Poland’s Sejm fell 25 votes short of overriding Nawrocki’s third veto. The deadlock leaves domestic crypto firms without a clear MiCA licensing route. The Zondacrypto investigation has added political pressure to the dispute. Poland’s crypto regulation remains stalled after lawmakers failed to overturn President Karol Nawrocki’s third veto of the...

On 18 August 2026, two documents landed in the stablecoin world that had nothing to do with each other — except for the one question they both kept circling back to. One came from the US Treasury, while the other from the Financial Accounting Standards Board. One is about who...

Here’s what’s next as Bitcoin trades near $80K and Binance open interest tops $10B, with BTC facing key resistance around $82K-$82.8K. Bitcoin traded at $79,700 on Binance’s daily chart as price consolidated beneath a major resistance zone. Today’s candle held a narrow range between $79,442 and $79,774.  BTC’s broader structure...

Pi Network adds new developer tools, strengthens app utility, and sees $PI gain 5% as community confidence faces a possible recovery. Pi Network has introduced fresh capabilities for developers building on its platform. This update adds local storage support for Apps. It also provides access to staking data for the...

A named ransomware crew put a price on a city in bitcoin, lost the auction, and turned Berlin’s files into a public download. The Rhysida Berlin bitcoin ransom clock died on Friday afternoon. The state refused a 30 bitcoin demand. Then the crew claimed to post stolen government data for...

Nobody bought a payments rail in Gainesville. Ripple Florida Athletics XRP sponsorship is a Power-conference media buy dressed in campus language. Schools need cash after revenue-share pressure. Crypto brands need Saturday minutes that no exchange banner can buy. Call it what it is: strong inventory, thin product. Florida Athletics announced...

Panda AI entered the crypto space with a bold vision, a unique identity, and one slogan that immediately stood out from the crowd: “From Bamboo To Mars.” At first, it sounds simple. A panda, bamboo, and Mars. But behind those three elements is a much bigger idea: taking something unexpected...

Vietnam is moving closer to a regulated crypto market after five companies passed an initial exchange assessment, although no applicant has received a license yet. The pilot program requires heavy capital, institutional ownership, Level 4 security standards, and anti-money laundering controls before any exchange can operate. New administrative penalties take...

Solana upgrade, Transaction V1 is set for September 9 and Alpenglow in October, alongside rent cuts and faster slot times on the network roadmap. Transaction V1 will expand Solana’s transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes on September 9. Solana plans five rent reductions that could eventually lower requirements by 90%....

Prominent Russian financial institution Sberbank plans to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT as loan collateral as Russia prepares a new cryptocurrency regulatory framework that takes effect from September 1, 2026. Russia’s largest bank intends to expand crypto-backed lending beyond Bitcoin to Ethereum and Tether’s USDT. Ethereum and USDT collateral will...