Ethereum News
Grayscale ETHE: staking rewards shift to cash payouts
Grayscale’s ETHE and ETH Mini amend trust docs to pay net staking rewards in cash on a monthly schedule. Our read on fees, taxes, and the first payout…
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OFAC hits Shelbit and Aban Tether for IRGC crypto rails
OFAC designated Shelbit and Aban Tether on Aug 7 for IRGC-linked crypto rails. Venue risk, secondary sanctions, and what desks should watch.
Bitcoin News
BTCPay LND flaw: patch 2.4.2 after live theft
BTCPay Server says LND macaroon theft is actively exploited; operators on builds before 2.4.2 should patch to 2.4.2 or take nodes offline now.
Blockchain News
MetaMask Agent Wallet: AI trading inside user rules
MetaMask Agent Wallet is live: AI agents trade inside spend limits and allowlists, with simulation, Blockaid scanning, and MEV protection in the signing path.
Crypto News
MARA Q2: more hashrate, smaller Bitcoin stack
MARA Holdings Q2 2026 grew energized hashrate while cutting its Bitcoin stack 29% after selling most coins mined; CleanSpark printed soft mining revenue beside a $6.6B Sandersville lease.
Crypto News
Circle Q2: USDC float grows as reserve yield thins
Circle’s Q2 2026 print shows $701M revenue and reserve income with $73.3B USDC in circulation, while reserve yield compression capped income growth at 5%.
Blockchain News
EF funds WEBCAT to verify Ethereum wallet front ends
Ethereum Foundation’s Trillion Dollar Security grant backs Freedom of the Press Foundation’s WEBCAT so wallets can verify that browser code matches published manifests, not just HTTPS.
Blockchain News
Circle Arc: BlackRock to Visa join founding validators
Circle named BlackRock, Visa, DTCC, Mastercard and peers as Arc founding validators ahead of a September 16, 2026 public mainnet, with BUIDL and DTCC tokenization still on the…
Blockchain News
Wells Fargo tokenized deposits join the bank rails race
Wells Fargo will launch tokenized deposits this fall for select corporate USD-GBP flows, keeping commercial bank money on-chain as banks push back against stablecoin settlement rails.
Blockchain News
Mastercard closes BVNK: stablecoin rails go institutional
Mastercard completed its acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK on Aug. 3, 2026. The desk's read: treat the close as a rails story, not a finished volume story,…