Crypto News. August 27, 2026

Aug 27, 2026

Coinbase launched BTC-backed mortgages letting US homebuyers use Bitcoin as down payment collateral without selling or facing margin calls

Coinbase 🛡️@coinbase

Crypto-backed mortgages have moved in. Borrowers in the US can now use Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment - without having to sell it or face margin calls. Plus, Coinbase One members can get up to $10,000 back at closing.

1:03 PM · Aug 26, 2026 · 1.24M Views

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Blockstream urged Core Lightning node operators to upgrade or go offline after AI-generated CVE reports surfaced vulnerabilities

calle 🟥@callebtc

🟥 URGENT: Critical vulnerability in Core Lightning Blockstream developers urge users to shut down CLN Lightning nodes right NOW! Please let everyone know!

6:41 PM · Aug 26, 2026 · 91.9K Views

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Stripe blocked $300M in fraud attempts for AI startup OpenCode

dax@thdxr

if you want a sense of how much fraud we deal with, stripe has blocked $300M worth of fraud for us in the past few days

1:12 PM · Aug 25, 2026 · 3M Views

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Revolut launched EURR, a euro-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum backed by reserves held by Bridge

Ethereum Institutional@ethereuminsti

Revolut, a leading fintech with 80 million customers globally, is launching a Euro stablecoin on Ethereum. Welcome to @ethereum, EURR.

1:50 PM · Aug 26, 2026 · 449K Views

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Revolut@Revolut

We’re rolling out EURR, our first euro-backed stablecoin, in the Revolut app.

7:19 AM · Aug 26, 2026 · 839K Views

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Sui co-founder Kostas Kryptos unveiled regulated exchange Havenex, with a Series A round nearing close and licenses already applied for

Kostas Kryptos@kostascrypto

Welcome Havenex. Series A is underway and closing soon, already applied for all required licenses (even more than required). DM me if interested to invest, note that allocation is already quite packed. After extensive discussions with regulators, central bank governors,

7:16 AM · Aug 26, 2026 · 86.8K Views

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SEC sent proposal to White House OMB to overhaul crypto custody rules for investment advisers and funds,

Bloomberg@business

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a new proposal to the White House concerning rules for investment advisers holding digital assets for their clients.

bloomberg.com

SEC Preps Overhaul of Crypto Custody Rules for Investment Firms

1:35 PM · Aug 26, 2026 · 29.7K Views

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Hyperliquid Policy Center and tradeXYZ petitioned CFTC to allow regulated energy perpetual contracts (crude oil, nat gas) in the US with 24/7 trading and stablecoin margin

Hyperliquid Policy Center@HyperliquidPC

Oil prices move 24/7. The markets that American businesses use to hedge them do not. Today, HPC and @tradexyz filed a joint comment letter asking the @CFTC to open a regulated path for energy perpetual contracts and 24/7 trading in the United States. During February's oil

12:00 PM · Aug 26, 2026 · 69.6K Views

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Hyperliquid activated AQAv2, directing ~90% of USDC reserve yield toward buybacks and burns of HYPE via Circle and Coinbase, first payout October 3

Hyperliquid Daily@HYPERDailyTK

Hyperliquid Turns $USDC Yield Into hyperliquid:native Deflation Starting today, @HyperliquidX begins accruing revenue from USDC reserves through AQAv2. The key mechanism: • Stablecoin reserve revenue is shared with Hyperliquid • Around 90% of reserve revenue after operating

8:12 AM · Aug 26, 2026 · 14.6K Views

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JPMorgan explored launching its own stablecoin per WSJ, but said no active product in development

CoinDesk@CoinDesk

LATEST: @jpmorgan evaluates launching its own stablecoin, while a group including @BankofAmerica, @WellsFargo and @bancosantander moves forward on a cross-border stablecoin venture, per WSJ.

3:49 PM · Aug 26, 2026 · 49.9K Views

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DeFi Development Corp (DFDV) launched State of Solana, a real-time dashboard tracking staking, validators, yield and ecosystem data

DeFi Dev Corp. (DFDV)@defidevcorp

Today, we’re officially launching State of Solana. We spend a lot of time talking about why we’re bullish on Solana. Now, we’re giving everyone the tools to track the data behind that conviction themselves. StateofSOL.com brings the state of the network into one place:

stateofsol.com

State of Solana — Live SOL Dashboard: Price, Rainbow, Yields

12:30 PM · Aug 26, 2026 · 14.3K Views

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Bankers’ associations from 39 US states formed BankChain Alliance to build a shared blockchain network for stablecoins, tokenized deposits and settlement

CoinDesk@CoinDesk

NEW: 39 U.S. state banking associations launch the BankChain Alliance, an industry-owned blockchain network targeting tokenized deposits, stablecoins and smart payments.

8:13 AM · Aug 26, 2026 · 180K Views

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Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash retrial pushed back to April 2027 pending his acquittal motion

Roman Storm 🇺🇸 🌪️@rstormsf

One thing before I start: everything in this post is public information from my own docket. None of it is new, and I'm not revealing anything you can't already find in the court filings yourself. The retrial just got pushed to April 26, 2027. The order came down today (Dkt.

10:29 PM · Aug 25, 2026 · 256K Views

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RockawayX acquired hedge fund Relayer Capital, rebranding it as the RockawayX Liquid Opportunities Fund to add long/short strategies and expand its US presence