SecurityRegulation2 SourcesCrypto Fund Manager Convicted of Wire Fraud for $1M Investment SchemeJapheth Dillman was convicted of wire fraud for soliciting nearly $1 million from investors in Block Bits Capital by fal...Aug 25, 2026, 03:16 PMJapheth DillmanBlock Bits Capital
RegulationMacro2 SourcesUS Treasury Expands Sanctions to Iran's Cryptocurrency SectorThe U.S. Treasury Department launched Operation Economic Outcast to target Iran's cryptocurrency sector as part of a bro...Aug 25, 2026, 03:03 PMU.S. Treasury DepartmentIran
RegulationSecurity2 SourcesLas Vegas Businessman Convicted in $24 Million Crypto Ponzi SchemeA federal jury convicted Las Vegas businessman Brent Kovar of fraud and money laundering for operating Profit Connect, w...Aug 25, 2026, 01:02 PMBrent KovarProfit Connect
RegulationMacro2 SourcesU.S. Treasury Expands Iran Sanctions to Crypto Over $100M Oil PaymentsThe U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control expanded sanctions against Iran's cryptocurrency sector, citing ove...Aug 25, 2026, 10:02 AMU.S. TreasuryOFAC
ExchangesRegulation2 SourcesCoinbase Eyes Canada Expansion Into Stocks, Crypto, and DerivativesCoinbase is pursuing regulatory approval to launch an "Everything Exchange" in Canada offering stocks, crypto, and predi...Aug 25, 2026, 06:03 AMCoinbaseEric Richmond
Regulation2 SourcesSenate to Vote on Clarity Act Next Week Without Democrat AgreementThe Senate is scheduled to hold a floor vote on the Clarity Act next week, proceeding without a bipartisan deal despite ...Aug 25, 2026, 03:18 AMClarity ActSenate
RegulationExchanges2 SourcesSEC Settles Coinbase Lawsuit Over Gensler Missing Texts, Agrees to Recordkeeping OverhaulThe SEC has settled a two-year legal dispute with Coinbase over missing text messages from former Chair Gary Gensler, ac...Aug 25, 2026, 02:02 AMSECCoinbase
Regulation2 SourcesGrayscale Files for Zcash ETF, Testing SEC's Stance on Privacy AssetsGrayscale submitted an ETF filing for Zcash to the SEC, marking the first major institutional push to bring a privacy-fo...Aug 24, 2026, 07:33 PMGrayscaleZcash
Layer 1Regulation2 SourcesZcash Surges Past $880 as Holders Prepare Governance Vote on Token IssuanceZcash rose more than 70% over the past week to an eight-year high near $885, driven by Grayscale's ETF conversion plans ...Aug 24, 2026, 07:07 PMZcashGrayscale
