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Tether Plans AI Push Into Developing Markets as Users Pass 650 Million
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says the stablecoin issuer is expanding into AI applications for developing markets as its global user base tops 650 million.
August 17, 2026
Ondo's Tokenized Stock Platform Tops $1B TVL as Binance Grabs Off-Hours Trade
Ondo Finance's tokenized-stock TVL crossed $1.01B and holders doubled in 30 days, even as Binance's bStocks captures most weekend and overnight trading.
August 17, 2026
Curve Founder Egorov Blasts Pump.fun as a 'Casino of Scams'
Curve Finance's Michael Egorov criticized Pump.fun's memecoin culture and Phantom's hardware-wallet experience, while praising Solana's underlying support.
August 17, 2026
OpenAI Slashes GPT-5.6 Pricing 80% as AI Model Price War Escalates
OpenAI cut its cheapest GPT-5.6 tier 80% just weeks after launch, as competition with Anthropic pushes AI model prices down roughly 25% since mid-July.
August 16, 2026
Israel's Largest Regulated Crypto Broker Investigates Leak of 200,000 Customer Records
Bits of Gold, Israel's largest licensed crypto broker, is investigating a leak of personal data tied to a global software vendor breach.
August 16, 2026
SafePal Discloses Order-Data Breach Affecting Nearly 40,000 Customers
A plugin flaw let SafePal customers view each other's order details; the company says wallets, seed phrases and funds were not affected.
August 16, 2026
DefiLlama Delayed Its App Launch to Wait Out Apple Store Impostors
DefiLlama's founder says the analytics platform delayed its mobile app until Apple removed fake copies exploiting its brand on the App Store.
August 16, 2026
Google's Cheap New Gemini Model Targets Crypto's Trading Bots
Google's Gemini 3.7 Flash lands at a fraction of rival pricing, with tool-calling gains that matter most to on-chain trading bots and Web3 agents.
August 16, 2026
ENS Tokenholders Hand $65M Endowment to New Formal Foundation
ENS DAO tokenholders voted 70% in favor of turning the ENS Foundation into a staffed legal entity that now administers a $65 million endowment.
August 16, 2026
Tokenized Stock Holders Double to 1.31M as Volume Surges 179%
Tokenized equity holders topped 1.31 million last month as transfer volume hit $23.13 billion, with Ondo, Kraken and Binance leading the category.
August 16, 2026
DeFiLlama Founder Says Apple Ignored Months of Fake-App Reports
DeFiLlama founder 0xngmi says months of trademark complaints to Apple failed to remove a fake DeFiLlama app, which was pulled only after a user lost funds.
August 15, 2026
ABFinance, Founded by Former Bybit Co-CEO Helen Liu, Suspends Operations
ABFinance, the US-compliant trading platform launched by former Bybit co-CEO Helen Liu in March, has suspended operations after only a few months live.
August 15, 2026