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The proposal, published in the Federal Register, marks a formal step toward a dedicated U.S. rulebook for digital assets. The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a proposed rule titled Regulation Crypto Assets.

Brad Garlinghouse links artificial intelligence adoption to broader US economic momentum even as crypto markets slide. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has credited artificial intelligence with helping the United States economy grow, according to a report from U.Today. He connected the technology's rapid adoption to wider gains across American industry.

The filing shows liabilities roughly 50 times greater than the company's reported assets. Poolin, once one of the larger mining pools in the crypto industry, has filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey. The filing was reported by crypto.news on August 21, 2026.

Two outlets say malicious actors dominated initial use of Ethereum's account delegation upgrade Ethereum's newest smart wallet feature has drawn scrutiny after reports found attackers accounted for the majority of its early activity.

The announcement follows a buyback move by rival chipmaker SK Hynix and points to a shift in capital allocation strategy. Samsung Electronics is expected to reveal a large shareholder return package on Friday, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and CNBC Finance.

Budapest scraps criminal penalties of up to eight years for unlicensed crypto activity as it moves toward the bloc's common standard. Hungary has repealed a national crypto law that carried some of the harshest penalties in the European Union.

The payment gateway now processes USDC transactions on Solana, aiming to tap a stablecoin market reported at $6.7 billion Finassets, a crypto payment gateway provider, has enabled USDC payment support on the Solana blockchain, according to reports from CryptoPotato and The Cryptonomist. The update lets merchants and users route USDC transactions through Solana's network infrastructure.

The transfer comes as Bitcoin trades above $75,000, drawing renewed attention to the kingdom's sovereign holdings. Bhutan's government transferred 490 BTC, worth approximately $32.7 million at current prices, to new wallet addresses, according to reports from crypto.news and CoinGape.

Elon Musk's social platform is said to be weighing digital-dollar payments as it rolls out an updated creator incentive scheme. X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, is reportedly exploring stablecoin payments as a way to compensate content creators.

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.