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Greenlane’s BERA Treasury Sheds 76% of Value in Q2, Regulatory Filing Shows

August 17, 2026 Jackson Miller

Greenlane Holdings, the Nasdaq-listed company that pivoted from cannabis accessories to a crypto-focused treasury, disclosed in a regulatory filing that its BERA token holdings ended the second quarter at just $16.4 million — a steep drop from the $70 million it originally paid for the assets. As of June 30, the company held 81.3 million […]

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Washington court orders Kalshi to halt sports, election, and politics prediction markets

August 16, 2026 Jackson Miller

A Washington state judge has ordered Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market platform, to stop offering a broad range of event contracts in the state, ruling that federal commodities law does not preempt Washington’s gambling statutes. The preliminary injunction, granted by King County Superior Court Judge John McHale, bars Kalshi from offering contracts tied to sports, […]

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Solana’s SIMD-0553 fee overhaul: Higher burn, resource-based pricing, and cheaper simple transactions

August 15, 2026 Jackson Miller

Solana is moving forward with a significant overhaul of its transaction fee structure, a change that would make resource-intensive operations more expensive while reducing costs for simpler transactions and increasing the amount of SOL burned. The proposal, known as Solana Improvement Document (SIMD-0553), entered the network’s onchain governance process in early August and cleared its […]

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Figure reports $4.3B in loan marketplace volume as profit nearly triples

August 14, 2026 Jackson Miller

Figure Technology Solutions reported $4.3 billion in consumer loan marketplace volume for the second quarter of 2026, a 132% increase from the same period last year, as the company’s quarterly profit nearly tripled. The results, released Thursday, underscore the rapid expansion of the blockchain-based lending platform and its growing role in the digital asset ecosystem. […]

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Fake crypto startup lures suspected North Korean IT workers into a five-week intelligence trap

August 13, 2026 Jackson Miller

In a months-long operation, cybersecurity researchers built a fictitious crypto startup to attract and monitor suspected North Korean IT workers, gathering intelligence on their methods, tools, and infrastructure. The ruse, which culminated in a staged confrontation, exposed how these remote workers operate and the evolving threat they pose to the crypto industry. A fake company […]

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Ravencoin plunges to all-time low as exploit threatens three-day chain reorganization

August 12, 2026 Jackson Miller

Ravencoin (RVN) fell to a new all-time low on Wednesday as an exploited consensus vulnerability left several days of transactions at risk and prompted major exchanges to suspend token transfers. The incident, which began with invalid blocks appearing on the network, has escalated into a potential three-day chain reorganization that could reverse confirmed transactions. Network […]

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South Korea removes Travel Rule threshold, expands AML checks to all crypto transfers

August 11, 2026 Jackson Miller

South Korea is tightening its anti-money laundering framework for cryptocurrencies by removing the 1 million won (about $700) threshold for Travel Rule information-sharing requirements. The Cabinet approved amendments to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information on Tuesday, extending the rule to all transfers between registered virtual asset […]

Bitcoin ATM in an Australian store, subject of AUSTRAC suspension order

Australia suspends Cryptolink Bitcoin ATMs over AML reporting failures

August 10, 2026 Jackson Miller

Australia’s financial intelligence agency has ordered Cryptolink to switch off its Bitcoin ATMs for three months, escalating a regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrency money-laundering risks in the country. The suspension, effective from August 9, 2026, follows an earlier fine and a formal undertaking by the company to fix compliance gaps. AUSTRAC suspends Cryptolink’s VASP registration The […]

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Proposed CLARITY ethics deal could hand Trump millions in tax savings, Bloomberg says

August 9, 2026 Jackson Miller

A bipartisan ethics proposal aimed at clearing the path for the CLARITY Act in the US Senate could deliver a substantial tax windfall to President Donald Trump, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The addendum, which has not been publicly released, would reportedly require the president to divest from his crypto-related business interests while […]

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Ethereum’s EIP-8363 staking overhaul draws fierce backlash from DeFi and institutions

August 8, 2026 Jackson Miller

Ethereum researchers have ignited one of the network’s most heated debates since the Merge with a proposal to gradually cut staking rewards to zero once 50% of ETH’s supply is locked up. The proposal, known as EIP-8363 or “Tapered Issuance Burn,” aims to reduce what its authors describe as unnecessary security spending, but it has […]