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The US Treasury has formally brought digital assets into the financial sector’s preparations for quantum computing threats.On Aug. 24, the US Treasury launched its Quantum-Readiness Task Force, with one of three workstreams dedicated to digital assets and emerging-technology risks. The other tracks cover broader post-quantum cryptography adoption and third-party vendor readiness.America must lead in securing the technologies that power our economy. This Task Force will help ensure our financial system remains strong, secure, and competitive as new technologies reshape the global landscape.This creates a government-industry forum for crypto custodians and infrastructure providers to coordinate on a future migration to quantum-safe…

As the BitMEX closure approaches, the derivatives exchange will enter reduce-only mode at 04:00 UTC on Aug. 26. Traders will lose the ability to place new positions, while the exchange may close existing positions during its wind-down.The BitMEX closure follows a strategic review by the board of HDR Global Trading Limited, BitMEX’s owner and operator, which decided to close the exchange. BitMEX said financial distress, a hack and immediate regulatory pressure were not the causes of the decision. Related ReadingBitMEX shutdown gives traders 2 months to withdraw, but active positions face an earlier deadline Under the closure timetable and operational…

Bitcoin treasury company Strive added 1,110 Bitcoin in a week, but the benefit to common shareholders was much smaller than the headline purchase. After accounting for the company’s rising share count, Bitcoin per effective common share increased just 1.19%. The week also added an estimated $5.74 million in annualized preferred dividends, using the 13% annualized rate Strive described as current on Aug. 10 and SATA’s $100 stated amount.The company bought the Bitcoin from Aug. 17 through Aug. 21 at an average price of about $73,409, including fees and expenses, according to its Aug. 24 filing. Its holdings rose 5.48%, from…

Nasdaq-listed StablecoinX’s debt restructuring covers $6.879 million of defaulted former-SPAC notes with about $344,000 in cash and two warrant tranches representing approximately 7.62 million potential Class A shares, according to an Aug. 24 regulatory filing.The deal shifts roughly $6.535 million of near-term repayment pressure away from cash and into a claim on future equity. The warrants do not dilute existing holders unless they are exercised. Under the restructuring agreement, full discharge also remains conditional on delivery of the cash component and issuance of the warrants. The filing confirms the warrant issuance and related waivers, but does not separately document every…

Ethereum is considering a change that would let compounding validators set how much ETH should remain on a validator before excess rewards enter the network’s automatic withdrawal sweep.An Aug. 20 edit to draft EIP-8148 lowered the proposal’s minimum custom threshold from 33 ETH to 32 ETH and added a way to set the initial threshold when a new validator is created. If activated, the proposal would let 0x02 validators select a level between 32 ETH and the current 2,048 ETH default. The change would affect reward-sweep timing while Ethereum’s existing exit rules continue to govern principal withdrawals.Ethereum’s 32 ETH change…

Two public-comment PDFs on a US Securities and Exchange Commission docket describe a proposed Grand Theft Auto VI currency called Sharkbux and a possible implementation on Solana. The PDFs display Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games branding, but corporate authorization of the submissions remains unresolved.At most, the PDFs put an unauthenticated proposal into the public record. Any Rockstar crypto plan for GTA VI remains unproven. While it appears likely to be an attempt to pump an unaffiliated memecoin, there are limits to what can be inferred from a Solana wallet named in one of the files.The documents describe a proposed GTA…

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their inflow streak to six trading days on Monday, adding another $337.6 million and pushing the run to roughly $2.26 billion.The latest intake has put the funds on course for their strongest month of 2026. Bitcoin ETFs have attracted about $2.72 billion in August, according to CryptoRank, already surpassing April’s previous full-month high of roughly $1.97 billion.Bitcoin ETFs Monthly Flows (Source: CryptoRank)Nearly $1.92 billion of that capital arrived last week alone, as Bitcoin surged through $70,000 and approached $80,000. The cryptocurrency extended the rally above $80,000 on Tuesday for the first time since…

The United States is threatening to eject Iran’s trading partners from the dollar system while widening its power to sanction the country’s crypto sector, escalating a financial campaign that is already testing Washington’s leverage over China.On Aug. 24, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched “Operation Economic Outcast,” imposing sanctions on nearly 60 individuals, entities and vessels and opening five Iranian sectors to broader sanctions: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.Treasury said the campaign would expand secondary sanctions exposure for foreign businesses that continue dealing with Tehran. He stated:“In the Second World War, D-Day marked the historic beginning of a campaign…

The9’s second-quarter profit was driven by accounting for its 9BIT token holdings rather than its operating businesses, with one fair-value gain alone exceeding the company’s bottom line.The Nasdaq-listed company reported $32.4 million of net income for the quarter ended June 30, up from $22.6 million in the first quarter. Yet The9 recorded only $712,000 of revenue, zero cryptocurrency-mining revenue and a $13.4 million loss from operations.Token income outweighed operationsBelow the operating line, The9 recognized a $47.2 million fair-value gain on 9BIT tokens and an additional $11.1 million cryptocurrency reward. Together, those two items totaled $58.3 million, more than the quarter’s…

Collectors have another opportunity to acquire two of America’s most iconic silver dollar designs, as the U.S. Mint releases the 1776 ~ 2026 Enhanced Uncirculated Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars. Priced at $169 each and available beginning today at noon ET, the coins mark the first use of an enhanced uncirculated finish in the modern series and carry special elements celebrating America’s Semiquincentennial. The 1776 ~ 2026 Enhanced Uncirculated Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars feature Liberty Bell 250 privy marks and dual dates The enhanced uncirculated treatment combines polished and laser-frosted surfaces to heighten contrast among design elements. The releases…