Conflux Network has scheduled its v3.1.0 hard fork for Aug. 25, requiring node operators to install the update before seven network proposals and a private security fix take effect. Conflux v3.1.0 requires a mandatory update Conflux Network said in an Aug. 3 announcement that all nodes must install version 3.1.0 before the blockchain reaches epoch
Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman Rob Kaplan has backed the Federal Reserve’s 9–3 decision to hold interest rates at 3.50%–3.75% in July while urging policymakers to keep their options open before September. Why Kaplan supports the Fed’s July rate hold Bloomberg reported that Kaplan, a former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, described the
Crypto Liquidations Top $227 Million Following a virtually flat Wednesday close, bitcoin moved lower alongside an uptick in volatility. After spending much of Wednesday afternoon bound between $63,300 and $63,500, a brief late-night surge lifted the asset to $63,900 around 1:25 a.m. EST. However, about two hours later, bitcoin began a descent that dragged it
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) investment management staff has given Franklin Templeton relief to use its tokenized money-market fund (MMF) across its registered funds – a move experts say could give other asset managers a model to follow. The SEC’s Division of Investment Management said on 12 Aug that it would not recommend
The Swiss bank disclosed the position in a Form 13F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 13. As of June 30, UBS held about 2.5 million IBIT shares, compared with roughly 549,000 shares worth about $27 million at the end of 2025. The value of the position rose by about
Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, has extended its tokenization platform Hadron to support the $SUI blockchain. The integration allows institutions to issue tokenized versions of traditional assets, including stocks, bonds, and commodities, using $SUI’s infrastructure. Tether highlighted $SUI’s sub-400-millisecond finality and object-centric architecture as key factors in the decision, positioning the network
Tempo on Aug. 12 launched Tempo Earn, a product that lets fintechs pay their users rewards on idle stablecoin balances and keep part of the return, with payroll platform Deel as the first named deployment. Section 4(a)(11) of the $GENIUS Act bars any permitted payment stablecoin issuer from paying holders “any form of interest or
Bitcoin operating company Nakamoto Inc. dropped its first quarterly results on Thursday, marked by a wide GAAP net loss in what the company is calling a turning point in its underlying operations. The Nashville-based company posted total operating revenue of $35.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, split between $25.6 million from its
Saturn has partnered with Ondo to add STRCon and other tokenized securities to its STRC-based products while securing an undisclosed strategic investment from the tokenization company. Saturn said in an Aug. 13 X thread that the agreement would bring Ondo’s “institutional-grade tokenized assets” into structured products built around Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch
Bitcoin price fell nearly 3% from an intraday high of $65,234 to $63,304 as an expected U.S. inflation report failed to push the asset beyond its established trading range. Bitcoin price action today According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin ($BTC) price traded near $63,600 at the time of writing after briefly reaching $65,234, leaving the