Russia Arrests 20+ People in Crackdown on Unregistered Crypto Exchanges
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, has arrested more than 20 people in August 7 raids targeting unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange points in the Moscow City financial district. Authorities accuse these facilities of…
BTCPay Server Vulnerability Exploited, Draining Merchant Lightning Nodes
A critical vulnerability in BTCPay Server is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to drain Bitcoin from Lightning Network nodes used by merchants and other businesses. BTCPay Server confirmed the attacks late Friday, warning operators running LND, the most widely used…
Bybit Sues North Korea and Lazarus Group Over $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has filed a civil lawsuit against North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) intelligence agency and the Lazarus Group over the $1.5 billion crypto heist that struck the exchange in February 2025. Filed in the U.S. District…
Power Struggle Erupts at Ondo Finance After Founder’s Death
The sudden death of Ondo Finance founder Nathan Allman has triggered an escalating governance dispute that now threatens to overshadow one of the fastest-growing companies in the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) sector. Court filings in Delaware reveal a bitter legal…
MetaMask Launches Agent Wallet for Secure Autonomous AI Trading
MetaMask has officially launched Agent Wallet, a self-custodial wallet that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents to execute on-chain transactions within user-defined security rules. The product aims to make autonomous crypto trading safer by combining AI automation with wallet-level controls, allowing…
New Ethereum EIP Proposes Burning Issuance as Staking Nears 50% of ETH Supply
Ethereum is entering a new debate over its ETH issuance policy following the submission of EIP-8363: Tapered Issuance Burn to the Ethereum EIPs repository on August 4, 2026. The proposal targets how Ethereum rewards validators in a context where more…
Uniswap Launches Pools on Robinhood Chain With Fairer Token Launch Model
Uniswap has launched Pools, its first native token launchpad built on Robinhood Chain, marking a significant expansion beyond decentralized trading into token creation. The platform enables users to launch, discover, and trade new cryptocurrencies while introducing built-in protections designed to…
Binance Affiliates Sue RedotPay Founders for $473 Million Over Alleged User Diversion
Binance-affiliated companies have launched a high-profile legal battle against stablecoin payments provider RedotPay, accusing the firm and its co-founders of improperly diverting nearly half a million Binance users in violation of commercial agreements. The lawsuit, filed in Hong Kong, seeks…
Solana Governance Proposal Could Increase Daily SOL Burns More Than 10-Fold While Reducing Inflation
Solana validators are moving closer to advancing a governance proposal that could significantly reshape the network’s tokenomics by dramatically increasing the amount of SOL permanently removed from circulation while accelerating the reduction of new token issuance. The proposal, SGP-0003, combines…
Proof of Play Shuts Down Despite a16z Backing
Proof of Play, the Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)-backed Web3 gaming studio behind the fully on-chain RPG Pirate Nation, is shutting down after concluding it could not build a scalable and sustainable blockchain gaming business, marking another high-profile setback for the Web3…
