Bank of England gets new stablecoin innovation goal
Britain plans to give the Bank of England a secondary stablecoin innovation objective while keeping financial stability its primary duty.
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Unstoppable Domains scraps ICANN plans after web3 domain sales fall short
Unstoppable Domains has abandoned plans to seek ICANN recognition for several of its original web3 domain extensions and has begun refunding customers who bought names after the company committed to pursuing the 2026 application round. Unstoppable Domains founder Matthew Gould…
Nvidia stock jumps 7% as earnings lift Bitcoin
Nvidia shares climbed nearly 7% after its earnings beat, while Bitcoin crossed $80,000 and AI infrastructure stocks advanced.
Saitama CEO could be extradited to US over $7.5B token case
Saitama chief executive Manpreet Kohli has lost his UK court challenge against extradition to the United States, where prosecutors have charged him with wire fraud and cryptocurrency market manipulation tied to a token once valued at $7.5 billion. Reuters reported…
CZ backs Hong Kong as an RWA and DEX growth hub
CZ backed Hong Kong as a Web3 hub and predicted faster RWA and DEX growth as regulators advance rules for tokenized finance.
Bithumb wins 194M won Bitcoin recovery lawsuit
Bithumb won a first-instance ruling ordering the return of 194 million won from Bitcoin mistakenly credited during its February payout error.
Core Lightning tells node operators to upgrade after confirming security flaws
Core Lightning has confirmed multiple security vulnerabilities in its Bitcoin Lightning Network software and has urged node operators to install an upcoming security update or temporarily run their nodes offline. Core Lightning said Thursday that its developers had been reviewing…
U.S. government moves Bitcoin seized from Alameda Binance.US accounts
The U.S. government has moved a small amount of Bitcoin seized from Alameda Research accounts on Binance.US about three years ago, with the transaction involving roughly 0.0048 BTC worth about $377. Arkham Intelligence reported the transfer in an Aug. 27…
HYPE whale adds $24M as a16z link remains unverified
Twelve wallets reportedly deposited $36 million into Hyperliquid and bought $24 million in HYPE, but their suspected a16z link remains unverified.
BlackRock may eventually launch altcoin ETFs: Geraci
Nate Geraci expects BlackRock to launch more spot crypto ETFs, although the asset manager has filed no public altcoin applications.
39 US state banking groups form BankChain Alliance for 2027 blockchain launch
Thirty-nine U.S. state bankers associations have formed BankChain Alliance to develop a bank-owned blockchain network for tokenized deposits, stablecoins, smart payments and automated settlement, with a launch targeted for 2027. BankChain Alliance said in its Aug. 25 announcement that the…
Revolut just launched a euro stablecoin as Tether faces its first real regulatory squeeze
An 80 million user fintech started distributing EURR in three European countries on August 26. Tether has been locked out of the same market since July 1. The stablecoin war is no longer about which token is biggest. It is…