CFTC warns crypto ATM scams drove $388M in losses
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission warned U.S. consumers on Aug. 26 about scammers using crypto ATMs, unfamiliar applications, gift cards and couriers to obtain payments that are diffic
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Kalshi News Today: Connecticut Sues Kalshi Sports Prediction Market
Kalshi News Today: Connecticut File Lawsuit Over Kalshi Sports Betting In the biggest Kalshi News Today headline this week, the State of Connecticut has escalated its fight with the predictio
Sui Co-founder Unveils Havenex Exchange With Quantum Safe Security
Kostas Kryptos Chalkias, co-founder and Chief Cryptographer of Mysten Labs, the developer behind the Sui blockchain, has unveiled Havenex, a regulated exchange designed exclusively for financ
SEC Sends Crypto Custody Rule Overhaul to White House for Review
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a proposal to overhaul its crypto custody rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget, a step that could reshape how investme
Stellar previews a Nethermind-built privacy pool for payments
A Shielded Pool for Counterparty Privacy @BuildOnStellar has previewed Stellar Private Payments (SPP), a privacy pool built by @Nethermind that conceals the identities of counterparties and t
Crypto Custody Rules Face Overhaul in New SEC Proposal for Advisers, Funds
The agency's new proposal seeks to modernize how registered advisers and funds hold digital assets, arriving as the Clarity Act remains stalled in Congress. The Securities and Exchange Commis
Dust Attack on Kraken: Why 12,000 Tiny Deposits Froze Customer Accounts
If your account at a crypto exchange is frozen without warning, it may have nothing to do with you. Between August 17 and August 24, 2026, Kraken received almost 12,000 tiny deposits from wal
What Is a Stablecoin? How It Works, Types, Yields and Rules
Why Stablecoins Matter to the Crypto Economy Every other crypto asset is judged by how much its price moves. A stablecoin is judged by how little it moves. So what is a stablecoin, in practic
UK Digital Currency Policy: BoE Told to Drive Payments Innovation
UK Digital Currency Policy: BoE Told to Drive Payments Innovation London, August 26, 2026 (as of report time)- The United Kingdom government has unveiled a fresh UK digital currency policy sh
2 Major Ripple (XRP) Updates: Mastercard Gets Involved, ETF Changes Announced
A recent update from the XRP Ledger Foundation welcomed the TradFi giant, which has a long history with Ripple, to a hackathon taking place just ahead of the major conference, Ripple Swell. M
Chainalysis: Tax Authorities Can Track Only 14% of $457 Billion in Crypto Activity
New research suggests most onchain transactions remain outside the visibility of current tax reporting frameworks. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has published research estimating that
BRICS Currency News: Is Trade Shifting From the Dollar?
BRICS Currency News: Could the Dollar Face a Global Shake-Up? NEW DELHI — The 18th BRICS Summit is scheduled for September 12-13, 2026, in New Delhi, under India's chairship. This round of BR