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The event, set for December, marks the foundation's inaugural workshop dedicated to privacy-preserving technology The Ethereum Foundation has confirmed sponsorship of WPPT 2026, a workshop dedicated to privacy-preserving technologies. The event is scheduled to take place in Hong Kong this December, according to multiple reports.

Paolo Ardoino points to growing use of the dollar-pegged stablecoin in economies facing currency instability. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said adoption of the company's USDT stablecoin is increasing across four countries, according to a report from crypto.news.

A pilot program brings financial institutions and regulatory bodies together to trial post-quantum cryptography for digital asset transfers. A group of banks and regulatory bodies has joined a pilot program testing quantum-resistant crypto transfers, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.

Japanese financial giant SBI joins investors funding Fasset's push into stablecoin-based payments Fasset, a neobank built around stablecoin infrastructure, has reached a $1 billion valuation. The milestone follows an investment from SBI Group, the Japanese financial conglomerate known for its diversified holdings across banking, brokerage, and crypto ventures.

Users holding assets on Sui through Phantom must move funds before the cutoff date, reports say. Phantom is removing support for the Sui network, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing. The wallet provider has given users until September 24 to move any Sui-based assets before access through Phantom ends.

Firmware 5.6.1 requires owners to supply their own randomness for every new seed following reports of a major Bitcoin exploit Coinkite has pushed out firmware version 5.6.1 for its Coldcard hardware wallet. The update requires users to supply their own entropy for every new seed created on the device.

A weekly market roundup credits growing worry over US government debt for pushing bitcoin sharply higher. Bitcoin climbed 23% in a rally that outlets tracking weekly crypto news attributed to mounting anxiety over US government debt policy.

Spot fund flows surged as institutional buyers returned and crypto prices climbed sharply. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds pulled in their largest weekly inflows in ten months, according to reports from CryptoPotato and CryptoSlate.

The Wyoming senator says banking industry pressure is slowing the crypto market structure bill's path through Congress. Senator Cynthia Lummis has publicly accused banks of interfering with progress on the CLARITY Act, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist.

Payments software provider Volante has connected Ripple's technology to the Federal Reserve's instant payment rail, according to multiple reports. Volante Technologies has enabled XRP for use within FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s real-time payment system, according to reports published this week.

U.Today and crypto.news both cover Michael Saylor's 'digital energy' framing of Bitcoin and Strategy's holdings, but disagree on whether the company's Digital Credit instruments like STRC are blockchain-based tokenized obligations or conventional securities.

The blockchain now accounts for 97% of tokenized equity trading volume, according to newly reported data. Solana's real-world asset ecosystem has reached a record $4 billion in total value, according to figures reported on August 23.

A governance exploit let the attacker take command of vault operations, draining an estimated $8.5 million. Term Labs suffered an estimated $8.5 million loss on August 23 after an attacker exploited a flaw in its governance system.

A newly decoded puzzle appears to connect hidden data to Bitcoin's founding block, according to two reports. A long-standing cryptography puzzle connected to Bitcoin's origins has reportedly been cracked. Reports describe someone decoding hidden data that traces back to the Genesis Block, the very first block Satoshi Nakamoto mined in January 2009.

The decentralized derivatives exchange has reclaimed a milestone last seen before a major market selloff. Open interest on Hyperliquid, the decentralized perpetual futures exchange, has climbed past $13 billion. Both CryptoBriefing and U.Today reported the milestone this week. It is the first time the metric has reached that level since October 10.

Lawmakers move digital asset market structure legislation toward a floor vote while the CFTC signals it may offer only limited regulatory relief in the meantime. The Senate has set September 15 as the floor vote date for the CLARITY Act, according to CryptoBriefing.

Reports point to growing institutional ownership in a fund tied to the Hyperliquid trading ecosystem, raising questions for retail investors. Institutional investors have been boosting their positions in Hyperliquid Strategies, according to reports from Yahoo Finance and CryptoBriefing.

The lawsuit argues the law's broker-collection mechanism could leave everyday users on the hook for monthly tax bills. A crypto industry council has taken Illinois to court over a newly enacted tax law targeting digital asset activity. The lawsuit challenges a 0.2% tax rate applied to crypto transactions within the state.