Solana’s new consensus proposal, SIMD-0326 (Alpenglow), has entered the community voting phase, running from Epochs 840 to 842 (each Epoch lasts about 2 days). The proposal requires two-thirds of votes (yes vs. no) to pass. As of now (Epoch 840), voter turnout is around 9.87%, with 9.76% in favor. Alpenglow aims to reduce block finality time from 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds.https://t.co/NdX7pMaMqN ...

According to Bloomberg, Hong Kong SFC executive director Eric Yip and lawmaker Johnny Ng were removed from the speaker list for the Bitcoin Asia conference, scheduled for August 28–29, after being advised to avoid contact with Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump. Archived event pages had previously listed them as speakers.https://t.co/9IuvkHdnlB ...

According to BeInCrypto, Coinbase clarified that its recent hiring policy changes apply only to a few sensitive U.S. roles, not all positions, and do not invoke national security laws. The in-person requirements are limited to onboarding, including ID checks and fingerprinting.https://t.co/3ZINVXD1dh ...

According to Bloomberg, former People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan warned that stablecoins could fuel speculation and undermine financial stability. He noted that stablecoins offer limited cost advantages compared to China’s existing retail payment systems and added that claims of “extremely high” traditional cross-border payment costs may be exaggerated.https://t.co/pWrEGlKLoR ...

Nvidia reported Q2 FY2026 revenue of $46.74 billion, up 56% year-over-year and slightly above the $46.23 billion consensus. For Q3, the company expects revenue of $54.0 billion (±2%), a gross margin of approximately 73.5%, and operating expenses around $4.2 billion. Nvidia returned $24.3 billion to shareholders in the first half of FY2026 and expanded its share repurchase authorization by $60 billion. https://t.co/xYz26PH0XB ...

According to Blockworks, former Polymarket team members have launched The Clearing Company, aiming to build regulated onchain prediction markets. The company raised $15 million in a seed round led by Union Square Ventures, with participation from Haun Ventures, Variant, Coinbase Ventures, Compound, Rubik, Earl Grey, Cursor Capital, Asylum, and several angel investors. https://t.co/G4c0gmfL5e ...

According to FinanceFeeds, newly formed hedge fund advisory firm Falconedge has completed its pre-IPO raise and plans to allocate nearly all IPO proceeds to acquiring Bitcoin, establishing BTC as its core treasury asset. Spun out from Falcon Investment Management, the firm is targeting a September IPO, with proceeds aimed at strengthening its balance sheet through expanded Bitcoin reserves. https://t.co/W5k2P2lTVx ...

According to data from the Strategic SOL Reserve, 13 companies or institutions have disclosed holdings of a total of 8.277 million SOL (worth approximately $1.72 billion), accounting for 1.44% of the total supply. Among them, 585k SOL have been staked.https://t.co/0vaHLu8CQU https://t.co/lAZynIo89W ...

Decentralized lending protocol Aave Labs has officially launched its institutional-grade platform, Horizon, enabling qualified institutions to borrow stablecoins such as USDC, GHO, and RLUSD using tokenized U.S. Treasurys and loan-backed RWA assets as collateral. The platform is built on a permissioned version of Aave V3.https://t.co/qgCAl3v2bg ...

Monero Hit by a 51% Hashrate Attack:Monero (XMR) suffered a 51% hashrate attack in mid-August by Qubic, led by ex-IOTA co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo. Qubic incentivized Monero mining through its token model, gaining network control and triggering deep chain reorganizations. Kraken suspended XMR deposits. The Monero community pushed back, restoring balance. Qubic has now voted to target Dogecoin (DOGE) next.Read morehttps://t.co/UyV7b9To8b ...