What's new in crypto and the advent of the decentralized web. en https://decrypt.co/feed/tag?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_source=tag Decrypt Media Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://decrypt.co/375387/cftc-invokes-emergency-powers-to-keep-kalshi-trading-despite-new-york-suit Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:22:12 +0000 Kalshi triggered the order, notifying the agency of a market emergency after New York moved to bar its contracts nationwide. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375387 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/375381/openai-exec-brad-lightcap-quits-leadership-shake-up-ipo Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:04:06 +0000 The former operating chief is starting a new venture following several departures across the ChatGPT developer’s leadership and safety teams. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=375381 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/375376/btcpay-bitcoin-bounty-critical-wallet-exploit Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:16:03 +0000 The reward aims to recover Bitcoin stolen after attackers gained access to connected LND wallets. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=375376 Coins https://decrypt.co/375364/solana-price-death-cross-bull-bear-case-next-move Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:46:04 +0000 Solana is holding its 50-day average after a pullback from August's $90 spike, but the death cross above it keeps pressure pointed down. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375364 Markets https://decrypt.co/375375/sec-prepares-escape-hatch-securities-registration-crypto-projects Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:10:00 +0000 The agency has set an open meeting to consider moving forward with its Regulation Crypto proposal. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375375 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/375358/ai-agent-hacks-gym-membership-tech-world-reacts Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:56:03 +0000 The newly reported incident is raising fresh concerns about autonomous AI after models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta exploited websites and online services. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=375358 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/375359/trump-media-crypto-bet-238m-quarterly-loss Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:25:14 +0000 Falling digital asset values battered the Truth Social parent’s balance sheet, contributing to about $361 million in crypto-related losses during the first half of 2026. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=375359 Business https://decrypt.co/375345/russia-approves-trading-bitcoin-ethereum-usdt-no-xrp Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:26:54 +0000 Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether clear the central bank's liquidity bar—everything else, including XRP, stays off-limits for retail. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375345 Coins https://decrypt.co/375330/ravencoin-crashes-critical-exploit-threatens-rollback Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:02:36 +0000 Two mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin's hash power are already rebuilding the chain from before Friday's first bad block—here's what a forced rollback would undo. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375330 Coins https://decrypt.co/375324/etoro-acquire-tradezero-us-expansion-stock-tanks Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:45:30 +0000 The crypto-friendly trading platform is betting on US equities as regulators keep squeezing its token menu. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375324 Business https://decrypt.co/375315/openais-only-dedicated-ethicist-has-left-with-no-replacement-ft Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:05:35 +0000 Chloé Bakalar joined from Meta last August and departed in July without any announcement, one of several safety exits in recent weeks. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375315 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/375312/why-strategy-selling-bitcoin-how-much Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:46:11 +0000 The world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder has sold hundreds of millions of dollars in BTC since June as it changes how it funds dividends and manages its cash. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=375312 Business https://decrypt.co/375310/luke-dashjr-removed-as-bip-editor-after-bip-110-bitcoin-fork-stalls Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:27:58 +0000 Supporters of the soft fork he championed split onto their own chain on Saturday, where it mined two blocks in eight hours and stopped. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375310 Coins https://decrypt.co/375304/morning-minute-saylors-strategy-sells-bitcoin-for-second-week-in-a-row Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:22:13 +0000 Strategy dumped $108M in BTC at a loss and a whopping $650M of MSTR stock, and yet MSTR stock barely flinched. What gives? Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=375304 Opinion https://decrypt.co/375305/north-korea-now-leans-on-crime-networks-to-launder-stolen-crypto-rusi Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:02:42 +0000 Once its proceeds mix with scam money, exchanges struggle to separate proliferation finance from ordinary laundering, the paper warns. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375305 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/375301/coinbase-opens-uk-derivatives-trading-with-up-to-50x-leverage Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:58:44 +0000 Futures, perpetuals and options spanning crypto, commodities, equities and FX, limited to clients who qualify as professional investors. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375301 Business https://decrypt.co/375294/uk-lawmakers-write-to-bank-ceos-over-crypto-account-refusals Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:41:17 +0000 The APPG has asked banks to explain their crypto policies, warning that access could be one of the single biggest barriers to growth. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375294 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/375285/vitalik-buterin-ethereum-betting-future-quantum-ai Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:48:22 +0000 Ethereum’s updated roadmap puts quantum resistance, privacy and AI-assisted formal verification at the center of the network’s technical ambitions. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=375285 Coins https://decrypt.co/375282/bitcoin-atms-pulled-australia-regulators-crackdown Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:02:43 +0000 AUSTRAC has suspended the registration of the operator running 96 of Australia's roughly 1,800 crypto ATMs, effective August 9. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375282 Business https://decrypt.co/375269/hidden-text-pdfs-hijacking-ai-assistant-prompt-injection Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:56:50 +0000 A security firm says Atlassian's AI assistant will quietly ship your Jira tickets and Confluence docs to an attacker, using instructions buried in a file you'd swear was empty. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375269 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/375266/dormant-bitcoin-wallet-millions-wakes-up-12-years Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:13:12 +0000 A Bitcoin address that sat untouched for more than 12 years just moved 26.96 BTC, worth about $1.75 million. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375266 Coins https://decrypt.co/375237/wall-street-data-centers-backlash-credit-risk Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:31:06 +0000 Banks financing the AI infrastructure boom are now weighing local public opposition alongside permits and costs. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=375237 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/375249/brazils-319b-crypto-market-faces-october-licensing-deadline-certik Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:51:04 +0000 A new report maps Brazil's push to bring its vast crypto market under formal supervision by October 30. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375249 Business https://decrypt.co/375238/bitcoin-rally-stalls-price-next-prediction-market Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:18:49 +0000 The price of Bitcoin is up on the seven-day chart, today bouncing to a high of $65,000. But bearish market pressure persists. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375238 Markets https://decrypt.co/375226/web3-is-building-financial-freedom-only-for-people-who-can-afford-mistakes Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:25:28 +0000 When the same mistake recurs across many users, it stops being client error and becomes product data, argues ChangeNOW's Pauline Shangett. Pauline Shangett https://decrypt.co/?p=375226 Opinion https://decrypt.co/375214/xrp-price-weakens-crypto-market-awaits-clarity Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:11:20 +0000 XRP is trading just above $1.00, still pinned under a death cross, as the legislative tailwind that lifted it in July loses steam. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375214 Markets https://decrypt.co/375213/hackers-drain-8-million-from-crypto-platform-coinsbuy Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:56:30 +0000 The attacker moved funds across Tron and Ethereum before routing millions through crypto exchanges, while later wallet activity offers clues about how the breach occurred. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=375213 Coins https://decrypt.co/375210/openai-pause-astra-ai-model-critical-cyber-capabilities Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:03:07 +0000 OpenAI says its next major model may be dangerous enough to write its own cyberweapons, and it's pulling back until the safeguards catch up. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=375210 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/375201/tom-lees-bitmine-buys-14m-in-ethereum-as-cash-falls-to-104m Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:12:12 +0000 Bitmine has reported 4.8% of the supply for five straight weeks, leaving its 'Alchemy of 5%' target roughly 230,000 tokens away. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375201 Coins https://decrypt.co/375194/morning-minute-bitcoin-etfs-see-biggest-inflows-since-may Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:32:19 +0000 And the ETH inflows were even bigger, when factoring in market cap. Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=375194 Opinion https://decrypt.co/375196/strategy-sells-109m-in-bitcoin-as-dollar-reserve-tops-4-6b Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:24:48 +0000 All of the proceeds went into a $109 million STRC buyback, while the company sold six times as much again in its own stock. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375196 Business https://decrypt.co/375192/bitcoin-etfs-draw-854m-over-five-days-as-rate-hike-bets-fade Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:14:57 +0000 Daily totals shrank as the week wore on, and analysts are split on whether the return of institutional money marks a genuine turn. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375192 Coins https://decrypt.co/375189/standard-chartered-sees-4t-tokenization-driving-chainlink-to-200-by-2030 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:19:06 +0000 The bank has now set 2030 targets for Uniswap, Aave, Morpho and Chainlink, all resting on one 37x forecast for DeFi growth. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375189 Coins https://decrypt.co/375180/bybit-sues-north-korea-over-1-5b-hack-wins-order-freezing-assets Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:04:00 +0000 The exchange says it has recovered $48.4 million and frozen $30.5 million more, a fraction of what the Lazarus Group took in February 2025. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=375180 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/375177/bitcoin-anti-spam-fork-splutters-halt-mining-just-two-blocks Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:33:09 +0000 The breakaway chain drew just 2.53% of mining support, leaving its blocks hours apart and roughly 350 days from a difficulty adjustment while the main network powered ahead. 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