Monthly Archives: August 2026

Expedited discovery allows the exchange to seek account identities, balances and transaction histories from platforms with US operations. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bybit-us-court-trace-funds-north-korea-hack?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The president’s company will unwind an agreement with Crypto.com to create a multibillion-dollar CRO treasury and reportedly not integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/donald-trump-media-company-crypto-deal?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The US government sanctioned an individual and two crypto exchanges it said facilitated money laundering for a combined $5 million in digital assets linked to Iran. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-treasury-sanctions-iran-crypto-exchanges?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The rollout gives X Layer users access to Circle-issued USDC and crosschain transfers as the stablecoin expands across major blockchain ecosystems. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-native-usdc-okx-x-layer-cctp?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTX-linked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his own crypto-related scandal. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/reform-uk-probe-ftx-sam-bankman-fried-donation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin hit month-to-date highs above $65,000 as risk-assets gained on low US nonfarm payrolls data. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-price-tags-653k-august-high-as-low-us-jobs-numbers-cool-fed-rate-bets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto business is converging with banking as stablecoin reserves, tokenized funds, Treasury income and balance sheet management become key profit drivers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-biz-crypto-business-converges-traditional-banking?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Ethereum’s proposed EIP-8363 staking overhaul aims to reduce issuance, but critics say it could hurt DeFi, decentralization and institutional adoption. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/fierce-backlash-to-ethereums-latest-staking-proposal-eip-8363?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Dice entropy may become the new gold standard after the Coldcard hack Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/features/bitcoiners-turn-to-dice-throws-as-self-custody-setups-are-re-evaluated?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Russia has shut down nine unregistered crypto exchanges in Moscow, with the FSB alleging they helped move scam proceeds abroad through Ukrainian call centers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/russia-shuts-down-crypto-exchanges-moscow-city?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound