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The 1946 citrus-grove case still decides whether a crypto sale counts as a securities transaction. A March 2026 joint SEC-CFTC interpretation added a five-category token taxonomy and clarified when a token's investment-contract status begins and ends - but the underlying test is unchanged, and no court has yet applied the new interpretation.

The exchange is reportedly exploring restructuring options as a deadline to halt trading approaches. Cryptocurrency exchange BitMart is reportedly weighing a phased restart of its platform combined with a creditor payout plan, according to reports from crypto.news, TronWeekly, and Unchained.

Traders booked $1.72 billion in gains even as spot ETF demand and a sharp weekly rally lifted sentiment toward a possible run to $95,000. Bitcoin pushed through the $77,000 level this week, according to data cited by Brave New Coin, marking a 26.8% gain over a seven-day period.

The AI lab's implied revenue pace signals explosive growth in the market for advanced language models. Anthropic has reached a $65 billion annual revenue run rate, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance. A run rate is an estimate.

Investors remain cautious as fiscal worries keep the greenback pinned down The US dollar is trading close to its weakest levels in several months. Two outlets, CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance, reported the currency's decline on August 24, 2026. Both cited concerns over US government debt as the main pressure point for investors.

TronWeekly and Cryptonews.com give conflicting numbers for XRP's trading volume and spot ETF net inflows on the same day. TronWeekly and Cryptonews.com give conflicting numbers for XRP's trading volume and spot ETF net inflows on the same day. What all sources agree on XRP was trading in the $1.48–$1.49 range around the time of publication.

A large short position tied to market maker Wintermute has surfaced just as XRP posts recent gains. A wallet associated with Wintermute, a prominent cryptocurrency market maker, has reportedly opened a sizable short position against XRP. U.Today first reported the development on August 24, describing the position as unusually large.

Blockchain.News (2026-08-24) and The Tokenist disagree on whether ADA's MACD signals exhausted momentum or bullish momentum, and on where the 200-day moving average sits. Blockchain.News (2026-08-24) and The Tokenist disagree on whether ADA's MACD signals exhausted momentum or bullish momentum, and on where the 200-day moving average sits.

Exchanges and other regulated crypto providers must already attach sender and recipient details to transfers above a threshold — $1,000 under the global FATF baseline, $3,000 in the US, zero in the EU — and these thresholds are current law, not proposals. A separate set of FATF revisions adopted in June 2025 changes the rule further, but those changes do not take legal effect until the end of 2030.

Coinfomania says Ledger's own Donjon team disclosed the Ethereum app vulnerability, while CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist EN say the public disclosure came from an external security researcher/firm, TestMachine. Coinfomania says Ledger's own Donjon team disclosed the Ethereum app vulnerability, while CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist EN say the public disclosure came from an external security researcher/firm…

The digital-asset platform's new funding round pushes its valuation to $1 billion. Fasset has closed a $68 million Series C funding round, according to reports from Fintech News Singapore, CoinTurk News, and The Cryptonomist. The round was led by SBI Group, a major Japanese financial services conglomerate with a long-standing presence in digital assets.

The event, set for December, marks the foundation's inaugural workshop dedicated to privacy-preserving technology The Ethereum Foundation has confirmed sponsorship of WPPT 2026, a workshop dedicated to privacy-preserving technologies. The event is scheduled to take place in Hong Kong this December, according to multiple reports.

Reports point to an August 25 debut, with Zcash futures open interest overtaking Dogecoin and BNB Grayscale is moving closer to launching what would be the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tied to Zcash, according to reports from Crypto News Australia and CoinGape.

Both layer-2 networks charge two separate fees per transaction, priced by different formulas. Their own documentation explains how - and shows why a widely repeated Arbitrum savings figure doesn't come from Arbitrum at all.

The central bank introduces a knowledge-based path to qualified investor status ahead of an expected crypto market rollout. The Bank of Russia has announced changes to its qualified investor framework, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News and crypto.news.

Paolo Ardoino points to growing use of the dollar-pegged stablecoin in economies facing currency instability. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said adoption of the company's USDT stablecoin is increasing across four countries, according to a report from crypto.news.

Regulators want current virtual asset businesses to register or risk losing market access. Pakistan has opened a licensing portal for companies offering cryptocurrency and virtual asset services, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing. The portal gives existing firms a clear path to formal registration for the first time.

The move comes as the Strive asset management firm's chief executive predicts Bitcoin's next market cycle could outperform all previous ones. Bitcoin logged its largest weekly dollar gain on record this week, The Block reported. The figure marks a milestone in the asset's price history, measured in absolute dollar terms rather than percentage terms.