https://leviathannews.xyz/294964/gnosis-chain-approved-as-first-ethereum-economic-zone-rollup-gip-153-proposal-has-123158-gno-votes-in-favor-far-exceeding-the-quorum-to-transition-gnosis-chain-from-an-independent- Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T14:58:12.671626+00:00 Gnosis Chain approved as first EEZ rollup. GIP-153 proposal has 123,158 GNO votes in favor, to transition Gnosis Chain from an independent layer-1 to a rollup that settles directly on Ethereum. https://leviathannews.xyz/294952/neosoul-raises-11-million-to-enable-ai-agents-for-independent-trading-the-pre-a-funding-round-included-investors-like-mh-ventures-amber-group-and-0g-foundation-fueling-neotrade-pla Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T14:58:02.459925+00:00 NeoSoul raises $11 million to enable AI agents for independent trading. The Pre-A funding round included investors like MH Ventures, Amber Group, and 0G Foundation. https://leviathannews.xyz/294847/binance-introduces-agent-os-to-connect-ai-applications-to-financial-infrastructure-20260820 Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T13:24:04.688648+00:00 Binance introduces Agent OS to connect AI applications to financial infrastructure. https://leviathannews.xyz/294790/london-startup-callosum-raises-100m-seed-round-to-build-nature-inspired-ai-compute-with-backing-from-plural-dcvc-and-the-uk-sovereign-ai-funds-first-ever-investment Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T09:49:05.741054+00:00 London startup Callosum raises $100M seed round to build nature-inspired AI compute with backing from Plural, DCVC, and the UK Sovereign AI Fund's first-ever investment. https://leviathannews.xyz/294748/agents-are-getting-really-good-at-reasoning-and-taking-action-paying-for-something-has-been-a-lot-harder-agentcore-payments-is-now-ga-with-coinbase-and-stripe-giving-agents-a-manag Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T09:48:56.363369+00:00 Coinbase and Stripe now enable AgentCore Payments. It gives agents a managed way to pay for APIs, content, data feeds, and even other agents, with spending limits and observability built in. https://leviathannews.xyz/294738/world_xyz-tweets-today-is-a-new-chapter-hyperworld-is-the-hyperliquid-prediction-market-and-is-working-with-hyperflare-president-trump-and-the-sec-to-bring-hyperliquid-into-the-uni Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T09:48:49.131309+00:00 world_xyz tweets a new chapter starts today. hyperworld is the Hyperliquid prediction market and is working with hyperflare, President Trump, and the SEC to bring Hyperliquid into the United States. https://leviathannews.xyz/294734/nium-announces-launch-of-domestic-card-issuance-in-the-united-stateshttps Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T05:29:00.711926+00:00 Nium announces launch of domestic card issuance in the United States. https://leviathannews.xyz/294728/pharma-giant-eli-lilly-shares-surge-4-ahead-of-solana-tokenized-listing-via-backpack-securities-and-sunrise Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T05:22:05.913662+00:00 Pharma giant Eli Lilly shares surge 4% ahead of Solana tokenized listing via Backpack Securities and Sunrise. https://leviathannews.xyz/294733/blueprint-finance-announces-strategic-funding-round-to-scale-concretes-institutional-defi-infrastructure-20260820-1 Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T05:04:46.965569+00:00 Blueprint Finance announces strategic funding round to scale Concrete's institutional DeFi infrastructure. https://leviathannews.xyz/294676/cftc-closes-civil-cases-against-ftx-insiders-ellison-and-wang-with-trading-bans Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:54:11.147940+00:00 CFTC closes civil cases against FTX insiders Ellison and Wang with trading bans. https://leviathannews.xyz/294725/traveling-to-china-bring-paypal-us-paypal-users-can-now-use-the-paypal-app-to-make-in-store-qr-code-payments-at-weixin-pay-merchants-across-china-through-paypal-world-no-new-apps-n Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:50:27.178389+00:00 PayPal expands in-store payments in China, letting U.S. users pay Weixin Pay merchants via QR codes directly through the PayPal app https://leviathannews.xyz/294724/enjoy-true-digital-ownership-of-your-canton-coin-cc-for-the-first-time-available-natively-via-the-ledger-wallettm-app-traditionally-reserved-for-institutions-and-network-valida Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:50:20.450328+00:00 Ledger brings Canton Coin to its Wallet app, giving individuals native access to securely store and manage CC while supporting Canton Network validation https://leviathannews.xyz/294680/all-in-one-ai-creative-suite-imagineart-announces-that-imagine-computer-is-here Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:45:17.939507+00:00 All-in-one AI creative suite ImagineArt announces that Imagine Computer is here. https://leviathannews.xyz/294721/we-will-continue-to-offer-zero-data-retention-for-frontier-models-as-ai-takes-on-longer-more-autonomous-work-and-delivers-greater-value-to-businesses-safety-systems-also-need-t Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:44:59.256446+00:00 OpenAI keeps Zero Data Retention for frontier models while previewing Private Safety Processing to detect risks across AI interactions without exposing user content https://leviathannews.xyz/294718/at-tempo-we-are-building-more-workflows-where-software-can-move-quickly-on-a-persons-behalf-that-is-useful-but-it-can-also-be-risky-ai-agents-can-open-pull-requests-make-api Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:44:55.842444+00:00 Tempo introduces Voight-Kampff, using Mac Touch ID and Secure Enclave keys to verify humans physically approve high-impact AI agent actions https://leviathannews.xyz/294716/cash-app-pay-is-now-available-on-uniswap-apps-buy-crypto-directly-with-your-cashapp-balance-powered-by-moonpay-one-step-closer-to-taking-the-world-onchain Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:44:47.641884+00:00 Cash App Pay goes live on Uniswap Apps, letting users buy crypto directly with Cash App balances through MoonPay https://leviathannews.xyz/294715/in-partnership-with-mastercard-after-months-of-exploring-how-financial-institutions-actually-evaluate-blockchain-infrastructure-the-foundations-of-institutional-blockchain-adopt Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:44:43.803192+00:00 Sei partners with Mastercard after months of exploring institutional blockchain needs, promising new infrastructure for financial institutions next week https://leviathannews.xyz/294667/monitor-and-control-your-ai-spend-on-every-provider-on-httproutercom-our-early-users-save-40-on-average-every-week-the-price-intelligence-latency-frontier-shifts-and-we-expect-this Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:44:33.406388+00:00 Monitor and control your AI spend on every provider. Today Router opens it to everyone. No tryramp account needed. Free through 2026, first $26 on us. https://leviathannews.xyz/294713/slack-launches-ai-coding-agents-for-real-time-team-collaboration Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:40:10.361077+00:00 Slack launches AI coding agents for real-time team collaboration. https://leviathannews.xyz/294712/inside-the-stack-is-a-new-content-series-by-privy-that-breaks-down-how-companies-are-using-onchain-infrastructure-alongside-traditional-financial-rails-to-build-new-financial-produ Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:40:04.942784+00:00 Privy introduces new content series detailing how companies, starting with Kraken, are using onchain infrastructure alongside traditional financial rails to build new financial products https://leviathannews.xyz/294711/okx-restricts-claude-use-for-hong-kong-employees-spends-6-million8-million-monthly-on-ai-models-according-to-bloomberg-okx-has-restricted-hong-kong-employees-and-staff-travel Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:39:54.572320+00:00 OKX restricts Claude for Hong Kong staff after its Anthropic account was suspended, while the exchange spends $6M-$8M monthly across AI model providers https://leviathannews.xyz/294709/ai-agents-could-make-todays-billion-dollar-crypto-hacks-look-like-pennies-industry-leaders-warn-20260820 Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:39:49.717557+00:00 Crypto leaders warn AI agents could make today’s billion-dollar hacks look like “pennies” by automating attacks on wallets, passwords and financial accounts https://leviathannews.xyz/294670/altfun-introduces-perpetual-dividends-by-holding-altcoins-users-get-airdropped-perps-first-dividend-of-tokenized-hyperliquid-perps-has-been-distributed-to-the-top-100-alt-holders Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:11:26.865297+00:00 alt.fun introduces perpetual dividends. By holding altcoins, users get airdropped perps. First dividend of tokenized Hyperliquid perps has been distributed to the top 100 ALT holders. https://leviathannews.xyz/294685/berachain-announces-rebranding-native-stablecoin-honey-to-bera-usd-busd-same-token-same-contract-new-name-and-symbol Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:02:58.995674+00:00 Berachain Foundation announces rebranding native stablecoin Honey to Bera USD ($BUSD) with same token, same contract, new name and symbol. https://leviathannews.xyz/294687/usdctofiatxyz-introduces-a-product-tokenstocash-where-users-can-sell-spare-ai-tokens-and-cash-out-p2p-to-the-apps-they-already-use Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T04:00:03.539875+00:00 usdctofiat.xyz introduces a product tokensto.cash, where users can sell spare AI tokens and cash out P2P to the apps they already use. https://leviathannews.xyz/294683/rox-launches-rox-team-to-remove-the-barrier-to-costly-investment-on-revenue-agents Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T03:59:06.551796+00:00 Rox launches Rox Team to remove the barrier to costly investment on revenue agents. https://leviathannews.xyz/294679/cronos-ceo-ryan-wyatt-plans-to-revise-cronoss-tokenomics-in-the-coming-months-aims-as-part-of-q4-roadmap-to-get-everything-out Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T03:59:02.461081+00:00 Cronos CEO Ryan Wyatt plans to revise Cronos's tokenomics in the coming months, aims as part of Q4 roadmap to get everything out. https://leviathannews.xyz/294677/axis-robotics-partners-with-kaito-ai-to-introduce-the-axis-content-creator-program-push-the-frontier-of-physical-ai-to-new-heights-epoch-1-is-now-live-and-runs-until-september-18th Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T03:58:50.127810+00:00 Axis Robotics partners with Kaito AI to introduce the Axis Content Creator Program to push the frontier of physical AI to new heights. Epoch 1 is now live and runs until September 18th at 12:00 UTC. https://leviathannews.xyz/294673/cftc-seeks-input-on-compute-power-derivatives-for-ai-era Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T03:58:39.927317+00:00 CFTC seeks input on compute power derivatives for AI era. https://leviathannews.xyz/294671/trading-platform-gte-teases-on-x-saying-were-back Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T03:58:32.762215+00:00 Trading platform GTE teases on X saying we're back. https://leviathannews.xyz/294669/linera-announces-upcoming-token-sale-and-teases-with-article-title-to-becoming-the-next-hyperliquid Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T03:58:27.836406+00:00 Linera announces upcoming token sale and teases with article title to becoming the next Hyperliquid. https://leviathannews.xyz/294668/base-app-perps-goes-live-powered-by-hyperliquid Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T03:58:21.300095+00:00 Base App launches Hyperliquid-powered perpetual futures trading. https://leviathannews.xyz/294441/etched-announces-700m-raise-at-a-21b-valuation-from-jane-street-kleiner-perkins-sequoia-a16z-peter-thiel-bcv-and-blackstone-the-first-rack-was-shipped-to-jane-street Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T02:00:20.280592+00:00 Etched announces $700M raise at a $21B valuation from Jane Street, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, A16Z, Peter Thiel, BCV, and Blackstone. The first rack was shipped to Jane Street. https://leviathannews.xyz/294434/x-suspends-bitcoin-accounts-handles-like-vivek4real_-bitcoin_teddy-bitcoinsapiens-and-documentingsaylor-in-250000-content-theft-scheme-the-operation-was-exposed-by-nikita-bier-who- Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T02:00:12.995363+00:00 X suspends Bitcoin accounts like Vivek4real_, Bitcoin_Teddy, BitcoinSapiens and DocumentingSaylor in $250,000 content theft scheme. Nikita Bier exposed the operation and forwarded to law enforcement. https://leviathannews.xyz/294427/solana-developer-bleep-accuses-influencer-ansem-of-overlooking-his-launchpad-work-when-ansem-launched-ansemio-around-august-17-without-compensation-or-credit-ansem-counters-that-he Leviathan News en 2026-08-20T01:59:59.303231+00:00 Solana developer Bleep accuses influencer Ansem of overlooking his launchpad work when Ansem launched Ansem.io around August 17 without compensation or credit. https://leviathannews.xyz/294645/occ-races-to-finalize-genius-act-stablecoin-rules-by-november-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T22:39:19.305995+00:00 OCC targets November deadline to finalize GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, aiming to begin processing issuer applications in early 2027 https://leviathannews.xyz/294644/injective-becomes-sec-registered-transfer-agent-as-it-expands-tokenization-push-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T22:39:13.093016+00:00 Injective becomes SEC-registered transfer agent through its affiliate, targeting regulated ownership records and infrastructure for tokenized securities https://leviathannews.xyz/294641/ethereum-engineering-firm-nethermind-leaves-layerzero-verifier-role-for-chainlink-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T22:39:07.942038+00:00 Ethereum engineering firm Nethermind leaves LayerZero verifier role after review, joining Chainlink as a node operator and CCIP technology provider https://leviathannews.xyz/294639/hsbc-standard-chartered-execute-first-live-banking-transaction-on-swifts-247-ledger-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T22:39:03.337458+00:00 HSBC and Standard Chartered complete first live transaction on Swift’s 24/7 ledger as the payments network tests blockchain settlement against stablecoins and tokenized deposits https://leviathannews.xyz/294638/ex-signature-bank-chair-warns-big-banks-could-use-blockchain-to-take-market-share-from-smaller-rivals-as-n3xt-goes-global-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T22:38:59.064296+00:00 Ex-Signature Bank chair Scott Shay warns big banks could use blockchain payment rails to take market share from smaller rivals as N3XT expands globally https://leviathannews.xyz/294636/china-triples-digital-yuan-bank-roster-year-to-date-as-eight-more-banks-join-network-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T22:38:53.581646+00:00 China triples its e-CNY network in 2026 as the PBOC adds 20 operators, including eight banks joining the CBDC push this week https://leviathannews.xyz/294577/the-block-president-donald-trump-says-congress-needs-to-pass-the-clarity-act-during-remarks-with-technology-leaders-on-wednesday-its-a-very-powerful-structured-legislation-which-wi-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T19:41:49.642234+00:00 Trump says Congress needs to pass the Clarity Act during remarks with technology leaders on Wednesday https://leviathannews.xyz/294565/trump-sec-chair-working-to-bring-hyperliquid-into-us-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T19:17:57.329816+00:00 Trump: SEC Chair working to bring Hyperliquid into US https://leviathannews.xyz/294406/ethena-and-falconx-establish-a-1-billion-secured-warehouse-facility-to-expand-return-sources-for-usde-backing-assets-ethena-and-digital-asset-prime-broker-falconx-have-established--20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T14:07:18.702151+00:00 Ethena Labs and FalconX unveiled a $1 billion secured warehouse facility to deploy USDe collateral into overcollateralized institutional loans https://leviathannews.xyz/294340/bitwise-cio-sees-potential-for-10-100x-blockchain-transaction-growth-as-ai-agents-meet-tokenized-markets-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T11:48:04.164674+00:00 Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan sees 10-100x blockchain transaction growth as tokenized markets expand and AI agents increasingly trade on users’ behalf https://leviathannews.xyz/294339/scaramucci-points-to-100000-bitcoin-as-magic-number-for-og-sellers-eyes-ai-blockchain-convergence-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T11:47:56.235927+00:00 Scaramucci points to $100,000 bitcoin as ‘magic number’ for OG sellers, eyes AI-blockchain convergence https://leviathannews.xyz/294338/rain-ceo-says-stablecoin-payments-reach-more-than-100000-merchants-without-them-knowing-it-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T11:47:50.352923+00:00 Rain says stablecoin payments already reach 100,000+ merchants through Visa without merchants knowing, with same-day stablecoin settlement potentially replacing 3-day rails https://leviathannews.xyz/294334/tiktok-code-includes-peer-to-peer-payments-over-messaging-bloomberg Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T11:47:46.366405+00:00 TikTok code reportedly includes peer-to-peer payments through messaging, signaling a deeper push into financial services despite no current testing https://leviathannews.xyz/294332/no-headline-20260819-1 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T11:47:39.737138+00:00 Ripple raises $275M through investment-grade senior notes as it pushes deeper into prime brokerage with Ripple Prime https://leviathannews.xyz/294227/wyoming-stable-token-commission-announces-deprecation-of-layerzero-bridge-stargate-migration-of-the-frontier-stable-token-frnt-to-chainlink-ccip-bridging-for-frnt-will-be-available Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T07:36:08.890940+00:00 Wyoming Stable Token Commission announces deprecation of LayerZero bridge (Stargate) & migration of the Frontier Stable Token to Chainlink CCIP. Bridging for FRNT will be available via Transporter. https://leviathannews.xyz/294225/introducing-20260819 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T07:35:50.571448+00:00 LaunchpadLaunchpad.com introduces a platform for creating launchpads, pitching a new crypto model where anyone can build their own token launchpad https://leviathannews.xyz/294249/arkhams-guide-to-smart-contract-hacks-hacks-have-drained-billions-from-crypto-from-reentrancy-and-flash-loans-to-oracle-manipulation-and-compromised-bridges-our-latest-guide-br Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T07:28:05.680684+00:00 Arkham publishes a guide to smart contract hacks, breaking down reentrancy, flash loans, oracle manipulation and bridge exploits that have drained billions https://leviathannews.xyz/294247/binance-released-its-45th-proof-of-reserves-report-based-on-an-august-1-snapshot-user-btc-holdings-stood-at-approximately-657000-btc-up-255-from-the-previous-snapshot-on-july Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T07:27:56.112232+00:00 Binance’s 45th Proof of Reserves shows user BTC holdings rose 2.55% to 657,000 BTC, while ETH fell 2.57% and USDT dropped 2.57% from July https://leviathannews.xyz/294240/breaking-maya-protocol-exploited-for-17-million-in-a-sophisticated-6-bug-attack-mayachain-suffered-a-chained-six-bug-exploit-that-allowed-the-attacker-to-manipulate-pool-acco Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T06:37:47.608834+00:00 Maya Protocol exploited for $1.7M in chained six-bug attack, with attacker manipulating pool accounting, gaining 99.93% ownership and draining CACAO and LINK https://leviathannews.xyz/294234/your-secret-recovery-phrase-is-24-words-but-theres-a-25th-word-most-people-never-use-and-it-can-unlock-a-whole-separate-wallet-on-the-same-device-its-called-a-passphrase-he Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T06:22:11.454290+00:00 Ledger passphrase adds a 25th word to your 24-word recovery phrase, unlocking a separate set of hidden accounts with brand-new addresses https://leviathannews.xyz/294235/today-we-are-proud-to-introduce-sherlock-audit-engine-audit-engine-brings-the-strongest-available-ai-security-approaches-into-one-coordinated-review-weve-spent-months-buildin Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T06:22:08.069352+00:00 Sherlock launches Audit Engine, an AI-native security review system combining multiple AI security approaches to analyze high-stakes code https://leviathannews.xyz/294228/introducing-ojo-the-first-design-agent-team-workspace-where-users-build-squads-of-specialized-ai-agents-to-handle-everything-from-product-strategy-and-prds-to-interactive-prototype Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T06:12:35.142538+00:00 OJO launches the first Design Agent Team Workspace, letting users build AI design teams that turn ideas into strategy, PRDs, prototypes and launch-ready designs https://leviathannews.xyz/294229/bitcoincom-integrates-usdu-bringing-the-uaes-first-cbuae-registered-usd-stablecoin-to-millions-of-wallet-users Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T06:12:18.808525+00:00 Bitcoin.com integrates USDU, bringing the UAE’s first CBUAE-registered USD stablecoin to millions of wallet users. https://leviathannews.xyz/294224/introducing-kaito-pulse-a-social-layer-for-the-internet-starting-with-x Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T06:06:08.635567+00:00 Kaito launches Pulse, a new social layer starting with X that surfaces what people build, trade and back beyond traditional timelines https://leviathannews.xyz/294205/openai-devday-is-going-global-starting-this-october-devday-exchange-is-bringing-builders-together-to-swap-build-notes-share-real-projects-and-meet-the-teams-building-openai-to Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T06:05:10.855656+00:00 OpenAI takes DevDay global with DevDay Exchange, bringing builders together across 8 cities to share projects and connect with teams building OpenAI tools https://leviathannews.xyz/294179/wallet-of-satoshi-is-going-all-in-on-self-custody-weve-rebuilt-wos-so-you-hold-your-own-bitcoin-and-your-own-keys-with-the-same-simple-experience-were-known-for-wos-isnt-going-anyw Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T05:29:49.204285+00:00 Wallet of Satoshi is going all-in on self-custody, with a rebuilt WoS so users hold their own Bitcoin and their own keys, with the same simple experience that it is known for. https://leviathannews.xyz/293813/whitechain-relaunches-as-w-groups-distribution-first-ethereum-layer-2 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T05:26:20.874478+00:00 Whitechain shifts from standalone PoA L1 to OP Stack-based Ethereum L2, launches Sepolia testnet https://leviathannews.xyz/293926/hpc-and-tradexyz-introduce-pre-ipo-perpetuals-to-the-sec-20260818 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T05:25:38.082092+00:00 Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade[XYZ] propose pre-IPO perpetuals in SEC comment letter https://leviathannews.xyz/293943/meet-razorpay-vulcan-indias-first-transformer-based-ai-foundation-model-for-payments Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T05:25:33.999207+00:00 Razorpay launches Vulcan, India's first payments-focused AI foundation model built with Nvidia and AWS https://leviathannews.xyz/294206/krak-card-landed-in-the-us-up-to-2-cashback-600-currencies-no-hidden-fees-built-with-visa-get-your-krak-card Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T03:32:34.624657+00:00 Kraken launches Krak Card in the U.S., offering up to 2% cashback and spending across 600+ currencies wherever Visa is accepted, powered by Stripe Issuing https://leviathannews.xyz/294189/andrew-cuomo-us-falling-behind-on-crypto-rules-it-has-to-pass Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T03:27:51.105758+00:00 Andrew Cuomo urges Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, warning the U.S. is falling behind on crypto rules and needs clear boundaries for digital asset markets https://leviathannews.xyz/294201/cash-app-pay-is-now-available-on-moonpay-eligible-us-customers-can-use-their-cashapp-balance-to-buy-digital-assets-on-moonpay-live-today-in-the-united-states Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T03:27:42.748767+00:00 MoonPay adds Cash App Pay for eligible U.S. customers, letting users spend their CashApp balance to buy digital assets directly through MoonPay https://leviathannews.xyz/294197/for-years-anti-crypto-armies-doomers-and-decelerationists-stifled-innovation-regulating-by-enforcement-and-driving-transformational-technologies-like-blockchain-ai-and-predic Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T03:27:38.254261+00:00 CFTC prepares to launch its Innovation Advisory Committee on August 20, bringing builders and entrepreneurs together to shape the future of crypto, AI and prediction markets https://leviathannews.xyz/294194/lawson-a-major-japanese-convenience-store-just-ran-its-second-stablecoin-test-at-a-pos-register-on-polygon-the-demonstration-tested-usdc-usdt-and-jpyc-for-in-store-payments-w Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T03:27:33.362290+00:00 Major Japanese convenience store Lawson runs second stablecoin payment test at a POS register on Polygon. https://leviathannews.xyz/294193/ever-wanted-a-rolex-on-your-wrist-now-you-can-pull-for-one-jupiter-gacha-just-added-watch-packs-with-watchdotfun-real-luxury-timepieces-now-one-pull-away-to-kick-it-off Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T03:27:29.924667+00:00 Jupiter Gacha adds luxury watch packs with watchdotfun, offering real timepieces and $50,000 in launch rewards https://leviathannews.xyz/294192/reg-crypto-is-out-httpswwwsecgovnewsroompress-releases2026-76-sec-proposes-new-regulation-crypto-assets Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T03:27:27.102680+00:00 SEC proposes new Regulation Crypto Assets framework for digital asset oversight https://leviathannews.xyz/294190/us-accounting-board-proposes-treating-stablecoins-as-cash-equivalents Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T03:27:22.232891+00:00 U.S. accounting body FASB proposes treating certain stablecoins as “cash equivalents,” potentially giving qualifying dollar-pegged assets more cash-like status under U.S. accounting rules https://leviathannews.xyz/293940/browser-tool-krackpot-lets-anyone-hunt-btc-in-bitcoin-puzzle-71-a-2015-challenge-with-71-btc-locked-behind-an-unknown-private-key-users-run-webgpu-searches-locally-on-their-hardwar Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T02:34:19.469734+00:00 Browser tool Krackpot lets anyone hunt BTC in Bitcoin Puzzle #71, a 2015 challenge with 7.1 BTC locked behind an unknown private key. Users run WebGPU searches locally on their hardware, specifying an address to claim the full 6 BTC prize if successful, while the developer takes any extra. https://leviathannews.xyz/293934/citi-unveils-custody-a-suite-of-near-and-real-time-custody-solutions-to-meet-always-on-industry-demand-starting-with-bitcoin Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T02:34:15.808963+00:00 Citi unveils Custody+ suite for near-real-time digital asset custody, starting with Bitcoin later this year https://leviathannews.xyz/293851/metaplanet-to-invest-2100-bitcoin-in-super-league-to-launch-us-bitcoin-treasury-platform-superplanet-20260818 Leviathan News en 2026-08-19T02:32:46.846396+00:00 Metaplanet acquires controlling stake in Nasdaq-listed Super League, to launch U.S. Bitcoin treasury platform Superplanet seeded with 2,100 BTC.