Crypto Advocates Sue Illinois Over New Digital Asset Tax
Crypto Council for Innovation and Blockchain Association file suit over Illinois's 0.2% Digital Asset Tax, the second legal challenge to the law before its 2026 effective date.
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Solana Cuts Block Slot Time to 350 Milliseconds in First Speed Upgrade Since Genesis
Solana activated its first slot-time reduction since genesis, dropping the target from 400ms to 350ms as the opening step in a roadmap toward 200ms.
BounceBit to Sunset Blockchain, Migrate to BNB Chain After $3 Million Exploit
BounceBit will shut down its native chain and move to BNB Chain after attackers pulled roughly $3 million in BB tokens from nine wallets, halting block production before the migration plan was announced.
Nomura-Backed Laser Digital Wins Japan’s First Crypto Exchange Approval in Four Years
Laser Digital, Nomura's digital asset arm, has received Japan's first crypto exchange approval in four years from the FSA, with plans to expand into institutional crypto trading as the country reclassifies digital assets under financial law.
Bitcoin spot ETFs pull $608 million in a day as August inflows hit a 2026 high of $2.07 billion
Bitcoin spot ETFs drew $608.3 million on Thursday, pushing August net inflows past $2.07 billion as Ether funds logged their biggest single-day intake in roughly ten months.
MANTRA Token Falls 18% to Record Low as Blockchain Halts After Incident
MANTRA Chain froze all transactions after an unspecified incident, sending OM to a record low of $0.004126 amid a 600% volume spike and halting deposits and withdrawals across exchanges.
Iranian Hacking Crew Charged Over $6M Bitcoin Extortion Campaign
U.S. prosecutors unsealed charges against 17 alleged members of an Iran-linked hacking crew accused of stealing 31 terabytes of data and extorting HBO for $6 million in bitcoin.
CFTC Chair Readies Crypto Market Rules in Case Clarity Act Stalls
CFTC Chairman Mike Selig told the agency's new Innovation Advisory Committee that staff are already exploring a crypto market-structure framework and will move quickly if the Clarity Act stalls in the Senate.
Optimism Governance Vote Redirects 546.9 Million OP From User Airdrops to Ecosystem Fund
A governance vote moved 546.9 million OP tokens from future user airdrops into a Foundation-controlled Strategic Ecosystem Fund for partnerships and institutional growth, leaving no further airdrops planned.
BitGo secures South Korea virtual asset license, first global crypto firm to do so
BitGo became the first foreign crypto firm to win South Korean VASP registration, building a local entity from scratch rather than acquiring an incumbent — with Hana Financial and SK Telecom holding 25% and 10% stakes.