A new Ethereum proposal, ERC-8393, introduces a standard for tokenized carbon credits using ERC-1155, distinguishing between transferable and permanently retired balances.
A new Ethereum Improvement Proposal, ERC-8392, aims to standardize how tokenized assets report market, valuation, and redemption conditions to improve collateral and liquidation decisions.
Pakistan's virtual asset licensing portal went live, giving existing crypto firms 12 days, until September 5, 2026, to apply for a no-objection certificate or cease operations.
FTX plaintiffs cite an Eleventh Circuit ruling in a Binance case to argue that RICO and consumer protection claims should remain in court, not arbitration.
Two Ethereum EIP commits on August 20 updated gas calculation and bundle composition, followed by a stateless account proposal on August 21.
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%.
