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Durov says extortionists tricked Apple into pulling Telegram
Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after flagging illegal content posted by a single user. Pavel Durov says the incident was orchestrated by a takedown extortionist and warns of a systemic risk for all apps hosting user-generated content.
Sei's 10x engine just went live on mainnet
Sei Network's v6.6 upgrade has activated on mainnet, marking the first live deployment of Sei Giga components including the Ares hybrid executor and Eidos storage layer, with roughly 10x throughput gains now in effect.
Crypto scammers picked the wrong exchange
OKX blocked $26.3M in scam losses and protected over $1.1B in customer assets in the first half of 2026, using AI to flag compromised devices and social engineering across nearly 49,000 accounts.
S&P: over half of tracked stablecoins now hold their peg well
S&P Global Ratings says six of the 11 stablecoins in its stability assessments now score adequate or above for peg reliability, with $USDC and $USDP among the strongest performers and $USDT sitting at the weakest rating despite its market dominance.
Tokenized US stocks open to Americans for the first time, says Dinari
Dinari has launched 724 tokenized US equities for eligible American investors and businesses, partnering with Circle to enable S&P 500 trading via self-custody wallets using USDC, with dividends paid natively in the stablecoin.
BNY taps Galaxy to bring staking to the world's largest custodian
BNY and Galaxy Digital are collaborating to advance digital asset infrastructure for institutional markets, adding crypto staking to BNY's Digital Asset Custody platform in a single institutional servicing model. The offering is pending regulatory approval.
Warren asks the SEC to investigate Trump's memecoin as Clarity Act stalls
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have formally asked SEC Chair Paul Atkins to investigate the $TRUMP memecoin, citing $3.8 billion in losses for nearly a million holders. The move adds pressure on crypto market structure legislation as the Clarity Act stalls in the Senate.
Bybit adds an Austrian payments licence to its European stack
Bybit's Austrian arm has secured an Electronic Money Institution licence from Austria's Financial Market Authority, adding regulated payment services alongside its existing MiCAR crypto authorisation for the European Economic Area.
Russia legalizes crypto trading with a 98% catch
Putin has signed a law legalizing cryptocurrency trading in Russia from September 1, 2026, but strict Central Bank oversight, a high market cap threshold, and tight retail purchase limits mean most investors face significant restrictions.
Cardano rallies to one-month high while holder count keeps slipping
Cardano's ADA token hit $0.195 for the first time since July 4, posting a 24% weekly market cap gain per Santiment, even as total wallet count edges lower and retail remains on the sidelines.
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