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Harmony said selectively restoring transactions could create inconsistent chain state, as Ravencoin faces a separate rollback dispute after an exploit. Harmony plans to roll back its blockchain to Aug. 11 following an exploit that created forged ONE tokens, discarding more than 109,000 transactions confirmed after its chosen checkpoint. The layer-1 network said Monday that validators would revert to blocks recorded at 11:25 pm UTC on Aug. 11. New blocks will be produced from the next heights using replacement databases. The discarded window includes 109,126 regular transactions and 315 staking transactions. Harmony said selectively restoring transactions was unsafe because balances, contract states, nonces and other conditions would differ on the replacement chain. Read more

Bitdefender says fake downloads of the newly released blockbuster are already spreading Lumma Stealer, malware that scrapes crypto wallets, passwords and browser sessions from infected machines.

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised $333.7 million via the sale of common stock.

[PRESS RELEASE – Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, August 17th, 2026] BITmarkets has published a new study, Crypto and Elite Athletes: More Than Just a Sponsorship, exploring what happened when crypto’s rapid rise met the world of elite sport. From NFT collections and fan tokens to equity deals and salaries converted into bitcoin, the […]

An Aug. 17 snapshot showed 32.46% DRep and 1.95% SPO support, with enactment barred before epoch 653. The post Cardano has two weeks to avoid a governance freeze as 4 committee seats expire appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The company expanded its USD reserve and repurchased more shares of STRC.

Developers are narrowing the list for the Hegotá upgrade, including a package to change how wallets approve and pay for transactions, giving developers of privacy apps more of the tools they need inside Ethereum itself.

Funds and digital assets were not touched, but names, bank account details, and national ID numbers may have been exposed in what the company says was a wider global attack.

Bitcoin’s implied volatility is near a seasonal floor, but options continue to price substantially more movement than the market is delivering.

Bitcoin confirmed a weekly candle close below its 200-week moving average, copying the 2022 bear-market as traders warn of further BTC price downside next. Bitcoin (BTC) is starting the new week at around $63,000, but bear-market history continues to repeat with weekly close below a key long-term trend line. Key points: Read more

Reuters reported that Binance supplied transaction records and identity documents later used in a terrorism-financing case against Yuri Belenkiy. Binance reportedly provided Russian authorities with transaction records and personal information belonging to a customer accused of financing terrorism via cryptocurrency donations to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns. Russian investigators used information supplied by Binance as evidence against IT specialist Yuri Belenkiy, who was detained in September 2025 and is awaiting trial in Russia, according to law enforcement documents reviewed by Reuters. Russia’s Investigative Committee alleged Belenkiy sent more than $700 in crypto between January 2023 and March 2024 to the Ukrainian military and a banned organization that Reuters identified as the group known at different times as the Azov Brigade and the Azov Regiment. Read more

Following the launch of buyback-and-burn programs for BTT and WIN, JST completed its fourth major token burn, while SUN rolled out a comprehensive upgrade to its buyback mechanism. With these initiatives now operational, TRON's flagship assets have officially entered a deflationary era. This sends a clear message to the broader crypto market: TRON is anchoring […] The post TRON Enters Deflationary Era as JST, SUN, BTT, and WIN Drive New Value Flywheel appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 17, 2026

The fine stems from Bitpanda failing to submit a mandatory white paper 20 days before publication and omitting required disclosures in marketing materials.

NEOGAS is covered separately, while leftover JPY will be converted to USDt with a 5% fee. The post Bitfinex gives users 14 days to withdraw 13 delisted tokens or face fees and uncertain recovery appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Jane Street reported a sharp rise in Bitwise XRP ETF shares, alongside exposure to other XRP funds, in its latest SEC 13F filing. The post Jane Street Reports Major Position Across XRP ETF appeared first on Cryptonews.

The macro fund raised its iShares Bitcoin Trust stake 18.9% to 688,529 shares worth $22.9 million in Q2, while sharply cutting its call options—a shift from leveraged bets toward direct spot exposure.

Conflicting derivatives figures can come from tracking platforms using different methodologies rather than bad data.

The trustee says Knaken bought the coins in its own name, leaving customers with a euro claim against a company that has collapsed.

The price of bitcoin tracked a bounce in equities, but a $390 million ETF outflow streak and 10% odds on landmark crypto legislation leave markets searching for direction.