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Australian regulator ASIC is ending transitional relief for some digital asset service providers. Affected entities must apply for a license or amend an existing authorization by September 30, 2026.
Bitcoin briefly fell below $76,500 on September 2. The move came amid escalating tensions in the U.S.-Iran conflict, rising oil prices and higher U.S. Treasury yields.
Prediction exchange Kalshi suspended Republican candidate Laurie Buckhout’s access for three years and imposed a $2,589.96 penalty for trades related to her own candidacy.
The U.S. SEC wants to modernize the rules for registered transfer agents. The proposal expressly covers electronic and blockchain records as well as tokenized securities.
The Cronos network halted block production after an incident involving the Tectonic lending protocol. Neither the amount of damage nor the timeline for resuming operations has been confirmed.
Bitcoin traded around $80,000 during morning Asian trading on August 28. The market also watched SOL rise and awaited Fed chief Kevin Warsh’s expected speech in Jackson Hole.
Ledger’s security bulletin warns of a bug in the Ethereum app versions 1.19.0 through 1.22.2. A fix is available in version 1.22.3.
Ethena bought back some locked ENA tokens from seed investors and plans to release the remaining investor tokens in a one-time unlock. Holders are also voting on using most of the Foundation’s net profit for ENA purchases.
The Solana network is closing its first vote under the Solana Governance Proposals system. Three proposals address the network constitution, faster SOL disinflation and fees tied to resource usage.
