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COTI to Close Vibe Code Challenge Submissions on August 31st

COTI to Close Vibe Code Challenge Submissions on August 31st

COTI will close submissions for the Vibe Code Challenge on August 31st.Participants can build a private agent, application, or automation on COTI, with 175,000 COTI allocated among the top three entries.Refer to the official tweet by COTI:VIBE CODE CHALLENGE I LAST CALLFive days left to register & 1…

SingularityNET to Hold HyperSprint #1 AMA on August 27th

SingularityNET to Hold HyperSprint #1 AMA on August 27th

SingularityNET will hold a HyperSprint #1 question-and-answer session on August 27th at 18:00 UTC.Participants can ask about available tracks, required deliverables, team formation, judging, and rewards.Refer to the official tweet by AGIX:Join us this Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 6 PM UTC for a Hyp…

Grass: Coinbase opens GRASS spot trading - 26 Aug 2026

Grass: Coinbase opens GRASS spot trading - 26 Aug 2026

Coinbase is opening spot trading for Grass (GRASS), with the GRASS-USD pair scheduled to go live later today in supported regions if liquidity conditions are met.The listing adds a direct access point across Coinbase's retail and institutional platforms. Individual and professional market participan…

Venus: Lending markets support institutional borrowing - 26 Aug 2026

Venus: Lending markets support institutional borrowing - 26 Aug 2026

Venus vaults supply on-chain liquidity to Solv, which borrows against collateral held and attested by Ceffu in regulated custody. The arrangement places Venus lending markets in an institutional borrowing structure involving a named borrower and a custody provider.Solv is the borrower, while Ceffu h…

Zcash: Coinholders vote on 37 Q3 2026 retroactive funding proposals - 17 Sep 2026 to 29 Sep 2026

Zcash: Coinholders vote on 37 Q3 2026 retroactive funding proposals - 17 Sep 2026 to 29 Sep 2026

Zcash coinholders vote on approval of 37 Q3 2026 retroactive funding proposals.Approval is determined through token voting, giving ZEC holders a direct role in deciding which proposals receive treasury support. The result can affect how network resources are deployed and which development efforts pr…

Americans Want Retirement Security, But Don’t Trust Bitcoin to Deliver It

Americans Want Retirement Security, But Don’t Trust Bitcoin to Deliver It

Most Americans do not want cryptocurrency near their retirement money, a new National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) survey shows. The poll finds 77% call crypto in retirement plans risky, and 46% say it is very risky.Eighty percent now say the US faces a retirement crisis, up from 67% in 2…

Tellor to Upgrade Palmito Testnet to v6.1.7

Tellor to Upgrade Palmito Testnet to v6.1.7

Tellor will upgrade the Palmito test network to version 6.1.7 on August 26th at approximately 18:00 UTC.The change applies specifically to Tellor’s Palmito testing environment.Refer to the official tweet by TRB:📢 Tellor's Palmito Testnet will be upgrading to v6.1.7 at approx. 1:00 PM EST tomorrow, W…

Chainalysis estimates $457B in taxable crypto activity, says CARF misses most

Chainalysis estimates $457B in taxable crypto activity, says CARF misses most

Potentially taxable onchain crypto activity reached at least $457 billion globally in 2025, while international reporting rules may capture only a fraction of it, according to a new Chainalysis report.The US accounted for an estimated $112.6 billion of the total, while North America led all regions …

Taurus links digital asset platforms to Swift’s blockchain ledger

Taurus links digital asset platforms to Swift’s blockchain ledger

Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has integrated its tokenization and custody platforms with Swift’s blockchain-based ledger.Taurus said Wednesday in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph that its clients can connect their existing digital asset infrastructure to the ledger for paymen…

Students want crypto classes but learn on social media: OKX survey

Students want crypto classes but learn on social media: OKX survey

While most US college students want schools to teach crypto and blockchain, in the absence of courses, social media remains their leading source of crypto education, according to a study commissioned by crypto exchange OKX.A survey this month found that 90% of students and 87% of parents supported t…

SEC sends crypto custody rule changes to White House for review

SEC sends crypto custody rule changes to White House for review

A proposal from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to change its rules governing how investment advisers hold digital assets was sent this week to the White House for review.According to its website, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, a division of the Office of Management an…

Revolut begins phased EURR stablecoin rollout in Denmark, Poland and Portugal

Revolut begins phased EURR stablecoin rollout in Denmark, Poland and Portugal

Revolut has joined the rush among global banks and payment firms to roll out stablecoins, introducing a euro-pegged token called EURR.In a statement shared with The Block on Wednesday, the crypto-friendly fintech described EURR as "the first step" in its broader stablecoin strategy, which includes p…