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Local’s access to global crypto platforms could end under Nigeria’s proposed capital floor

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Local’s access to global crypto platforms could end under Nigeria’s proposed capital floor

August 23, 2026

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules that would bring crypto businesses into its licensing perimeter...

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Coldcard now requires 65 key presses after seed exploit, while exposed funds still must move

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Coldcard now requires 65 key presses after seed exploit, while exposed funds still must move

August 23, 2026

Coinkite, the maker of the Coldcard Bitcoin hardware wallet, released new standard firmware on Aug. 20 that...

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Grayscale’s Zcash ETF filing proposes a 2.5% fee and a potential 34% DCG stake

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Grayscale’s Zcash ETF filing proposes a 2.5% fee and a potential 34% DCG stake

August 23, 2026

Grayscale’s proposed Zcash ETF would carry a 2.5% annual fee. Under one dated ownership calculation, a DCG...

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Everyday crypto users face monthly tax bills on total asset value if covered brokers fail to collect under new Illinois rules

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Everyday crypto users face monthly tax bills on total asset value if covered brokers fail to collect under new Illinois rules

August 22, 2026

Illinois’s 0.2% digital asset tax, scheduled to start Jan. 1, 2027, now faces another industry complaint as...

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Reaching instant 27ms validation on Bitcoin will take 17 GPU years of compute power

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Reaching instant 27ms validation on Bitcoin will take 17 GPU years of compute power

August 22, 2026

Hazync’s developer reports that a 1.7 MB standalone verifier checked a 226,434-byte cryptographic receipt covering the first...

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A $1 billion meme coin purchase puts a huge 167% share dilution down to a single vote for ZeroStack

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A $1 billion meme coin purchase puts a huge 167% share dilution down to a single vote for ZeroStack

August 22, 2026

ZeroStack’s Aug. 21 resale registration puts a shareholder vote between the company and 36.2 million new shares...

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Inside transfer wipes out $1M executive debt as crypto firm offloads payments business without independent valuation

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Inside transfer wipes out $1M executive debt as crypto firm offloads payments business without independent valuation

August 22, 2026

RocketFuel Blockchain transferred substantially all assets used in its payments business to RPay, whose sole director and...

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CLARITY gets a September Senate floor date as CFTC signals a limited regulatory fallback

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CLARITY gets a September Senate floor date as CFTC signals a limited regulatory fallback

August 22, 2026

The U.S. Senate has put the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on course for a 60-vote procedural...

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Solana’s first governance vote nears with a live 60% quorum display error

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Solana’s first governance vote nears with a live 60% quorum display error

August 22, 2026

Solana’s new network governance system is approaching votes on its constitution, inflation schedule and fee structure. The...

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How a former crypto user’s archived Binance data ended up in a foreign terrorism prosecution

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How a former crypto user’s archived Binance data ended up in a foreign terrorism prosecution

August 22, 2026

When Russian investigators detained IT specialist Yuri Belenkiy in September 2025, Binance had been formally out of...

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SEC proposes a path for crypto projects to raise $75 million and later end the token’s securities contract

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SEC proposes a path for crypto projects to raise $75 million and later end the token’s securities contract

August 22, 2026

US regulators have already found a home for true Bitcoin perpetuals inside the CFTC’s exchange framework. The...

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Just 1% of wallets control $133M in midterm odds on Polymarket, creating a dangerous illusion of mass public consensus

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Just 1% of wallets control $133M in midterm odds on Polymarket, creating a dangerous illusion of mass public consensus

August 22, 2026

The Nov. 3 midterm election is less than 11 weeks away, and its betting market had already...

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Bitcoin crash forced Riot to pledge 1,825 BTC, but this huge rally may now free up 1,500 BTC

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Bitcoin crash forced Riot to pledge 1,825 BTC, but this huge rally may now free up 1,500 BTC

August 22, 2026

Riot Platforms entered 2026 with 3,977 BTC pledged against a $200 million Coinbase loan. Bitcoin then fell...

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Bitcoin hits $80,000’s doorstep just as the ETF bid disappears for the weekend

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Bitcoin hits $80,000’s doorstep just as the ETF bid disappears for the weekend

August 22, 2026

Bitcoin enters the weekend within striking distance of $80,000, registering an intraday high at $79,500 on Aug....

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Treasury just put a deadline on offshore stablecoins’ access to US customers

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Treasury just put a deadline on offshore stablecoins’ access to US customers

August 22, 2026

By July 18, 2028, a stablecoin could still move freely across blockchains and yet disappear from the...

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