Wall Street Journal moves to dismiss Binance defamation case
The Wall Street Journal has asked a federal judge to dismiss Binance’s defamation lawsuit over three reports that accused the crypto exchange of weakening internal compliance efforts and allowing more than $1 billion in transactions linked to sanctioned Iranian entities.…...
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Iran may shift military strategy to offense amid US-Israel conflict
Iran’s potential offensive shift could escalate regional tensions, prolong conflicts, and impact global market stability and diplomatic efforts. The post Iran may shift military strategy to offense amid US-Israel conflict appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Bitcoin Shrugged Off Good CPI and PPI Data: Why Is BTC Still Stalling?
Bitcoin investors received what should have been a fairly supportive and positive combination of macroeconomic data in the past week, starting with the weak US jobs report last Friday. However, the asset failed to produce any significant gains, again. Moreover, it has lost some traction and is actually down...
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Pi Network’s Protocol 27 endgame: last upgrade before what?
The Core Team calls Protocol 27 the “final planned upgrade,” but the phrase raises more questions than it answers. Between a passed node deadline, an EU white paper registration, and a token still trading 97% below its peak, the real…...
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Hyperliquid user reportedly loses $550K in Google ad scam
A Hyperliquid user reportedly lost about $550,000 in USDC after a Google ad led to a phishing site; Google says it suspended the advertiser....
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Ripple moved $50.5 million in XRP to an unknown wallet while ETF inflows collapsed 93 percent
What a divergence between a 50 million token transfer to an unidentified address, a leverage buildup on Binance, and the worst week of ETF flows in 2026 tells us about where XRP goes next. On the evening of August 13,…...
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Drone hits tanker in Strait of Hormuz, raising maritime security concerns
The incident underscores ongoing regional instability, potentially disrupting global oil supply chains and impacting market confidence. The post Drone hits tanker in Strait of Hormuz, raising maritime security concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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The Clarity Act is dying, and the SEC just built its replacement
The Senate will not vote on crypto market structure legislation before September. Meanwhile, the SEC is voting on a 400-page rulemaking framework that does much of what Congress promised. Here is why rulemaking may matter more than legislation now. The…...
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NUSD supply falls 76% from February level
NUSD supply has fallen by about 76% from the $226 million level documented in February to $53.6 million as issuer Neutrl has suspended redemptions while assessing an undisclosed issue affecting its reserves. Neutrl said Thursday that unspecified circumstances had affected…...
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Solana Alpenglow upgrade targets 150ms finality in October
Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade targets 150ms finality, with official guidance pointing to Agave 4.3 and an October 2026 mainnet activation....
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