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Cryptocurrency News

Cryptowisser's cryptocurrency news segment brings you the latest cryptocurrency news, blockchain news, Bitocoin news and other developments in the crypto world.

OCC Crypto Bank Charters
Treasury Proposes Rules Deciding Which Stablecoins Need a US Licence
Published August 18, 2026

Treasury Proposes Rules Deciding Which Stablecoins Need a US Licence

The US Treasury seeks public feedback on proposed GENIUS Act rules covering stablecoin licensing, issuance and sales ahead of implementation.

 Nikolas Sargeant
Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Wins Preliminary US Bank Charter
Published August 17, 2026

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Wins Preliminary US Bank Charter

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has received conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank supporting its $4 billion USD1 stablecoin.

 Nikolas Sargeant
Full story: OCC Crypto Bank Charters
Strategy's Bitcoin Squeeze
Strategy Grows Cash Reserve to $4.8B While Bitcoin Holdings Stay Frozen
Published August 18, 2026

Strategy Grows Cash Reserve to $4.8B While Bitcoin Holdings Stay Frozen

Strategy raised its USD Reserve to $4.8 billion after selling MSTR shares and repurchasing STRC stock, while retaining 840,447 Bitcoin.

 Hassan Maishera
Full story: Strategy's Bitcoin Squeeze
Ripple Cuts Cross-Border Transfers to Seconds for Korean Bank
Published August 18, 2026

Ripple Cuts Cross-Border Transfers to Seconds for Korean Bank

South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank partners with Ripple to offer businesses faster, round-the-clock cross-border payments, although XRP’s role remains unclear.

 Nikolas Sargeant
IoTeX Moves Voter Rewards On-Chain, Cutting Out Server Fees
Published August 18, 2026

IoTeX Moves Voter Rewards On-Chain, Cutting Out Server Fees

On Monday, the IoTeX team announced via X that its community members have approved IIP-59, the proposal for Protocol-Native Voter Reward Distribution.

 Hassan Maishera
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PancakeSwap Burns $812K in CAKE, Keeping Weekly Supply Cuts Above 100%
Published August 18, 2026

PancakeSwap Burns $812K in CAKE, Keeping Weekly Supply Cuts Above 100%

On Tuesday, the PancakeSwap team told its community via X that it had a deflation of 556k CAKE ($812k), down 7% from the previous week.

 Hassan Maishera

Press Releases

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Lumo Wallet Launches Lumo Business: One Platform to Accept, Invoice, and Settle Crypto Payments

Lumo Wallet Launches Lumo Business: One Platform to Accept, Invoice, and Settle Crypto Payments

TxFlow L1 strengthens its infrastructure with OpenZeppelin audit as its on-chain ecosystem expands

TxFlow L1 strengthens its infrastructure with OpenZeppelin audit as its on-chain ecosystem expands

Lumo Wallet Launches Full Suite of Crypto Services: Swaps, Debit Card, On/Off Ramp, and Staking

Lumo Wallet Launches Full Suite of Crypto Services: Swaps, Debit Card, On/Off Ramp, and Staking

Crypto Genesys Goes Live on 1win in Limited Platform Release

Crypto Genesys Goes Live on 1win in Limited Platform Release

Cap Lets Users Mint stcUSD From Four Chains at Once
Published August 18, 2026

Cap Lets Users Mint stcUSD From Four Chains at Once

On Monday, the LayerZero team announced via X that Cap is launching cross-chain deposits and mints, powered by OVault.

 Hassan Maishera
HIVE Digital Lands $350M AI Cloud Deal, Its Second in Two Months
Published August 17, 2026

HIVE Digital Lands $350M AI Cloud Deal, Its Second in Two Months

HIVE has signed a $350 million AI cloud contract to deploy 2,016 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs, lifting BUZZ HPC’s annualized revenue toward $180 million.

 Hassan Maishera
SafePal Data Breach Exposes 39,798 Customers to Phishing Risk
Published August 17, 2026

SafePal Data Breach Exposes 39,798 Customers to Phishing Risk

SafePal says an order-tracking flaw exposed the personal and purchase information of nearly 40,000 customers, raising targeted phishing risks.

 Hassan Maishera
Horizen Tests Private Vaults for Stablecoins on Its Base Testnet
Published August 17, 2026

Horizen Tests Private Vaults for Stablecoins on Its Base Testnet

The Horizen team announced via X on Friday that Amaanah is live on the Horizen testnet.

 Hassan Maishera
World's First Korean Won Stablecoin Launches on Aptos
Published August 17, 2026

World's First Korean Won Stablecoin Launches on Aptos

On Friday, Aptos Labs announced via X that BDACS is deploying KRW1, the world's first KRW-pegged stablecoin, on Aptos, its first non-EVM chain.

 Hassan Maishera
Stellar Rolls Out Protocol 28 to Speed Up Consensus and Contract Upgrades
Published August 17, 2026

Stellar Rolls Out Protocol 28 to Speed Up Consensus and Contract Upgrades

On Friday, the Stellar Org announced via X that it has introduced Adapter (Protocol 28), designed for builders.

 Hassan Maishera
RWA: Tokenized Stocks Go Onchain
Bullish Becomes First Regulated Stock to Trade Tokenized on Solana
Published August 17, 2026

Bullish Becomes First Regulated Stock to Trade Tokenized on Solana

On Friday, the Solana team announced via X that Bullish executed the first tokenized equity trades on a regulated digital asset exchange, with shares tokenized on Solana.

 Hassan Maishera
Full story: RWA: Tokenized Stocks Go Onchain
NY Governor Candidate Vows to Kill the BitLicense
Published August 14, 2026

NY Governor Candidate Vows to Kill the BitLicense

Bruce Blakeman, the Republican candidate for governor in New York, says he'll get rid of the BitLicense, New York's mandatory crypto permit, seen as one of the toughest licenses in the world.

 Melker Bengtsson
SEC's Reg Crypto Proposal
SEC Abruptly Cancels Meeting on Reg Crypto, Its Crypto Funding Framework
Published August 14, 2026

SEC Abruptly Cancels Meeting on Reg Crypto, Its Crypto Funding Framework

Just hours before it was supposed to happen, the SEC cancelled the meeting where it was set to propose Regulation Crypto, citing "an unforeseen scheduling issue". No new date has been set.

 Melker Bengtsson
Full story: SEC's Reg Crypto Proposal
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