Polish Court Detains Fifth Suspect in Zondacrypto Exchange Probe
Summary: Two chief executives of the exchange have now vanished, four years apart, leaving 1.3 million clients locked out.
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Australia says it removed 45 crypto, remittance registrations over the past year
Summary: Australia’s financial intelligence regulator said it canceled, suspended or refused to renew 45 crypto and remittance registrations over the past year as it intensified scrutiny of high-risk payment businesses. On Monday, the Australian Transaction Reports and
Your LG TV Might Still Be Listening to You—Even When It Looks Like It’s Off
Summary: A Gamers Nexus investigation found LG sets scanning every device on a home network and capturing microphone audio with the screen off, four months after LG promised Texas regulators it had cleaned up its tracking.
Brazilian Banks Expand Crypto Offerings as Regulation Takes Hold
Summary: Itaú, Nubank, and Banco do Brasil now sell more than a dozen tokens each to retail clients, even as none of them touch crypto with their own balance sheet.
UK financial watchdog weighs lifting prediction markets ban: Report
Summary: The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reportedly has reached out to prediction market companies as part of discussions over whether the regulator would loosen a ban for retail investors, in place since 2019. According to a Friday report from The Times, th
Joe Biden’s son to launch memecoin, will send to TRUMP holders: WSJ
Summary: Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, announced that he plans to launch a memecoin based on the reports of his infamous laptop, which has been subject to intense media scrutiny. The basis for the memecoin’s namesake is Biden’s computer, whose exi
Polish prosecutors charge suspect in Zondacrypto probe, seek pretrial detention
Summary: Polish prosecutors investigating cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, have formally charged an individual, identified as Romana Ż., with participating in an organized criminal group and allegedly misappropriating 7.8 million zlotys ($2.1 million) in user funds
Philippines eyes payment operator registration freeze, tighter VASP checks
Summary: The Philippines’ central bank has proposed freezing new payment-system operator registrations for 12 months while imposing tighter controls on payment arrangements involving virtual asset service providers (VASPs). Under a draft circular, the Bangko Sentral ng
Harmony proposes shutting down layer 1, migrating ONE to Ethereum
Summary: Ethereum-compatible layer-1 network Harmony proposed sunsetting its blockchain and migrating its native ONE token to Ethereum, seven years after launching its mainnet. On Sunday, Harmony proposed taking a final network snapshot, issuing ERC-20 ONE tokens on Et
‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s Digest
Summary: A shade under 4000 Bitcoin worth $319 million has been taken from Liquid Network — with purported “white hat” hackers claiming responsibility. An unverified OP_RETURN message read: “we are whitehats. contact us on chain.” The Blockstream-run Bitcoin sidechain
Poland upholds crypto bill veto as Zondacrypto scandal widens
Summary: Polish lawmakers have again failed to secure the three-fifths majority needed to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s veto of legislation aimed at strengthening oversight of the country’s crypto market. The Sejm, Poland’s lower house of parliament, on Friday vo
Hargreaves Lansdown Reverses Course, Rolls Out Bitcoin Trading
Summary: British investment firm Hargreaves Lansdown last year said bitcoin was too volatile. British financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown is letting retail investors buy bitcoin — nearly one year after it said the cryptocurrency was “not an asset class.&#
FinCEN ties $13B in crypto scams to non-US operations
Summary: An analysis from the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) identified $12.7 billion in crypto transactions “perpetrated by overseas scam centers.” According to a FinCEN report released on Thursday, an analysis of more th
El Salvador Isn’t Buying Bitcoin With Public Money, Says IMF
Summary: El Salvador apparently received bitcoin from private donors rather than using government funds, according to the International Monetary Fund. El Salvador has not used public funds to accumulate bitcoin since the International Monetary Fund’s last review
US law enforcement group moves to ‘neutral’ position on CLARITY Act
Summary: The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) has dropped its opposition to a cryptocurrency market structure bill scheduled for a vote later this month when the US Senate returns to session. In a Thursday letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Le
QuFi launches post-quantum verification platform with Bitcoin testnet proof
Summary: Post-quantum infrastructure company QuFi Network has launched a verification platform designed to protect digital assets against future quantum computing threats without requiring changes to existing blockchain settlement networks. The platform separates verif
Crypto Biz: AI took a back seat when Bitcoin started climbing
Summary: Crypto’s August rally put corporate conviction to the test. Bitcoin (BTC) miners that spent much of the crypto downturn courting AI investors are once again trading like leveraged bets on BTC, while Strategy and Strive are adding thousands more Bitcoin to thei
White House has vetted candidates for key CFTC vacancies, sources tell CNBC. It's unclear if they will be filled
Summary: Filling open commissioner positions at the regulatory agency has been a sticking point in negotiations over the Clarity Act.
National Sheriffs’ Association Drops Opposition to Clarity Act
Summary: The law enforcement organization previously opposed the bill. The National Sheriffs’ Association this week dropped its opposition to the crypto Clarity Act, after having previously warned that the proposed bill could help criminals. Writing Thursday to S
Fed Terminates Enforcement Actions Against United Texas and Quontic Banks
Summary: The Federal Reserve Board announced the termination of enforcement actions against United Texas Bank and Quontic Bank entities, effective September 2, 2026.