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Proposed changes would give the Financial Intelligence Unit new authority to investigate crypto businesses operating outside the country's registration system South Korean lawmakers are advancing a proposal to expand the Financial Intelligence Unit's power over crypto businesses that operate without registration, according to reports from Cointelegraph, CoinTurk News EN, and crypto.news.

A public disagreement in Washington DC highlights deepening rivalry over who should regulate event contracts. Executives from CME Group and Kalshi clashed publicly in Washington DC over how prediction markets should be regulated, according to reports from Decrypt and Crypto News Australia.

Of three stories in front of us, only a federal charge counts as a document on the record; the rest are events awaiting one. Of three stories in front of us, only a federal charge counts as a document on the record; the rest are events awaiting one.

MANTRA Chain suspended operations following a reported exploit, sending OM to an all-time low amid a surge in trading volume. MANTRA’s OM token sank 18% within hours, hitting an all-time low, after the project’s blockchain halted operations.

Changpeng Zhao says tokenizing assets could help countries compete for foreign direct investment, though he flags a catch to the strategy. Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance and one of the most recognized figures in crypto, is pushing a new pitch to governments.

New stablecoin minting and a credit fund backing coincide with a sharp rally in XRP. Ripple has increased the circulating supply of its RLUSD stablecoin at the same time XRP recorded a 19% price rally. The move places fresh attention on the relationship between Ripple's token issuance activity and swings in XRP's market value.

The layer-1 blockchain suspended all activity while it investigates the nature of the disruption. MANTRA Chain has halted its network operations and frozen all transactions, according to reports published on August 21. The blockchain project has not disclosed the nature of the incident that triggered the shutdown.

CryptoBriefing's own editor's note says the detention claim in its headline is unverified, while Coinfomania reports the detention, questioning, and release as confirmed fact. CryptoBriefing's own editor's note says the detention claim in its headline is unverified, while Coinfomania reports the detention, questioning, and release as confirmed fact.

Chairman Selig orders a regulatory backup plan as Congress weighs digital asset market structure legislation CFTC Chairman Selig has instructed staff to prepare crypto regulations that the agency could issue on its own. The directive would apply if the Clarity Act does not advance through Congress.

Layer-1 network says a single-transaction design can support AI agent activity at a reported peak above 6 million transactions per second. Sui used its Basecamp event to detail a transaction model designed specifically for artificial intelligence agents operating on-chain.

The AI-focused data company is moving to add banking sector capabilities through the acquisition, according to a report from Finextra Blockchain. Datavault AI is preparing to acquire BankWyse, according to a report from Finextra Blockchain. The report, published on August 20, 2026, named the two companies but did not include financial terms of the deal.

A court has ruled partly in favor of the TRON founder in his dispute with the Trump family-linked decentralized finance venture. Justin Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain, has won a partial court victory in a lawsuit connected to World Liberty Financial.

Corporate customers reportedly object to a new policy requiring Anthropic to hold user data for a minimum of 30 days. Anthropic has put in place a mandatory 30-day data retention policy covering its frontier AI models, CryptoBriefing reported.

Wallets untouched for over a decade transferred hundreds of Bitcoin in a single 24-hour window, reigniting debate over early-holder behavior. A group of Bitcoin wallets that had sat untouched for eleven years suddenly sprang to life, according to blockchain data reviewed by multiple crypto outlets.

U.S. authorities allege the group ran a broad cyber operation that included ransom payments demanded in bitcoin. U.S. authorities have charged a group of Iranian hackers accused of running an extensive cyber campaign that included a $6 million bitcoin extortion scheme.

The Coinbase chief executive pointed to a range of $300,000 to $400,000 as bitcoin's price climbed past $72,000. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has offered a long-term price outlook for bitcoin, suggesting the asset could reach $400,000 by 2030.

The payments platform adds machine-to-machine settlement rails as autonomous agents increasingly need to transact on their own Ramp has added support for x402 payments on the Solana network, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Bankless. The integration is designed to let AI agents transact directly, without a human approving each payment.

Crypto News Australia reports the securities regulator is preparing a broad rules initiative as Washington's approach to digital assets shifts. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing a major push on crypto rulemaking, according to a report from Crypto News Australia.