Russia Set to Launch Crypto Payment Trials Next Week, Report

Russia is reportedly set to start trials for cryptocurrency exchanges and digital token payments on Sept. 1 to mitigate payment difficulties caused by international sanctions. These trials will involve the National Payment... Read more »

UK’s ambitions for crypto hub status falter amid regulatory roadblocks

Crypto firms are increasingly turning away from the UK, citing burdensome and time-consuming regulatory processes as a key factor, the Financial Times reported, citing law firm Reed Smith. Registrations for crypto asset... Read more »

Report: Paraguayan Bitcoin Mining Industry Provides Fewer Than 400 Jobs

A report presented to the Paraguayan Congress highlights the low level of employment associated with the country’s bitcoin mining activity. According to data from the Social Care Institute, the entire bitcoin mining... Read more »

Bitcoin’s realized volatility in August reaches highest level in over a year

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: Realized volatility is the standard deviation of returns from the mean return of a market. High values in realized volatility indicate a phase of high risk in that market. It... Read more »

New Zealand Seeks to Adopt OECD’s Crypto Asset Reporting Framework

The New Zealand government has introduced a bill to implement the OECD’s Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). This framework aims to increase transparency in the crypto asset market. Effective April 1, 2026,... Read more »

Bloomberg integrates Polymarket data to Terminal

Bloomberg Terminal on display at Bloomberg L.P. Photo by Travis Wise. Key Takeaways Bloomberg Terminal now includes Polymarket’s real-time election odds. Polymarket’s trading volume approached $450 million in August. Share this article... Read more »

Cardano Chang hard fork to redefine decentralized governance from Sept. 1

Intersect, a Cardano membership organization, announced that the highly anticipated Chang hard fork will occur on Sept. 1, according to an Aug. 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate. Intersect highlighted that the Chang... Read more »

Bitcoin’s Latest Difficulty Rise Challenges Miners Already Facing Revenue Slump

On Aug. 28, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty bumped up by 2.99% at block height 858,816, pushing the metric from 86.87 trillion to a hefty 89.47 trillion. This tweak adds a bit more challenge... Read more »

NFL Players Association sues DraftKings for $65M over Reignmakers NFT dispute

The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) has filed a lawsuit against DraftKings Inc., seeking approximately $65 million in damages after the sports betting company abruptly shut down its NFT-based fantasy sports... Read more »

SEC Issues Wells Notice to Opensea, Alleging NFTs on the Marketplace Are Securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a Wells notice to Opensea, signaling potential enforcement action against the NFT marketplace. Opensea’s CEO criticized the SEC’s move, claiming it could negatively... Read more »
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