Non-custodial swap protocol Boltz paused operations after attackers used AI to find and adapt exploits faster than its small team could patch them.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/boltz-pauses-service-ai-assisted-hacking-august-2026/

Robinhood secured FCA registration to offer crypto services in the UK, opening its trading app to one of Europe's largest retail markets under formal oversight.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-fca-registration-uk-crypto-august-2026/

Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $172.4M in July, ending two straight months of withdrawals. BTC still trades at $62,605 as of August 3, 2026, down 4% on the week.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-etfs-reverse-two-month-outflow-172m-july-august-2026/

Coinbase settled its FOIA lawsuit against the SEC for $150,000, surfacing FDIC letters that told ~20 banks to pause crypto in what critics call Choke Point 2.0.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coinbase-wins-sec-foia-choke-point-lawsuit-august-2026/

JPMorgan has approved HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto venue, to open a client money account, a rare banking nod for a digital-asset platform.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/jpmorgan-approves-hashkey-institutional-accounts-august-2026/

The SEC granted CME's petition to review Nasdaq's bitcoin options approval and kept it stayed, with written statements due August 24, extending derivatives uncertainty.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-stays-nasdaq-bitcoin-options-cme-review-august-2026/

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes swapped 2.5M USDC back into ETH two days after exiting, per Cointelegraph. ETH trades near $1,857 as of August 3, 2026.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/arthur-hayes-buys-back-eth-48-hours-august-2026/

The Senate has no CLARITY Act floor vote scheduled for Monday, confirming the crypto market structure bill is stalling as the August recess deadline nears.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-no-senate-monday-vote-scheduled-august-2026/

COLDCARD confirmed it destroyed all vulnerable hardware wallet inventory and is cooperating with law enforcement to identify the attackers behind its security breach.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coldcard-destroys-vulnerable-inventory-law-enforcement-august-2026/

A Coldcard hardware wallet exploit tied to a $90M Bitcoin loss has rattled self-custody users. Here is what happened and how to check your own setup.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/coldcard-exploit-90m-bitcoin-flight-august-2026/