September 1 Bitcoin Hard Fork: What Holders Need to Know
Luke Dashjr resigns from OCEAN; a Bitcoin hard fork switching to BLAKE2b is set for September 1.
31/08/2026 07:4110 min read
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St Lucia citizenship by investment: applications down, revenue up 67%
St Lucia's citizenship programme processed more cases and earned 67% more revenue in 2024/25, despite fewer new applications after the 2023/24 peak.
31/08/2026 06:1216 min read
ECB's Schnabel: Put euro on blockchain, stablecoins can't replace central bank money
ECB's Isabel Schnabel argued at Jackson Hole that the euro should be issued on a blockchain, and stablecoins cannot replace central bank money for settlement.
30/08/2026 22:279 min read
Sberbank to Accept Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether as Loan Collateral
Sberbank plans to accept Bitcoin, Ether, and USDT as loan collateral, pending central bank approval. Crypto payments remain banned in Russia.
30/08/2026 19:269 min read
Music Publishers Sue Anthropic Over Torrented Songs in AI Training Data
Sony Music and Warner Chappell sued Anthropic, alleging it torrented songbooks to train Claude. The case turns on whether music was in the downloaded files.
30/08/2026 15:579 min read
Delaware Life Facing Probes After $16.4B Investment Reclassification
Delaware Life Insurance Company reclassified $16.4 billion in investments into private loans, prompting investigations by federal prosecutors and the SEC. The…
30/08/2026 12:4414 min read
Kalshi Warns Users After CFTC Penalizes White House Staffer
A White House staffer was fined $65,000 and banned three years for betting on Trump's speech. Kalshi flagged his account.
29/08/2026 22:269 min read
Farage's Party Shifts Focus From Crypto to Diplomacy Ahead of Conference
Reform UK drops crypto sponsors ahead of its conference, focusing on diplomacy; UK police seize $1.4M in Bitcoin from darknet-linked assets.
29/08/2026 14:2613 min read
HMRC: 240 Crypto Millionaires Declared £1M+ Gains in 2024-25
HMRC reported 240 people declaring over £1 million in crypto gains in 2024-25, the first such breakdown. Total gains were £717 million.
28/08/2026 12:118 min read
Tokenized Asset Ownership Question Emerges as $37 Billion Market Expands
Tokenized RWAs reached $37.29B on public blockchains, with ownership and settlement questions emerging as key challenges.
28/08/2026 11:4136 min read
SEC sues 38 crypto firms over fabricated registration certificates
The SEC filed 38 complaints against crypto firms using fake registration certificates to lure investors.
28/08/2026 10:4313 min read
Pakistan Used Only 8% of Budget to Build Crypto Rules, Minister Reveals
Pakistan launched a crypto regulatory regime in under six months using only 8% of its allocated budget, as announced by Minister Bilal Bin Saqib at Bitcoin…
28/08/2026 09:2816 min read
Over 100 Firms, Including OpenAI and Anthropic, Flag Imminent Rise in AI-Driven Cyberattacks
An open letter from over 100 companies warns that AI-enabled cyberattacks are set to become more widespread and sophisticated in the coming months.
28/08/2026 08:4310 min read
Ethereum outlook turns positive as ETF inflows back $2,800 target
Ethereum gained 27% in a week amid ETF inflows exceeding $1.2 billion in August, with a medium-term target of $2,800.
28/08/2026 07:3014 min read
Trump-Linked Stablecoin Bank Gets $4B Backing from Abu Dhabi Entity
The OCC approved a stablecoin bank tied to Trump, with a 49% Abu Dhabi stake and $4.1B coin market value.
28/08/2026 07:2917 min read