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Lazarus Group Moves $30M Through Hyperliquid as Trump Backs US Expansion 

Wallets affiliated with the North Korea-based Lazarus Group have sent over $30 million via Hyperliquid, according to chain analysis from Arkham. This information was revealed on August 31 by Arkham researcher Emmett Gallic. He identified the transactions carried out within about three weeks. These funds went through HyperUnit, where the

September 1, 2026 2 mins read

Kalshi Faces Fresh Legal Setback as Ninth Circuit Backs Nevada Sports-Betting Rules

The legal tussle involving Kalshi against state regulators has reached yet another significant stage following the dismissal of the latest legal challenge by the appeals court. The ruling handed down on August 28 was unanimous that Kalshi had failed to prove that Nevada’s rules for sports contracts were likely to

August 31, 2026 2 mins read

Tectonic Exploit Forces Cronos to Halt: $75M at Risk

The Cronos network has been halted following a major exploit targeting Tectonic, the DeFi lending protocol that held approximately $121.6 million in total value locked, roughly 46% of all Cronos DeFi TVL, before the attack hit. The attacker targeted TONIC, Tectonic’s illiquid governance token, and drove its price up approximately

August 31, 2026 2 mins read

GoMining Launches Instant Funds for Eligible Digital Bitcoin Miners

GoMining, a platform for tokenized Bitcoin mining, has launched Instant Funds, a new feature that lets eligible holders use digital miners as collateral to access stablecoin liquidity such as USDT or USDC without selling their miners. The feature is now available to eligible users in supported markets after previously being

August 27, 2026 2 mins read

Nimiq Launches Second Mini Apps Competition for Developers and AI Builders

Nimiq, an open-source blockchain project focused on digital payments, has opened the second cycle of its Mini Apps Competition. The four-week competition began on Aug. 24, giving developers, AI builders and indie hackers the opportunity to create open-source applications for Nimiq Pay. It offers $17,000 in prizes as part of

August 27, 2026 2 mins read

Bithumb Wins Second Lawsuit Over 620,000 BTC Crediting Error

Bithumb wins another case as it seeks payments from wrongly credited Bitcoin users. In an effort to collect money for wrongly credited Bitcoin from users in February 2018, the Seoul Central District Court ordered one of the defendants to pay back 194 million Korean won, roughly $140,513, according to Digital

August 27, 2026 2 mins read

Grayscale’s Zach Pandl Says Rising U.S. Debt Could Boost BTC, ETH and ZEC

The chief research officer of Grayscale Research, Zach Pandl, connected the recent bond repurchases by the US Treasury to increased pressure exerted by the level of government debt. The US Treasury will conduct more open market purchases of long-term notes and bonds prior to their retirement. According to Pandl, the

August 27, 2026 2 mins read

CertiK Finds Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in BitBox02 Hardware Wallet

Web3 security firm CertiK has identified an out-of-bounds (OOB) write vulnerability in the BitBox02 hardware wallet. BitBox disclosed and fixed the issue in its July Oeschinen security update, crediting CertiK researcher Guanxing Wen for reporting the vulnerability. The issue highlights that hardware wallet security extends beyond keeping private keys isolated

August 27, 2026 2 mins read

BlackRock Cuts IBIT In-Kind Bitcoin Minimum 96% to $1 Million

BlackRock has lowered the minimum amount required for Bitcoin-to-IBIT conversion to $1 million. This is a 96% decrease from the previous threshold of $25 million. The move may open up opportunities for qualified individuals and institutions that wish to participate in the program, but it will not affect regular IBIT

August 26, 2026 2 mins read

Bitcoin Beach Sees Everyday Payments Fade as El Salvador’s Adoption Experiment Evolves

Bitcoin Beach, the El Zonte village that inspired El Salvador’s Bitcoin venture, appears to be seeing fewer everyday Bitcoin transactions. According to WuBlockchain, Bitcoin Core contributor Jon Atack said a local restaurant told him his Bitcoin payment marked its first such transaction in a month. Staff reportedly said customers now

August 26, 2026 2 mins read