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Hardware Wallet Sales in Russia More Than Double as Crypto Rules Near

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Trump Media Scraps Crypto.com CRO Treasury Deal

OFAC Sanctions Two Crypto Exchanges Over $5M in Iran Money Laundering

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Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Post Best Week Since April as Inflows Hit 3-Month High
$1 billion in weekly inflows for US spot Bitcoin ETFs marks their strongest week since April 2026 and third-best performance since October 2025. Ethereum ETFs extended their consecutive weekly inflow streak to five weeks, signaling renewed institutional demand for regulated crypto exposure.

IMF Warns Domestic Stablecoins Could Deepen Dollar Dominance in Emerging Markets
The International Monetary Fund released analysis suggesting that the rise of domestic stablecoins could paradoxically strengthen demand for dollar-backed tokens, challenging local monetary systems in emerging markets.

Trump Media Scraps Crypto.com CRO Treasury Deal
Trump Media and Crypto.com have terminated their planned agreement to build a multibillion-dollar CRO token treasury. The deal's collapse also kills plans to integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social, marking a significant reversal in Trump Media's crypto strategy.

OFAC Sanctions Two Crypto Exchanges Over $5M in Iran Money Laundering
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges on August 7, 2026, for allegedly laundering digital assets on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, designating approximately $5 million in linked funds and naming one individual...
Regulation

Brazil Central Bank Mandates 24-Hour Delay on Large Crypto Transfers Abroad
Brazil's central bank published Resolution 584 on Friday, requiring covered crypto service providers to impose a 24-hour waiting period on large cross-border crypto transfers as a fraud-prevention measure.

Hardware Wallet Sales in Russia More Than Double as Crypto Rules Near
Russian crypto holders are moving assets to hardware wallets at unprecedented speed as new regulations approach. The doubling of sales reflects a familiar global pattern: when regulatory uncertainty rises, retail users shift to self-custody solutions to maintain control over their funds.

Trump Media Scraps Crypto.com CRO Treasury Deal
Trump Media and Crypto.com have terminated their planned agreement to build a multibillion-dollar CRO token treasury. The deal's collapse also kills plans to integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social, marking a significant reversal in Trump Media's crypto strategy.

Russia FSB Shuts Down Nine Unregistered Crypto Exchanges in Moscow
Russia's Federal Security Service shut down nine unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Moscow, alleging they were used to funnel scam proceeds out of the country through a network tied to Ukrainian call centers.
DeFi

Sentora Opens Morpho Vault Backed by Wellington Tokenized Credit, Holds $9.6M in PYUSD
Sentora has opened a lending vault on Morpho protocol accepting mWIN, Wellington Management's tokenized credit strategy, with $9.6 million in PYUSD. The 8.31% yield is heavily dependent on PayPal incentives, raising questions about sustainability.

BitGo Moves $7.4B in Wrapped Bitcoin to Chainlink CCIP in Largest LayerZero Exit Yet
BitGo has migrated $7.4 billion in Wrapped Bitcoin from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP, the largest single migration away from LayerZero on record. The move pushes cumulative outflows to $15 billion and signals a broader reassessment of cross-chain infrastructure in DeFi.

Boltz Halts All Swaps Indefinitely After AI-Assisted Attacks Outpace Security Patches
Boltz, a non-custodial Bitcoin swap service, halted all operations on August 3, 2026, after attackers using AI-assisted techniques began exploiting vulnerabilities faster than the development team could patch them. Dependent wallets Aqua and Bull Bitcoin are racing to restore Lightning and...

ZeroStack Faces Survival Crisis After $82.5M Loss on 0G Holdings
ZeroStack, a Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury firm, has issued a going-concern warning after its concentrated bet on 0G cratered, leaving the company with an $82.5M loss and holdings 91% below cost basis. The crisis exposes the structural vulnerability of funding operations through staking rewards.
Technology

Inception Labs' Mercury 2 Outperforms Google's DiffusionGemma in AI Showdown
Inception Labs released Mercury 2, an AI model that outperforms Google's DiffusionGemma while preserving model intelligence during the shift from sequential to parallel processing. The development marks a significant architectural transition in the post-autoregressive era.

Quantinuum Surges 13% on Nasdaq IPO Debut, Raising $1.68B
Quantinuum's shares opened at $68 on their first day of trading on Nasdaq, a 13% jump from the $60 IPO price, raising $1.68 billion in total proceeds and valuing the quantum computing company at approximately $17.63 billion market capitalization.

Starkware Cuts Jobs as Starknet Revenue Collapses 98%
StarkWare Cuts Staff as Starknet Fee Revenue Drops 98% From Peak StarkWare, the Israeli company behind the Starknet Ethereum Layer 2 network, has laid off a portion of its workforce as on-chain rev
Kraken Refuses Extortion Demand After Insider Data Breach Exposes 2,000 Accounts
Kraken Refuses Extortion Demand After Insider Data Breach Exposes 2,000 Accounts Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has declined to pay an extortion demand following a data breach that exposed personal
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