Crypto news today

VET, Monero, and Uniswap outperformed the crypto top 100 during a sideways week, leading price growth from August 24–30, 2026. Weekly recap for altcoin traders.

Starting September 3, the US will impose new 25% and 100% tariffs on select drone imports and components. The order, signed by Donald Trump on August 13, target

CoinW launches perpetual TradFi futures on EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, JP225, and KR200 with USDT margin and up to 500x leverage. Full details inside.

The Financial Stability Board warns G20 that advanced AI models ramp up cyber risks. Firms need strong resilience and recovery plans to protect finance.

Blockaid reports a $9.3M exploit on More Markets. The attacker used Ankr liquid staking tokens and E-mode to overborrow and drain WFLOW from the lending reserve

Zakura launches Zakura Common, cutting Zcash private transaction prep from over 3 seconds to under 200ms. Boosted proving, verification, and hashing speeds.

ZORA jumps 100% in 24 hours after a major update: token launches on Solana, Base, and Robinhood Chain, new meme coin and stock token pairs, and Pump.fun support

OpenAI and 155 other firms urge businesses, governments, and devs to step up AI cybersecurity, warning of more frequent and advanced cyberattacks in the coming

The Bank of Russia officially rolled out the digital ruble's logo: a coral-red ruble symbol inside a circle, off-center to the left. No other colors allowed.

OpenAI grabs $5.5B in SB Energy warrants as Nvidia invests $1.5B and backs a $105B data center lease guarantee, fueling the AI infrastructure race.

The Bank of Russia launches the digital ruble on September 1. One account per person or company, two for sole proprietors. Top up to ₽300,000/month.

Vietnam is gearing up for a legal crypto market. Five companies passed the first licensing stage. Fines up to 50M VND start Sept 1; licensed trading in six mont

Solana validators greenlight new governance, faster SOL inflation cuts, and major upgrades. Transaction V1 drops September 9, Alpenglow consensus hits in Octobe

DeFi protocol Tectonic on Cronos was exploited for around $66M after attackers pumped TONIC's price and used it as collateral for loans, says researcher Weilin

Rain's security flaw triggered a $1.1M theft from Solana-based crypto neobanks. Avici and Tria hit hardest, AVICI token plunges 49%. Fogo Foundation also exploi

US hits IRGC launchers on Larak; Iran fires missiles at US bases in Jordan, claims drone attack on Al Minhad. Reports of ship strikes. Pentagon silent on Kharg.

GoPlus reports hackers took over the Real Trump Coins website and X account, launched the GOLD meme coin, pumped its market cap to $60M, and stole over $8.2M.

Cronos paused its network following a $75M exploit on Tectonic. Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek says the app and exchange are running normally without disruption.

Bitcoin gears up for post-quantum security while Solana validators burn 18.9M SOL to rein in inflation. Bernstein eyes a $500,000 BTC price top.

Cronos blockchain paused after Tectonic DeFi protocol exploit. Hacker moved ~$6M to Ethereum; $60M frozen. Crypto.com user funds safe, no exchange breach.

Michael Saylor signals Strategy may resume Bitcoin purchases after a two-month break to shore up its balance sheet. No details on timing or size yet.

Lookonchain flags possible rug pull on Solana's GOLD token: 15 wallets dumped 224.5M GOLD for 3,178 SOL (~$330K), netting a $312K profit. Details inside.

CFTC hits ex-White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez with $172,539 in penalties for insider trading on Kalshi prediction markets from Dec 2025–Feb 2026.

On August 29, Fogo paused its mainnet after an unknown actor accessed 400M FOGO tokens—over 10% of the supply. The team is working on a network upgrade.