China adds 8 banks to digital yuan network as operator count hits 30
The newly authorized lenders will begin offering e-CNY services after completing operational and technical preparations….
Day: 18 August 2026
South Korea moves to block Polymarket over gambling concerns
The Korea Media and Communications Commission said Polymarket’s structure and operations amount to illegal gambling…
Dutch Prosecutors Raise $2.55M From Crypto Tied to Bankrupt Knaken
A court-appointed trustee warns that the 6,300 customers of the bankrupt Dutch crypto platform Knaken…
Sui’s Hashi Bridge Tops 1.1 Million Bitcoin Deposits in 3 Weeks
Sui’s Hashi bitcoin lending protocol has processed more than 1.1 million deposits and 165,000 withdrawals…
Ethics Probe Resumes After Pro-Crypto Farage Wins By-Election
Nigel Farage’s Clacton byelection win immediately restarted a paused ethics probe into his undeclared financial…
Tether Pushes Into Artificial Intelligence as User Base Tops 650M
Tether is expanding into artificial intelligence as it looks to build on a global user…
BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk
BitBox recommended all users update to firmware version 9.26.5 and said it had received no…
Ethereum Foundation warns some tools may break with Glamsterdam upgrade
Developers have been urged to test on Plataberget before Glamsterdam’s new gas model reaches Ethereum’s…
Alleged $165M crypto Ponzi mastermind faces US charges after Fiji deportation
Prosecutors allege Edward Zimbardi collected crypto from thousands of investors, lost over $34 million on…
EU Empowers Regulators to Block Third-Country Crypto Platforms
The 21st package of European Union sanctions against Russia, passed on July 23, apart from…
Harmony Protocol to Roll Back Network After Massive Exploit
Following a security breach on Aug. 12 where an attacker exploited verification vulnerabilities to illicitly…
Binance Shared Customer Data With Russia After Leaving Market
Binance provided Russian law enforcement with customer identification documents and transaction records connected to donations…
China’s 5,500 Robot Shipments Put US AI Hardware Rivals on Notice
Unitree’s 5,500-plus humanoid robot deliveries highlight China’s scale in humanoid robot manufacturing. Devere Group CEO…
South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank taps Ripple for cross-border payments
Ripple is bringing its cross-border payments platform to Jeonbuk Bank, but key details including its…
‘Fabricated rumors’ about BitMart founder, Binance bStocks dominate: Asia Express
Binance’s bStocks are the second largest tokenized stock issuer just two months after launch, and…