Blockchain News
MANTRA restart is live: halt contained the bug, not the all-clear
MANTRA mainnet resumed around 05:30 UTC on 22 August 2026 on v8.4.0 after a halt at block 17,449,398. No rollback. Kraken MANTRA funding is still investigating.
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Grayscale ZCSH: Aug 25 is a clock, not a listing
Grayscale Zcash Trust is not on NYSE Arca yet. The Aug. 21, 2026 8-K sets an on-or-about Aug. 25 uplisting under ZCSH, still subject to approvals, while OTCQX…
Bitcoin News
Coldcard 5.6.1: patch the device, still migrate the seed
Coinkite's Coldcard 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q add required user entropy and PSBT checks. Firmware still does not repair seeds generated on affected 2021 through July 2026 builds.
Crypto News
CFTC IAC: Selig maps a crypto DCM backup, not a listing
CFTC Chair Michael Selig told the inaugural Innovation Advisory Committee on August 20, 2026 that staff should explore a crypto-asset DCM if CLARITY stalls. That is a staff…
Ethereum News
Platåberget Gloas is live: fork first, not mainnet
Platåberget Gloas fork fired at epoch 1536 on 2026-08-20 07:50:24 UTC. Explorer data still shows finality stuck before that fork, with missed blocks rising in the next epochs.
Bitcoin News
CFTC compute derivatives RFC: comment first, not a listing
The CFTC issued RIN 3038-AF77 on Aug. 19, 2026, asking how designated contract markets might list compute derivatives. This is a comment file, not a live listing.
Crypto News
SEC Regulation Crypto Assets: $75M path, not a green light
The SEC proposed Regulation Crypto Assets on Aug. 18, 2026: $5 million and $75 million offering exemptions plus a Howey safe harbor. It is not a live path.
Ethereum News
EF Q2 allocation: $5.5M for Ethereum client work
The Ethereum Foundation posted $5,502,930.20 in Q2 2026 ESP awards on August 18, 2026, naming extra consensus clients and Glamsterdam security work on a quiet ether tape.
Crypto News
Lighthouse v8.2.2: patch Ethereum beacon nodes now
Sigma Prime tagged Lighthouse v8.2.2 on August 18, 2026 as a high-priority security release for Ethereum beacon nodes. Advisories are still withheld so operators can patch first.
Crypto News
Treasury GENIUS NPRM: who may issue U.S. stablecoins
Treasury on August 17, 2026 proposed GENIUS Act section 3 rules on who may issue, offer, or sell payment stablecoins in the United States. The draft uses a…