Month: August 2026

Although the official X account behind the project hasn’t yet announced it as complete, numerous social media users claimed that Pi Network had deployed its second-to-last major upgrade by its deadline. We will take a deeper look into that. There’s also some regulatory news to be explored in this...

The SEC votes August 14 on its first formal crypto rulemaking. The proposal creates three exemption pathways, a decentralization off ramp for tokens, and a framework that could make congressional legislation optional. Here is what each provision means in practice.…...

The Bank of Korea’s gold ETF purchase highlights a trend of central banks diversifying reserves, potentially influencing global gold markets. The post Bank of Korea buys $250M in gold ETFs, first purchase in 13 years appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Solana stayed online after a Teraswitch routing failure disrupted validators, with 597 of 699 still voting and full recovery within 40 minutes....

ASX shareholder Rosherville plans a Federal Court bid against former directors over the failed CHESS project after ASX’s A$20.5M penalty....

US President Donald Trump was sued on August 12 in federal court in Manhattan over Truth API, the Truth Social feed that delivers his posts to paying subscribers for as much as $100,000 a month. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed the complaint alongside Yale Law School’s...

Metaplanet CEO dismisses bitcoin sale rumors, confirms 43,000 BTC holdings...

Metaplanet says no Bitcoin was sold after moving 5,014 BTC worth $322 million between custodial addresses, with holdings unchanged at 43,000 BTC....

Coinbase, Block, BitGo and dozens of others signed a letter arguing that safety guardrails on frontier models are blocking legitimate security work while adversaries face no such limits....

Arizona’s crypto ATM law helped 35 scam victims recover $171,332, as its 30 day refund rule offers a U.S. alternative to kiosk bans....