Month: August 2026

The drop in Iranian oil shipments tightens supply, potentially driving global oil prices higher amid geopolitical tensions and market shifts. The post Iran oil shipments to Asia drop, cargo prices hit multi-year highs: Bloomberg appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

A surge in crypto market optimism may lead to increased investment risk, potentially inflating asset bubbles and heightening market volatility. The post Crypto Fear & Greed Index jumps to 73, signaling greed appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

The California vote could set a precedent for wealth tax policies nationwide, influencing future debates on economic inequality and redistribution. The post California billionaire wealth tax vote set for November 2026 ballot appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Banks and regulators have joined a cross regional pilot testing quantum resistant wallets and digital asset transfers on a specialized NEAR testnet....

XRP gained more than 50% in five trading days, its strongest weekly performance in 21 months, as a Treasury buyback expansion, a White House crypto summit, and aggressive whale accumulation converged on the same narrow window. XRP closed the week…...

An attacker weaponized a single ERC-20 function to hijack LayerZero delegate permissions and mint 329 trillion unbacked SAND on Base, yet the actual reserve drain totaled just $675,000, exposing both the fragility and the hidden safeguards of cross-chain token architecture.…...

Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has opened its licensing system and given existing crypto service providers until Sept. 5 to apply for preliminary approval or stop operating in the country. The Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Aug. 22 that…...

President Trump gathered crypto executives and federal regulators at the White House on August 19 to press Congress on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, setting up a September 15 Senate showdown that will define American crypto oversight for the…...

The Treasury just doubled its bond buyback program while national debt crossed $40 trillion. Bitcoin responded with its best week since March 2024, gaining 27% as institutional money poured into spot ETFs at a record pace. On the morning of…...

Xiaomi’s chip independence could reshape supply chains, challenging Qualcomm and MediaTek while enhancing its market resilience and innovation. The post Xiaomi launches Xring O3 chip, partners with TSMC for 3nm production appeared first on Crypto Briefing....