Market
Technology
Cardano Chang hard fork to redefine decentralized governance from Sept. 1
Cardano prepares for major decentralization milestone with the Chang upgrade.
Crypto
El Salvador’s Bitcoin bet reaps $265M profit, bolsters financial inclusion
President Bukele stated that El Salvador's Bitcoin adoption has yielded only positives for the country.
Crime
Crypto scammers ditch Ponzi schemes for emotionally manipulative scams, says Chainalysis
The scammers often rely on Huione Guarantee to launder their illicit funds from the pig butchering activity.
Exchanges
Binance and Bybit tease possible Solana liquid staking products
Solana liquid staking market abuzz with the new teasers from the major crypto trading platforms.
NFTs
Trump’s new NFT collection series 4 generates $2 million despite slow start
Former President Trump has doubled down on his pro-crypto moves with his latest NFT venture.
Technology
Prediction market newcomer BET on Solana hits $20 million milestone in 24-hour trading volume
Bets on Kamala Harris election chances has dominated the prediction market numbers.
Regulation
Hong Kong’s Project Ensemble Sandbox explores future of tokenized finance
Hong Kong's foremost financial regulators, HKMA and SFC, are collaborating for the sandbox launch.
Exchanges
WazirX embarks on 30-day moratorium as rival seeks to recover around $10 million in stuck funds
WazirX said the moratorium would give it "breathing space" in its efforts to recover the stolen $235 million.
Regulation
OpenSea CEO vows to fight SEC’s NFT crackdown with $5 million defense fund
OpenSea CEO Finzer stated that the SEC's Wells Notice threatens innovation and could harm the livelihood of many.
Technology
Vitalik Buterin advocates blockchain identity for fairer crypto airdrops
The Ethereum co-founder proposed ZK-based IDs to ensure fair token distributions.
Crime
Haru Invest CEO reportedly attacked during fraud trial in South Korea
The South Korean crypto platform is under heavy regulatory scrutiny after halting withdrawals last year.
Technology
TON resumes operations after traffic surge from $550M DOGS airdrop disrupts network
Some community members had linked the outage to the recent arrest of Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov.
