11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (744+ words) BitMart said on Aug. 21 that it was exploring a restructuring plan involving creditor distributions and the phased restart of selected operations, less than four weeks after announcing a complete wind-down. The exchange appointed White & Case as restructuring counsel. It promised…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (712+ words) Michael Saylor renewed his case for Bitcoin on Aug. 23, describing the asset as a mechanism for converting economic value into a digital form that individuals, companies and governments can control. “Bitcoin represents the breakthrough of converting economic energy into digital…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (835+ words) The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation sued Illinois on Aug. 21 to block a 0.2% digital asset tax scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. The complaint was filed in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court in Sangamon County. It names Illinois…...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago   (782+ words) Term Labs confirmed on Aug. 23 that a governance exploit had affected its lending vaults. Blockchain security firms estimated that the attacker extracted approximately $8.5 million in cryptocurrency. The protocol said it was investigating and would release additional information afterward. It has…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (850+ words) Robert Kiyosaki renewed his call to buy Bitcoin on Aug. 22, arguing that financially educated investors use scarce assets to protect their wealth from inflation and a weakening U.S. dollar. The “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author recommended Bitcoin, gold, silver and selected…...

14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (893+ words) Bitcoin traded near $76,600 on Aug. 23 after reaching $79,500 two days earlier, prompting claims that veteran trader Peter Brandt’s 58,000–62,000 forecast was wrong. The historical price record shows otherwise. Brandt issued the forecast in January when Bitcoin traded near $92,400. Bitcoin later entered his…...

15+ hour, 53+ min ago   (750+ words) An unidentified Bitcoin user embedded a 255-byte message in block 963,629 on Aug. 22, announcing a wallet puzzle whose private-key material was allegedly derived from Satoshi Nakamoto’s Genesis Block. Galaxy Research identified the transaction on Aug. 23. Independent block data confirms that Foundry…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago   (715+ words) Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said on Aug. 22 that the U.S. is “closer than ever” to establishing clear cryptocurrency rules following a week of regulatory meetings in Washington. Garlinghouse made the assessment after attending the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s inaugural Innovation Advisory…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (633+ words) Zondacrypto’s collapse has developed into a criminal and regulatory crisis after the exchange shut down in April 2026, leaving thousands of customers unable to withdraw their assets. A new investigation published by the NYT on Aug. 23 examined the disappearance of founder…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (971+ words) EX DeFi attracts XRP investors seeking diversified income via cloud mining as ETF inflows revive institutional interest. Cumulative net inflows into US spot XRP ETF continue to rise; the latest data shows that as of August 21, the total net inflow…...