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Coinbase announced today, August 6, 2026 on X platform that the platform is diversifying beyond the cryptocurrency niche and in the UK, it is rolling out access to nearly 4,000 U.S.-listed stocks for eligible users, allowing them to trade equities alongside crypto in the same application. Beginning August 6th, the service will be rolled out in batches and will push trading 24 hours a day and five days a week. Users can fund transactions with either pounds or USDC. They can also buy fractional shares starting from 1 pound without commissions. This is a push for Coinbase’s “Everything Exchange” plan,…
The Coldcard hackers are cashing out. One week after the biggest hardware wallet exploit in crypto history, the stolen coins have started moving. Roughly 64 BTC, worth $4.17 million, and 200 ETH, worth around $380,000, flowed into cryptocurrency mixing protocols this week, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.We covered the initial breach in our Coldcard wallet hack breakdown, back when the damage looked like $38 million. That number aged badly. Fast. Today, the estimated losses sit closer to $130 million, and the laundering phase has officially begun.Let’s follow the money.Coldcard Hackers Turn to Wasabi and Tornado CashOn Tuesday, one attacker…
Shiba Inu fell a leg further on Thursday, slipping to a low of $0.0000054 on the charts. The dog-themed token has been reaching new lows each month, and August is no different. The entire meme currency ecosystem is on a ventilator, struggling to breathe and survive in the financial sector. If the trend continues, the day won’t be too far when the sector’s obituary is written. People who have invested big in SHIB risk losing it all, while those who bought small amounts of tokens will be able to digest the loss.Also Read: Shiba Inu’s Biggest Strength Is Not Meme…
Timothy Morano Aug 06, 2026 10:52 Binance invests $300M a year in compliance to expand its financial super app, intercepting $10.53B in fraud since 2021 and recovering $8.2B for users. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is doubling down on compliance as it pushes forward with its ambition to build a financial super app. The company disclosed that it invests $300 million annually in compliance operations, a figure significantly higher than what traditional financial institutions typically allocate. This effort supports the company’s broader strategy to integrate trading, payments, savings, and…
Key TakeawaysWorld Chain is deploying streamed EIP-7928 block access lists every 200 ms for parallel checks.The technology targets 1 gigagas/sec throughput on World Chain without raising validator hardware costs.The feature goes live on World Chain Mainnet Aug. 17 via a runtime flag ahead of Ethereum’s upgrade. Tackling the Decentralization Dilemma World Chain says it will introduce full block access lists on Aug. 17, becoming the “first” production layer‑2 (L2) network to stream EIP‑7928 access‑list data inside every flashblock. The rollout marks a significant step in efforts to scale blockchain throughput without increasing hardware demands on independent validators. According to a…
Joerg Hiller Aug 06, 2026 09:19 HKMA announces tender of HK$1.5B 1-year HONIA-indexed floating rate notes under Infrastructure Bond Programme, set for Aug. 12, 2026. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the tender of HK$1.5 billion in 1-year HONIA-indexed Floating Rate Notes, scheduled for Wednesday, August 12, 2026. These bonds, issued under the Infrastructure Bond Programme, will settle on August 13 and mature on August 13, 2027, carrying interest pegged to the Hong Kong Dollar Overnight Index Average (HONIA). HONIA serves as Hong Kong’s alternative reference rate, offering a near risk-free benchmark…
Luisa Crawford Aug 06, 2026 09:10 HKMA announces $1.75B tender for 5-year HKSAR bonds under Infrastructure Bond Programme, set for Aug 12 with a yield of 3.118%. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced a tender for HK$1.75 billion worth of 5-year HKSAR institutional government bonds through a re-opening of issue 05GB3106001. The tender will take place on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with settlement the following day, August 13. These bonds, issued under the Infrastructure Bond Programme, mature on June 25, 2031, and carry a 2.96% annual interest rate, payable semi-annually. The…
A single line of firmware shipped in March 2021 told every Coldcard hardware wallet to skip its dedicated randomness chip. For five years nobody noticed. Then an attacker brute-forced the weak seeds in 41 minutes, draining 1,816 BTC from more than 5,200 addresses across four attack waves. The incident is the largest hardware wallet exploit in crypto history, and it is forcing the entire bitcoin self-custody model to answer a question it has avoided since inception: who audits the code that generates your keys? Summary A build configuration error in Coldcard firmware version 4.0.1, shipped in March 2021, routed seed…
Ask anyone who has actually used crypto and they will tell you the appeal was never speculation but settlement: value that moves in seconds, at any hour, with no card number typed in and no three-day wait. For most of the last decade that experience stopped at the wallet. In 2026 it no longer does. Between open banking and a hard EU mandate on instant transfers, ordinary bank money in the euro area now moves much the way on-chain value does, and Finland is one of the cleanest places to watch the shift happen.The account-to-account (A2A) rails behind that change…
Ripple’s native token XRP is close to falling below the $1 level as it traded at a day’s low of $1.04 on Thursday. The leading altcoin has been on a relentless decline for over a year, shedding 65% of its value since 2025. Traders who took an entry position during the bull run in late 2024 and early 2025 are all at a loss. The entire altcoin market, including Cardano’s ADA, among others, is facing similar corrections. Only Solana and Binance Coin have been able to sustain themselves in the charts.Also Read: XRP at a Crossroads: Sell Everything Now or…
