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Core Lightning Tells Node Operators to Go Offline With No Patch Available
Core Lightning issued an emergency advisory on August 26 telling node operators to shut down or run offline mode, but no patched binaries have been released and vulnerability details remain under a two-week embargo.
Unstoppable Domains Drops ICANN Bid, Refunds Web3 Domain Customers Over Cost Concerns
Unstoppable Domains will not apply in the current ICANN round for its Web3 domain extensions and is issuing refunds to customers, reversing a commitment made six months ago. Founder Matthew Gould cited higher-than-expected costs as the deciding factor.
TronBid Expands Energy Rental Tools to Cut USDT Fees on TRC-20
TronBid has expanded its peer-to-peer resource marketplace with new Energy rental and Bandwidth trading tools, targeting TRON users who want to reduce USDT transaction fees without maintaining large TRX stakes. The expansion formalizes TRON's secondary resource market and offers flexibility for...
Strategy Cuts Net Leverage to Near Zero as Cash Matches Convertible Debt
Strategy has pulled its net leverage down to near zero, with cash reserves now roughly matching outstanding convertible debt obligations. The shift marks a significant change in balance sheet posture for the Michael Saylor-founded firm, which built its identity around aggressive, debt-fueled...
Regulation
CARF Covers Just 14% of $457B in Taxable Crypto Activity, Chainalysis Finds
Chainalysis estimates $457 billion in potentially taxable cryptocurrency activity globally, but the OECD's Common Reporting Standard for Crypto Assets covers only 14% of it. The gap exposes how regulatory frameworks built for centralized exchanges struggle with decentralized on-chain activity.
SEC Sends Crypto Custody Rule Rewrite to White House With Deregulatory Tag
The SEC submitted its long-anticipated rewrite of digital asset custody rules for investment advisers to the White House for review on August 26, 2026, tagging the proposal with a deregulatory designation that signals a meaningful softening of oversight standards for crypto asset managers.
Banks' Case Against Stablecoin Rewards Lacks Empirical Grounding
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Shiba Inu Breaks 11-Month Downtrend After Japan Clears SHIB for Institutional Trading
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Hyperliquid Activates AQAv2 to Funnel USDC Yield Into HYPE Buybacks and Burns
Hyperliquid activated AQAv2 on Wednesday, routing yield from billions in USDC reserves into automatic HYPE buybacks and burns. The mechanism runs parallel to the existing trading fee-driven program, creating redundancy in the protocol's deflationary strategy. First payout scheduled for October 2026.
Banks' Case Against Stablecoin Rewards Lacks Empirical Grounding
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