Ripple has voted to support two XRP Ledger amendments designed to introduce single-asset vaults and fixed-term institutional lending directly at the network’s protocol level. Summary Ripple’s validator voted “yes” on XLS-65 and XLS-66, supporting native vaults and lending. XLS-65 has reached 40% validator support, while XLS-66 has secured more than 37%. Both amendments require over…
Despite the positive signal, SHIB’s wider outlook still leans bearish. Shibarium – Shiba Inu’s layer-2 scaling solution – has finally shown signs of revival, perhaps sparking hopes among the SHIB Army that the price could respond to the momentum. Nonetheless, many other factors suggest that the self-proclaimed Dogecoin killer is not out of the…
Crypto industry leaders are voicing frustration after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act before its August recess, leaving the market structure bill facing a crucial procedural vote weeks before the 2026 midterm elections. Summary Senate leaders filed cloture, setting up a Sept. 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act. Coinbase executives and…
Kimsuky appears to be researching ways to use existing AI technology in its attack operations, including malware development, data analysis, and the advancement of attack techniques. Kimsuky has been setting up local AI environments as it looks for ways to bring artificial intelligence into its cyberattack operations. The North Korea-linked threat actor, which has…
A federal judge has paused the CFTC’s civil case against a US Army soldier accused of using classified information to earn more than $400,000 from Polymarket contracts tied to Nicolás Maduro’s removal. Summary Judge Andrew Carter stayed the CFTC’s civil enforcement case until the related criminal proceeding concludes. Prosecutors allege Gannon Van Dyke earned about…
Some projects attracted significant usage before closing, raising questions about whether activity alone can support viable businesses. Crypto is now experiencing a dot-com-style shakeout, with more than 100 projects reportedly shutting down, filing for bankruptcy, or disappearing in 2026, MoonPay President Keith Grossman warned on August 10. According to him, the slump is forcing…
Ethereum staking has reached a record 41.7 million ETH, locking more than one-third of the cryptocurrency’s circulating supply despite a sharp decline in its market price. Summary 41.7 million ETH is now staked, according to a CryptoQuant chart shared by Bitfinex. Staked ETH has increased by about 5.5 million ETH since January. ETH has fallen…
In Bitcoin ETF news today, US-listed spot BTC ETFs pulled in $853.54M in net inflows during the week ended August 7, the strongest weekly haul since mid-April, according to CoinGlass data. BlackRock’s IBIT alone accounted for roughly $693M of that total. This means that around $0.81 of every dollar that entered the category came from…
The popular precious metal bug also called BTC the anti-gold. Bitcoin’s price has made its first notable move since the end of the previous business week after it was rejected at $65,200 earlier today and has dropped by a grand and a half within minutes. The full-on crypto critic Peter Schiff used the opportunity…
Crypto projects lost roughly $110 million to hacks in July as Immunefi recorded more confirmed bug bounty reports and found that audit competitions uncovered more serious vulnerabilities than private audits. Summary Crypto hacks caused approximately $110 million in losses during July. Immunefi paid researchers $2.32 million for confirmed vulnerabilities during the month. Audit competitions found…
