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Canaan Inc., the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer, added a net 2 BTC to its treasury in July 2026, bringing total holdings to 1,917 BTC. The company mined 46 BTC during the month but retained only 2 BTC net, with the gap attributed to operational costs and strategic sell-offs. Cana

Cypherpunk Technologies announced Tuesday it acquired a Zcash mining fleet from Winklevoss Capital through a $33.33 million equity-based transaction, bringing online an operation that produces approximately 4.2 GSol/s and controls roughly 18% of the Zcash network's current hashrate. The

BitBox, the Zurich-based maker of the BitBox02 cryptocurrency wallet, released the Dixence security update this week after internal AI audits uncovered two severe firmware vulnerabilities plus a bootloader issue. The company disclosed the flaws itself, with no evidence of exploitation. Exploiting th

According to its official announcement, Printr, a cross-chain memecoin creation and trading platform, is ceasing operations due to insufficient funding and lack of distribution support. The platform will shut down completely on August 31, 2026. Beginning today, all on-chain staking positions and ac

According to ChainCatcher, Ava Labs announced leadership changes: Charley Cooper has been appointed President, bringing operational discipline and regulatory expertise, while former President John Wu transitions to Senior Advisor. Additionally, Lydia has been formally named Chief Financial

Spirit Blockchain Capital Inc. filed its Q2 2026 financial statements on August 18, according to its official filing with Canadian securities regulators. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements and management discussion and analysis cover the three and six months ended

Kaito AI launched Kaito Pulse on August 18, a browser extension that overlays verifiable trading data from Polymarket and HyperliquidX directly into the X timeline. The extension introduces a metric called Aura, designed to quantify attention based on users' social posts and

On June 29, 2026, Credora assigned Spark Savings USDG (spUSDG) an A risk rating, indicating a Probability of Significant Loss below 0.5%. The rating reflects Credora's Monte Carlo simulations of on-chain data, stress-testing collateral composition, liquidity depth, and governance structure. spUSDG i

According to CoinMarketCap, Ethereum Foundation distributed $5.5 million in grants during Q2 2026, covering ecosystem development, zero-knowledge proof research, and security audits. The grants are designed to support the forthcoming Glamsterdam upgrade and strengthen network infrastructure and

Toyota Finance opened applications Tuesday for a tokenized bond that retail investors can purchase directly through the Japanese carmaker's mobile payment app, Toyota Wallet. The one-year bond requires a minimum investment of 100,000 Japanese yen ($676) and eliminates the need for investors to open

The U.S. Treasury set January 18, 2027 as the expected effective date for the GENIUS Act, establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that President Donald Trump and Congress delivered the Act to establish clear rules for payment stablecoins,

Ethereum launched the Platåberget testnet as a temporary testing environment ahead of the network's planned Glamsterdam upgrade. The testnet is scheduled to transition to the Glamsterdam fork on Aug. 20, 2026, and will operate for several months to give developers, validators and infrastructure

Ethereum launched the Platåberget testnet on Aug. 18 as a temporary testing environment ahead of the Glamsterdam upgrade scheduled to fork on Aug. 20, 2026. The network allows developers, validators and infrastructure providers to evaluate major protocol changes including enshrined

Alpaca has registered its subsidiary Alpaca Derivatives as a futures commission merchant with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and joined the National Futures Association, establishing the regulatory foundation to intermediate event contracts for customers. The brokerage infrastructure

Pump.fun's PUMP token printed its first golden cross on Monday, with its 50-day EMA crossing above its 200-day EMA. The token bottomed at $0.001491 in July and touched $0.003 intraday Monday before settling near $0.002733. The technical milestone coincides with improving fundamentals, as Pump.fun

Citi announced later this year launch of its bitcoin custody service under the new Custody+ platform. The Wall Street bank previously disclosed in November 2025 that it planned to launch native crypto custody in 2026. Citi confirmed clients will access both traditional and crypto custody within the