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Crypto Briefing
US Treasury proposed GENIUS Act rules defining when stablecoins are issued or sold in the US and setting standards for foreign issuers. US Treasury proposes rules for stablecoin issuance and sales under GENIUS Act.
Crypto Economy
The U.S. Treasury Department submitted a proposal to implement the GENIUS Act, establishing key definitions. The industry and the public have 60 days to submit comments, and the law's effective deadline is set for January 18, though it is unlikely all rules will be ready by then.
Tokenpost
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has proposed new federal definitions and regulatory standards for stablecoin issuers as the government moves to implement the GENIUS Act, the landmark U.S. stablecoin law. The proposed rule seeks to clarify what constitutes issuing a U.S. payment stablecoin and which companies must comply with the law.
Coindesk
The Treasury proposal would establish some of the core definitions and jurisdictions in the law Congress completed last year.
Crypto news
The U.S. Treasury has proposed new rules defining when payment stablecoins are issued, offered, or sold in the United States as regulators prepare for key GENIUS Act restrictions beginning in January 2027. The U.S. Treasury Department said on Aug.
Blockonomi
DefiLlama, a widely-used decentralized finance analytics service, intentionally postponed releasing its mobile application due to counterfeit apps mimicking its brand on Apple's App Store. The platform's anonymous creator, 0xngmi, disclosed these details through an X post published on August 15.
Crypto Briefing
The fungibility debate in Europe's stablecoin regulation could redefine digital currency flow, impacting liquidity and consumer protection. Europe's stablecoin debate centers on fungibility issue.
BeInCrypto
DeFiLlama's team loaded a wallet with real crypto, handed it to a counterfeit version of their own app, and watched the money vanish. Apple removed the scam listing days later.
The Currency Analytics
DefiLlama is holding back its mobile app launch.
Crypto news
DefiLlama founder 0xngmi says fake App Store listings delayed its mobile launch until the team proved one app could drain a crypto wallet.
Crypto Daily
Aave's CAPO error and Moonwell's cbETH misprice show oracle staleness and misconfiguration can trigger liquidations and bad debt without an oracle hack.
Cointelegraph
DefiLlama's founder said Apple removed one fake app within days after the company documented it draining funds from a small crypto wallet.
CryptoPotato
[PRESS RELEASE – Miami, Florida, USA, August 16th, 2026] BiggerZ is strengthening its position as a fairness-first betting platform, bringing casino gaming, sports betting and prediction markets together under one account while making transparency, verifiability and clearly defined rules central to the player experience.
Crypto Briefing
xStocks' dominance in tokenized stocks within DeFi could centralize influence, impacting market dynamics and innovation in decentralized finance. xStocks dominates tokenized stock deposits into DeFi with 58% share.
Crypto Briefing
The rise of tokenized stocks in DeFi could reshape traditional finance by increasing liquidity and accessibility, despite regulatory uncertainties. $111M of tokenized stocks now deposited across 15 DeFi applications.
Cryptopolitan
0xngmi, the pseudonymous founder of DeFi analytics site DeFiLlama, said he downloaded a fake DeFiLlama app from the App Store, funded a small wallet, and let the app steal the money as proof it was a scam. Apple removed the app just days after his download, after ignoring months of trademark and impersonation complaints.
Crypto Briefing
DeFiLlama's sting operation highlights the need for more proactive app store oversight, emphasizing user vigilance in verifying app authenticity. DeFiLlama exposes scam app by deliberately letting it drain a wallet.
Crypto Daily
Compound and Aave reward liquidators with a bonus, while MakerDAO charges borrowers a liquidation penalty. See who pays whom, how it works, and the trade-offs.
The Currency Analytics
IntentX ships its mainnet this week, introducing an intent-based solver system that lets users specify DeFi outcomes and have them executed across chains.
Crypto Daily
Aztec Connect's deprecated RollupProcessorV3 lost $2.1–$2.3M, spotlighting ‘zombie' DeFi contracts that stay live on-chain and how teams can safely retire them.