Author: James Wilson
Solana’s proposal to double its annual disinflation rate has cleared a governance vote with 67% support, placing the network on course to reduce projected SOL issuance by 18.9 million tokens over six years. Summary 67% of participating SOL backed the faster disinflation schedule, narrowly exceeding the two-thirds requirement. 60.7% of eligible stake participated, comfortably meeting the one-third quorum. SOL inflation would decline twice as fast but retain its existing 1.5% minimum rate. A separate resource-fee proposal failed after receiving 53.9% support. Solana inflation proposal narrowly clears required vote Solana’s official governance dashboard showed that SGP-0002, called Double Disinflation, finished voting…
Circle has signed a principal partnership with Chelsea Football Club that will put USDC branding on the front of the club’s men’s, women’s and academy shirts beginning with the 2026/27 season. Summary Circle has become Chelsea FC’s principal and official front of shirt partner for the 2026/27 season. Circle and USDC branding will appear across Chelsea’s men’s, women’s and academy shirts under the partnership. The branding will make its Premier League debut during Chelsea men’s first home match of the season against Brighton. The deal extends Chelsea’s ties with the crypto industry after its previous sponsorship partnership with crypto exchange…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Robinhood’s Chain launch highlights four crypto trends reshaping ownership, finance, money and AI-driven markets. Summary Robinhood Chain connects retail investors with tokenised equities and broader on-chain market access across platforms. CeDeFi integrations are linking centralised exchanges directly with decentralised liquidity, expanding access to diverse markets. Stablecoins and agentic finance are emerging as separate forces reshaping payments, execution, and asset ownership. When digital asset prices surge, market commentary tends to fixate on green candles and central bank policy. Yet, looking…
Brazil’s central bank has developed a real-time crypto threat alert system with Hypernative that will connect banks and domestic exchanges after attackers moved part of an estimated $180 million theft into cryptocurrency. Summary Brazil’s central bank has developed a crypto threat alert system with Hypernative that will connect banks and domestic exchanges. Integration is expected to begin within two weeks, with Foxbit and Mercado Bitcoin participating after the system underwent testing. The project gained urgency after attackers stole up to $180 million through C&M infrastructure in 2025 and converted part of the funds into crypto. Brazil will separately require a…
DeFi Development Corp. resumed Solana purchases on Aug. 27, acquiring approximately 19,000 SOL at an average price of $98.14. Summary DeFi Development acquired approximately 19,000 SOL at an average price of $98.14 per token Thursday. The purchase expanded DFDV’s treasury to approximately 2.33 million SOL and equivalent holdings combined overall. ZeroStack divestment proceeds partially funded the purchase, while acquired SOL will enter staking infrastructure operations. DFDV shares rose after the announcement while Solana remained volatile across broader cryptocurrency markets Friday. Management based its liquidity and outperformance comparisons on publicly available market data, not audited results. The transaction cost about $1.86…
CCC token on BSC has suffered an exploit that caused an estimated $117,000 loss after an attacker manipulated the token contract’s sell() function and burned tokens held in its liquidity pool. Summary CCC suffered an estimated $117,000 exploit on BSC after an attacker targeted the token contract’s sell() function. TenArmorAlert said the function was used to burn CCC tokens held in the liquidity pool, causing abnormal price movement. The security firm has not disclosed the full attack sequence or explained how the attacker was able to trigger the affected function. No detailed post mortem, fund recovery plan or compensation proposal…
The Sandbox has pledged to reimburse eligible SAND holders 1:1 after an Aug. 21 bridge exploit drained about 14.7 million tokens worth roughly $700,000 from an Ethereum vault. Summary The Sandbox will repay eligible SAND holders 1:1 after an Aug. 21 bridge exploit drained about 14.7 million tokens worth $700,000. Compensation will come from The Sandbox treasury without minting new SAND, with claims expected to open within two weeks. The attacker exploited a configuration flaw in the Base and BNB Chain contracts to mint more than 339 trillion unbacked SAND. The compromised bridge contracts will be permanently retired, while SAND…
Galaxy has partnered with industrial safety provider Total Safety to establish 24-hour fire, rescue and emergency medical coverage at its Helios Data Center Campus in Dickens County, Texas. Summary Galaxy partnered with Total Safety for continuous fire, rescue, paramedic, and EMT coverage at Helios. The nearest trauma center is approximately 60 miles away in Lubbock, according to Galaxy’s announcement. On-site responders may support Dickens County during grass fires, severe weather, and other major incidents. Galaxy disclosed no contract value, staffing numbers, equipment inventory, response targets, or activation date publicly. Helios already delivers 133 megawatts of critical computing load to CoreWeave…
Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee, has been arrested and charged with two offenses as prosecutors investigate payments and financial ties connected to the collapsed crypto exchange Zondacrypto. Summary Prosecutors charged Piesiewicz with paid influence and favoring certain creditors over others. Investigators are examining an alleged €40,000 watch and Piesiewicz’s withdrawal of exchange funds. Zondacrypto customers face estimated losses of at least 350 million zlotys, or $94 million. Authorities have secured more than 100 million zlotys that could fund compensation claims. Poland’s Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek confirmed the arrest on Aug. 27, saying Piesiewicz had…
US President Donald Trump’s family-linked crypto ventures have left investors at least an estimated $4.7 billion underwater while generating about $1.4 billion for the president in 2025, according to Public Citizen. Summary Public Citizen estimated that TRUMP memecoin investors were down a combined $3.2 billion. WLFI holders and Trump Media investors accounted for at least $1.45 billion in additional losses. Trump reported about $1.4 billion in crypto-related income for 2025. The watchdog urged Congress to add presidential divestment rules to the CLARITY Act. Trump crypto losses reached an estimated $4.7 billion Public Citizen estimated investor losses across five Trump-linked products,…