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Treasury Proposes First Rules Under GENIUS Act for Stablecoin Issuance

The U.S. Treasury Department released proposed regulations Tuesday implementing the GENIUS Act, establishing definitions...

Aug 17, 2026, 07:01 PM
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BitMart Founder Dismisses Audit Calls as Shutdown Allegations Mount

BitMart founder Sheldon Lee attributed allegations of employee mistreatment and blocked user funds to a hacked social me...

Aug 17, 2026, 05:08 PM
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Pirated 'The Odyssey' Downloads Spread Lumma Stealer Malware Targeting Crypto Wallets

Bitdefender researchers discovered pirated copies of the newly released film 'The Odyssey' distributing Lumma Stealer ma...

Aug 17, 2026, 05:03 PM
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SafePal Bitcoin Wallet Breach Exposes 40K Customer Records on Cybercrime Forum

A flaw in SafePal's order-tracking plug-in leaked the names, phone numbers, and shipping addresses of approximately 40,0...

Aug 17, 2026, 05:02 PM
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Apple Patches macOS Screen Sharing Flaw Exploited for Monero Mining

Apple released a security patch for a critical macOS Screen Sharing authentication flaw that attackers exploited to gain...

Aug 17, 2026, 02:07 PM
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MicroStrategy Raises $334M Via Stock Sale, Pauses Bitcoin Purchases

MicroStrategy raised $333.7 million through a common stock offering and halted Bitcoin purchases after a three-week buyi...

Aug 17, 2026, 02:03 PM
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MicroStrategy Sells $104M Bitcoin to Fund Stock Offering

MicroStrategy sold $104 million in Bitcoin last week as part of a capital-raising strategy, according to Decrypt. The co...

Aug 17, 2026, 02:02 PM
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Chainalysis Sues U.S. Over $94.7M TRM Labs Contract Award

Chainalysis filed a bid protest in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims challenging ICE's sole-source $94.7 million contract...

Aug 17, 2026, 01:02 PM
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Paul Tudor Jones' Firm Reverses Bitcoin ETF Sales, Adds Stake to BlackRock Fund

Tudor Investment, the firm behind billionaire Paul Tudor Jones, purchased 109,446 shares of BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF...

Aug 17, 2026, 12:03 PM
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Dutch Prosecutors Sell Knaken Crypto Holdings as Creditors Face Losses

Dutch prosecutors liquidated the remaining cryptocurrency holdings from failed platform Knaken, with sales proceeds rang...

Aug 17, 2026, 12:02 PM
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Austria Issues First Published MiCA Fine: €70,000 Penalty Against Bitpanda

Austria's Financial Market Authority fined Bitpanda €70,000 for breaches of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation...

Aug 17, 2026, 12:02 PM
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Harmony Considers Full Blockchain Rollback After Unauthorized Minting Breach

Harmony is weighing a full blockchain rollback to August 11 checkpoints following an unauthorized minting incident that ...

Aug 17, 2026, 11:09 AM
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