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Security researchers say the Lumma Stealer program is bundled inside illegal downloads of the film, targeting cryptocurrency wallets and login credentials. Bitdefender has flagged pirated copies of 'The Odyssey' as a new distribution channel for Lumma Stealer, a piece of malware designed to extract sensitive data from infected machines.

The blockchain says it will reverse roughly 109,000 transactions following an exploit that produced counterfeit ONE tokens. Harmony, the layer-1 blockchain known for its cross-chain bridge, has said it plans to roll back its chain after forged versions of its native ONE token spread across the network.

The expansion widens access to the e-CNY system as Beijing pushes broader adoption of its central bank digital currency. China has expanded the operator network for its digital yuan, adding eight banks and bringing the total roster to 30 institutions.

The charter clears a path for the firm's USD1 stablecoin to operate under federal oversight World Liberty Financial has obtained a conditional charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to reports from NFTevening and Forkast.

Rising stablecoin use across the region highlights gaps in custody protection and regulatory oversight. Stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar are gaining traction across Latin America. Households and small businesses are using them as a hedge against inflation and currency depreciation.

The funding round fuels speculation that Anthropic's valuation could approach $2 trillion. Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H funding round, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist. The raise arrives alongside the launch of Claude Opus 5, the company's latest large language model, which has reportedly topped multiple AI performance benchmarks.

The enterprise-focused blockchain network's activity surge pushes cumulative transaction volume past a new milestone. XDC Network processed 27.7 million transactions in the past month, marking an all-time high for the platform. The figure was reported by CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist on August 17, 2026.

Two outlets report personal data tied to SafePal wallet users was exposed, raising fresh questions about crypto custody security. SafePal, a crypto wallet provider, is at the center of a reported data exposure affecting tens of thousands of customers. Coinfomania put the figure at 39,798 affected users.

Ethereum co-founder praises Bitcoin's Utreexo technology as a model for lighter, more efficient blockchain scaling. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has credited Bitcoin developers with scaling innovations that could inform Ethereum's own technical direction.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says clearing unwanted tokens from wallets remains too difficult, prompting calls for a design fix. Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has called on Trust Wallet to rework how it lets users manage and hide unwanted tokens.

The Austrian financial regulator's action marks the first publicly disclosed enforcement case under the EU's new crypto rulebook. Austria's financial market regulator has fined Bitpanda 70,000 euros, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News, Finance Magnates and Cointelegraph.

The company introduces Blockstream Swaps for Bitcoin, Lightning, and Liquid users days after Boltz halted operations. Blockstream has launched a new offering called Blockstream Swaps, according to reports from crypto.news and CryptoBriefing.

Creditors of the collapsed exchange may recover only a fraction of their original claims after the court-ordered sale Dutch prosecutors have completed the sale of cryptocurrency assets seized from Knaken, a crypto exchange that collapsed, generating roughly €2.2 million.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report a terrorism-financing case tied to Binance data-sharing with Russian authorities, but disagree on how much crypto was involved, when the data-sharing began, and whether the suspect's identity is known.

The new issuance lifts Ripple's stablecoin's circulating supply to roughly 1.71 billion tokens amid rising institutional interest. Ripple has issued another 10 million RLUSD tokens, bringing the stablecoin's total circulating supply to approximately 1.71 billion. The mint was recorded on-chain and confirmed by blockchain trackers, according to reporting on the issuance.

Crude markets show little reaction despite stalled diplomacy and reduced shipping through a key chokepoint. Oil prices held steady this week even as diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran appeared to stall, according to a report published by CryptoBriefing.

Wealth manager questions Bitcoin's real-world utility and points to gold and an emerging AI shift instead. Ross Gerber, a prominent wealth manager, has raised fresh doubts about Bitcoin's role as a practical financial asset. He argued that gold is easier to use than Bitcoin in real-world transactions, according to a report from U.Today.

CryptoBriefing reports Washington is urging other nations to align with American AI infrastructure over rival systems. CryptoBriefing reported on August 15 that the US government has warned other countries to choose sides in the global race to build and control artificial intelligence infrastructure.