CFTC Sues Goliath Ventures and CEO Over Alleged $397 Million Crypto Liquidity Scheme
August 17, 2026
The CFTC has sued Goliath Ventures and CEO Christopher Delgado over an alleged $397 million DeFi liquidity pool Ponzi scheme that victimized roughly 1,600 investors.
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Circle’s Wrapped Bitcoin Struggles for Market Traction Amid Incumbent Dominance
August 17, 2026
Circle's institutional Bitcoin wrapper, cirBTC, has amassed only 40 tokens on Ethereum since June, facing stiff competition from market leaders WBTC and cbBTC.
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Boltz Founders Step Down as Veteran Bitcoin Group Takes Over Suspended Swap Platform
August 17, 2026
The founders of non-custodial swap service Boltz have stepped down after exploits caused protocol losses. A group of veteran Bitcoiners has taken over to fund, patch, and rebuild the platform.
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Uniswap Renounces Creator Fees From Internal Testing Tokens, Redirecting Funds to Token Burn Mechanism
August 17, 2026
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams announced the renouncement of creator fees stemming from internal testing tokens, redirecting all generated funds to an automated ETH buy-and-burn contract.
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Ether.fi Expands Into Web3 Banking with Tokenized Stocks, Fiat On-Ramps, and Aave Integration
August 17, 2026
Ether.fi has launched its Summer release, expanding beyond liquid restaking to offer tokenized stock trading, global fiat transfers, Aave-backed borrowing, and revenue-funded ETHFI token buybacks.
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Neutrl and Strata Pause Operations Following Reserve Impact Assessment
August 17, 2026
DeFi yield protocol Neutrl has paused minting and redemptions for its NUSD synthetic dollar amid reserve assessment efforts, impacting related Strata yield market contracts.
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Standard Chartered Reevaluates $100 Uniswap Target Following Massive Robinhood Chain Revenue
August 17, 2026
Standard Chartered suggests its $100 price target for Uniswap's UNI token may be too low, following strong protocol revenue growth and annualized token burns driven by Robinhood Chain activity.
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Tempo Launches Embedded Yield Infrastructure ‘Tempo Earn’, Secures Global Payroll Giant Deel as Debut Partner
August 17, 2026
Tempo has launched Tempo Earn, an embedded yield solution allowing fintechs like Deel to offer up to 4% APY on idle stablecoin balances while maintaining compliance with US regulations.
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