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According to a letter posted by the protocol’s founder and CEO, the US agency does “not intend to recommend an enforcement action” against Aave. Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, said the US Securities and Exchange Commission ended a four-year investigation into the decentralized finance platform.  In a Tuesday X post, Kulechov provided an Aug. 12 letter from the SEC saying that the agency did “not intend to recommend an enforcement action” against Aave. The text of the letter suggested that the protocol had faced a potential enforcement action by the SEC in a probe initiated about four years ago. “We’re glad to put this behind us as we enter a new era where developers can truly build the future of finance,” said Kulechov. Read more

Decentralized finance lending protocol Aave says the SEC has closed its investigation into the project after four years.

BTC options flow points to expectations for a broad range play rather than a massive surge or crash.

UK crypto ownership fell to 8% in 2025 from 12% a year earlier, yet FCA data shows remaining investors now hold larger portfolios as smaller retail participants exit amid tighter regulation and rising risk sensitivity. The post UK Crypto Ownership Plunges to 8% — But High-Value Portfolios Are Soaring appeared first on Cryptonews.

Quantum computing and DATs are overhyped risks for 2026, says Grayscale, while predicting new highs for Bitcoin.

Custodia Bank has asked a federal appeals court to undergo a very rare, full-court review of its October decision against the crypto bank.

Gold strongly outperformed Bitcoin in 2025, resulting in a 50% decline in the BTC-to-gold ratio. Will the trend flip in BTC’s favor in 2026? The Bitcoin-to-gold ratio, which highlights the ounces of gold required to purchase one BTC, has retraced to 20 ounces per BTC, down roughly 50% from around 40 ounces in December 2024. Rather than a collapse in Bitcoin (BTC) demand, this sharp shift reflected the unique macroeconomic regime of 2025, where gold’s asset performance dominated that of the crypto asset. Key takeaways: The BTC–gold ratio fell from 40 to 20 ounces per BTC between December 2024 and Q4 2025. Read more

Crypto majors were very red to start the week; btc -3% at $87,200; eth -6% at $2,950, bnb -2% at $868, sol -3% at $128. Xdc (+4%), cc (+3%) and sky (+2%) led top movers. Jpmorgan launched a tokenized money-market fund on ethereum, using onchain rails to settle fund shares. The senate punted the crypto market-structure markup to next year, delaying near-term progress on a major u.S. Framework bill. Coinbase and robinhood joined the new u.S. ‘tech force’ aimed at recruiting top engineers to build ai infra for the government. Metamask expanded beyond ethereum by adding native bitcoin support, letting users buy, send, and receive btc inside the wallet. Paypal applied for a bank charter in utah as its next potential step into the traditional banking system. Trump said he would “look at” pardoning samourai wallet developer keonne rodriguez, directing the attorney general to investigate the request ahead of his prison reporting date. Grayscale argued quantum computing was unlikely to move crypto valuations in 2026, ...

The actively managed ETFs of Cathie Wood's Ark Invest loaded up on crypto-related equities like Coinbase, BitMine, and Circle as prices sagged Monday.

Crypto majors were very red to start the week; btc -3% at $87,200; eth -6% at $2,950, bnb -2% at $868, sol -3% at $128. Xdc (+4%), cc (+3%) and sky (+2%) led top movers. Jpmorgan launched a tokenized money-market fund on ethereum, using onchain rails to settle fund shares. The senate punted the crypto market-structure markup to next year, delaying near-term progress on a major u.S. Framework bill. Coinbase and robinhood joined the new u.S. ‘tech force’ aimed at recruiting top engineers to build ai infra for the government. Metamask expanded beyond ethereum by adding native bitcoin support, letting users buy, send, and receive btc inside the wallet. Paypal applied for a bank charter in utah as its next potential step into the traditional banking system. Trump said he would “look at” pardoning samourai wallet developer keonne rodriguez, directing the attorney general to investigate the request ahead of his prison reporting date. Grayscale argued quantum computing was unlikely to move crypto valuations in 2026, ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s proposal outlines how banks could seek approval to issue payment stablecoins as US regulators move from legislation to rule-making. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is moving forward with rule-making under the US GENIUS Act by proposing a framework for how regulated banks could apply to issue payment stablecoins, a key early step in implementing the law’s stablecoin provisions. In a 38-page document posted to the FDIC’s website, the agency detailed proposed approval requirements for the issuance of payment stablecoins by subsidiaries of FDIC-supervised institutions.  As Bloomberg reported, the proposal is subject to a public consultation period before advancing to the next stage of the rulemaking process. Read more

BitMine is building an Ether-heavy treasury as ETF flows wobble and exchange deposits rise, betting on Fusaka and staking to drive a longer-term thesis. BitMine says it holds 3,864,951 ETH after adding 138,452 ETH in a week, describing its treasury as representing more than 3.2% of the ETH supply. The accumulation is happening alongside risk-off signals, including notable spot Ether ETF outflow days and a reported spike in net outflows to Binance. BitMine frames the strategy as both catalyst-driven (the Fusaka upgrade) and operational, pointing to staking via its planned MAVAN initiative in early 2026. Read more

Transparency is one of the things that the cryptocurrency industry is commonly praised for. But for many, the true potential of digital currencies lie within the exact opposite – privacy. Among the many privacy coins out there, Monero’s XMR stands as the undisputed king for many. However, its otherwise sophisticated privacy technology, ring signature, stealth […]

The influential Democrat is the most vocal critic of the crypto legislation, and she continues to throw rhetorical sand in the gears of the negotiation.

Stablecoins are poised to become a foundational layer of global finance over the next two years, according to Ripple President Monica Long, who says the asset class is rapidly shifting from experimental pilots to full-scale production across mainstream payment systems. The post Ripple President Monica Long Says Stablecoins to Move From Pilot to Production by 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

ARK Invest's Cathie Wood suggests Bitcoin's post-October crash bottom is established near $86,000 as institutional holdings reach 29.8% of circulating supply, with MicroStrategy acquiring 10,645 BTC for $980.3 million and technical indicators showing early stabilization despite trading below the $104,000 short-term holder realized price. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Cathie Wood Says the Bottom Might Be In – Are Institutions About to Trigger the Next Bull Run? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Market participants are watching whether BNB can hold above $870 and challenge resistance at $880, with a break higher potentially targeting $900.

Over the past years, the institutional knock against Solana was simple: the network broke under pressure. This week, the network quietly absorbed a distributed denial-of-service attack peaking at about 6 terabits per second, according to data from delivery network Pipe. This was corroborated by Solana co-founders, including Anatoly Yakovenko and Raj Gokal. If those figures […] The post Solana just absorbed a historic DDoS attack, and the silence tells investors everything they need to know appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Backed by U.S. Treasuries, USDM1 marks a new model for digital public finance and universal basic income in underserved regions.

RedotPay, a stablecoin-based payment fintech, has raised $107 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round showing investor confidence in the role of stablecoins in everyday payments. The post RedotPay Raises $107M Series B as Stablecoin Payments Surge to 6M Users Worldwide appeared first on Cryptonews.