Month: August 2026

The market rose even as the Senate left the crypto bill unpassed before its recess, with steady ETF inflows and a softer dollar doing more for prices than Washington....

The exchange filed a civil lawsuit in a US federal court against North Korea, its intelligence agency, and the Lazarus Group over the $1.5 billion hack of February 2025. A judge has already frozen stolen assets. The case tests whether…...

Researchers found 821 accounts that made $8.2 million by manipulating bitcoin prices in the final seconds before Polymarket settled its short dated contracts. Polymarket has now replaced instant snapshots with time weighted averages, but the structural vulnerability they exposed is…...

Trump Media and Technology Group terminated its planned Cronos treasury venture with Crypto.com and Yorkville on August 7. The retreat signals that the corporate crypto treasury thesis, built on the premise that holding tokens is a balance sheet strategy, is…...

Yeh’s death raises uncertainty in the Fantom ecosystem, potentially impacting investor confidence and the future of his projects. The post Fantom backer Harry Yeh dies after fall from Paraguay tower appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

Trump’s approach may delay a comprehensive U.S.-Iran deal, affecting regional stability and market confidence in diplomatic resolutions. The post Trump’s ‘low-keying’ Iran talks sparks US policy debate appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

The largest crypto liquidity provider registered with FINRA on August 6. The move signals something larger than one firm’s expansion: the infrastructure that runs crypto markets is migrating onto Wall Street rails. On August 6, 2026, Wintermute announced that its…...

Scharf’s appointment as White House counsel could influence Trump’s legal strategies and impact upcoming midterm election dynamics. The post Donald Trump names Will Scharf as next White House counsel appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

The rise of non-human internet traffic could reshape digital infrastructure, emphasizing the need for robust security and AI-focused innovations. The post Cloudflare CFO warns non-human traffic could surpass human traffic 1,000-to-1 appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

South Korea’s ambitious chip cluster plan could reshape global semiconductor dynamics, intensifying competition and impacting military logistics. The post South Korea’s Lee pushes military airbase relocation by mid-2028 to build massive chip cluster appeared first on Crypto Briefing....