Connecticut's new lawsuit against Kalshi piles on to prediction market legal fight

The courtroom combat across state and federal courts is so far producing roughly split outcomes, suggesting a big job may be coming for the Supreme Court. Source link

Trump Cost Investors $4.7B Through Crypto ‘Schemes’: Public Citizen

The nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen reported that US President Donald Trump “left investors at least an estimated $4.7 billion underwater” since 2022 through his and his family’s digital asset ventures. According to Public Citizen, investors lost billions of dollars through the Trump family World Liberty Financial governance token, the president’s nonfungible token (NFT)…

Bitcoin Heads Toward $81,000 As Nvidia Earnings Beat Fuels Risk-Asset Gains

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded toward $81,000 around Thursday’s Wall Street open as Nvidia earnings boosted US stocks. Key points: Bitcoin reclaims $80,000 as $96.2 billion Nvidia earnings provide a boost to crypto and US equities. Expectations are running high ahead of Fed chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday. Bitcoin…

Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s retrial delayed to April 2027

Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the retrial in light of Storm’s pending motion for acquittal and related request for a continuance. Source link

GTA 6 leaker cashes out of his own memecoin hours before Rockstar's gameplay reveal

The token hit a $25 million market cap on the back of nine days of unreleased Grand Theft Auto VI footage. Its creator has now sold his stack — hours before Rockstar’s first official gameplay reveal. Source link

UK Expands Bank of England Mandate to Cover Stablecoins

The UK is moving to put stablecoins at the center of a new Bank of England mandate aimed at supporting innovation in digital payments. The government plans to give the Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, a secondary objective to support innovation in payment systems and emerging forms of digital money, HM Treasury announced…

Bitcoin Price Gains Stall As Key Liquidity Strengthens Below $86,000

Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to flip $80,000 into support in recent days, but bulls’ real challenge is still to come, new research says. Key points: Bitcoin long-term holders add to BTC price resistance below $86,000, Glassnode reveals. Buyer demand must overcome this area as Bitcoin struggles to advance beyond $80,000. Multiple key trend lines sit…

Revolut Launches EURR Euro Stablecoin in Europe

[Update Aug. 26, 2026, 8:57 UTC: Added comments from a Revolut spokesperson.] Revolut has begun rolling out its first stablecoin, a euro-pegged token called EURR, to selected customers in Denmark, Poland and Portugal.  In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday, the company said that the phased rollout will expand to other European Economic Area…

Core Lightning confirms multiple vulnerabilities, prepares security update

Core Lightning advised operators to use offline mode if they do not install the forthcoming update, keeping their nodes active but disconnected. Source link

Bitcoin researchers propose quantum fix that would not crowd out transactions

The SHRINCS proposal would let bitcoin transactions use larger, quantum-resistant approvals while preserving more network capacity than existing post-quantum signature designs. Source link