Sberbank Prepares for Crypto-Backed Lending via Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether
September 1, 2026
Russia's largest banking entity, Sberbank, is laying the groundwork to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether as loan collateral, pending new regulatory approvals from the Bank of Russia.
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BitMine Expands Ethereum Treasury to $12.7 Billion as Annual Staking Revenue Reaches $335 Million
September 1, 2026
BitMine Immersion Technologies maintained a massive 5.07 million ETH staked position valued at $12.7 billion while acquiring 53,501 additional ETH, pushing its annualized staking revenue projection to $335 million.
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Robinhood Blockchain Outpaces Ethereum in Daily dApp Revenue Driven by Retail Speculation
September 1, 2026
Robinhood's two-month-old blockchain network generated $2.66 million in daily dApp revenue, surpassing Ethereum and ranking second behind Solana due to intense memecoin trading.
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CME Group Expands Institutional Digital Asset Suite with Launch of Ex-Bitcoin and Ether Benchmark Index
August 31, 2026
CME Group has launched two multi-asset cryptocurrency benchmarks, including an emerging crypto index that excludes Bitcoin and Ether to track 10 secondary digital assets with regional settlement variants.
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Balancer Issues Urgent Alert for Legacy V1 Pools Following Exploitation Risk
August 31, 2026
Balancer has alerted legacy V1 liquidity providers to urgently withdraw funds following a fixed-point math bug exploit that allowed an attacker to drain roughly $234,000 from deprecated, non-pausable pools.
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Aave V4 Deposits Surge 30% in One Week to Hit Record $806 Million Peak
August 28, 2026
Aave V4 user deposits have reached a record high of $806 million following a impressive 30% weekly gain. Growth was heavily driven by markets like EtherFi Cash, even as Aave V3 retains its $31 billion market dominance.
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Illuvium Implements Salary Cuts to Extend Operational Runway Past 2027
August 21, 2026
Ethereum gaming studio Illuvium has reduced team wages to extend its financial runway past August 2027, refocusing development bandwidth on its flagship Overworld MMORPG.
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Coinbase Base Layer 2 Sequencer Revenue Falls 11% Despite Unprecedented Usage and Stablecoin Volume
August 21, 2026
Coinbase reported an 11% drop in Q2 revenue from its Base network despite record stablecoin volume, highlighting how post-Dencun fee reductions impact Layer 2 profitability.
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Tornado Cash Records 2026 High With $57M Daily Inflow Driven by Drift Protocol Exploit
August 21, 2026
Tornado Cash recorded its busiest day of 2026 on July 23, processing 968 deposits worth $57 million, largely driven by a $44 million transfer from the Drift protocol exploiter.
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BitMine Expands Ethereum Treasury with 10,399 ETH Purchase Despite Overall Valuation Dip
August 21, 2026
BitMine Immersion Technologies added 10,399 ETH to its balance sheet, but total asset valuation fell to $11.3 billion amid crypto market shifts and ongoing stock buybacks.
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