“It is not a rule, regulation, or statement of the Commission, and the Commission has neither approved nor disapproved its content,” the DIM said. Franklin Templeton is preparing to put tokenized assets inside its conventional mutual funds and ETFs, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, eight days after SEC staff cleared the firm to hold its…
Crypto and blockchain companies announced approximately $1.298 billion across six disclosed transactions between Aug. 16 and Aug. 22, 2026. ZeroStack accounted for most of the total through a $1 billion noncash token contribution, while Ripple Prime completed a $275 million debt offering. Summary Six disclosed transactions produced approximately $1.298 billion in financing during the reporting…
Changpeng Zhao says he viewed confronting the case as a matter of personal responsibility rather than avoiding prosecution. This week, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) finally revealed why he chose to face US prosecutors during his AML violation case despite holding UAE citizenship that could have kept him from the grasp of US law…
The Sandbox has contained a cross-chain bridge vulnerability that allowed an attacker to mint unbacked SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain, with the project estimating the direct impact at less than 0.01% of the token’s 3 billion supply. Summary The attacker minted unbacked SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain through compromised bridge permissions….
MANTRA Chain has resumed block production after deploying version 8.4.0 to fix a Cosmos-EVM vulnerability that kept its mainnet unable to process transactions for about 30 hours. Summary MANTRA Chain restarted at approximately 5:30 a.m. UTC on Aug. 22. Version 8.4.0 patched a Cosmos-EVM vulnerability and added security protections. Two MANTRA-managed wallets were affected, but…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. EX DeFi attracts XRP investors seeking diversified income via cloud mining as ETF inflows revive institutional interest. Summary US spot XRP ETF inflows hit $1.552B, with $18.38M added Aug. 21 as institutional demand rebounds….
The exec said it was great to join the inaugural CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee shortly after the White House gathering. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse spoke for the first time after attending a crypto meeting at the White House earlier this week and joining the CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee, which he calls “the Olympic rules…
South Korea has advanced a three-part digital-finance program covering crypto accounts for about 3,500 companies, legal recognition for tokenized securities, and deposit-token trials involving nine banks. Summary About 3,500 listed companies and professional investors are eligible for South Korea’s corporate crypto pilot. Tokenized-securities laws were passed in January and will take effect in February 2027….
Is BTC’s rally in danger now? Bitcoin experienced one of its most impressive price increases in recent history since Wednesday afternoon as it skyrocketed by over $15,000 in less than 48 hours to near $80,000 for the first time since mid-May. The old saying, though, ‘what goes up must come down,’ has come into…
Strategy’s STRC preferred stock has remained below its $100 stated value at $95.31 despite Bitcoin’s rally to about $77,125, prompting Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain to argue that its 12% dividend does not adequately cover the risk of another deep drawdown. Summary STRC traded at $95.31 on Aug. 21 after falling to $71.25 in June….
