Australia busted 14K scams since 2023 — 21% touted fake crypto
ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said the regulator has now beefed up its scam enforcement to include monitoring social media ads.
Bitcoiner loses $91M in social engineering attack: ZachXBT
A Bitcoiner fell victim to a social engineering attack after being approached by impostors posing as hardware wallet support, losing 783 BTC worth $91 million.
Altcoin treasury race: VERB TON acquisition company announces $780M in assets
Public companies continue to diversify into altcoins, but with mixed effects on share prices and mixed reception from investors.
Ethena crosses $500M in cumulative revenue as synthetic stablecoins gain ground
While the overall stablecoin market is up 4% in August, some synthetic stablecoins, such as Sky Dollar and Falcon USD, have had even more substantial gains.
Pennsylvania state lawmaker proposes ban on public officials trading crypto
The bill pushed by the representative included a ban on lawmakers and their families from “launching, promoting, or trading in coins where they hold a personal financial interest.”
US OCC terminates 2022 order targeting Anchorage Digital over AML
The financial regulator said the bank’s “compliance with laws and regulations does not require the continued existence of the order,” first issued in April 2022.
Bitcoin’s $13.8B options expiry puts bulls on edge ahead of key test
Bitcoin’s options expiry and tech-sector pressures will determine if the bull run truly ended or just took a pause.
US DOJ official signals department opposes retrial for Roman Storm
Though a Justice Department official did not mention the Tornado Cash developer by name, he made many general references to enforcement cases involving similar allegations.
SOL chart is the most bullish in crypto right now: Is $260 next?
Several technical indicators are flashing bullish for SOL price, and analysts believe a rally to $260 is the next step.
State Street becomes first custodian on JPMorgan tokenized debt platform
State Street, one of the world’s top three asset managers, can now custody blockchain-based debt securities for institutional clients.