CLARITY Act gains U.S. security backing from ex-defense chief
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper urged Senate passage of the CLARITY Act, arguing its crypto rules would strengthen U.S. national security.
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World Liberty’s $100M WLFI buyer linked to UK money laundering probe
Guren “Bobby” Zhou, the businessman identified as the person behind Aqua 1’s $100 million purchase of World Liberty Financial tokens, has remained linked to an active British money laundering investigation after his 2021 arrest, despite not being charged. The New…
Robinhood brings crypto trading to main UK app through Bitstamp
The launch adds crypto alongside stocks, ISAs, options, and futures in the UK as Robinhood continues to expand its broader crypto ecosystem.
Robinhood brings crypto trading to UK in AI-powered all-in-one app
The trading firm is also introducing “Robinhood Cortex Digests for Crypto,” a generative AI-powered widget that analyses breaking news and other data.
Bitcoin BIP editor seeks Luke Dashjr’s removal
Bitcoin BIP editor Murch called for Luke Dashjr’s removal, citing BIP110 process concerns after the proposal created a minority chain.
Live updates: WTI crude oil up 5% and back to $80, as bitcoin drops below $64,000
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.
Bybit is suing North Korea, and it might actually work
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…
The five second trick that drained millions from Polymarket
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 killed the CRO treasury deal, and the entire crypto treasury boom may be next
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…
Wintermute just got SEC approval to trade stocks, and crypto market makers are quietly becoming broker dealers
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…
This bitcoin miner rejected BIP-110 despite mining through a pool that supported it
Ocean, a bitcoin mining pool, had been backing BIP-110 by default. Simple Mining, a company that runs mining machines through Ocean, used software from the pool that lets individual miners choose for themselves and went the other way.
The Korean Crypto Laundering Method Behind $6.4 Billion, and Why Police Struggle to Stop It
A single cross-border laundering method has quietly become the backbone of South Korea’s crypto crime wave, accounting for $6.4 billion of the $7.1 billion in illegal crypto transactions recorded in the country since 2021. And despite knowing exactly how it…