13th August — 20th August
▫️ SEC approves first leveraged long MicroStrategy ETF.
▫️ Illicit crypto activity on-chain down nearly 20% since January: Chainalysis.
▫️ Thai SEC opens digital asset regulatory sandbox for applications.
▫️ Alex Pertsev fundraiser launched for appeal against 5-year sentence.
▫️ Australia’s ASIC shuts down over 600 crypto scam websites in year-long crackdown.
▫️ Malaysian authorities arrest seven for power theft linked to bitcoin mining.
▫️ Bitwise acquires physical bitcoin ETP issuer ETC Group, expanding in Europe.
▫️ Tether expands USDT stablecoin to Aptos blockchain.
▫️ MakerDAO halts new WBTC-backed loans due to BitGo concerns.
▫️ ‘Accept USDC’ campaign encourages small retailers to accept USDC payments.
▫️ Optimism activates permissioned fallback until Granite upgrade fixes fault proof vulnerabilities.
▫️ Arbitrum DAO approves temperature check proposal on ARB staking.
▫️ OKX brings Solana ‘Blinks’ to Ethereum chains.
▫️ HashKey partners with Telegram game Catizen to extend GameFi reach.
▫️ Gift card giant Raise partners with WalletConnect on crypto payment options.
▫️ NEBRA’s zero-knowledge proof aggregator goes live on Ethereum mainnet.
▫️ Eigen Labs sent employee addresses to EigenLayer projects for token airdrops.
▫️ Fabric Cryptography to develop cryptography processing unit after raising $33M.
▫️ Orderly Network raises $5M in strategic funding.
▫️ Multicoin Capital leads $3.5M seed raise for Crunch Lab.
