Crypto news today

Bitfinex Securities is listing five tokenized notes backed by shares via the ORO II fund. Trading is open in USD, USDT, and BTC for non-US investors.

CryptoQuant on-chain data shows Bitcoin whales snapped up ~60,000 BTC ($4.6B) in August, while retail investors dumped about 47,000 BTC. See the breakdown.

Singapore is considering bringing jointly issued cross-border stablecoins under its regulatory framework, shifting from a local-only focus.

Texas just pulled the plug on state funding for Flock Safety's AI cameras after privacy complaints. Over 3,200 cameras cost taxpayers at least $30M since 2023.

North Korea's Lazarus Group moved over $30M in BTC through Hyperliquid, swapped to ETH & SOL, and cashed out on Kraken, LBank, and KuCoin—no KYC required.

Bitcoin posted its best month since November 2025, up 24.95% in August, while Ethereum soared 32.53%. Check out the monthly stats from CoinGlas.

Polymarket is looking to raise $1 billion at a $21 billion valuation in a new funding round led by 1789 Capital, which may commit up to $300 million.

Elon Musk has rolled out X Money access to all Premium and Premium+ subscribers in the US. The payments feature is now live for every paid tier on X (Twitter).

South Korea's Ministry of Science picks SK Telecom, Kakao, and KT for 'AI for All.' Citizens get free, unlimited AI access by year-end, powered by 512 Nvidia B2

On August 31, 2026, Injective's L1 blockchain froze for 3 hours 42 minutes at block 181,027,006. On-chain data points to a possible $5M exploit via binary optio

North Korean Lazarus Group wallets under US sanctions moved over $30M through Hyperliquid DEX, Arkham analyst Emmett Gallic reports. Activity lasted until Augus

Prediction market Kalshi hits ex-Congressman George Santos with its first-ever lifetime ban and a $71,356 fine for manipulating contracts about his own attendan

Sberbank is set to roll out crypto-backed loans and enable crypto payments in SberBusiness by year-end. Russian crypto market hits $50B rubles daily.

Sber now offers cross-border crypto payments for Russian exporters and importers. No minimum amount, just a 0.3% fee, instant transfers, and auto currency docs.

BlackRock drives a $217M surge in Bitcoin ETF inflows. Ether ETF posts 11 straight positive sessions, XRP and Solana funds see 10-session streaks.

Russia's digital ruble goes live as the country's third official currency. Major banks and retailers now support digital ruble payments for everyday transaction

Thailand's SEC is floating new rules to let retail investors trade overseas crypto derivatives, but only on centrally cleared, regulated exchanges.

Hyperliquid is negotiating with Payward, Kraken's parent, for a US debut. Access to select futures could come via CFTC-regulated Bitnomial if approved.

Top analysts share their bold BTC and ETH price targets for 2026–2030. See forecasts from Bernstein, Standard Chartered, VanEck, ARK Invest and more.

More than $3.2 billion in altcoins—including XPL, ADI, BTW, PUMP, ZRO, STABLE, and H—are unlocking in September. Tokenomist shares the biggest upcoming token un

Webull brings crypto trading to Canadian users, adding digital assets to stocks, ETFs, and options via a new partnership with Coinbase amid clearer regulations.

Bitcoin wraps up the month with wild price swings as U.S. Treasury yields eye fresh 20-year highs. Scott Bessent weighs in on the bond market impact.

Pavel Durov unveils the Gram Wallet, a non-custodial crypto wallet in Telegram. Early access for select users now, with a wider rollout coming soon.

Telegram sets the self-custodial Gram wallet as the default in user settings and rebrands Wallet in Telegram to Walt, clarifying wallet options for users.