Fri, August 21

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.

14 hours ago 2 mins read

Coinbase Adds Hyperliquid Perpetuals to Base App With Up to 50x Leverage

Coinbase is enhancing Base App’s trading functionalities with the inclusion of perpetual futures via Hyperliquid. Qualified customers will be able to use over 290 markets for perpetuals that include Bitcoin, Ethereum, tokenized stocks, and commodity trading. The product features leverage of up to 50x for specific assets, while Hyperliquid is

17 hours ago 2 mins read

Payward Uses Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5 to Strengthen Crypto Security

Payward, which is Kraken’s parent firm, has partnered with Anthropic’s Project Glasswing since Aug. 17 in cybersecurity activities. This collaboration enables Payward to have limited access to Claude Mythos 5, which is a cybersecurity AI model from Anthropic. In the coming weeks, Payward will be conducting a scan for vulnerabilities

August 18, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Explores Bitcoin-Style UTXOs to Improve Blockchain Scaling

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, praised the progress of UTXO research by Bitcoin developers while explaining Ethereum’s new scaling direction. This shows how the new hybrid architecture can be created using Ethereum’s account system along with the UTXO state system. Such an architecture will enable various activities to take

August 17, 2026 2 mins read

White House Plans Crypto Meeting as CLARITY Act Faces Senate Hurdles

White House to Meet Crypto and Prediction Market Executives on August 19, Reports Politico. However, there is no disclosure of the agenda and names of attendees. Further, it is unclear whether President Trump will attend the meeting. This meeting is taking place at a time when Congress is facing difficulties

August 14, 2026 2 mins read

Metaplanet Transfers 5,014 BTC Between Custody Addresses, CEO Denies Sale

Metaplanet transferred 5,014 BTC from one custody address to another within 24 hours, according to the company’s CEO Simon Gerovich. Gerovich assured that Metaplanet has not sold any of its Bitcoin in the process. “It was just a regular custody transfer rather than liquidation,” he added. Metaplanet incurred $8 for

August 13, 2026 2 mins read

CFTC Uses Emergency Powers to Keep Kalshi Operating Amid New York Dispute

The CFTC invoked emergency powers to keep Kalshi operating amid its legal dispute with New York. The commission classified New York’s enforcement action and temporary restraining order request as a market emergency. It directed Kalshi to continue operations under the Commodity Exchange Act and its Core Principles. New York seeks

August 12, 2026 2 mins read