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Coinfomania describes Nexo Booster as a rebrand of Nexo Growth, while crypto.news and The Cryptonomist EN describe them as two distinct products launched alongside each other. Coinfomania describes Nexo Booster as a rebrand of Nexo Growth, while crypto.news and The Cryptonomist EN describe them as two distinct products launched alongside each other.

Monthly outlays on crypto-linked payment cards rose sharply even as Bitcoin's price weakened Crypto payment cards recorded a sharp jump in usage during July, with total spending reaching $759 million. That figure represents a 2.5-fold increase, according to data cited by crypto.news.

The exchange's 2026 security report credits new defenses with intercepting threats following last year's $1.46 billion breach Bybit has disclosed that security measures put in place following a major hack have prevented approximately $700 million in potential losses.

The former BitMEX chief is putting his name behind a new venture focused on the AI agent economy. Arthur Hayes, the former BitMEX chief executive turned crypto commentator and investor, has emerged as the public face of a new venture called Flop Labs.

The integration gives millions of Bitcoin.com wallet users access to a stablecoin regulated by the UAE's central bank. Bitcoin.com has added USDU to its wallet platform, giving its user base direct access to a stablecoin registered with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.

Tenev says tokenizing real-world assets is the most practical route to modernizing US finance as Robinhood rolls out its own blockchain network Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has forecast what he calls a global tokenization supercycle, according to CryptoBriefing.

The state-backed stablecoin drops its prior cross-chain protocol in favor of Chainlink following an audit of its infrastructure. Wyoming has completed a migration of its state-issued Frontier Stable Token to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, known as CCIP. The change was reported by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news on August 18 and 19, 2026, respectively.

The cross-chain protocol paused operations following reports of a breach worth an estimated $1.7 million. MAYAChain, a decentralized cross-chain liquidity network, halted operations on August 19 after suffering an exploit estimated at $1.7 million. The move was reported by Cointelegraph and crypto.news within roughly an hour of each other.

The joint petition seeks a formal regulatory framework covering derivatives tied to private company valuations before they go public. The Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade[XYZ] have petitioned the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create a formal framework for pre-IPO perpetual contracts.

A fresh incident tied to the Strait of Hormuz has reignited concerns over Middle East energy supply, pushing crude to its highest level in weeks. Crude oil prices rose sharply, touching their highest level since late July, after news of a fresh strike near the Strait of Hormuz rattled energy markets.

The initiative signals a fresh push to bring traditional finance players into Compound's lending markets. The Compound Foundation has announced approval of a $52 million program directed at institutional decentralized finance activity. Coinfomania and crypto.news both reported the development, framing it as a new institutional-focused initiative tied to the Compound protocol.

A new swap engine aims to connect Canton's institutional ledger with major public blockchains and Robinhood's in-house chain FalconX has partnered with Interstice to link the Canton Network to three separate blockchain environments. The connections cover Ethereum, Solana and Robinhood Chain, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.

The new social layer aims to attach verified crypto activity and reputation signals directly to posts on X. Kaito has rolled out Pulse, a new feature designed to merge off-platform trading activity with the social feed on X.

A political action committee funded by the two crypto firms spent heavily on a Florida congressional contest while campaign messaging largely avoided digital asset policy. A political action committee funded by Ripple and Coinbase has spent about $2 million on a congressional race in Florida, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.

SEC News and CryptoBriefing both report the SEC's fraud lawsuit against Tricolor's Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, but they give different start dates for the alleged scheme. SEC News and CryptoBriefing both report the SEC's fraud lawsuit against Tricolor's Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, but they give different start dates…

Ripple's chief legal officer says the mid-September date will signal whether the crypto market structure bill can clear the Senate. Ripple's top lawyer has put a specific date on the calendar for anyone tracking crypto's biggest pending piece of legislation.

The bank plans to fold digital asset custody into its Custody+ platform, with a rollout targeted later in 2026. Citi is preparing to launch a bitcoin custody service for institutional clients, according to reports published August 18.

With comprehensive market-structure legislation stuck in the Senate, federal regulators are moving to write their own crypto rules Federal financial regulators under the Trump administration are moving to shape crypto policy through agency action rather than wait for Congress.