U.S. jobs report, Russia’s digital ruble rollout: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 31. Source：CoinDesk
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $78,000 as yen breaks 160 and rate-hike bets lift the dollar
Bitcoin is holding just under $78,000 as August closes. The dollar strength that pushed the yen past its intervention line is the same force capping crypto.…
Zcash private transactions could go from three-second waits to under 200 milliseconds
Zakura says a new cryptography stack makes mobile proof generation more than 14 times faster, removing one of the biggest delays users face when sending…
Cronos halts network after Tectonic exploit involving estimated $75M
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said the company’s app and exchange were unaffected by the Tectonic breach and continued operating normally. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto market makers are cashing in on bitcoin's rally - without betting on direction
As bitcoin surges back above $80,000, sophisticated trading firms are quietly collecting yield rather than making directional bet. Source：CoinDesk
Russia’s Sber eyes USDT loans, questions digital ruble demand
Russia’s largest bank, Sber, plans to accept USDT and Ether alongside Bitcoin as loan collateral as the country introduces regulated crypto trading under a new…
A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%
The exploit caused the neobank's AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losses. Source：CoinDesk
Swift’s $1.5 quadrillion network faces a blockchain test
Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500institution network gives it the power to absorb…
The next trillion-dollar currency may not be a stablecoin — it might not even have a name yet
AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply on the solution, and one thinks the answer…
Bullish provides USD.AI $100M stablecoin facility for GPU-backed lending
The institutional crypto exchange is providing $100 million in stablecoin liquidity to support loans backed by AI computing infrastructure. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto Biz: Bitcoin pumps, Wall Street does the paperwork
Bitcoin’s $80,000 rebound lifts crypto stocks as Circle, Strategy and Solana show how capital markets, stablecoins and onchain growth are driving crypto’s…
Polish Olympic chief charged in Zondacrypto probe, justice minister says
Polish Olympic Committee president Radosław Piesiewicz faces charges as prosecutors investigate his ties to collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto.…