Research
Privacy
Ethereum proposal would cut 33,800 ETH issuance and break every deployed Altair light client
EIP-8390 proposes offchain ZK finality proofs but defines no replacement API or prover incentive and supplies no reproducible GPU benchmark.
Regulation
FalconX asks SEC to bring single-stock perpetuals from DeFi under swap rules
Comparable single-security or narrow-index contracts outside the joint listing regime would move under SEC oversight.
Earnings
Datavault hits Nasdaq deadline 68% below $1 as extension or delisting decision looms
Datavault first cure period ends Aug. 24, while another 180 days depends on other listing tests and a written split notice.
Staking
Fidelity grants ETFs power to stake 100% of crypto while outlining exit delay risks
FSOL reported 99.64% staked as of June 30, while FETH disclosed no current amount and Ethereum has no guaranteed exit timeline.
Regulation
Users warned to pull funds immediately as EU sanctions force crypto platform into withdrawal-only mode
NoOnes Bitcoin mainnet and TRC-20 USDT withdrawals remain open after Aug. 23, but the platform’s current operator is still unidentified.
Governance
Solana stakers face yield cuts as a treasury firm fights to protect 99.4% of its revenue
Solana Company announced opposition to faster disinflation, while native stakers retain the power to override a validator’s default.
Hacks
Zilliqa points to hardware wallet flaw discarding entropy to expose crypto keys, enabling 683M ZIL theft
The post-mortem says 683.13 million ZIL was proven stolen while the bulk scan omitted the four-signature floor.
Hacks
Chain shutdown strips BounceBit token utility after authorization flaw exposes 286M tokens
The 1:1 reissue preserves units while gas, staking, rewards and governance wait for a new economic role.
Analysis
XRP crashes 37% in one Bitstamp wick while the wider market tells a different story
Kraken and OKX showed far smaller ranges, and $3.66 billion in XRP open interest remained after the liquidation wave.
Market
$400M AI crypto treasury firm seeks second reverse split while restoring capacity for 3 billion shares
A September 3 vote would cut holder balances 160-for-1, then return authorized capacity to 3 billion shares.
AI
Cleaning firm dumps Dogecoin to fund $100M AI pivot amid stock dilution warning
The company had 502.1 million shares outstanding on Aug. 20, while conditional offering warrants cover another 524.2 million.
Hacks
EVM network halts block production after supply exploit as TON connection remains dark
The validator-coordinated response is broader than TAC's May bridge containment, but the project has not disclosed the affected supply or a restart timetable.