Strategy Raises $2B As Bitcoin Holdings Stay Flat For The Week
Strategy Inc., formerly MicroStrategy, has raised $2.01 billion through an at-the-market equity offering while reporting no new Bitcoin purchases during the latest weekly window. In an 8-K filed on August 24, the company said it sold 18.26 million shares between August 17 and August 23. The proceeds were used to establish a new “USD Cash”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SEC Reg Crypto Proposal Starts 60-Day Federal Register Comment Clock
The SEC’s proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets” framework has been published in the Federal Register, starting a 60-day public comment period for one of the most closely watched crypto rulemaking efforts in the United States. The proposal, listed as File No. S7-2026-27, was published on August 21. Comments are due by October 20. The framework would…
Binance Theft Lawsuit Can Proceed In Federal Court, Appeals Panel Rules
A US appeals court has allowed a proposed Binance-related theft lawsuit to proceed in federal court, rejecting a lower-court order that had forced the plaintiffs into arbitration. The Eleventh Circuit issued an extraordinary writ of mandamus on August 19, directing the lower court to vacate its arbitration order. The panel found that the eight alleged…
Grayscale Says SEC Reg Crypto Plan Could Reopen Token Fundraising Path
Grayscale Research has weighed in on the SEC’s proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets” framework, arguing that clearer rules could reopen a compliant path for token-based fundraising in the United States. The proposal, introduced on August 18, would create exemptions for certain token offerings, including possible tracks up to $5 million or $75 million, depending on the…