The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand published draft regulations to establish spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds. The financial authority opened an official crypto ETF draft regulations consultation period for institutional stakeholders, setting a formal deadline of September 20, 2026.
Author: Liam Hunter
Liam Hunter
Liam Hunter focuses on the on-chain systems where liquidity, risk and protocol mechanics become visible. He writes about DeFi, DEXes, perpetuals, Smart Money flows, hacks and Ethereum-linked infrastructure, with an emphasis on what the data shows, what remains uncertain and where market interpretation can go too far.Market developments and regulatory context are part of his reporting when they intersect with Web3 or DeFi activity.
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Strategy raised $2 billion through common stock sales between Aug. 17 and Aug. 23, 2026, without adding to its cryptocurrency reserves. The company disclosed the sale of 18.26 million MSTR shares in a filing with the SEC submitted on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
Decentralized lending protocol Term Finance suffered an estimated loss of $8.5 million on August 23, 2026, following an exploit targeting the administrative governance framework of its strategy vaults.
Coinkite released a critical firmware security upgrade for Coldcard Mk4, Mk5, and Q hardware wallets. The update mandates user-supplied entropy during private key creation following the discovery of significant cryptographic vulnerabilities in older device setups.
The Solana blockchain began a phased reduction from 400ms to 200ms in block production during epoch 1020, a recurring two-day window used by nodes to coordinate protocol modifications. This upgrade doubles base execution frequency.
On August 20, 2026, the tokenized equities supply on Solana surpassed 465 million dollars, setting a new weekly all-time high in the issuance of traditional corporate shares and real-world assets onchain.
On August 20, 2026, the decentralized governance community GnosisDAO formally approved transitioning its standalone layer-1 network. The official decision was announced in a Gnosis Chain official post, confirming its upcoming migration into the Ethereum Economic Zone.
On August 19, 2026, Centrifuge integrated Symbiotic’s liquidity network across three tokenized funds representing $1.6 billion in assets under management. The technical integration provides eligible institutional holders with an additional route to convert their fund positions directly into USDC without operational delays.
Cross-chain decentralized exchange Maya Protocol halted its network on August 19, 2026, following a severe security breach. The exploit allowed an attacker to drain digital assets valued at approximately $1.7 million from its liquidity infrastructure.
On August 18, 2026, Kraken introduced US-listed stock trading for eligible clients in the European Economic Area. The launch integrates more than 7,000 equities from major American stock exchanges directly into the platform’s regional offering.
