Author: John Smith

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has deployed a real-time AI system that scans trading data, news and online content to flag suspected crypto price manipulation. Summary Generative AI and machine learning will screen trades, news, exchange notices, and online discussions. The platform targets rapid price manipulation, wash trading, collusive activity, and false promotional claims. Human investigators will review AI-generated reports before opening a detailed analysis or formal investigation. Future updates will add cross-exchange fund-flow analysis and on-chain transaction tracking. AI crypto surveillance screens price and volume spikes The Financial Supervisory Service said in its Aug. 20 announcement that the platform…

In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Bitcoin climbed above $72,000 as more than $3 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated, President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a “fair” CLARITY Act, and the SEC proposed new crypto offering exemptions covering raises of up to $75 million. Summary Bitcoin crossed $72,000 as more than $3 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated. Trump urged Congress to pass a “fair” CLARITY Act during a White House event. The SEC proposed crypto offering exemptions covering up to $75 million in annual fundraising. Citi plans to launch institutional Bitcoin custody through its Custody+…

The Sandbox has contained a cross-chain bridge vulnerability that allowed an attacker to mint unbacked SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain, with the project estimating the direct impact at less than 0.01% of the token’s 3 billion supply. Summary The attacker minted unbacked SAND on Base and BNB Smart Chain through compromised bridge permissions. The Sandbox disabled transfers involving both networks while keeping Ethereum and Polygon SAND unaffected. Upbit and Bithumb halted SAND deposits and withdrawals after detecting a possible security incident. On-chain researchers estimated that about 14.75 million Ethereum-backed SAND left the bridge adapter. The Sandbox plans to…

MANTRA Chain has resumed block production after deploying version 8.4.0 to fix a Cosmos-EVM vulnerability that kept its mainnet unable to process transactions for about 30 hours. Summary MANTRA Chain restarted at approximately 5:30 a.m. UTC on Aug. 22. Version 8.4.0 patched a Cosmos-EVM vulnerability and added security protections. Two MANTRA-managed wallets were affected, but user balances remained unchanged. MANTRA plans to publish a complete post-incident report in the coming days. MANTRA Chain said in an Aug. 22 post that its mainnet was producing blocks again after developers fixed the vulnerability found in its Cosmos-EVM module. The restart followed a…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. EX DeFi attracts XRP investors seeking diversified income via cloud mining as ETF inflows revive institutional interest. Summary US spot XRP ETF inflows hit $1.552B, with $18.38M added Aug. 21 as institutional demand rebounds. XRP ETFs reached $1.552B in total inflows; Bitwise captured $16.89M of Aug. 21’s $18.38M daily inflow. Institutional XRP demand is rising, as US spot ETFs logged $1.552B in cumulative inflows by Aug. 21. Cumulative net inflows into US spot XRP ETF continue to rise; the…

Strategy’s STRC preferred stock has remained below its $100 stated value at $95.31 despite Bitcoin’s rally to about $77,125, prompting Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain to argue that its 12% dividend does not adequately cover the risk of another deep drawdown. Summary STRC traded at $95.31 on Aug. 21 after falling to $71.25 in June. Jain said the 12% dividend does not compensate investors for STRC’s drawdown risk. Strategy has used Bitcoin and MSTR sales to fund STRC dividends and share repurchases. Bitcoin’s rebound above $77,000 has not returned STRC to its $100 stated value. Tushar Jain said in an…

South Korea has advanced a three-part digital-finance program covering crypto accounts for about 3,500 companies, legal recognition for tokenized securities, and deposit-token trials involving nine banks. Summary About 3,500 listed companies and professional investors are eligible for South Korea’s corporate crypto pilot. Tokenized-securities laws were passed in January and will take effect in February 2027. Project Hangang Phase II has expanded deposit-token testing from seven banks to nine. Deposit tokens will support government payments, AI-agent transactions and tokenized-asset settlement. FACTBLOCK CEO and Korea Blockchain Week organizer Andrew Park said South Korea’s crypto market is moving away from its long reliance…

The NFT market recorded $95.48 million in sales over the past seven days, rising 170% as a single $55.03 million transaction involving the hybrid NFT project Pandora accounted for most of the increase. Summary NFT sales rose 170% to $95.48 million, while transactions increased 7.5% to 962,992. Buyer addresses climbed 49% to 172,739, as seller addresses reached 159,275. Ethereum generated $70.81 million, representing about 74% of global NFT sales. Pandora recorded $55.21 million from nine transactions, led by one $55.03 million sale. Courtyard ranked second among collections with $10.02 million despite a 10% decline. According to a CryptoSlam seven-day dashboard…

Crypto and blockchain companies announced approximately $1.298 billion across six disclosed transactions between Aug. 16 and Aug. 22, 2026. ZeroStack accounted for most of the total through a $1 billion noncash token contribution, while Ripple Prime completed a $275 million debt offering. Summary Six disclosed transactions produced approximately $1.298 billion in financing during the reporting period. ZeroStack agreed to receive $1 billion in MemeCore tokens through a stock-based transaction. Ripple Prime raised $275 million from institutional investors through senior unsecured notes. NeoSoul secured $11 million to develop AI-powered trading agents and supporting infrastructure. Smaller rounds supported privacy, DeFi credit delegation,…

MUBARAK has risen 26.1% to $0.0266 as BNB Chain meme tokens have attracted fresh trading activity alongside a $200,000 network campaign. Summary MUBARAK’s daily volume reached $42.36 million, about 1.6 times its market capitalization. BinanceLife gained 10.6%, while TUT and Hajimi posted double-digit increases. BNB Chain introduced two trading competitions carrying $200,000 in combined rewards. BNB traded near $699 after touching a 24-hour high of $725.46. MUBARAK price leads BNB Chain gains CoinGecko data showed MUBARAK trading at $0.0266, up 26.1% over the previous 24 hours, with a market capitalization of $26.60 million. Daily volume reached $42.36 million, up about…