Crypto news today

MANTRA Chain discloses full report on the August 20, 2026 exploit: 720.9M MANTRA tokens ($3.6M) drained via Cosmos EVM underflow, network paused for 30 hours.

Avon and Somerset Police confiscated 20.21 BTC and assets worth £1.03M linked to darknet markets, marking their largest crypto seizure since 2024.

Bitcoin tumbled from $81,455 to $76,877 and now hovers near $77,700 after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's comments. Ethereum slips 2.1% to $2,400 as the market turns re

Starting August 2, 2026, the EU enforces AI Act transparency rules for chatbots and AI-generated content. Here’s what changes for platforms and users.

Real Trump Coins hyped the GOLD token, then wiped related X posts. Team-linked wallets dumped 224.5M tokens, causing a 98% price crash.

Austin is considering new restrictions on data center construction due to water and electricity demands, following similar moves in Texas, North Carolina, Kentu

Avici confirms exploit draining funds from 1,685 user card balances. Team promises full refunds as AVICI token drops 28% following Solana contract vulnerability

Meta is testing robots in its data centers—machines swap and connect cables, reboot servers, and handle maintenance using Kinova Gen3, ABB, and Watney Robotics.

Between August 22–29, 2026, the crypto sector saw 31 investment deals, with $2.31B raised across 28 disclosed rounds, including VC, M&A, and corporate placement

StarkWare has pulled off the first quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction using QSB—no consensus rule changes required, just hash functions and a pricey temporar

BIS head Pablo Hernández de Cos says stablecoins can't be trusted for mass payments. New FSI research highlights big regulatory gaps for stablecoin issuers.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs broke a 9-day inflow streak with a $201.8M net outflow Friday, led by ARK 21Shares. Fund AUM dropped below $100B, BTC slipped under $78K.

Bitget launches KCGI 2026, its flagship global trading tournament. The new Ultimate UEX format mixes crypto futures, TradFi futures, and rToken stocks in one ba

The Fed's balance sheet shrank by $14.8B this week. Markets expect a 25 bps rate hike to 3.75–4.00% on Sept 16, then a pause Oct 28. Fed officials keep hawkish

Trader DumbCrayonEater flipped $24,000 into almost $3 million on Artificial Inu (AI) in Robinhood Chain, now holding 29.3M AI worth $2.6M—second biggest whale.

Solana validators voted to double the annual SOL disinflation rate from 15% to 30%, reducing future token emissions while keeping the long-term inflation target

Sberbank plans to offer loans backed by BTC, ETH, and USDT once Russia's central bank gives the green light. Digital currency payments for businesses are coming

Finam is gearing up to launch as both a crypto broker and exchange in Russia, shelving plans for a digital depository due to high costs and long ROI.

Sellers are dominating Ethereum on Binance as CryptoQuant reports a 23% higher sell volume and Taker Buy/Sell Ratio plunges to 0.81, the lowest since 2020.

Coinglass tracked more than $208 million in long liquidations in just an hour. A $11.7M ETH/USDT long was wiped on Binance. Bitcoin briefly dropped under $77,00

Bullish is supplying USD.AI with $100M in stablecoin liquidity to power loans collateralized by GPUs and AI infrastructure—bridging crypto and AI lending.

Goldman Sachs is now the largest public holder of Solana spot ETFs, with $88.1M exposure across Bitwise, Fidelity, and Grayscale funds, per James Seyffart.

Bitcoin failed to hold above $80,000, sliding to $78.4K after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's cautious inflation comments at Jackson Hole rattled the crypto market.

Russian scammers impersonate neighbors, warning about a 'suspicious person' and sending a fake video link to hack devices, steal data, and access banking apps.