SEC Charges 38 Entities Over False Investment Adviser Filings
The SEC has charged 38 entities for allegedly using false filings to make themselves appear legitimate as registered investment advisers. The agency’s action, announced in Press Release 2026-148, targets entities accused of feigning regulatory status through misleading filings. The case is not limited to crypto, but it matters for digital asset markets because false legitimacy…
Crypto Groups Sue To Block Illinois Digital Asset Tax Act
The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation have filed a joint lawsuit challenging Illinois’ Digital Asset Tax Act, setting up a legal fight over whether the state can impose a transaction tax on digital asset activity. The lawsuit was filed in Illinois state court on August 21 and seeks to block the law before…
Treasury Proposes Stablecoin Licensing Rules Under GENIUS Act
The US Treasury Department has proposed new licensing rules for payment stablecoin issuers under Section 3 of the GENIUS Act, opening another major comment period for digital asset regulation. The proposed rulemaking was issued on August 18 and published on August 21. Under the proposal, payment stablecoin issuers would need to obtain a federal or…
BitMEX Sets Close-Only Risk Limits Ahead Of September Wind-Down
BitMEX will move into strict risk-limit mode on August 26 as part of its planned exchange wind-down. Starting at 04:00 UTC, users will only be able to close or reduce existing positions. New positions will no longer be allowed. Trading services are scheduled to permanently cease on September 23 at 04:00 UTC, according to the…
Coinbase Investor Class Action Can Move Forward, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge has allowed parts of an investor class-action lawsuit against Coinbase and certain executives to proceed, keeping allegations over risk disclosures alive in court. US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled on August 20 that some claims could move into discovery. The court dismissed several claims but allowed allegations that Coinbase misled investors…
EIP-7702 Wallet Delegation Faces Scrutiny After Phishing Research
Ethereum’s EIP-7702 wallet delegation feature is facing renewed scrutiny after security research presented at the USENIX Security Symposium linked a large share of analyzed authorization transactions to attacker-controlled contracts. The research found that 63% of EIP-7702 authorization transactions in the analyzed sample were connected to malicious contracts, with automated wallet-draining activity contributing to more than…
Uniswap Founder Warns CFTC That US Crypto Builders Are Moving Overseas
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams warned at the CFTC’s inaugural Innovation Advisory Committee meeting that regulatory uncertainty in the United States is pushing crypto builders and developers overseas. The comments came during an August 20 panel discussion, not an enforcement proceeding and not binding testimony. Still, the message matters because it captures one of the industry’s…
BTCS Repays $8.2M Aave Debt As Ethereum Balance Sheet Strategy Shifts
BTCS Inc. reduced its DeFi leverage in the second quarter, repaying $8.2 million in debt to the Aave protocol as the company shifted its balance sheet away from more aggressive borrowing. In its Q2 2026 Form 10-Q filing, BTCS reported ending the quarter with $317,113 in cash and stablecoins. The company also reported $36.0 million…
Canary Files Fourth Staked TRX ETF Amendment With 1.10% Fee
Canary Capital has filed Amendment No. 4 to its registration statement for the Canary Staked TRX ETF, giving investors more detail on the proposed fund’s fee structure and staking approach. The filing, submitted on August 19, discloses a 1.10% management fee. It also outlines a staking strategy under which up to 90% of the trust’s…
SEC Opens Comment Period On Cboe 3x Bitcoin And Ethereum ETF Proposal
The SEC has opened a public comment period on Cboe BZX Exchange’s proposal to list six daily 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum futures ETFs. The proposal, filed under SR-CboeBZX-2026-065, would cover commodity-pool products sponsored by Volatility Shares. The funds would seek three times the daily performance of front-month and next-month CME Bitcoin and Ethereum futures…