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08:55 Security

Galaxy Research says Coldcard-related Bitcoin losses have exceeded $115 million

Galaxy: Coldcard losses top $115M as 1,778.58 BTC swept from 8,680 addresses Galaxy Research said Coldcard-related losses have reached more than $115 million, covering 1,778.58 BTC swept from 8,680 addresses since July 30 in data through Aug. 13. The firm said none of the stolen coins predate Coldcard’s March 17, 2021 firmware release, while the biggest sweep wave took about $70.2 million, or 61% of the total, draining 1,195 addresses in 41 minutes across nine blocks.

08:27 Stablecoins

Tron Becomes Top USDT Network in Q2 as Low-Value Transfers Reach 52% Share

Tron overtakes Ethereum in USDT supply in Q2 Tron became the largest host chain for Tether in Q2, reaching $87.9 billion in USDT versus Ethereum’s $78.7 billion, while total stablecoin market cap on the network rose 4.1% quarter over quarter to a record $89.2 billion, Messari said. The report also said Tron handled 52% of sub-$1,000 transfers among native-issuance chains, as daily transactions hit 11.8 million and active addresses averaged 3.6 million.

08:26 Ethereum

Ethereum launches Platåberget testnet ahead of Glamsterdam fork on Aug. 20

Ethereum opens Platåberget public testnet for Glamsterdam upgrade Ethereum has launched Platåberget, a public short-term testnet for the upcoming Glamsterdam fork, with the upgrade scheduled there on Aug. 20. The biggest immediate change is gas repricing: wallets, indexers and gas estimators that hardcode a maximum gas limit can break and need updates, while the testnet also lets anyone join the validator set and test validator and builder deposits.

07:56 Companies

Greenlane’s BERA Treasury Marked Down to $16.4 Million at End of Q2

Greenlane’s BERA treasury drops to $16.4M in Q2 filing Nasdaq-listed Greenlane Holdings said its BERA-focused digital asset treasury was worth $16.4 million at the end of Q2, about 76.6% below its $70 million cost basis. The company held 81.3 million BERA and equivalent tokens as of June 30, up from 77.7 million at the end of March, and recorded a $19.1 million digital asset fair value loss and a $24.8 million net loss for the quarter.

07:26 Security

Study Estimates $575 Million Lost to Address Misuse on Ethereum and BNB Chain

USENIX-backed study links address mistakes to $575M in ETH and BNB losses Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University, Peking University and Zhejiang University said on-chain analysis of millions of Ethereum and BNB Chain addresses found 65,340 high-risk cases of “address misuse” tied to testnet addresses, reused contracts and wallets with exposed private keys. The study estimates losses of about $575 million, including 104,245 ETH and 9,045 BNB sent to compromised wallets and 22,738 ETH plus 8,681 BNB sent to the wrong contract type.

06:27 Market

Binance Moves Ahead of CME in Bitcoin Futures Open Interest as Basis Trade Fades

Binance overtakes CME in Bitcoin futures open interest Binance now holds about 148,500 BTC in Bitcoin futures open interest, ahead of CME’s 102,840 for the first time since late 2023, as the cash-and-carry basis trade that fueled CME’s rise lost its appeal. With annualized basis returns falling to roughly 3% by mid-2026, below two-year Treasury yields, hedge funds and market makers unwound CME positions and some shifted to offshore perpetual futures.

06:26 ETF & Funds

Solana ETFs Post Strongest Week Since May, With Inflows Focused in Two Funds

Solana ETFs log best week since May as inflows jump to $10.26M Spot Solana ETFs took in $10.26 million in the week ending Aug. 14, about 70 times the prior week’s $144,930 and the strongest showing since May 22, per SoSoValue. Nearly all of it came from two funds in two sessions: Bitwise’s BSOL drew $8.8 million on Aug. 10 and Morgan Stanley’s MSOL added $1.43 million on Aug. 11, while other issuers posted zero net flows.

06:11 DeFi

Aave proposal would move GHO Stewards admin signers to 2-of-3 entity Safe model

Aave proposal would shift GHO Risk Council to 2-of-3 entity Safe setup An Aave ARFC proposes changing the GHO Stewards admin signer set from 3-of-4 individual signers to a 2-of-3 configuration using entity Safes controlled by Aave Labs, LlamaRisk and TokenLogic. The Council Safe address would stay the same, so no governance payload or steward contract change is required; if community consensus and a YAE Snapshot follow, the current signers would execute the update directly.

05:56 Tokenization

XRPL 3.3.0 brings zero-knowledge privacy for tokenized assets, pending validator approval

XRPL 3.3.0 adds zero-knowledge privacy for tokenized assets XRP Ledger version 3.3.0, released on Aug. 6, adds the Confidential MPT amendment, which encrypts Multi-Purpose Token balances and transfer amounts with zero-knowledge proofs while keeping sender and receiver accounts visible on-chain. The feature is live in software but still needs at least 80% validator support for two weeks to activate, and could be adopted by issuers behind more than $530 million in tokenized assets already on XRPL.

05:27 Regulation

Bitget Rolls Out Transfer Restrictions on 16 Crypto Platforms in Three Phases

Bitget phases in transfer restrictions on 16 crypto platforms Bitget is tightening controls on transactions involving 16 crypto platforms after sanctions actions by US and European authorities, with the rollout split across Aug. 7, Aug. 13 and Aug. 23. The affected names include HTX, EXMO, Rapira, Aifory Pro and ABCeX, and Bitget said transfers routed indirectly through those platforms or intermediary wallets may also face extra checks.

04:25 Court

Chainalysis challenges ICE’s $94.7 million sole-source award to TRM Labs

Chainalysis challenges ICE’s $94.7M sole-source contract for TRM Labs Chainalysis Government Solutions has sued the U.S. government in the Court of Federal Claims over ICE’s $94.7 million sole-source award to TRM Labs for Homeland Security Task Force analytical support through June 30, 2027. TRM Labs has intervened on the government’s side, oral arguments are set for Sept. 2, and the court has not ruled that ICE acted improperly.

03:56 ETF & Funds

Norway Sovereign Fund’s Indirect Bitcoin Exposure Reaches Record 11,549 BTC

Norway wealth fund’s indirect Bitcoin exposure hits record 11,549 BTC Norway’s $2.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund reached a record 11,549 BTC in indirect bitcoin exposure at the end of H1 2026, up 21.2% in six months and worth about $725 million, according to K33 Research. The fund holds no BTC directly; K33 said the rise came passively through equity holdings in bitcoin treasury companies, with Strategy alone accounting for 9,914 BTC-equivalent, or 85.8% of the total.

03:27 Regulation

Austria Imposes First Legally Binding MiCA Fine on Bitpanda

Austria issues first legally binding MiCA penalty to Bitpanda Austria’s Financial Market Authority fined Bitpanda €70,000 on Aug. 14 in what it called the first legally binding penalty under the EU’s MiCA regime. The regulator said Bitpanda failed to notify it of a crypto whitepaper at least 20 days before a token’s admission to trading and issued marketing before publishing the required whitepaper, adding that the case shows MiCA has moved from licensing into enforcement.

03:25 Court

Novig sues Wisconsin over sports event contracts in widening prediction market dispute

Novig sues Wisconsin over sports prediction market rules Novig operator Ludlow Exchange sued Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and gaming official John Dillett in federal court, seeking to block the state from treating its sports event contracts as illegal gambling. Novig says the contracts are swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act and fall under CFTC jurisdiction, a fight that could shape whether prediction markets can operate across state lines and plug into crypto infrastructure.

00:40 Security

Apple fixes Mac screen-sharing bug exploited to install Monero miners

Apple patches Mac screen-sharing flaw used to install Monero miners Hackers exploited a pre-authentication flaw in Apple’s Mac screen-sharing feature to take full control of multiple internet-exposed Macs and covertly install Monero mining software, the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre said. Apple fixed the bug on August 6 in macOS Tahoe 26.6.1, Sequoia 15.7.9 and Sonoma 14.8.9, and Microsoft researchers urged users to update immediately.

22:55 Security

SafePal says 39,798 customer orders were exposed in access-control breach

SafePal says nearly 39,800 customer orders exposed in security incident SafePal said an access-control flaw exposed order data for about 39,798 customers who placed orders between March 2 and April 11, including names, contact details, shipping addresses and purchase information. The company said seed phrases, private keys, wallet passwords and funds were not exposed, the flaw has been fixed, and affected users were notified as SafePal warned of phishing attempts using the stolen order details.

22:40 Regulation

MiCA Transition Fuels Rise in Crypto Scams as Fraudsters Pose as EU Regulators

MiCA rollout triggers surge in crypto migration scams across Europe Scams tied to the EU’s MiCA regime have jumped after the rules took full effect, forcing more than 1,700 unlicensed crypto platforms to stop serving EU users while only 323 firms held MiCA authorization. Regulators say fraudsters are exploiting the migration of as many as 10 million users by faking platform notices and impersonating agencies including ESMA and France’s AMF to push bogus transfers and upfront “recovery” fees.

14:26 Security

Bits of Gold investigates third-party breach that may have exposed customer data

Bits of Gold probes third-party breach exposing customer data Israel-regulated crypto broker Bits of Gold said a cyber incident tied to a third-party support and analytics system may have exposed customer names, ID numbers, emails, phone numbers, IPs, bank account details and public wallet addresses. The company said customer funds, crypto, passwords, ID scans and full card details were not affected, and it has blocked access, disconnected the system and notified authorities.

14:10 Regulation

MiCA Transition Spurs New Wave of Crypto Impersonation Scams Across Europe

MiCA migration triggers rise in crypto impersonation scams across Europe As the EU’s MiCA rules fully took effect on July 1, more than 1,700 unlicensed crypto platforms had to stop serving EU users, forcing up to 10 million customers to move assets — and giving fraudsters an opening. Regulators say scammers are posing as authorities and licensed exchanges, sending fake migration notices and pushing transfers to bogus platforms; officials in the Netherlands, Austria and the U.K. warned users to verify providers and the exact licensed entity before moving funds.

03:40 ETF & Funds

SEC Opens Review of Cboe Proposal for 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs

Cboe seeks SEC approval for 3x bitcoin and ether ETFs in the U.S. Cboe BZX has asked the SEC to approve six leveraged commodity funds from Volatility Shares, including a 3x Bitcoin ETF and 3x Ether ETF that would target three times each asset’s daily move. The crypto funds would use CME futures, not spot holdings, and the SEC has 45 days after Federal Register publication to approve, reject, or open proceedings; comments are due 21 days after publication.

02:41 Regulation

Binance to Cut Off Transfers With 16 Crypto Platforms After Sanctions Actions

Binance to block transfers involving 16 crypto platforms after sanctions moves Binance said it will stop processing transactions involving 16 crypto-asset service providers after regulatory developments, with deadlines set for Aug. 7, Aug. 13 and Aug. 23. The final group includes HTX, EXMO, Rapira, WhiteBird, Bitpapa and Exnode; transfers attempted after the cutoff may be held for compliance review and could trigger temporary restrictions on affected wallets.

21:11 ETF & Funds

Abu Dhabi Funds Kept $763.7M in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF After Q2 Decline

Abu Dhabi sovereign funds keep $764M BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake after Q2 loss Mubadala Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council reported no net reduction in their combined 22.94 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of June 30, SEC filings show, leaving about $763.7 million invested after the position fell roughly $118 million from the end of March. The filings are quarter-end snapshots and do not rule out trading during Q2, but they show neither fund had retreated by quarter-end.

17:41 Tokenization

Tokenized stock holders top 1.31 million as monthly transfer volume jumps to $23.13 billion

Tokenized stock holders more than doubled to 1.31 million in a month Tokenized equities grew sharply over the past month, with holder count rising to 1.31 million, monthly transfer volume jumping 179% to $23.13 billion, and distributed value increasing 5.9% to $2.38 billion, RWA.xyz data shows. Ondo led the market by distributed value at about $872 million, followed by Kraken’s xStocks at $557.8 million and Binance’s bStocks at $521.8 million.

15:43 Regulation

Russia Extends Crypto Mining Ban to Moscow Area and Parts of Kursk Until End of 2032

Russia bans crypto mining in Moscow region and parts of Kursk until 2032 Russia has banned crypto mining and mining pool participation in Moscow, the Moscow Region and parts of Kursk through Dec. 31, 2032, under government decree No. 936 signed on July 25 and published on July 31. The Energy Ministry said the year-round restriction is meant to prevent power-capacity shortages as mining strains regional grids.

12:10 ETF & Funds

Abu Dhabi Funds Hold BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Stake After $118 Million Quarterly Decline

Abu Dhabi sovereign funds keep BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake despite $118M quarterly loss New SEC filings show Mubadala Investment Company and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council kept their entire 22.94 million-share position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust on June 30, even as its value fell to $764 million from $881 million a quarter earlier. The stake had reached about $1.07 billion in May before Bitcoin’s June drop erased the gains.

11:10 Prediction Markets

Washington judge orders Kalshi to block most event contracts in the state

Washington judge orders Kalshi to geofence most event contracts in the state A Washington judge ordered Kalshi to stop offering event contracts tied to sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, tech and science, and “mentions” to people in the state, rejecting the platform’s argument that federal commodities law overrides Washington gambling law. Kalshi must add initial IP and residency geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source system by Sept. 2; commodities, climate, economics and finance contracts are exempt.

09:10 Regulation

Binance Expands Curbs on 16 Crypto Platforms Under New EU Russia Sanctions

Binance to restrict transfers with 16 crypto platforms under new EU Russia sanctions Binance is tightening sanctions screening and will restrict transactions involving 16 crypto platforms, with some blocks already in place and another round starting Aug. 23. The exchange blocked Shelbit and Aban Tether on Aug. 7, then A7 Nigeria, A7 Africa and PilotFinance on Aug. 13, and said transfers linked to the remaining platforms — including HTX and EXMO — may face extra checks or be blocked as the EU expands Russia-related sanctions.

05:40 Regulation

Ireland launches first national AML strategy with new crypto and ownership rules

Ireland launches first national AML strategy with new crypto rules Ireland on Aug. 13 unveiled its first national anti-money laundering strategy, adding tougher rules for crypto-assets and digital transfers, new corporate ownership disclosure requirements, and stronger intelligence sharing across agencies. Finance Minister Simon Harris said the plan is designed to curb anonymous fund movement, detect cyber-enabled fraud and sanctions evasion, and align Ireland with the EU’s new AML package and upcoming FATF evaluations.

05:12 Security

Sherlock Audit Found 96 XRPL Bugs Before Proposed Features Reached Mainnet

Sherlock audit finds 2 critical XRPL bugs before mainnet activation Ripple’s two-week Sherlock audit contest uncovered 96 valid vulnerabilities in five proposed XRP Ledger amendments, including two critical flaws that could have drained accounts without private keys or silently burned XRP through repeated fee charges. Ripple paid $309,000 from a $550,000 RLUSD prize pool, and both affected features were rewritten and shipped in xrpld 3.3.0 on Aug. 6 without being activated on mainnet.

05:11 ETF & Funds

Grayscale Withdraws Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF Filings Days Before ADA Threshold

Grayscale pulls Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF registrations Grayscale withdrew its Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF registrations with the SEC on Aug. 7 in just 190 seconds, saying it no longer planned to proceed and that no shares had been issued. The move came two days before Cardano completed the six-month CME futures seasoning period that could have made a spot ADA ETF eligible for streamlined listing, while Bitwise, Canary Capital, VanEck and 21Shares still have active ADA filings.

05:11 Regulation

SEC Abruptly Cancels Vote on Crypto Rulemaking, Leaving Token Issuance Plan Unresolved

SEC cancels crypto rulemaking vote, leaving token offering framework on hold The SEC scrapped its Aug. 14 Regulation Crypto meeting a day before commissioners were due to vote, citing an “unforeseen scheduling issue” and setting no new date. The roughly 400-page proposal would have opened public comment on exemptions for token offerings and a decentralization safe harbor, but its delay — with Congress in recess and the CLARITY Act stalled — leaves crypto issuance rules in limbo.

04:10 Regulation

Arizona Returns $171,332 to 35 Crypto ATM Scam Victims Under New Refund Law

Arizona AG secures $171,332 in refunds for 35 crypto ATM scam victims Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Aug. 12 that 35 crypto ATM fraud victims received full refunds totaling $171,332 under the state’s refund process. The law, in effect since Sept. 26, 2025, requires kiosk operators to fully reimburse fraudulently induced transactions, including fees, only for customers who had been with that operator for less than 10 days and who report the case within 30 days.

02:10 Security

French Tax Agency Says 678,438 Taxpayers Were Exposed in Data Breach

French tax agency confirms data breach affecting 678,438 taxpayers France’s General Directorate of Public Finances said threat actors accessed and extracted addresses and real estate data tied to 678,438 taxpayers after compromising internal servers, with access cut off on June 12. The agency said login data was not exposed and it will notify affected people next week, while French crypto holders warned the leak could raise the risk of targeted “wrench attacks.”

23:10 ETF & Funds

Strategy Challenges MSCI Proposal That Could Remove MSTR From Key Global Indexes

Strategy rejects MSCI proposal that could remove MSTR from global indexes Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) on Aug. 14 publicly opposed MSCI’s proposed eligibility screen for “non-operating” companies, arguing index providers should measure markets, not decide which assets companies may hold. In MSCI’s May simulation, Strategy was the largest company flagged for possible deletion from the Global Investable Market Indexes at about $23.93 billion; JPMorgan has said removal could trigger roughly $2.8 billion in passive fund outflows if the rule is adopted.

21:41 Infrastructure

BNB Chain Sets Pasteur Hard Fork for Aug. 25 With Security and Throughput Changes

BNB Chain sets Pasteur hard fork for Aug. 25 BNB Chain will activate its Pasteur hard fork on BNB Smart Chain at 2:30 a.m. UTC on Aug. 25, adding stricter cross-chain transfer checks, tighter validator key controls, and a transaction processing change that lifted tested capacity to 2,324 TPS from 1,237 on QANet. Node operators must upgrade to BSC v1.7.7 before activation and remove the outdated EnableBAL setting or the updated software will not start.

18:40 Regulation

Kalshi told to keep operating as Washington restricts seven contract categories

Washington judge restricts seven Kalshi contract categories Kalshi must block Washington users from sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, technology and science contracts after a state injunction, with IP-based geofencing due by Aug. 19 and a multi-source system by Sept. 2. The CFTC separately ordered Kalshi on Aug. 11 to keep operating under federal rules while New York seeks to halt its contracts; commodities, climate, economic and financial events remain available in Washington.

18:10 Security

Galaxy: Confirmed Coldcard Bitcoin Theft Losses Exceed 1,778 BTC

Galaxy says Coldcard exploit thefts top 1,778 BTC Galaxy Research said the Coldcard seed-recreation exploit has now drained more than 1,778 BTC, about $112 million, from confirmed owner-attributed thefts since July 30, and warned the final figure will likely be higher. The firm said no confirmed attack activity has appeared after Aug. 6, likely because vulnerable holders migrated or most funds were already drained, but 1,531 BTC remains parked in attacker-controlled addresses.

16:11 DeFi

Aave moves Horizon asset listings to DAO governance under Framework v2

Aave shifts Horizon asset listings to DAO governance Aave said Aave Horizon will no longer use its launch-era delegated listing model, with all new asset onboardings now routed through the DAO’s standard Governance Framework v2 process, effective immediately. Each listing must go through the Asset Listing ARFC flow with a business case, LlamaRisk risk assessment, Aave Labs technical assessment, and a binding Snapshot vote, giving Aave DAO direct authority over Horizon collateral decisions.

15:11 Security

Singapore says fake crypto job scams and system breaches caused $11.8 million in losses

Singapore warns of $11.8M fake job scam targeting crypto and tech firms Singapore police and cyber agencies said a scam built around fake job offers and compromised software systems caused $11.8 million in losses. In one case, a LinkedIn approach led a victim to run malware in a bogus coding test on a company device; it stole a session token, bypassed MFA, accessed a Bitbucket code repository, and helped attackers alter internal systems and move funds by evading transaction and approval checks.

13:10 Regulation

Ireland adopts AML strategy with tighter checks on crypto wallet transfers

Ireland unveils AML strategy with tighter checks on crypto wallet transfers Ireland has launched its first national anti-money laundering strategy, in force through 2030, adding stricter rules for digital-asset transfers involving self-hosted wallets and overseas crypto firms. The plan requires enhanced verification and customer due diligence to implement the EU’s Transfer of Funds Regulation and the FATF travel rule, as Dublin moves to curb illicit use of digital assets.

12:11 DeFi

Lido DAO launches NEST to automate LDO buybacks from treasury surplus

Lido DAO launches NEST automated LDO buybacks Lido DAO has launched NEST, a fully onchain mechanism that uses treasury surplus from protocol staking revenue to buy LDO via CoW Swap. At launch, NEST starts in Treasury mode with a $40 million annualized revenue baseline, routes 50% of daily surplus to buybacks, and is capped at $50,000 per day and $10 million per rolling year. If surplus turns negative, purchases pause automatically until revenue recovers.

11:26 DeFi

Cardano Backs 120M ADA DeFi Plan as OCC Opens National Bank Route for Crypto Firms

Cardano approves 120M ADA DeFi push as OCC opens bank path for crypto firms Cardano’s community approved the Alpha Growth Prime proposal, allocating 120 million ADA to boost DeFi liquidity and TVL after multiple governance rounds and added safeguards. The move came as the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved Bitcoin and crypto firms to become national banks, which Cardano DRep Chris O said could open regulated yield-bearing ADA products regardless of the CLARITY Act’s outcome.

10:57 Regulation

JPMorgan Ends Banking Relationship With Polymarket as Regulatory Pressure Builds

JPMorgan closes Polymarket bank account over regulatory concerns JPMorgan has closed Polymarket’s bank account, reportedly citing regulatory concerns, months after CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank could “possibly” offer prediction-market products one day. The move comes as Polymarket faces growing scrutiny in Washington, including a House Oversight Committee probe into possible insider trading and questions over how platforms police accounts and geographic restrictions.

09:12 Court

HTX and UK FCA pause court case for settlement talks over crypto promotions

FCA and HTX enter settlement talks in UK crypto promotion case The UK Financial Conduct Authority and HTX are in settlement talks over allegations the exchange illegally promoted its services to British consumers, with High Court proceedings paused until late August. The FCA sued HTX in October, accusing the platform of targeting UK users without authorization; neither side disclosed possible terms and both declined to comment to Reuters.

09:11 Regulation

Upbit Sets Sept. 14 Delisting for STORJ, JASMY and TT After Follow-Up Review

Upbit to delist STORJ, JASMY and TT on Sept. 14 Upbit will end trading support for Storj (STORJ), JasmyCoin (JASMY) and ThunderCore (TT) at 3 p.m. KST on Sept. 14, removing six pairs: STORJ/KRW, STORJ/BTC, JASMY/BTC, JASMY/USDT, TT/KRW and TT/BTC. South Korea’s largest exchange said follow-up reviews found unresolved issues behind their investment-caution tags, including disclosure, business sustainability and, for TT, supply and circulation concerns that could expose users to losses.

08:56 ETF & Funds

JPMorgan Lifts BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Stake to $355.7 Million, Reopens Small XRP Positions

JPMorgan boosts BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake to $355.7M JPMorgan disclosed in an Aug. 12 SEC filing that it held about 10.4 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, worth $355.7 million as of June 30, up from roughly 8.3 million shares in Q1. The bank also increased its iShares Ethereum Trust position 338% to about $14.3 million and reopened small XRP-linked positions, while trimming IBIT put options and adding calls.

08:15 Security

Google Suspends Advertiser After Reported $550,000 Hyperliquid Phishing Loss

Google suspends advertiser after reported $550,000 Hyperliquid phishing loss A Hyperliquid user appears to have lost about 550,019 USDC on Aug. 13 after interacting with a phishing site allegedly promoted through a Google search ad, based on on-chain transfers flagged by FlashRescue co-founder Darcy. Google said it suspended the advertiser tied to the campaign, while available evidence does not indicate any breach of Hyperliquid’s blockchain or trading protocol.

08:14 DeFi

LlamaRisk proposes $100M capacity increase for Aave V4 on Ethereum and Avalanche

LlamaRisk proposes $100M cap increase for Aave V4 after deposits hit $396M LlamaRisk has recommended a 13th round of Add Cap and Draw Cap changes for Aave V4, adding about $100M of capacity and lifting total market capacity to roughly $952M from $852M. The move follows a 15% rise in deposits to about $396M after Round 12, with the Global Dollar Hub at capacity and Avalanche demand accelerating; proposed increases center on Ethereum Core, the Maple syrupUSDG spoke, and Avalanche’s sAVAX and WAVAX markets.

08:11 Infrastructure

Solana Targets October 2026 for Alpenglow Consensus Upgrade

Solana targets October 2026 for Alpenglow mainnet rollout Solana Foundation’s Agave 4.2 guidance says the Alpenglow consensus code is already included for testing, but it will not go live on mainnet in 4.2. The Foundation points to Agave 4.3 for activation, targeted for October 2026, with Alpenglow aiming to cut finality to about 150 milliseconds from roughly 12.8 seconds by replacing TowerBFT.

06:41 Court

Blockchain Association urges Supreme Court to hear Custodia Fed account case

Blockchain Association backs Custodia Supreme Court bid over Fed account denial The Blockchain Association on Wednesday filed an amicus brief urging the US Supreme Court to hear Custodia Bank’s challenge to the Kansas City Fed’s denial of a master account, arguing the Monetary Control Act requires Fed payment services for eligible nonmember depository institutions and does not give regional Reserve Banks broad discretion to refuse. The Kansas City Fed must respond to Custodia’s petition by September 11.