Wed, August 26

Russia Approves New Crypto Trading Framework While Maintaining Domestic Payment Ban

Russia has formally established its first comprehensive legal framework governing cryptocurrency markets after President Vladimir Putin signed landmark legislation regulating digital asset activities nationwide. The new law introduces structured oversight across cryptocurrency exchanges, custodians, brokers, investors, clearing organizations, and other market participants.  As reported by Tass, the legislation expands regulated

August 6, 2026 2 mins read

Strategy and MARA Bitcoin Transfers Raise Questions as Markets Await Official Confirmation

Bitcoin transactions of significant amounts from wallets associated with Strategy and MARA have once again brought focus towards corporate treasury activities in the cryptocurrency space. According to the on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain, there was a transaction amounting to 1,030 Bitcoin worth $66.14 million coming from a wallet associated with Strategy

August 5, 2026 2 mins read

US, UK Advance Stablecoin Rules as GENIUS Act Moves Into Implementation

The two countries have been ramping up their efforts related to the regulation of stablecoins because both countries are in the process of refining their regulations concerning digital assets. A delegation from HM Treasury and US Treasury met in London on July 8 for the 13th session of the Financial

August 5, 2026 2 mins read

FBI Agent Charged in $1M Crypto Theft After Allegedly Using ChatGPT to Plan Escape

The Department of Justice has indicted a supervisory special agent of the FBI for theft of nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency during the investigation of a crime. According to court filings, Patrick Steven Yaroch, a counterintelligence agent with a Top Secret clearance, allegedly abused his official position to move cryptocurrencies

August 4, 2026 2 mins read

Mastercard Completes $1.8B BVNK Acquisition to Expand Stablecoin Payments

Mastercard has finalized its acquisition of the stablecoin payment infrastructure provider BVNK, completing the deal worth $1.8 billion. This deal is another significant milestone on the way to the expansion of digital assets payment capabilities across the globe. Through the integration of Mastercard’s global payments network and BVNK’s blockchain infrastructure,

August 4, 2026 2 mins read

NEAR Sovereign Fund Proposal Could Transform Treasury Management and Token Supply

A new governance proposal from NEAR Protocol will bring a radical change. Especially to the way NEAR manages its treasuries and future economic strategy of tokens. The proposal was brought forth by one of the co-founders of NEAR, Illia Polosukhin, on August 3, 2026, through the NEAR Governance Forum. It

August 4, 2026 2 mins read

Bithumb Targets 2028 IPO as Exchange Begins 2027 Listing Review

The company has pushed back its IPO plans in order to concentrate on compliance and corporate governance. According to the South Korean cryptocurrency trading platform, Bithumb now plans to list its shares in 2028, abandoning its earlier plans for listing within either 2025 or 2026. The change in strategy was

August 3, 2026 2 mins read

Binance Delists ACX, HFT, PIVX, PYR, VANRY, and VIC From Spot Trading

Binance is improving its listing policies further through the deletion of six crypto assets from its spot trading platform in August 2026. The platform announced that ACX, HFT, PIVX, PYR, VANRY, and VIC would be delisted from its spot trading platform on August 17, 2026, after its recent analysis of

August 3, 2026 2 mins read

CLARITY Act Faces Senate Deadline After Missing Monday Schedule

The Senate released Monday’s schedule without including the CLARITY Act, pushing the cryptocurrency legislation into a critical week. The focus has moved away from the policy debate to the procedural aspect of the process amid efforts by supporters to beat the clock in the run-up to the August recess period

August 3, 2026 2 mins read