Sat, August 22

Grayscale Files Fresh SEC Amendment for First U.S. Zcash ETF

This brings Grayscale closer to introducing the first US exchange-traded fund to invest in Zcash directly. The company filed for the fifth amended registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently. The plan is to transform the Grayscale Zcash Trust into an investment spot ETF. This new filing

10 hours ago 2 mins read

World ID Brings Human Verification to Robots Through peaqOS

World ID, a digital proof-of-human system developed by World, has been integrated with peaqOS, allowing autonomous robots and machines to verify that they are interacting with a real human without receiving the person’s name, face or other identifying information.  Launched via robotic.sh, the integration uses World ID’s zero-knowledge proof technology,

11 hours ago 2 mins read

Everything Protocol Proposes Single Liquidity Reserve for DeFi Trading and Lending

Decentralized finance protocol Everything Protocol has published a new whitepaper outlining a DeFi architecture that combines trading, lending, leverage and limit orders around a single liquidity reserve. The project says the design aims to address liquidity fragmentation, where different DeFi services often rely on separate pools of capital. Instead, Everything

12 hours ago 2 mins read

Besu Discloses Five CertiK-Identified Vulnerabilities Fixed in Latest Security Update

Ethereum client Besu has disclosed details of five security vulnerabilities identified by blockchain security firm CertiK, all of which were fixed in version 26.7.1 released on July 27. Besu is an open-source Ethereum execution client used on public and private networks. The issues ranged from Minor to Major severity and

August 21, 2026 1 min read

Justin Sun Scores Partial Court Victory in World Liberty Financial Lawsuit

Justin Sun secured a partial procedural victory in his legal battle against World Liberty Financial on August 20. A California federal judge apparently decided to allow Sun’s personal claims to proceed in court. This came after World Liberty had filed a motion to transfer the lawsuit to arbitration and put

August 21, 2026 2 mins read

Flowra Launches Open Orderflow Auction for Solana Block Building

Solana’s ecosystem is undergoing a major infrastructure shakeup. Flowra, a blockchain infrastructure company has launched a new block-building system for Solana called the Open Orderflow Auction (OOA), which is designed to create more competition around transaction ordering and give validators a larger share of the value generated by MEV. Right

August 21, 2026 2 mins read

MANTRA Chain Freezes Operations Following Undisclosed Network Incident

In light of an unexplained incident, MANTRA Chain has decided to suspend all network operations until the investigation is concluded. The suspension commenced on August 21 and paused all operations on public endpoints, validators, bridge services, and transactions within the network. While MANTRA Chain’s official status page announced the suspension

August 21, 2026 2 mins read

South Korea Confirms 22% Crypto Tax on Private Wallets, Foreign Exchanges

South Korea has officially stated that its crypto tax will include taxable income generated by means of individual wallets and foreign exchanges as of January 1, 2027. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance and NTS it doesn’t matter where the asset is located or how it is stored.

August 20, 2026 2 mins read

KuCoin Secures ISO/IEC 42001 Certification for Responsible AI Governance

KuCoin has secured ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS), marking a new step in the cryptocurrency exchange’s efforts to strengthen how artificial intelligence is managed across its global platform. As AI becomes more common in financial services, exchanges are increasingly using the technology for areas such

August 20, 2026 2 mins read