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What changed in cryptocurrency regulation and policy this week?
Government decisions, new rules and policy shifts reported this week.
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Solana network participants voted to pass three proposals that will accelerate the disinflation rate of SOL, doubling the reduction speed from 15% to 30% and introducing a new resource fee mechanism.
Read at decrypt.co ↗03
The Clarity Act, a piece of legislation concerning cryptocurrency regulation, has been delayed until September 2026.
Read at coindesk.com ↗04
Nate Franzén, a community banker, argues that the Clarity Act will disadvantage Main Street banks.
Read at coindesk.com ↗05
The Ethena Foundation announced four updates on August 27, 2026, regarding the ENA token ecosystem.
Read at theblock.co ↗06
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) submitted a proposed rewrite of custody rules for investment advisers and investment companies to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review on August 25, 2026.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗07
The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has set a September 5, 2026, deadline for existing crypto firms to apply for a No Objection Certificate or face closure.
Read at decrypt.co ↗08
On August 24, 2026, the US Treasury Department designated digital assets as a sanctionable sector of Iran's economy under the new 'Operation Economic Outcast' campaign.
Read at unchainedcrypto.com ↗8 of 18 regulation and policy events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What funding rounds and acquisitions happened in cryptocurrency this week?
The week’s notable investments, financing rounds, acquisitions and strategic deals.
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BitGo has acquired the institutional trading business of NYDIG in a two-step merger valued at approximately $42.5 million.
Read at decrypt.co ↗10
BitGo has acquired the institutional trading business of NYDIG, as reported on August 28, 2026.
Read at theblock.co ↗11
Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings is acquiring a 20% stake in the Indonesian online brokerage Ajaib for $270 million.
Read at coindesk.com ↗12
Cryptocurrency platform Bullish is providing a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI.
Read at coindesk.com ↗13
Evernorth, an XRP treasury firm, announced that its S-4 registration statement with the SEC has become effective as of August 2026.
Read at theblock.co ↗14
The Trump family's new crypto venture, World Liberty bank, has secured backing from an Emirati sheikh.
Read at wsj.com ↗15
Bitfinex Securities has raised $50 million to launch a tokenized nickel trading platform.
Read at coindesk.com ↗What products launched in cryptocurrency this week?
Notable product launches, releases and platform updates from the week.
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Ethena announced plans to incorporate equity-perpetual basis trades into the backing strategy for its synthetic dollar, USDe.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗17
StarkWare announced the successful execution of the first quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction.
Read at theblock.co ↗18
Revolut has initiated the phased rollout of its first euro-pegged stablecoin, EURR, for customers in Denmark, Poland, and Portugal.
Read at theblock.co ↗19
Taurus, a digital asset infrastructure provider, has announced a new integration allowing financial institutions to connect to Swift's blockchain-based shared ledger.
Read at finextra.com ↗20
Revolut has launched its euro-backed stablecoin, EURR, for selected customers in Denmark, Portugal, and Poland.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗21
Coinbase has launched tokenized stocks on its Ethereum layer-2 network, Base, for eligible users outside the United States as of August 24, 2026.
Read at decrypt.co ↗22
Coinbase launched tokenized versions of Nvidia, Apple, Meta, and Alphabet stocks on its Base blockchain for non-US users on August 24, 2026.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗23
Coinkite released new firmware versions 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q for Coldcard hardware wallets on August 21, 2026, following a seed-generation failure that resulted in $114 million in bitcoin losses.
Read at unchainedcrypto.com ↗8 of 13 product launches events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What financial results were reported in cryptocurrency this week?
Earnings, guidance and other financial results reported this week.
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) reported that 240 individuals in Britain declared over £1 million each in cryptoasset capital gains during the 2024-25 tax year, totaling £717 million.
Read at decrypt.co ↗25
Bitcoin price dropped to $77,955 on Friday afternoon, August 28, 2026, following a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium in the United States.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗26
Bitcoin options contracts valued at $6.4 billion expired on August 28, 2026.
Read at coindesk.com ↗27
Bitcoin maintained a price level of $80,000 as of August 28, 2026.
Read at coindesk.com ↗28
The Ethena Foundation has bought out locked ENA tokens from early seed investors who sold their holdings following the October 10, 2025 market peak.
Read at unchainedcrypto.com ↗29
Bitcoin reached a price above $81,000 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, before settling around $79,000.
Read at gizmodo.com ↗30
Bitcoin surpassed $81,000 on August 25, 2026, marking its highest level since mid-May and a 28% gain for the month.
Read at unchainedcrypto.com ↗31
IREN reported a $684 million quarterly loss for fiscal 2026, driven by $450.4 million in asset impairments as it shifts from Bitcoin mining to AI data center operations.
Read at decrypt.co ↗8 of 18 financial results events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What court rulings and legal actions hit cryptocurrency this week?
Court rulings, filings and legal actions reported this week.
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Polish Olympic Committee President Radosław Piesiewicz was arrested in Poland on August 27, 2026, following a corruption investigation.
Read at coindesk.com ↗33
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm faces a retrial for remaining charges after a jury convicted him of money transmitting last year.
Read at theblock.co ↗34
Brent Kovar, a Las Vegas native, was charged by the US Attorney’s Office in Nevada this week for allegedly operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 400 investors of $24 million.
Read at futurism.com ↗3 of 4 courts and legal events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What research was published in cryptocurrency this week?
New research findings and studies published this week.
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Researchers Sumit Agarwal, Peiyi Jin, Eswar S. Prasad, and Daniel Rabetti published a working paper through the National Bureau of Economic Research on August 25, 2026.
Read at nber.org ↗36
Ethereum developers have submitted a draft Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) to replace the current validator deposit contract with one supporting variable-length keys to enable post-quantum cryptography.
Read at decrypt.co ↗2 of 3 research events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What incidents and outages hit cryptocurrency this week?
Incidents, outages and safety events reported this week.
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An attacker is draining funds from Avici, a Solana-based neobank, having stolen over $1 million in SOL and stablecoins as of August 28, 2026.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗38
A wallet trade in a Pendle yield pool triggered $36.1 million in liquidations on the Morpho lending protocol on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗39
Cosmos Labs disclosed that a critical balance-handling vulnerability in the Cosmos EVM module was exploited between August 20 and August 25, 2026, resulting in fund drainage across six blockchains.
Read at thehackernews.com ↗40
Cosmos Labs issued an urgent recommendation on August 25, 2026, for all public blockchains using Cosmos EVM module versions below v0.6.2 or v0.7.2 to halt operations and upgrade.
Read at thedefiant.io ↗41
Security firm Socket identified a campaign dubbed 'Offside Wallet Theft Factory' involving 77 malicious Firefox extensions, 40 of which were confirmed to steal cryptocurrency recovery phrases and credentials.
Read at decrypt.co ↗5 of 7 incidents and safety events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.
What partnerships were announced in cryptocurrency this week?
Partnerships, integrations and joint projects announced this week.
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Dunamu and Visa have entered into a partnership to explore stablecoin and AI business opportunities.
Read at theblock.co ↗43
Circle has entered into a front-of-shirt sponsorship agreement with Chelsea Football Club.
Read at theblock.co ↗44
MoonPay has integrated the Kamino decentralized finance lending protocol into its PayBox payment vault.
Read at finextra.com ↗45
Coinbase and Better have expanded access to token-backed mortgages for Coinbase One members.
Read at theblock.co ↗4 of 5 partnerships events are listed; the rest were ranked lower by importance and multi-source corroboration and are not shown.