Coinbase’s x402 Handles 14 Million AI Agent Payments in 30 Days
AI agents initiated 14 million transfers through the x402 payment protocol over the past 30…
Month: August 2026
MAYAChain halts network after estimated $1.7M exploit
A preliminary analysis says six chained bugs let a 23-message transaction drain 48.87 million CACAO,…
US accounting board FASB proposes conditions for stablecoins as cash equivalents
The FASB said secondary-market liquidity alone would not be enough, with holders needing direct issuer…
Riot Platforms Sold 9,665 Bitcoin in H1 2026 to Fund AI Pivot
Riot Platforms sold 4,300 BTC in the second quarter of 2026, pushing its six-month total…
Nasdaq Sets December 6 Launch for Nearly 23-Hour Trading Day
Nasdaq has confirmed Dec. 6 of this year as its target date for a nearly…
Ripple Pushes Into Korean Banking With Jeonbuk Payments Deal
Ripple’s partnership with Jeonbuk Bank will give regional businesses access to near-real-time cross-border settlement. The…
SEC Chair Pushes Crypto Exemptions to Bring Issuers Back to US
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins framed proposed crypto exemptions as a route for returning issuers and…
SEC proposes new crypto rules in absence of CLARITY Act
The proposed rules from the US securities regulator would provide companies with a safe harbor…
FalconX, Interstice Connect Canton to Ethereum, Solana and Robinhood Chain
The non-custodial cross-chain swap engine connects Canton’s institutional tokenized-asset markets with liquidity and trading activity…
Ripple- and Coinbase-funded PAC spends $2M in Florida race with little mention of crypto
A Florida representative not running for reelection who voted against the GENIUS and CLARITY Acts…
Schiff Says Bitcoin Faces Key $65K Resistance Test, Expected Major Selloffs
Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff says he isn’t sure why bitcoin didn’t sell off recently amidst…
Winklevoss-Backed Cypherpunk Seizes 18% of Total Zcash Hashrate
On Tuesday, Cypherpunk Technologies disclosed that it has launched a U.S.-based zcash (ZEC) mining fleet…
BTC Hits $65,000 as $56M Short Squeeze Punishes Bearish Traders
Bitcoin briefly reached $65,000 on Tuesday morning, gaining 0.5% daily and over 2% weekly to…
Bitcoin Whale From 2012 Suddenly Moves $13.7M After 14 Years
Amid August’s wave of dormant bitcoin suddenly waking up after the Coldcard exploit, a relic…
Cypherpunk launches Zcash mining fleet controlling 18% of network hashrate
The $33.3 million Winklevoss Capital deal expands Cypherpunk’s ZEC strategy as it targets 5% ownership…