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Blockchain

Rapid7 Exposes AI-Built Crypto Phishing Ring Targeting 885,000 Numbers

Rapid7's Operation ASTERIX report details a crypto fraud pipeline that processed 885,000 phone numbers and used AI tools to build fake wallet apps.

August 19, 2026

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Regulation

SEC Proposes New Crypto Fundraising Rules With Up to $75M Exemptions

The SEC's newly proposed Regulation Crypto Assets would let projects raise up to $75 million a year without full securities registration.

August 19, 2026

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Markets

Treasury Doubles Bond Buybacks After Yields Hit 19-Year High

The US Treasury will double its long-dated bond buybacks to at least $4 billion per operation starting September 9, aiming to calm a surging bond market.

August 19, 2026

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Altcoins

MoneyGram Opens Its 500,000 Cash Locations to Solana Developers

MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo says the company's Solana integration lets any developer plug into cash-in, cash-out access at 500,000 retail locations.

August 19, 2026

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Markets

Moderna Stock More Than Doubles as Cancer Vaccine Hits Phase 3 Goals

Moderna shares surged 131% after its personalized mRNA cancer therapy hit both Phase 3 endpoints, inflicting an estimated $4.8B in short-seller losses.

August 19, 2026

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Altcoins

BlockDAG, Zcash, Bittensor, Hyperliquid: Four Altcoins' Latest Moves

From Zcash's bug fix to Hyperliquid's Coinbase tie-up, here's what's actually moving BlockDAG, Zcash, Bittensor and Hyperliquid right now.

August 19, 2026

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Regulation

OCC Chief Vows Final GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules by November

Comptroller Jonathan Gould says the OCC will finalize stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act by November, ahead of the law's January 2027 deadline.

August 19, 2026

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Markets

Bitcoin, Ethereum Jump as $1.44B in Crypto Shorts Get Liquidated

A wave of forced short covering pushed Bitcoin past $69,000 and Ethereum near $2,100, wiping out $1.44 billion in bearish bets in hours.

August 19, 2026

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DeFi

Maya Protocol Exploited for $1.7M in Chained Six-Bug Attack

Maya Protocol lost roughly $1.7M and CACAO crashed 88% after an attacker chained six bugs to drain the THORChain fork's liquidity pools.

August 19, 2026

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Blockchain

FBI May Have Identified First-Wave Attacker in $116M Coldcard Theft

Investigators say the FBI may know the identity of the attacker behind the first wave of the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit, part of a theft now near $116M.

August 19, 2026

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DeFi

BounceBit Launches Borobudur, Letting BENJI Holders Borrow at 0% Interest

BounceBit's new Borobudur credit layer lets holders of Franklin Templeton's tokenized BENJI fund borrow BB-denominated credit at 0% interest without selling.

August 19, 2026

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Markets

$650B Wiped From Asian Stocks as Bond Yields Spike, Then SK Hynix Fights Back

KOSPI and Nikkei crashed as bond yields hit multi-decade highs, wiping out $650B in Asian equities before SK Hynix announced a record $28.6B buyback.

August 19, 2026