Bitpanda fined €70,000 by Austrian regulator over MiCA breaches
Austria has fined Bitpanda €70,000 ($82,000) for breaches of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, making the case the Austrian regulator’s first published final penalty under MiCA. Summary Austria’s FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 for breaches of MiCA disclosure and…
XRP News: Ripple Drops to $1 as Bears Take Control
In XRP news today, Ripple fell as low as $0.99 during the August 12 session, slipping below $1 for the first time since November 2024. The token first crossed $1 on Nov. 16, 2024, before reaching a peak of $3.42…
Chainalysis Takes US Government to Court Over $94.66M TRM Labs Contract
A $94.66 million ICE contract has triggered a courtroom fight between blockchain analytics rivals Chainalysis and TRM Labs. Chainalysis is challenging the US government’s decision to award a blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs without a competitive bidding process….
Ethereum Hegotá plan gets 4 priorities from Ethlabs
Ethereum research group Ethlabs has urged core developers to prioritize censorship resistance, faster blocks, native account abstraction and continued Layer 1 scaling for Hegotá, Ethereum’s planned upgrade after Glamsterdam. Summary FOCIL remains Hegotá’s only scheduled feature, while Frame Transactions have…
$100 Target Is Back in Sight
A parallel channel, TD Sequential buy signal, and MACD golden cross are creating a potentially bullish setup for SOL near $78. Solana is currently trading above $76, following a recovery of more than 6% over the past week, along…
Jupiter Launches Lend v2 on Solana, Letting Borrowed Assets Earn Trading Fees
Jupiter has launched Lend v2 on Solana, allowing both supplied and borrowed assets to earn DEX trading fees while being used in lending positions. Jupiter launched Lend v2 on Solana on August 10, introducing two opt-in features that let…
Ethereum Stays on Top of RWA Market as Solana Strengthens Its Position
Ethereum dominated RWA markets as Solana strengthened, while tokenized assets expanded despite weakening DeFi and crypto-native trading activity. Ethereum continues to hold a commanding position in the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market, while Solana is emerging as the only…
Solana Whale Activity Signals Potential Rally While MSTR Faces Scrutiny
On-chain data shows repeated SOL accumulation by large holders, pointing to growing confidence in the Solana ecosystem. The first hours of 2026 are revealing a crypto market at a crossroads. While notable whale activity on the Solana network hints…
Bitpanda fined €70,000 by Austrian regulator over MiCA breaches
Austria has fined Bitpanda €70,000 ($82,000) for breaches of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, making the case the Austrian regulator’s first published final penalty under MiCA. Summary Austria’s FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 for breaches of MiCA disclosure and…
Consumer Confidence Sinks as AI Stocks Soar, Bitcoin Left Behind
Key Takeaways Glassnode says bitcoin trades near half its October 2025 peak while US stocks hit record highs. US equities set a fresh record on August 7 as AI-driven gains pull household cash off the sidelines. Core inflation held at…
XRP News: Ripple Drops to $1 as Bears Take Control
In XRP news today, Ripple fell as low as $0.99 during the August 12 session, slipping below $1 for the first time since November 2024. The token first crossed $1 on Nov. 16, 2024, before reaching a peak of $3.42…
Chainalysis Takes US Government to Court Over $94.66M TRM Labs Contract
A $94.66 million ICE contract has triggered a courtroom fight between blockchain analytics rivals Chainalysis and TRM Labs. Chainalysis is challenging the US government’s decision to award a blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs without a competitive bidding process….
Trader Bags $282K by Copying Binance Founder CZ’s Wallet Activity
Key Takeaways A trader turned $9,700 into $282,000, a 29x return, by tracking CZ’s public wallet. CZ’s token burn sent Marscoin surging to a $30 million market cap on August 16. CZ shut down and burned his public wallet after…
Ethereum Hegotá plan gets 4 priorities from Ethlabs
Ethereum research group Ethlabs has urged core developers to prioritize censorship resistance, faster blocks, native account abstraction and continued Layer 1 scaling for Hegotá, Ethereum’s planned upgrade after Glamsterdam. Summary FOCIL remains Hegotá’s only scheduled feature, while Frame Transactions have…
SSS Members Can Now Get Instant Emergency Cash Up to ₱20,000 via RCBC DiskarTech
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. For SSS members needing quick cash, borrowing money often means navigating a trade-off: enduring long branch lines for official loans,…
Here’s Who Holds the Most
The latest SEC filings showed that some of Wall Street’s biggest names have been quietly scooping XRP ETF shares. Here’s who holds the most. Although the broader landscape around XRP and the ETFs behind it is nowhere near the…
Someone in California Has 7 Days to Claim $1.5 Million Before It Vanishes Forever
Key Takeaways Powerball’s $1,532,761 California prize from Feb. 21 remains unclaimed. Varso Gas gets about $7,500 even if the $1.53 million prize expires. California Lottery gives the winner until Aug. 20 to claim the ticket. A Powerball ticket worth $1,532,761…
CZ sends $965K to Giggle Academy, retires public wallet
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has followed through on plans to empty a closely watched public wallet, transferring roughly $965,000 in BNB and 币安人生 tokens to his education project, Giggle Academy, on Aug. 16. Summary CZ transferred roughly $965,000 in…