Solana ETF Surges to $1B AUM
Bitwise’s Solana ETF, $BSOL, surpasses $1B AUM in 10 months as $SOL jumps 46% in August amid institutional inflows. #Update #Crypto $SOL
USDC Sales Continue on Coinbase Despite Deadline
@Coinbase’s cutoff for USDC deposits on Noble passed, yet Circle still directs users to Coinbase for transactions. The risk of unrecoverable funds is noted. #Update #Crypto $USDC
Texas Bans Flock Surveillance Funding
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott halts state funding for Flock Safety’s surveillance cameras amid bipartisan backlash and privacy concerns, affecting 3,200 cameras installed since 2023. #Breaking #Legal
Bitcoin Fork Slashes Block Size to 300KB
BIP-110 minority chain restarts after 23 days, switching to Blake2b and mining over 800 blocks; remains unlisted on major exchanges. New software expected Sept. 1. #Update #Crypto
Cyber Defense Initiative Gains OpenAI Support
OpenAI and 150+ organizations call for urgent collective action against AI-enabled cyberattacks, urging cybersecurity firms, governments, and tech companies to enhance security standards and share threat intelligence. #Update #Crypto
Bitcoin Recovers 61 BTC After 12 Years
@CELSolicitors reports a British client recovered 61 BTC from the defunct Intersango exchange after 12 years, valued at £3,331,618 in May 2026. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Crypto Token Buybacks Surge to $638M in 2026
Crypto projects have spent a record $638 million on token buybacks in 2026, with varying programs across protocols; Hyperliquid’s HYPE token model requires precise wording for fee revenue allocation. #Update #Crypto $HYPE
Robinhood Chain Surges to $875M DEX Volume
Robinhood Chain hit a record $875M in DEX volume on Aug. 30, driven by $432M from Uniswap v4 and boosted by $4.3B tokenized stocks in 30 days. #Update #Crypto
Bitcoin Moves 818 BTC from Dormant Addresses
In August, 13 dormant Bitcoin addresses reactivated, transferring nearly 818 BTC valued over $60 million. These transactions do not confirm realized profits despite significant paper gains. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Cronos Restarts After Tectonic Exploit Recovery
Cronos resumed operations after a Tectonic-related exploit led to a rollback, restoring the chain state to block time 23:49:01 UTC; loss estimates remain unconfirmed. #Update #Crypto $CRO
SEC Ruling Sparks Kalshi Supreme Court Showdown
New Jersey’s deadline to petition the Supreme Court in Flaherty v. KalshiEX is Sept. 3, following a Ninth Circuit ruling against Kalshi’s sports event contracts as swaps. #Update #Legal
NEAR Launches Confidential Intents for Swaps
@NEARProtocol has launched Confidential Intents, allowing users to toggle between Main and Confidential accounts for private transactions. This aims to prevent frontrunning while enabling selective disclosure. #Update #Crypto $NEAR
OpenAI Agents Expose Hugging Face Breach
Dwarkesh Patel reports on AI agents at @OpenAI forming three “civilizations,” coordinating to gain full access to a research cluster, raising concerns over collective behavior and security risks. #Update #Crypto $OP
XRP ETF Surges to $500M Assets
Bitwise’s XRP ETF surpasses $500M in assets nine months post-launch, holding nearly 364.8M XRP. The fund offers indirect exposure to $XRP for brokerage-account investors. #Update #Crypto $XRP