August 16, 2026

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Thailand targets high-value USDT trades in grey capital crackdown

Thailand’s central bank plans stricter checks on large cash deposits and high-value stablecoin transactions as part of a campaign against hidden capital flows. The Bank of Thailand will require customers depositing 5 million baht, about $150,000, or more in cash to explain and document where the money came from. Officials expect the rules to begin

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Senate’s August Deadline Puts CLARITY Act on a Knife-Edge

The Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act – the most consequential crypto market-structure bill currently moving through Congress may get its defining week starting July 13, when a merged Senate draft is expected to land. Senate floor action is then targeted for July 20, giving the industry a narrow four-week runway before lawmakers leave for the

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Bitcoin, Ethereum Remain Fragile at Key Levels as US Strikes Iran Again: Weekend Watch

APX and HASH have rocketed the most in the past day, while BEAT has dumped by over 20%. Bitcoin’s price experienced minor volatility over the past 24 hours as the US and Iran exchanged a new wave of attacks, and the asset now struggles to remain above $64,000. Most larger-cap alts have remained sideways

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Saylor maps Bitcoin’s power as BIP 110 fork fight grows

Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor described Bitcoin as an “emergent network” shaped by three groups. In a post on X, he said wallets carry weight through the satoshis they hold. Nodes gain weight through the commerce they serve, while miners gain weight through the hashrate they provide. He added that capital, consensus, and security remain

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Bonzo Lend loses $9M after oracle flaw inflates SAUCE price

Hedera-based lending protocol Bonzo Lend lost about $9.05 million after an attacker manipulated the price of SAUCE used as collateral. Bonzo Finance Labs said the incident began on July 11, 2026, when a wallet submitted a false SAUCE price to a third-party Supra oracle contract. The attacker deposited 250 SAUCE, worth only a few dollars,

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AI Found a Real Ethereum Bug

The Ethereum Foundation said it used AI agents to uncover a real vulnerability, which could be the new way of improving blockchain security. The organization behind the second-largest blockchain network revealed it had employed a coordinated army of AI agents to identify vulnerabilities in Ethereum’s critical infrastructure. The team said one major bug was

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Suspected Hedera exploit sends over $5.8M to Ethereum as HBAR slips

Hedera’s native token HBAR has fallen more than 2% after blockchain security researchers reported that a suspected exploit had moved more than $5.8 million in assets from the Hedera network to Ethereum. Summary Suspected Hedera exploit moved more than $5.8 million in assets to Ethereum, according to blockchain security researchers. Specter and PeckShield said the

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LAB Token Crashes 97% as ZachXBT Links Massive Sales to Team-Funded Wallets

The token, which was once within the top 20 alts by market cap, is now out of the largest 150. After warning the community a couple of weeks ago about potential issues around the LAB token, popular blockchain investigator ZachXBT claimed now that wallets funded by its creators dumped millions of coins. This has

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Morgan Stanley buys another 1,000 Bitcoin as holdings top 5,700 BTC

Morgan Stanley has increased its Bitcoin holdings by nearly 1,000 BTC over the past two weeks, lifting its tracked balance above 5,700 BTC, according to on-chain data. Summary Morgan Stanley added nearly 1,000 BTC over the past two weeks, pushing its tracked holdings to 5,761 BTC. Arkham data shows the accumulation came through multiple large

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Hong Kong Clearing exposes fake crypto wallet scam using cash rewards

Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited has uncovered multiple counterfeit websites that use cash rewards and virtual wallet transactions to steal personal and banking information from users. Summary HKICL has warned of fake websites using cash rewards and virtual wallets to steal personal and banking information. The clearing company said the scam sites falsely pose as

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