Taiko, associated with Taiko (CRYPTO:TAIKO), has reopened its bridge and restored full network operations after completing recovery work following a June 21 exploit that resulted in losses of up to US$1.7 million.
The Solana Foundation launched the Solana Governance Proposals framework, allowing validators with at least 100,000 delegated Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) to submit protocol-level governance proposals and vote onchain.
TradingView has integrated live market data from Hyperliquid, associated with Hyperliquid (CRYPTO:HYPE), and Trade[XYZ], allowing users to monitor cryptocurrency, equity, commodity, foreign exchange and pre-IPO perpetual markets from a single platform.
Metaplanet Inc. purchased 2,823 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) during the second quarter of 2026 for US$225 million, increasing its treasury holdings to 43,000 BTC with a total cost basis of US$4.09 billion.
Ripple Labs, associated with XRP (CRYPTO:XRP), co-founder Chris Larsen reportedly invested in American Perpetuals Exchange Corp. (APEC), a derivatives platform founded by US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's son that has raised US$30 million.
France recorded 77 cases of kidnapping, unlawful detention, and extortion linked to cryptocurrency in the first half of 2026, already surpassing the approximately 45 cases documented across the whole of 2025.
Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) recorded US$147 billion in perpetual futures trading volume in the second quarter of 2026, marking a new all-time high for the network.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) Core contributor and Bitcoin Improvement Proposal maintainer Jon Atack advised users to avoid sending Bitcoin transactions during the second week of August as the network approaches the expected activation window for BIP-110.
Forward Industries acquired more than 500,000 Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) tokens during fiscal third quarter 2026, increasing its treasury holdings to 7.55 million SOL as of June 30.
Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA) traded near US$0.145 after remaining in a tight range between roughly US$0.137 and US$0.155.
Zcash (CRYPTO:ZEC) traded around US$399 after a cryptocurrency whale opened an US$8.1 million leveraged long position, signalling renewed speculative interest despite the token's recent weakness.
Senator Cynthia Lummis defended the Clarity Act against criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren, saying the digital asset legislation contains more than 16 provisions designed to strengthen anti-money laundering and sanctions enforcement.
