Bitpanda fined in Austria’s first published MiCA penalty
The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final. Source：Cointelegraph
BitMart account demands founder explain funds status, Xia calls claims ‘fabricated’
BitMart’s Chineselanguage X account demanded an Aug. 19 repayment plan, while Sheldon Xia called its claims of blocked withdrawals and nonpayment of salaries…
Greenlane’s $70M BERA treasury ends Q2 valued at $16M
Greenlane recorded a $19.1 million noncash valuation loss as BERA’s price fell nearly 76% year to date. Source：Cointelegraph
Chainalysis sues US over $95M ICE contract with TRM Labs
The sealed complaint leaves Chainalysis’ specific objections and requested remedy undisclosed as briefing continues. Source：Cointelegraph
Data of 54,000 wallet users leaked, CLARITY odds just 10%: Hodler’s Digest
Owners of Trezor and SafePal crypto wallets at high risk of phishing attempts after separate data leaks, CLARITY odds at 10% despite White House meeting this…
DefiLlama delayed mobile launch over phishing apps on Apple Store, founder says
DefiLlama’s founder said Apple removed one fake app within days after the company documented it draining funds from a small crypto wallet. Source：Cointelegraph
Ethereum devs to narrow 66 proposals tied to Hegotá upgrade
The Hegotá upgrade aims to introduce more native privacy for Ethereum applications. Source：Cointelegraph
Bybit adds Unitree, Moonshot AI to pre-IPO perpetuals lineup
The additions come as Bybit’s TradFi perpetuals lineup grows to more than 200 products spanning equities, ETFs, commodities, indices and private companies.…
Tokenized stock holders more than double as monthly volume surges
Tokenized equities reached 1.31 million holders over the past month, as monthly transfer volume surged 179% to $23.13 billion and distributed value rose 5.9%…
Bitcoin to $1M by 2030 is ‘mathematically impossible’ says Markus Thielen
The trillions required to boost Bitcoin to a price of $1 million per coin is not going to happen by 2030... or perhaps ever, says party pooper Markus Thielen.…
Bitcoin could bottom in October, altcoins are ‘basically dead,’ Swan CEO says
Klippsten said Bitcoin could bottom about a year after its previous peak and argued that crypto’s best outcome is to become part of TradFi. Source：Cointelegraph
Kalshi ordered to stop broad range of prediction markets in Washington
Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multisource geofencing system by Sept. 2. Source：Cointelegraph