The Japanese yen depreciated past 160 per U.S. dollar, reaching its lowest level in a month amid persistent monetary policy divergence.
The downward pressure on the currency has heightened market anxiety regarding potential intervention by Japanese monetary authorities.
Foreign exchange volatility often reverberates through broader macroeconomic markets, influencing crypto and digital asset sentiment.
The Japanese yen weakened past the...
Cronos Network Halts After Estimated $75 Million Exploit Hits Tectonic
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Cronos validators halted the Crypto.com-linked chain on Sunday after an exploit at Tectonic, the network’s largest lending protocol.
Onchain researcher Weilin Li estimates about $75 million was affected after TONIC was pumped roughly 100x in 20 minutes and used as collateral.
Only about $6 million was bridged to Ethereum before the halt; most remaining assets are stranded on Cronos.
Tectonic TVL fell from about $121.7 million to roughly $3...
Solana Validators Narrowly Pass First Governance Vote to Double SOL Disinflation
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Solana’s SGP-0002 passed with 67.00% support, just above the two-thirds supermajority required for adoption.
The measure doubles annual disinflation from 15% to 30%, targeting the 1.5% inflation floor around 2029 instead of 2032.
Authors estimate about 18.9 million fewer SOL will be issued over the next six years.
Kraken’s largest validator flipped most of its 8.92 million SOL stake from against to for in the final hours.
A...
Solana validators narrowly pass faster SOL issuance cuts in first network-wide vote
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Solana validators approved SGP-0002, doubling the annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%.
The measure passed with 67% support and 60.7% participation, clearing a two-thirds threshold by a slim margin.
The change is projected to cut about 18.9 million SOL in new issuance over six years and bring terminal 1.5% inflation forward to around 2029.
A companion fee-burn proposal failed; a Solana Constitution proposal passed.
Kraken and...
Charles Schwab to Add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Crypto Platform
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Charles Schwab plans to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Schwab Crypto in the coming months.
The platform launched in May 2026 with bitcoin and ether and charges 75 basis points per trade.
Schwab reported $13.04 trillion in client assets and 39.9 million brokerage accounts as of July 31, 2026.
The service is unavailable in New York, Louisiana, U.S. territories and international jurisdictions, and Schwab may delay or withdraw support.
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