Morning Edition · Thursday, September 3, 2026
Crypto
Aztec Discloses Critical Soundness Flaw in the Proving System Running Its Live Privacy Network
Core contributors discovered on 27 July that an attacker could build a proof that passes verification for a transaction the network should reject. Internal review assisted by artificial intelligence found the bug, not an outside attacker.
Crypto
Twenty-One Banks Including Goldman Sachs, Citi and UBS Will Form a Company to Issue a Dollar Stablecoin
The group plans to incorporate late this year and launch the token in the first half of 2027, entering a market where Tether and Circle already account for roughly 83 percent of the 310 billion dollars in circulation.
Crypto
A Deprecated Rain Card Contract on Solana Gave an Attacker Admin Control and 1.1 Million Dollars
Avici lost about 500,800 dollars across 1,685 users and Tria more than 430,000 dollars across 636 users, with both firms pledging full reimbursement while the stolen funds moved through Tornado Cash.
Crypto
SEC Chair Paul Atkins Calls the Agency's Regulation Crypto Assets Proposal Its Most Historic Step Yet
Atkins also predicted the CLARITY Act would pass this month, tying an agency rulemaking that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) controls to a statute it does not.
Geopolitics
CrowdStrike and Police in Four Countries Dismantle a Botnet That Swapped Copied Crypto Addresses for Eight Years
The same week, the United States Justice Department said seizures tied to Hamas crypto fundraising reached 560,000 dollars after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took control of the group's donation domains and servers.
Crypto
Ethereum Layer 2 Silicon Shuts Down With 9.75 Million Dollars Still on the Chain
Users have until 31 December to withdraw, and the network warned that exit routes differ by token because directly issued assets depend on liquidity that is shrinking as users leave.
Crypto
Miden Will Issue a Private, USDC-Backed Stablecoin Using Circle's xReserve Infrastructure
USDCx transactions are private by default, with holders able to prove balances and provenance selectively to auditors, regulators and counterparties.
Crypto
Ethereum Researchers Test Whether EIP-8141 Can Remove the Relayers Privacy Apps Depend On
A new benchmark study asks how much computation the validation phase must permit before Tornado Cash and RAILGUN users can pay gas from inside a shielded pool and submit transactions themselves.
Crypto
Thailand Will Require Crypto Platforms to Verify Ownership of Self-Hosted Wallets
From 27 February 2027, licensed operators must attach recipient data to transfers, collect extra details above 30,000 baht and keep records for five years.
Crypto
CFTC Asks a Federal Court to Throw Out CME's Challenge to Kalshi's Bitcoin Perpetual Futures
The agency told the court CME suffered no competitive injury because it is free to list the same contract, and pointed to CME's own bitcoin and ether futures volumes rising after the approval.
Crypto
Strategy's Chief Executive Defends Selling Bitcoin Near 60,000 Dollars and Buying It Back Above 80,000
Phong Le said the roughly 7,000 coin sale funded preferred dividends and was driven by the cost of capital, as other listed holders cut, concentrate or expand their crypto positions.
Crypto
Bitcoin Trades Back Above 77,500 Dollars as Odds of a September Fed Hike Fall to 62 Percent
Every major token gained over 24 hours, but CoinDesk reports only zcash and hyperliquid are holding gains on the week, while United States and Iranian forces continue to contest the Strait of Hormuz.