A new Ethereum proposal, ERC-8393, introduces a standard for tokenized carbon credits using ERC-1155, distinguishing between transferable and permanently retired balances.
A Compound proposal by risk manager Gauntlet suggests zeroing supply caps for seven low-use LST and LRT collateral listings, affecting $1.59 million in collateral.
Boltz, a non-custodial Bitcoin swap provider, suspended all swaps indefinitely on August 3, 2026, after AI-assisted attackers began finding bugs faster than its small team could patch them.
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake's EIP-8363 would slash staking rewards from ~2.6% to ~1.1% as the staking ratio nears 50%, sparking sharp pushback from Aave Labs and DeFi protocols.
Hashdex's DEFI Bitcoin ETF halts trading August 17, 2026 and begins liquidation August 18 — the first U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF to shut down since January 2024.
GameStop is swapping $1.4B in convertible notes for equity while its entire 4,710 BTC sits pledged at Coinbase for a covered-call strategy — GME shares fell 13.84%.
