Router Protocol will shut down all operations by 30 September 2026 after failing to find a sustainable business model amid lower fees, weaker Web3 activity and rising costs. The project will also delist ROUTE from exchanges and burn 303,333,198 tokens from its treasury, with holders urged to check individual exchange deadlines.
AnaisThe IMF confirmed that Bitcoin added to El Salvador’s reserve after June 2025 came from private donations, with no public funds used. The country also agreed to limit further Bitcoin accumulation as part of its $1.4 billion IMF programme, while restructuring its Chivo wallet separately from its sovereign Bitcoin reserve.
WeatherlyOrionx has begun permanently shutting down after a forensic audit found more than $7 million in customer crypto missing from company-controlled wallets.
AnaisLiquid Network recovered 3,400 BTC worth about $269.2 million after hackers exploited a vulnerability and drained 4,000 BTC. The attackers kept around 598.5 BTC worth about $47 million, leaving Liquid’s services paused and questions over the remaining funds.
AnaisKuCoin launched KCUSD, offering up to 4% APR on USDT, USDC and USDG, with promotional rates of up to 6% for eligible new funds. Returns are credited daily, with plans to add collateral and trading functions.
WeatherlyAUSTRAC took action against 45 crypto and remittance businesses over compliance and financial crime risks. It also cancelled GetCoins’ registration and suspended Cryptolink’s 96 crypto ATMs for three months.
AnaisBit2Me has launched Bit2Shield to help authorities trace, seize, store and sell cryptocurrency linked to investigations. The unit builds on Bit2Me’s work with agencies including Interpol and Europol, after the exchange processed €1.5 million ($1.74 million) in seized crypto in 2025.
WeatherlyMalone Lam is expected to plead guilty over his alleged role in stealing more than $240 million in Bitcoin from one investor.
AnaisRobinhood will route some football prediction contracts through Crypto.com’s newly independent OG.com exchange and take minority stakes in both businesses. The deal expands Robinhood’s prediction-markets network as event contracts generated a record $156 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2026.
WeatherlyStrive bought 1,375 BTC for $109 million, taking its total holdings to 24,531 BTC worth about $1.9 billion. The purchase was largely funded through SATA preferred shares, whose outstanding value has now reached $999 million.
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