Metaplanet will own about 95.7% of Superplanet after the deal closes in Q4 2026. Superplanet will combine a Nasdaq listing with a Bitcoin treasury backed by Metaplanet. The deal creates U.S. and Japan Bitcoin treasury platforms under one corporate group. Metaplanet has agreed to contribute 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5 million...
South Korean Bank Adopts Ripple Payments in Major XRP Boost
Jeonbuk becomes South Korea’s first regional bank using Ripple Payments infrastructure. Ripple targets faster 24/7 cross-border payments for Korean business customers. Ripple’s Korea expansion grows while XRP settlement details remain unconfirmed. South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank has partnered with Ripple to modernize cross-border payments for business customers. The deal makes Jeonbuk...
Ethereum Warns Glamsterdam Upgrade Could Break Wallets and Gas Tools
Glamsterdam could disrupt wallets and gas tools relying on fixed gas assumptions. EIP-8037 adds state gas charges when transactions create new Ethereum state. Platåberget gives developers months to test compatibility before broader deployment. Ethereum developers have warned that the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade could disrupt wallets, indexers and gas estimators using...
Ripple Mints 10 Million RLUSD as Institutional Demand Surges
Ripple minted 10 million RLUSD on the XRP Ledger as its market cap hit $1.71B. The transaction was processed on August 17 with a low fee of 0.000405 XRP. Circulation surpassed 1.71 billion RLUSD with $58 million daily volume. Ripple minted 10 million RLUSD on the XRP Ledger on Aug....
Mac Users Face Monero Mining Threat From Newly Found Flaw
Attackers are actively exploiting a macOS Screen Sharing flaw tracked as CVE-2026-65400. The exploit targets systems with port 5900 directly exposed to the internet. Apple released emergency security patches across macOS Tahoe, Sequoia, and Sonoma. A critical authentication flaw in macOS Screen Sharing is leaving Apple devices exposed to unauthorized...
SEC, CFTC Sue Goliath Ventures Over Alleged $400M Crypto Ponzi
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have filed separate civil cases against Goliath Ventures Inc. and its CEO, Christopher Delgado, over an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme involving about $400 million. The complaints, filed on August 11 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle...
BNB Chain Schedules Pasteur Hard Fork for Aug. 25 to Boost Security
BNB Chain will activate the Pasteur hard fork on BNB Smart Chain on August 25, adding bridge and validator security fixes plus higher tested throughput. The upgrade keeps the network’s block interval and gas limits unchanged. According to BNB Chain’s Pasteur announcement, the hard fork activates at 2:30 a.m. UTC...
Trump to Meet Coinbase, Ripple, and Chainlink CEOs at White House
President Donald Trump is expected to meet senior crypto executives at the White House on August 19, according to people briefed on the plans. The gathering comes as regulators prepare a separate public policy meeting and the Senate waits to take its next procedural step on the CLARITY Act. CoinDesk...
Ethereum Foundation Replaces Poseidon With SHA and BLAKE for L1
Ethereum replaces Poseidon with SHA and BLAKE for future Layer 1 upgrades. Binary-field SNARK advances make traditional hash functions practical again. The roadmap targets leanVM in 2027 with wider deployments planned for 2028. The Ethereum Foundation is changing its long-term cryptography strategy by replacing Poseidon with SHA and BLAKE for...
SEC Delays Crypto Rules Meeting After Last-Minute Cancellation
SEC postponed its Aug. 14 crypto rules meeting after a last-minute cancellation. Proposed crypto offering framework remains under review despite the delayed vote. Congress still weighs the Clarity Act as SEC pursues broader digital asset reforms. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed a key meeting on proposed crypto...