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The new venture offers business accounts built on stablecoins, with yields advertised as high as 8% APY. Kast has introduced a business banking platform built around stablecoins, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and crypto.news. The launch follows an $80 million capital raise, though the funding sources and timing were not detailed in the reporting.

Reports on Binance's new US stock options agree on scope and structure but disagree over how exercised contracts are settled, with Blockchain.News describing stablecoin settlement while three other outlets describe physical delivery of shares.

Regulator publishes agenda and panelist list ahead of discussion on round-the-clock stock market operations The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed the agenda for a roundtable discussion scheduled for September 17. The session will center on preparations needed for U.S. equity markets to move toward continuous, 24-hour trading.

The crypto industry's largest political action committee has trimmed its planned advertising budget for a closely watched Massachusetts primary race. Fairshake, the political action committee backed by major cryptocurrency firms, has reduced its planned advertising spending in a Massachusetts primary race.

A 21-firm coalition of major banks says it will launch a jointly backed dollar stablecoin in the first half of 2027. A group of 21 banks has agreed to work together on a dollar-denominated stablecoin, according to multiple reports published this week. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and UBS are named among the participants.

The research firms frame a spectrum comparing how each network distributes control and validation power ARK Invest and Glassnode have published a joint research report examining decentralization across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. The report was covered by CryptoBriefing and by Glassnode Research on September 1, 2026.

Fifty separate incidents were recorded last month, marking a sharp rise from July. Crypto hacks surged in August, with losses totaling $136 million across 50 separate incidents. That figure represents a 67% increase compared to the prior month, according to industry reporting.

The asset manager expanded its crypto-adjacent equity holdings with fresh purchases of Jack Dorsey's Block and stablecoin issuer Circle. Ark Invest has expanded its exposure to crypto-linked equities, purchasing shares of Block Inc. and Circle in a move reported by crypto.news and CoinGape.

The funding round uses blockchain-based equity tokens to back expansion into nickel-linked energy systems and security technology. Alkemya Metacore has raised $50 million through a tokenised equity structure, according to four outlets covering the deal on September 1. The company intends to direct the funds toward expanding its nickel energy and security technology businesses.

Four regulatory documents this period show enforcement continuing at the platform level even as a court puts the federal regulator's jurisdiction over that platform in doubt. Four regulatory documents this period show enforcement continuing at the platform level even as a court puts the federal regulator's jurisdiction over that platform in doubt.

The blockchain network paused transaction processing while its technical team investigates a possible vulnerability. Ontology, a layer-1 blockchain network focused on digital identity and data solutions, has halted block production on its mainnet. The pause came after the project's technical team flagged a potential security concern, according to reports from crypto.news and CryptoSlate.

Seoul is building blockchain surveillance capacity to enforce a long-delayed capital gains levy on digital assets. South Korean regulators are preparing wallet tracing technology to support enforcement of a crypto capital gains tax scheduled for 2027, according to crypto.news.

The prediction market operator says former congressman George Santos manipulated a State of the Union trading contract. Kalshi has imposed a lifetime ban on George Santos, the former New York congressman, after determining he manipulated one of its prediction markets.

Crypto custodian BitGo pays $7 million in cash and $35.5 million in stock for NYDIG's trading division. BitGo has agreed to purchase the institutional trading business of NYDIG, according to reports from CryptoPotato, American Banker, and Banking Dive.

City officials say they will not pay the ransom as authorities work to determine the scope of the breach. Berlin authorities have opened an investigation into a cyberattack targeting city systems, after hackers reportedly demanded 30 Bitcoin in exchange for stolen data.

Digital assets will not qualify for the state's newly created savings scheme designed to encourage long-term investing. Ireland has decided to keep cryptocurrencies out of its newly established tax-advantaged investment accounts. The exclusion was reported by CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, BlockchainReporter and Coin Edition on August 31, 2026.

A new revenue stream at the ChatGPT maker scaled to a billion-dollar pace faster than most major consumer tech launches, according to CryptoBriefing. OpenAI's advertising business has reportedly reached a $1 billion annual revenue run rate in under 200 days.

The companies are broadening their existing tie-up, with the expansion reportedly extending into Canada. Coinbase and Webull have deepened their existing partnership, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Investing.com Crypto. The expanded arrangement is designed to broaden crypto trading access across a combined user base of about 25 million people.