Analysis
Strategy resumes Bitcoin buying with $370 million purchase
Strategy acquired 4,603 BTC for $369.7 million between August 24 and August 30, bringing its total holdings to 845,050 BTC.
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Marcus Feld
DeFi & On-chain Analyst · 6 years covering crypto · 172 stories
Marcus Feld is CoinScoop's DeFi and on-chain analyst. He digs into L2 activity, stablecoin flows and protocol revenue, translating raw chain data into plain-English calls.
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Altcoins
Binance to settle 17 margin listings Sept. 3 as BB shifts networks Sept. 1
Binance will force-settle 17 margin listings on September 3 and migrate BounceBit (BB) from its mainnet to BNB Smart Chain on September 1.
News
Polygon discloses flaws patched in Austin and Kyoto forks
Polygon Labs disclosed it quietly patched security vulnerabilities in its Bor and Heimdall clients through Austin and Kyoto hard forks, with fixes rolled out before public disclosure.
DeFi
Aave liquidation builder opens its V3/V4 bot mechanics
A detailed post on the Aave Governance Forum reveals the mechanics of a V3/V4 liquidation bot operating across Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base, evaluating 19,000 positions in milliseconds.
Analysis
Ethereum EIP updates tighten execution and compiler definitions
Ethereum EIPs 7979, 8173, and 8337 received updates on August 30, 2026, tightening definitions for EVM execution, control flow, and compiler benchmarks.
DeFi
Aave weighs X Layer flash-loan waiver and Safety Module top-up
Aave is considering two direct-to-AIP proposals: one to waive flash-loan fees for an OKX Wallet tool on X Layer, and another to top up the Safety Module with approximately 52,000 AAVE.
Analysis
Aave Horizon proposes mWIN with zero borrowing power
Aave Horizon proposes to onboard mWIN, a fixed-income token managed by Wellington Management, with zero borrowing power for suppliers.
News
OFAC extends Iran sanctions to the digital assets sector
OFAC has extended Iran sanctions to the digital assets sector, marking the first U.S. sectoral determination covering Iran's digital assets, effective August 24.
Analysis
Ethereum Magicians weighs ePBS, vault consent checks
Ethereum Magicians discussed an updated ePBS document and a draft ERC-4626 extension for vault consent checks, with ACDC #186 scheduled for September 3, 2026.
DeFi
Aave stewards seek higher caps and new stablecoin rates
Aave stewards LlamaRisk and TokenLogic propose parameter changes to increase supply caps for syrupUSDT and xBTC, and adjust stablecoin interest rates across Aave V3 markets.
