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Secret Network executed a 1.079 billion-SCRT mint on Aug. 21 as backers of Proposal 365 moved to keep the Cosmos-based layer 1 operating ahead of SCRT Labs’ Sept. 1 support cutoff. Proposal 365 passed and scheduled the v1.26.0-community-continuance upgrade for block 26,790,327. Results from that block record the full mint as a finalize-block upgrade event, with no normal user transaction or mint transaction hash. After the upgrade, the live secret-4 node reported software version 1.26.0 and reached block 26,806,270. Those observations establish that the upgrade ran and block production continued, while the proposal still leaves development, infrastructure and validator participation…

Polymarket US has withdrawn two filings for NFL player participation contracts one day after self-certifying them with the CFTC, the regulator’s latest registry shows. The withdrawals cover both the broader product class and a specific contract asking whether Patrick Mahomes will participate in the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 1 game. No reason was disclosed. Separate contracts on whether a player will start in a designated position remain certified. Self-certification allows a designated contract market to attest that a product complies with US derivatives laws. It does not constitute individual CFTC approval. QCX LLC, which operates as Polymarket US, had planned…

Bitcoin and Ether options with a combined notional value of about $10.43 billion expired on July 31, placing the $64,000 Bitcoin level at the center of the monthly settlement. Greeks.live reported that 149,000 Bitcoin options worth $9.6 billion expired with a 0.28 put-call ratio and $64,000 max pain. Another 435,000 Ether options worth $830 million expired with a 0.63 ratio and $1,850 max pain. Deribit’s monthly options settle at 08:00 UTC on the final Friday of each month. Shortly after settlement, Bitcoin traded near $63,824, while Ether changed hands around $1,891. Neither asset recorded an immediate break from its recent…

“The old ‘long bitcoin, short the bankers’ trade is over: banks have moved from resisting digital assets to building and enabling or distributing them through custody, tokenization and regulated trading,” Dori said. He attributed the shift to client demand and clearer rules, calling it structural rather than cyclical. Early bank entrants included Swissquote, which added bitcoin trading in 2017, DBS in 2020 and BBVA in 2021. BNY Mellon started institutional crypto custody in 2022, the same year Nubank launched bitcoin and ether trading and LGT added crypto services. St.Galler Kantonalbank and Santander followed in 2023, while Zürcher Kantonalbank added retail…

The price of Zcash ($ZEC) has exceeded $814 for the first time in eight years, fully recovering from its June decline to $250 caused by a vulnerability in the Orchard pool. The coin’s surge and increase in market capitalization to $13.74 billion were driven by the upcoming listing of the first spot Zcash fund, the Zcash ETF, prompting the community to discuss whether Zcash could eventually “flip” $XRP by market capitalization. Grayscale Investments has already submitted the final documents to the SEC. Trading in the fund under the ticker ZCSH is expected to begin on NYSE Arca on August 25,…

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has announced the addition of $GRASS to its spot trading platform. The listing, which was confirmed on the company’s official channels, allows users to buy, sell, and trade $GRASS directly on Coinbase’s centralized exchange. The move is part of Coinbase’s ongoing effort to expand its digital asset offerings and provide users with access to a broader range of cryptocurrencies. What is $GRASS? $GRASS is the native token of the Grass network, a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) built on the Solana blockchain. The project incentivizes users to share unused…

Bitcoin is ending July 2026 with a solid gain of around 9.93%, completing a long-awaited reversal after the heavy declines of May and June. The leading cryptocurrency briefly climbed above $65,000, but historical statistics by CryptoRank and technical indicators are warning investors that it may be too early to celebrate, with the most treacherous month of the year still ahead. The main argument against buying right now is Bitcoin’s specific seasonality, tied to the global four-year macroeconomic and political cycle. According to historical CoinGlass data, August has closed deeply in the red during every comparable period of this cycle. Bitcoin…

However, the major thrust of bank lobbying on the Clarity Act has been to suggest Main Street community bankers won’t be able to extend mortgages and business loans if their depositors flee. “When crypto gets a free pass, communities pay the price,” according to a recent ad backed by the Independent Community Bankers of America, pitting community banks against the crypto industry. That argument soured some lawmakers on the bill. “My state right now — agriculture folks, local community people — are very, very worried about the effect on community banks,” Senator Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, told Politico earlier…

Solana’s RWA value has surpassed $4 billion, a new $ATH for the network. The increase comes as the total supply of tokenized equities on Solana continues to grow. This growth remains significant as what began as a negligible market in early 2024 has become a multibillion-dollar ecosystem spanning tokenized Treasuries, public equities, private credit, reinsurance, sovereign debt, commodities, liquidity funds, and stablecoin settlement infrastructure. Solana’s RWA ecosystem hit a new $ATH: $4B+ in total value pic.twitter.com/mfH1wbCoBS — Solana (@solana) August 23, 2026 Tokenized equities are where Solana’s RWA growth is accelerating fastest. As of late July 2026, 97% of all…

A regulated exchange built to let banks and financial institutions handle both crypto and traditional assets under one roof is edging closer to reality. Havenex, the platform unveiled by Sui co-founder Kostas Kryptos, is nearing the close of its Series A funding round and has already filed for the regulatory licenses it needs to launch. The announcement puts a new name into the crowded conversation about institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, at a moment when banks and asset managers are still hunting for trusted rails to bring tokenized finance into the mainstream. Key takeaways Havenex is close to completing its Series…