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According to Ondo Finance, Ondo Perps open interest has surpassed $100 million since its July launch, with particularly strong growth in recent weeks. The platform has also ranked among the top three global RWA perpetual trading platforms on DefiLlama, demonstrating market demand for RWA

Luke Dashjr stated Aug. 18 that Bitcoin, which he calls 'Spamcoin,' should handle replay protection for the proposed BIP-110 hard fork. BIP-110 supporters are discussing replacing the minority chain's SHA-256d mining algorithm with BLAKE2b, creating permanent separation while both networks share

According to PANews, on August 20, Arthur Hayes announced Flop Labs' Flop Network, a decentralized computing infrastructure using FLOP as its native token. The network aims to establish unified global pricing for AI computing power (measured in FLOPs), allowing AI agents and humans to trade computin

Cypherpunk Technologies (NASDAQ: CYPH) issued 43,290,042 prepaid warrants to Winklevoss Treasury Investments as consideration for its $33.33 million acquisition of a Zcash mining enterprise; CYPH shares rose 32.85% to $1.07 on Aug. 19. Financial Structure of the Cypherpunk Warrant Transaction The $33.33 million acquisition was paid for with warrants rather than cash. The transaction details are as follows: Number of warrants: 43,290,042 prepaid warrants for common shares, all issued to Winklevos

According to Ondo Finance, Ondo Perps, which launched in July, has reached over $100 million in open interest (OI). Following data from DefiLlama, the platform now ranks third among RWA perpetuals trading platforms within weeks of launch. Additionally, Ondo Stocks, which launched in

Injective Institutional Services, an affiliate of blockchain network Injective, registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a transfer agent after filing in July. The registration allows the firm to maintain official ownership records and process transfers for tokenized

According to Injective, its affiliate Injective Institutional Services became registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a transfer agent on Wednesday, a function that maintains official ownership records and processes transfers for tokenized securities. The registration allows t

Decred released mandatory software update v2.1.6 on 18 August and disclosed it on X the following day, fixing a critical consensus vulnerability and a separate flaw in the project's CoinShuffle++ transaction mixing protocol that could have allowed attackers to deanonymize participants. The project u

Decred released mandatory software update v2.1.6 on August 18 and disclosed it on X the following day, fixing a critical consensus vulnerability and a separate flaw in the project's CoinShuffle++ transaction mixing protocol that could have enabled attackers to deanonymize participants. The project c

Maple Finance has emerged as the second-largest institutional crypto lender globally, ranking behind only Tether, following a strategic transformation that began after the 2022 crypto credit collapse. The platform currently holds approximately $1.9 billion in active loans and has maintained a

Chainlink and MemeToro advanced AI cryptocurrency infrastructure through separate technical developments. Chainlink's AI-agent infrastructure work contributed to a 6% rise in LINK price, while MemeToro released over 1,100 lines of MIT-licensed code for its trend-to-proposal pipeline. The development

Chainlink's renewed focus on AI-agent infrastructure contributed to LINK rising 6%, driven by the network's oracle and interoperability services and integrations such as S&P Global's Stablecoin Stability Assessments on-chain. The protocol also converts revenue into LINK purchases through its

According to Maya Protocol, the cross-chain liquidity network halted operations on Tuesday after an attacker exploited six software bugs to drain roughly $1.7 million in Bitcoin and other assets. Founder AaluxxMyth said the team halted MAYAChain to contain damage and plans to fix vulnerabilities

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes announced Tuesday that he is returning to an operating role as CEO of Flop Labs, a blockchain infrastructure project developing payment systems for artificial intelligence agents. The company plans a FLOP token airdrop in the fourth quarter of 2026, followed by the

Injective became an SEC-registered transfer agent through its affiliate, Injective Institutional Services, the blockchain announced Wednesday. The registration marks a step in Injective's push to bring regulated securities infrastructure onchain. Transfer agents maintain official records of

According to ChainCatcher, Circle announced that its Arc blockchain mainnet will launch on September 16. Arc is positioned as financial infrastructure for global markets, designed to support applications and settlement scenarios. The Arc testnet has processed over 500 million transactions to

According to ChainCatcher, Injective has been designated as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered transfer agent, claiming it possesses the infrastructure and compliance capabilities needed to drive real-world asset tokenization. The protocol has recently launched markets for di

Gno.land, a Go-based smart contract platform developed by NewTendermint, has introduced Dora, an autonomous AI security system designed to continuously examine the platform's codebase and smart contracts. The system reproduces each suspected exploit against a live Gno.land node before presenting

According to PANews, Berachain Foundation renamed its stablecoin HONEY to Bera USD (BUSD) on August 19. The contract address and token remain unchanged; only the name and symbol are updated. The rebrand aims to help institutional users immediately recognize the asset as a U.S. dollar stablecoin.

COCA, a self-custodial banking application available in more than 75 countries, integrated Aurora Intents to enable stablecoin deposits across multiple blockchain networks. The integration, built by Aurora Labs and powered by NEAR Intents, allows users to deposit supported stablecoins from