Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds
Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200-millisecond target aimed at...
Month: August 2026
Laser Digital gets Japan’s first crypto exchange approval in 4 years
Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan received registration to provide domestic liquidity before expanding into institutional crypto trading.Nomura Group’s digital asset subsidiary,...
Binance says employees questioned in UAE cleared and released
Binance’s employees were cleared and released after providing statements to UAE authorities about third-party fund flows through a company client...
Standard Chartered wavers on $100K Bitcoin year-end call, says it may be ‘too low’
Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin could move toward its $126,000 all-time high after Oct. 6 as spot Bitcoin ETF...
Ethereum Wallet Delegation Feature Faces Scrutiny After Attacker Findings
TLDR A peer-reviewed study for USENIX Security ’26 found attacker-linked contracts tied to 63% of Ethereum’s EIP-7702 authorization transactions. Researchers...
$1.2B Wiped out: Bitcoin Squeeze Returns Strategy to Profit
Bitcoin surpassed $79,000, boosting market cap past $1.55 trillion and pushing the broader crypto market to $2.65 trillion amid growing...
BYDFi Joins Coinfest Asia 2026, Connecting With Institutions, Builders and Traders in Bali
VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 21, 2026 – Global crypto exchange BYDFi is participating as a Gold Sponsor at Coinfest Asia 2026,...
Bitcoin Approaches $80,000 as Vaneck’s Sigel Sees $100,000 Target by 2027
Vaneck’s head of digital assets research, Matthew Sigel, says his year-ahead bitcoin target and his 2029 cycle-peak call haven’t moved....
Armstrong: Crypto Clarity Comes Either Way as Senate Vote Nears
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says regulatory clarity for crypto is coming no matter what happens next, either a Senate vote...
Coldcard strengthens seed generation with firmware update
Coinkite urged Coldcard users to generate new seed phrases, warning that existing vulnerable seeds remain unsafe despite the security upgrade.Coinkite...
Strategy Bitcoin treasury hits breakeven point as BTC price passes $77K
Bitcoin gains 20% in two days as Strategy sees its BTC treasury climb out of the red. Bitcoin (BTC) hit...
Bitcoin ETFs draw $608M as Ether ETFs see largest inflow since October
Bitcoin ETF inflows pushed August’s total to a 2026 high of $2.07 billion as Bitcoin traded above $75,000 and Ether...
South Korean lawmakers seek expanded FIU powers over unregistered crypto firms
The proposal would let the FIU investigate suspected violations and refer unregistered crypto operators directly to law enforcement.A group of...
Two ETH Whales Offload $63 Million as Selling Pressure Builds
Onchain trackers flagged two large ether sell-offs within hours of each other on August 21, as a popular whale known...
After 100 Hours of 3D Printing, a Student Built a Modular Arm for His Sister
More than 100 hours of 3D printing went into a modular prosthetic arm that Vitaliy Bondarchuk, an engineering student at...
