The US and Iran carried out what appeared to be their largest tit-for-tat tanker strikes yet over the weekend. The US military said it struck three Iranian crude tankers, while Iran said it hit three US-linked ships taking an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation. Bloomberg's Abeer Abu Omar reports.
The election win by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt is a disaster in economic terms, according to Marcel Fratzscher, president of DIW Berlin. "The AfD basically want to push out foreigners," Fratzscher tells Bloomberg Television. "They forget, of course, that also Germans are leaving, companies are leaving. So it will make the problem a lot worse."
Anonymous Cat, or ZCAT (CRYPTO:ZCAT), has distributed about 2,320 Zcash (CRYPTO:ZEC) worth roughly $2.8 million to eligible holders.
Carlos Érick Vázquez González has pleaded guilty to laundering about $4 million in drug proceeds through cryptocurrency.
Ethereum developers have found new uses for EIP-8141 frames as work on the Hegotá upgrade continues.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) has fallen nearly 1% to about $79,700 after US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers.
Billionaire Aliko Dangote is seeking to raise $1.6 billion in what would be Nigeria's biggest initial public offering. Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE is offering 4.1 billion shares at 525 naira ($0.40) each, a company spokesman said Friday. The IPO will open on Sept. 14. Bloomberg's Anthony Osae-Brown reports.
Binance has launched perpetual futures for Pons (CRYPTO:PONS) and Hajimi (CRYPTO:HAJIMI) on its futures platform.
Iran and the US carried out tit-for-tat tanker strikes over the weekend, pushing oil prices higher and escalating a six-month war. Bloomberg's Paul Wallace has the latest.
Aave (CRYPTO:AAVE) has proposed giving Risk Stewards limited control over Aave V4 risk settings.
Upbit has ended trading support for BONK (CRYPTO:BONK), removing the Solana-based meme coin from two Korean trading pairs.
Robinhood Chain’s fee model has sparked a debate across major blockchain networks about how infrastructure should fund growth.
