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The Block Aug 31, 3:35 PM

Strive becomes fifth-largest public bitcoin treasury after 1,800 BTC buy, TD Cowen lifts ASST price target

TD Cowen expects Strive (ASST) to end 2026 with 27,156 BTC, nearly 4,300 more bitcoin than previously forecast.

The Block Aug 31, 3:23 PM

Kalshi issues first permanent ban to former Rep. George Santos over State of the Union trading

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has been permanently banned from trading on Kalshi, marking the platform’s first-ever permanent ban.

The Block Aug 31, 3:04 PM

NYSE parent ICE partners with tZERO on infrastructure for tokenized securities

tZERO will be a design partner for ICE’s upcoming tokenized securities platform, and ICE will also invest in tZERO’s latest financing round.

The Block Aug 31, 2:17 PM

Tom Lee says ether is ‘best performing macro asset’ as Bitmine adds 53,501 ETH

Tom Lee's Bitmine acquired 53,501 ETH over the past week, expanding its corporate treasury to 5.9 million ether tokens.

The Block Aug 31, 1:11 PM

‘We’re back’: Strategy buys another 4,603 bitcoin for $369.7 million as holdings hit 845,050 BTC

Strategy bought 4,603 BTC for $369.7 million, raising total holdings to 845,050 BTC worth over $66 billion.

The Block Aug 31, 8:15 AM

Russia’s largest bank forecasts $46 billion in first-year crypto exchange trading under new rules: report

Sberbank's forecast comes as the country's new crypto regulations are set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2026.

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The Block Aug 30, 8:28 PM

Kalshi becomes exclusive prediction market partner of US Open: report

As part of the agreement, rival prediction market platforms are reportedly barred from advertising at the tournament and on its ESPN broadcasts.

The Block Aug 30, 6:40 PM

Crypto.com-linked Cronos network halts after Tectonic exploit estimated at $75 million

Li says the attacker manipulated the price of Tectonic's illiquid TONIC token before borrowing against the inflated collateral, a Mango Markets-style hack.

The Block Aug 30, 5:51 PM

Chainalysis accuses ICE of unfairly steering $95 million blockchain contract to TRM Labs

The lawsuit asks a federal court to block the $95 million TRM contract and require ICE to conduct a full and open competition.

The Block Aug 29, 9:16 PM

Layer 1 blockchain Fogo halts mainnet after attacker receives 400 million FOGO tokens, 10% of circulating supply

The affected tokens make up about 4% of FOGO's genesis supply and were worth about $3 million at the time of the incident. 

The Block Aug 29, 8:15 PM

Cosmos Labs says it wrongly cleared the bug behind a $5.7 million six-chain hack

MANTRA Chain, which lost $3.6 million, claimed the patch was only released 20 hours before the attack began and did not identify the flaw it fixed. 

The Block Aug 29, 1:58 PM

Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to pay $172,000 for Kalshi trades on mention markets

The fine marks the CFTC's second insider trading case against a federal employee trading event contracts and its second related settlement in four weeks.