regulations
Fidelity files to let its Ethereum ETF stake and pay rewards to investors
Fidelity asked the SEC to let its spot Ethereum ETF stake up to 100% of fund assets and pass rewards to holders as cash, a…
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Web3
Solana Routing Bug Pushed Network 86% Toward Losing Finality
A malformed route at one data center knocked 29% of staked SOL offline, bringing Solana within 20 million tokens of the 33% threshold where the…
regulations
Russia names Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT as only coins eligible for retail trading
Russia's central bank published a draft directive limiting retail crypto trading to Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT, with a 300,000-ruble annual cap for non-qualified investors and…
regulations
Brazil to Tighten Crypto Fraud Controls With New 24-Hour Wait on Self-Custody Transfers
Robinhood has folded zero-fee crypto trading into its main UK app via Bitstamp, offering 50-plus tokens and a generative AI digest widget to eligible customers…
regulations
Senate Punts CLARITY Act to Fall, Even as Bitcoin Tops $65,000
The Senate left for August recess without a CLARITY Act vote, but bitcoin held above $65,000 on ETF inflows, and a former defense secretary framed…
Web3
Bitcoin’s BIP-110 ‘Anti-Spam’ Fork Collapses After Mining Just Two Blocks
A breakaway Bitcoin chain enforcing the BIP-110 anti-inscription proposal mined just two blocks before stalling, as roughly 99.85% of hashpower stayed with the main network.
regulations
Fugitive ‘Pig Butchering’ Boss Sentenced to 20 Years in Absentia Over $73M Scam
Daren Li receives a statutory maximum 20-year sentence for laundering $73M in victim funds, despite fleeing U.S. custody in December.
Cryptocurrencies
Prediction Markets Process $1.5B for Super Bowl LX; Kalshi & Polymarket Challenge Sportsbooks
Kalshi and Polymarket logged a combined $1.5 billion in volume for Super Bowl LX, validating prediction markets as a liquidity rival to traditional sportsbooks.
Cryptocurrencies
Jump Trading Takes Equity in Kalshi & Polymarket; Deal Ties Stakes to ‘US Volume’
The high-frequency giant moves from renter to owner, with a deal structure that explicitly signals Polymarket's aggressive return to U.S. soil.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitmine Corners 3.6% of Ethereum Supply; Treasury Hits $10B
Tom Lee's Bitmine aggressively bought the dip to control 4.3 million ETH, generating $202M in annualized staking revenue.