BitMart founder dismisses calls for audit as users report blocked funds, unpaid employees
Sheldon Lee said a Chineselanguage X account making the claims was hacked. Users want wallets, assets and liabilities disclosed. Source：CoinDesk
Compound bets $52 million, new leadership team in switch to institutional focus
The protocol pioneered decentralized finance lending, but assets locked have tumbled from a peak five years ago. Now it's looking to attract institutions after…
U.S. Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act stablecoin rule
The Treasury proposal would establish some of the core definitions and jurisdictions in the law Congress completed last year. Source：CoinDesk
The Coldcard hack proves reputation is not a security model
A community built on verification spent five years outsourcing its judgment to one man, writes Foundation CEO Zach Herbert. Source：CoinDesk
Tom Lee's Bitmine now owns 4.8% of Ethereum supply after latest ETH purchase
The crypto treasury company bought another 9,926 ETH last week, extending a buying streak that began in June 2025. Source：CoinDesk
How a bug in Coldcard’s code went unnoticed for years, leading to $100 million in hacked funds
Crypto’s favorite maxim, “don’t trust, verify” wasn’t followed in the case of Coldcard’s code. Source：CoinDesk
No change in bitcoin holdings as Strategy boosted dollar reserve, bought back more STRC last week
Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised $333.7 million via the sale of common stock. Source：CoinDesk
Ethereum’s next big upgrade has 66 proposals, including a major privacy fix
Developers are narrowing the list for the Hegotá upgrade, including a package to change how wallets approve and pay for transactions, giving developers of…
Israel’s largest crypto broker Bits of Gold hit by data breach affecting 200,000 customers
Funds and digital assets were not touched, but names, bank account details, and national ID numbers may have been exposed in what the company says was a wider…
Bitcoin options remain expensive despite summer calm. Here's why it matters
Bitcoin’s implied volatility is near a seasonal floor, but options continue to price substantially more movement than the market is delivering. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin's biggest holders, Strategy and Metaplanet, are betting on math, not price
Your dayahead look for Aug. 17, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Bitpanda fined €70,000 in Austria’s first published MiCA enforcement case
The fine stems from Bitpanda failing to submit a mandatory white paper 20 days before publication and omitting required disclosures in marketing materials.…