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MiCA is coming for DeFi vaults, but regulation will be difficult
Brussels is reviewing whether crypto lending should fall under MiCA, but DeFi lending vaults are making it ha…
AI is Making it Easy for Criminals, Especially in Crypto
Criminal adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has climbed 40% year-on-year in 2026, according to blockcha…
MANTRA Chain stays offline after exploit as Aug. 21 restart hinges on patch test
Transactions, transfers and staking remain unavailable after MANTRA said an attacker exploited an upstream de…
A $22.9 million capital deficit threatens to derail an energy firm’s pivot to off-grid Bitcoin mini…
July output was worth roughly $1.16 million at Aug. 21 spot prices before unsettled hosting costs, as interes…
Unresolved $11 million liquidity crash leaves pools exposed as attacker still holds 20.83 BTC on Ma…
The suspected address has spent nothing, while Maya has not detailed who absorbs the wider repricing and arbi…
Laser Digital gets Japan’s first crypto exchange approval in 4 years
Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan received registration to provide domestic liquidity before expanding into i…
Bitcoin faces $80,000 test as thinner weekend liquidity looms
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 21, 2026
Nomura-backed Laser Digital wins Japan's first crypto approval in four years
Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto providers, with institutional trading services pl…
CZ Wants Countries to Tokenize Assets, But There’s A Catch
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said tokenization could help countries raise money and attract foreign in…
BTCS used Ethereum to repay Aave debt and ended Q2 with just $317,000 in cash
Most of its $89.3 million balance sheet remained tied to digital assets, staking and DeFi positions. The post…
MAYAChain’s $1.36 million exploit spiraled into nearly $11 million of pool damage
A 23-message transaction corrupted pool accounting before CACAO fell 88.7%, widening the damage that Maya's r…
US debt tops $40T stoking debate on what it means for Bitcoin
Analysts say the $40 trillion debt milestone could bolster Bitcoin’s long-term case, even as Treasury yields,…
Treasury buybacks could set up Bitcoin’s next move toward $180,000, says strategist
Longtime bond market investor Mark Connors sees routine government bond buybacks improving liquidity and brin…