchanges, as well as other tech...
Fri, Aug 7
LIVE: Bitcoin abruptly breaks $65,000 as will it won’t it semi-rally continues
Bitcoin hovered around $65,000 Friday, while Ether traded near $1,903 and the broader crypto market stayed mostly flat ahead of US jobs data. US payrolls fell by 23,000 in July versus an expected 83,000 gain, while unemployment slipped to 4.1%, strengthening expectations the Fed will hold rates at 3.50% to 3.75% in September. Nasdaq 100...
Fri, Aug 7
SK hynix bets $38 billion on new fabs to feed AI memory demand
SK hynix is making another massive wager on artificial intelligence. The South Korean memory giant approved 54 trillion won (about $38 billion) in new manufacturing investments on Friday, authorizing two new chip fabs that will expand production of the memory chips powering AI systems. The move reflects the company’s belief that demand for AI infrastructure...
Fri, Aug 7
Ondo founder's mother sues to remove CEO in fight for control
The estate of late Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman has taken the tokenization firm’s current chief executive to court in Delaware over a legal ownership dispute. A disputed leadership handover has left the company with two rival power centers and the estate is asking a judge to decide who legally runs the company. Until a...
Fri, Aug 7
Cryptopolitan Report: Nearly Half Of Our Readers Think Quantum Breaks Bitcoin By 2035
We asked our newsletter readers whether quantum computing would be able to break Bitcoin by 2035. Last week, on July 28, an AI model that has not been publicly released found a flaw in a post-quantum signature scheme that two years of human review had missed. No quantum computer was involved here. This report goes...
Fri, Aug 7
US Senate will resume negotiations on the CLARITY Act in September
The US Senate is expected to enter the August recess without voting on the CLARITY Act, the crypto market-structure legislation, thereby postponing further action until September at the earliest. The majority leader, Republican Senator John Thune, confirmed that the Senate would delay voting on the legislation until after the recess, blaming Democrats for impeding its...
Fri, Aug 7
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 slips testing sandbox, Frontier Security says
During a routine security evaluation, an open-weight AI model named Kimi K3 developed by China’s Moonshot AI managed to escape its testing sandbox and reach the open internet. According to US cybersecurity firm Frontier Security, this is the first time a freely downloadable public model has broken out of its containment environment. A leak in...
Fri, Aug 7
Futures to spot ratio for BTC on Binance reaches new all-time high
The BTC futures to spot ratio on Binance is at an all-time high of 7.82. Traders have shifted to short-term speculation and spot demand is weakening further.
Fri, Aug 7
Cathie Wood’s ARK $21M Block buy wasn’t as bullish as it looked
Ark Invest, with its co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Cathie Wood, purchased almost $21 million in Block shares on Thursday after the company’s stock dropped by over 6%. At first sight, this might seem like an apparent expression of confidence in the fintech firm run by Jack Dorsey. However, rules established by Ark with...
Fri, Aug 7
Why does the Pentagon want quantum sensors and advanced clocks?
The US Department of Defense plans for quantum computing technology and its related hardware to be incorporated into its military equipment, used for purposes such as intelligence gathering, target identification, keeping machines in sync, and functioning without conventional navigation aids. The Pentagon has started Farseer, a Defense Innovation Unit project built around advanced quantum sensors...
Fri, Aug 7
MiCA pushes USDT out, leaves USDC in the spotlight
Circle says USDC is the only one of the world’s ten largest stablecoins that currently complies with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. If accurate, the claim means the EU’s roughly 450 million residents no longer have regulated access to most major dollar-backed stablecoins, including Tether’s USDT. The declaration comes as Europe fully...
Fri, Aug 7
Tokenized Equity Holders Cross 1 Million, Now 63% of All RWA Holders
Following on from last week’s report on tokenized equity holders, the growth in the number of wallets holding tokenized stock has shown no signs of slowing down. Eight days ago, this number stood at 766,366. The latest data from RWA.xyz now shows that the number has reached 1,020,510 which is a 33% increase in just...
Fri, Aug 7
BingX Launches AI-powered 1v1 King Arena Season 2 with 4.4 Million USDT Prize Pool
PANAMA CITY, August 6, 2026 – BingX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3-AI company, today launched BingX 1v1 King Arena Season 2, an AI-powered trading campaign featuring a total prize pool of 4.4 million USDT. Designed to combine trading education with competitive engagement, the campaign allows users to challenge AI traders modeled on distinct market...
Fri, Aug 7
