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Washington tells trading partners to sever ties with Tehran or risk losing access to dollar-based finance, while Iran promises to resist. The United States has broadened its sanctions regime against Iran, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing. The expanded measures come with a pointed warning to other nations.

Draft guidelines could pave the way for regulated Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds in Thailand. Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has released draft guidelines covering cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds. The regulator is now inviting public feedback before finalizing any rules. The proposal specifically references products tied to Bitcoin and Ether, according to reporting on the draft.

The new network uses HYPE as its gas token and aims to extend Hyperliquid's on-chain infrastructure. Kinetiq has unveiled Elysium, a layer-2 network built to work alongside Hyperliquid's HyperEVM. The announcement was reported across multiple outlets in late August 2026, marking a new step in Hyperliquid's expanding technical stack.

Jeremy Allaire points to near-total stablecoin dominance in emerging AI-to-AI transaction protocol x402 Circle's chief executive Jeremy Allaire has drawn attention to USDC's near-total control of payments flowing through x402, a protocol designed to let artificial intelligence agents pay one another without human intervention.

The Japanese firm shifted roughly $79.77 million in bitcoin, with reports framing the transfer as custodial rather than a liquidation. Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed firm known for its bitcoin treasury strategy, has transferred 1,000 BTC to Coinbase Prime.

The pilot, run under the Monetary Authority of Singapore's BLOOM initiative, tests whether stablecoins can settle payments beyond standard business days. Visa and Nium are testing stablecoin settlement that operates beyond the limits of standard business days, according to reports from Fintech News Singapore and crypto.news.

Analysts estimate roughly 87% of the stolen bitcoin, worth about $114 million, has not been moved since the breach Galaxy Research has published an estimate placing total losses from a hack involving Coldcard hardware wallets at 1,789 BTC.

The privacy coin's rally has drawn comparisons to AI-driven market enthusiasm, even as one analyst warns of overextension. Zcash, one of the earliest privacy-focused cryptocurrencies, has reached its highest price point in eight years.

CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance both cover Tuesday's dollar reaction to Iran sanctions and Treasury buybacks, but report opposite directional moves. CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance both cover Tuesday's dollar reaction to Iran sanctions and Treasury buybacks, but report opposite directional moves. What all sources agree on The reports cover U.S. sanctions on Iran and U.S.

CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) both report Lambda seeking up to $3B pre-IPO, but they give different expected IPO windows. CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) both report Lambda seeking up to $3B pre-IPO, but they give different expected IPO windows. What all sources agree on Lambda is in talks to raise up to $3 billion.

Transaction counts surge to a yearly peak even as the average value per transfer stays pinned near four cents. Weekly payments processed by AI agents using stablecoins reached 8.7 million transfers, the highest level recorded in 2026.

Washington widens its sanctions net after accusing a broker network of using digital assets to move oil proceeds for Iran. U.S. regulators have broadened sanctions tied to an alleged scheme that used cryptocurrency to settle more than $100 million in Iranian oil payments.

A new design aims to shield validator deposits from future quantum computing threats. Ethereum developers have put forward a proposal to overhaul the network's deposit contract, aiming to make it resistant to attacks from quantum computers. The deposit contract is the smart contract validators use to lock up ETH and enter Ethereum's proof-of-stake system.

Prosecutors allege the scheme used digital asset investments to defraud victims out of tens of millions of dollars. A business owner based in Las Vegas is facing a potential maximum sentence of 280 years in prison. The case centers on an alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say defrauded investors of roughly $24 million.

The proposal would let smart contracts check whether a tokenized equity's underlying asset is still active, halted, or delisted. A newly published Ethereum improvement proposal, designated ERC-8391, has surfaced with a specific focus on tokenized stocks.

The asset manager's OnChain US Government Liquidity Fund will become available through HashKey Exchange as tokenized finance expands in the region. Franklin Templeton has agreed to work with HashKey Exchange to bring a tokenized money market fund to investors in Asia.

The blockchain project's plan seeks to make wallets more resilient without relying solely on a single private key. Monad has put forward a proposed upgrade to its wallet infrastructure. The plan targets two persistent vulnerabilities in blockchain security. One is the permanent loss of funds when a private key is misplaced.

The exchange now allows XRPL-based transfers for its Singapore customers, expanding regional access to the token. Gemini has switched on support for XRP deposits and withdrawals using the XRP Ledger, or XRPL, for customers in Singapore.