LayerZero Unveils ATLAS Exchange Infrastructure; ZRO Token Jumps 20%
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Hits Extreme Greed for First Time Since Late 2024
Crypto Fund Founder Japheth Dillman Convicted of Wire Fraud Over Fake Trading Bot
Bitcoin Enters Early Bull Market Phase After 24% Rally, but $83K Holds the Key
DGrid AI Token Surges 93-96% on Decentralized Network Launch
Arcus Launches pTokens on Robinhood Chain, Tokenizing Perpetual Futures Positions
Grayscale Lists First US Zcash ETF on NYSE Arca, Opening Privacy Coins to Traditional Finance
US Treasury Adds Iran Digital Asset Sector to Sanctions Over $100M Crypto Oil Scheme
Las Vegas Businessman Convicted in $24 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme Faces Up to 280 Years
Ethereum Developers Propose Post-Quantum Deposit Contract Upgrade
Mystery AI Model Ox Alpha Beats Claude Fable on Benchmarks, Creators Unknown
Franklin Templeton Brings Tokenized US Money Market Fund to Asia via HashKey
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Crypto Fear and Greed Index Hits Extreme Greed for First Time Since Late 2024
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DGrid AI Token Surges 93-96% on Decentralized Network Launch
Grayscale Lists First US Zcash ETF on NYSE Arca, Opening Privacy Coins to Traditional Finance
US Treasury Adds Iran Digital Asset Sector to Sanctions Over $100M Crypto Oil Scheme
Las Vegas Businessman Convicted in $24 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme Faces Up to 280 Years
Ethereum Developers Propose Post-Quantum Deposit Contract Upgrade
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LayerZero Unveils ATLAS Exchange Infrastructure; ZRO Token Jumps 20%
LayerZero announced ATLAS, a new exchange infrastructure built on its Zero blockchain designed for trading platforms and financial institutions. The protocol routes 75% of post-venue trading fees into ZRO token buybacks and burns, while paying venues rebates of up to 65%. ZRO surged roughly 20%...
Crypto Fear and Greed Index Hits Extreme Greed for First Time Since Late 2024
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index crossed into extreme greed territory this week, the first reading above 75 since late 2024, after sitting at 36 just 30 days ago. A 39-point swing in a single month is the kind of sentiment whiplash that has historically preceded sharp consolidations.
Bitcoin Enters Early Bull Market Phase After 24% Rally, but $83K Holds the Key
Bitcoin's 24% rally has pushed the asset into the initial phase of a new bull market according to CryptoQuant, though a decisive break above $83,000 is needed to validate the move. Profit-taking could introduce near-term turbulence despite bullish signals.
US Treasury Adds Iran Digital Asset Sector to Sanctions Over $100M Crypto Oil Scheme
The US Treasury formally expanded Iran sanctions on August 24, 2026, adding the digital asset sector to Executive Order 13902 authority and designating nearly 60 entities. A UAE-based broker is accused of moving over $100 million in cryptocurrency connected to Iran-linked oil sales.
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Crypto Fund Founder Japheth Dillman Convicted of Wire Fraud Over Fake Trading Bot
Japheth Dillman, founder of Block Bits Capital, was convicted of wire fraud after convincing investors to pour nearly $1 million into a crypto trading fund built around software that never actually worked.
Grayscale Lists First US Zcash ETF on NYSE Arca, Opening Privacy Coins to Traditional Finance
Grayscale launched the first US exchange-traded fund offering direct exposure to Zcash on NYSE Arca, marking a regulatory breakthrough for privacy coins. The approval suggests the SEC distinguishes between privacy coins with compliance tools and those without.
Las Vegas Businessman Convicted in $24 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme Faces Up to 280 Years
A federal jury convicted Brent Kovar on charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering after he extracted $24 million from at least 400 investors through Profit Connect, a fabricated AI-powered cryptocurrency mining operation.
Pakistan Opens Crypto Licensing Portal With September 5 Deadline
Pakistan's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority opened its crypto licensing portal on August 24, requiring all firms serving Pakistani users since March 2026 to apply for regulatory clearance by September 5 or cease operations.
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Arcus Launches pTokens on Robinhood Chain, Tokenizing Perpetual Futures Positions
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Evernorth Eyes Native Lending on XRP Ledger as Public Listing Advances
Evernorth, an XRP-focused digital asset treasury firm, is exploring native lending opportunities on the XRP Ledger while progressing through its public listing process. The move signals institutional interest in XRP Ledger's DeFi infrastructure and mirrors broader trends of treasury firms...
Base Network Launches $100K Accelerator for AI Agents and Fintech Builders
Coinbase's Base layer-2 network is launching a $100,000 startup accelerator capping its cohort at 10 teams focused on AI agents, payments, trading, and on-chain financing. The tight selection signals Base's intent to own the AI-agent narrative in onchain finance.
Coinbase Adds 50x Perpetuals to Base App via Hyperliquid Integration
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Mystery AI Model Ox Alpha Beats Claude Fable on Benchmarks, Creators Unknown
A new AI model called Ox Alpha has surfaced with no identifiable creators, a free price tag, and benchmark scores that outperform Anthropic's Claude Fable. The model ships with a 1 million token context window, accepts video as input, and is available at no cost.
Inception Labs' Mercury 2 Outperforms Google's DiffusionGemma in AI Showdown
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Quantinuum Surges 13% on Nasdaq IPO Debut, Raising $1.68B
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Starkware Cuts Jobs as Starknet Revenue Collapses 98%
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