Solana Avoids Network Halt as Major Hosting Provider Outage Disconnects 28% of Staked SOL
August 17, 2026
A major routing failure at cloud provider Teraswitch temporarily disconnected 28.83% of Solana's staked SOL, pushing the high-performance blockchain within 4.5 percentage points of losing block finality.
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BitGo Prepares for Executive Transition as Q2 Net Loss Reaches $19 Million Despite Revenue Surge
August 17, 2026
Digital asset custodian BitGo announces the departure of CFO Edward Reginelli alongside Q2 results showing a $19 million net loss, despite an 80% increase in revenue.
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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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Securitize Tokenized Assets Hit $4.3 Billion While Revenue Declines and Expenses Rise
August 17, 2026
Securitize reported a record $4.3 billion in average tokenized assets under management for Q2, but falling revenue and rising operating expenses led to a widening net loss of $21.7 million.
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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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Trezor Customer Data Exposed Following Security Breach at Third-Party Logistics Provider ShipMonk
August 17, 2026
Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has notified customers of a third-party security breach at shipping partner ShipMonk. The incident exposed names, contact details, and shipping addresses of 13,689 users across seven countries, though Trezor hardware and internal systems remain completely uncompromised.
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Robinhood Expands Retail Access to Private Equity with $200 Million Fund IPO
August 17, 2026
Robinhood Ventures Fund II priced a $200 million IPO to offer everyday retail investors access to late-stage private companies and venture capital opportunities on the NYSE.
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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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