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Crypto Leads Corporate Political Spending as Congress Faces Next-Stage Pressure
Public Citizen’s analysis of FEC filings found record corporate political donations of $646 million over 18 months. Crypto led sectors with $206 million, while crypto, AI and online betting together spent $344 million.
CryptoSlate
North Korea-Linked Wallets Sold More Than $30 Million in Bitcoin Through Hyperliquid
Wallets linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin through Hyperliquid over three weeks, intensifying concerns about sanctions enforcement and the U.S. expansion of DeFi markets.
CryptoSlate
Strategy’s STRC remains near $97 despite $635.2 million buyback effort
Strategy’s STRC preferred security remains near $97 despite $635.2 million in buybacks. Michael Saylor has roughly one week before his informal Sept. 8 target to restore the security to its $100 par value.
CryptoSlate
Thai businessmen sue Tether over $42 million freeze in $61 million pig-butchering case
Thai businessmen sued Tether over its freezing of $42 million tied to a $61 million pig-butchering case. They did not dispute involvement in the scam but argued that Tether lacked authority to freeze the funds.
Cointelegraph
Layer-1 blockchain freezes for four hours after $4.9 million exploit
CryptoSlate reported that a layer-1 blockchain paused for about four hours after a $4.9 million exploit. An emergency patch disabled binary-options settlement, while researchers linked an address holding roughly 1,980 ETH to the incident.
CryptoSlate
Capital B targets 376 BTC treasury addition after $8.8 million Adam Back investment
Capital B aims to add 376 BTC to its treasury after an $8.8 million investment from Adam Back. The Euronext Growth Paris-listed firm issued 13,181,030 shares at €0.58 each, with four warrants per share.
CoinDesk
Major financial institutions move to capture the $1.9 trillion stablecoin shift
Twenty-one major financial institutions, including Bank of America and Citi, are positioning themselves around stablecoins as Standard Chartered estimates the tokens could remove about $500 billion from US bank deposits by 2028.
CryptoSlate
Lawsuit questions Tether’s alleged pre-warrant freeze of $42.4 million in USDT
A lawsuit alleges Tether froze $42.4 million in USDT after an informal U.S. law-enforcement request, more than three months before authorities obtained a seizure warrant, CoinDesk reports.
CoinDesk
Bitcoin ETFs notch best month of 2026 as BTC gains 25% in August
US spot Bitcoin ETFs had their strongest month of 2026 in August as BTC rose about 25%. Their year-to-date net outflows fell 66%, while Ether ETFs reached $732 million and XRP ETFs $502 million YTD.
Cointelegraph
XRP Funds Record $170 Million in 11 Straight Sessions as Goldman Leads Institutional Holders
Spot XRP funds have attracted $170 million across 11 consecutive sessions. Second-quarter filings list Goldman Sachs, Jane Street and Millennium among the largest professional holders, with Goldman at the top of the cited institutional group.
CoinDesk
Coinbase to Move $227 Million Book to Venue Holding More Than 96% of Its Derivatives
Coinbase plans to move roughly $227 million from its International Exchange book to an offshore venue holding more than 96% of its derivatives. The cutover is scheduled for Sept. 9, according to CryptoSlate.
CryptoSlate
Hyperliquid Strategies expands equity facility to $2.5 billion
Hyperliquid Strategies has expanded its equity facility to $2.5 billion, Cointelegraph reported. The Nasdaq-listed company previously raised $647 million through the facility and accumulated about 29.3 million HYPE tokens.
Cointelegraph
