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Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules that would bring crypto businesses into its licensing perimeter when they operate in Nigeria, serve Nigerian residents, or target the country’s investors and market through digital channels. The plan would raise the cost of serving Nigerian users by combining local-presence requirements with capital, custody, and stablecoin-reserve tests.The regulator published the proposal on Aug. 20 and opened comments for two weeks, putting the calendar deadline on Sept. 3. The SEC page does not state a cutoff time or time zone. The measures remain proposals under consultation, not rules already in force.The scope clause…

Key takeawaysAI is lowering the barrier to entry for cybercriminals: Threat actors can now automate attacks at scale — even with minimal technical skillsGenerative AI is transforming how crime is executed online: From synthetic identity fraud to voice cloning for social engineering, AI is enabling more convincing and scalable digital deceptionMalicious tools are being productized and sold as “AI-as-a-service”: Just like SaaS, cybercriminals are now offering easy-to-use AI-powered tools to others, accelerating the adoption of AI in illicit operationsAI is helping bad actors evade detection: Tactics like deepfake obfuscation, CAPTCHA solving, and evasion of anti-money laundering (AML) controls are increasingly AI-poweredGlobal…

While Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to shape the broader crypto landscape, Solana has established itself as a major blockchain network in its own right. Known for its high throughput, low transaction costs, and growing developer ecosystem, Solana has become an important hub for Web3 innovation. Its network supports a wide range of applications, spanning decentralised finance (DeFi), NFT marketplaces, gaming, and other on-chain use cases. In 2026, growing adoption among retail users, developers, and institutional participants has further strengthened Solana’s position as one of the leading high-performance Layer 1 blockchains. This growing ecosystem has also increased interest in Solana price…

Cursor is rolling out Origin, a code hosting platform. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe answer was GitHub. And the question was “Where to store your company’s code?” You wrote it, you put it on GitHub, and you got on with your day. The engineering teams treated it like plumbing that was essential, invisible, and never on the agenda. GitHub has over 180 million developers worldwide, with a new user joining every second and over 630 million total repositories. Over 90% of Fortune 100 companies use the platform.This week Cursor asked a question the industry has…

Montevideo, Uruguay, August 20th, 2026, Chainwire Aligned allows fintechs and institutions to build financial products on Ethereum, with one-click solutions for wallets, rollups, interoperability, and zero-knowledge services. Today, Aligned, a full-stack Ethereum infrastructure project, has launched $ALIGN*, the native token of its ecosystem, with listings on major exchanges. Aligned is working to turn Ethereum into the world’s financial backend, and its ecosystem is the single integration fintechs, institutions, and enterprises use to build financial products on Ethereum. Less than one percent of the world’s assets are onchain, and most of what has moved sits on Ethereum as stablecoins, tokenized treasuries,…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 21st, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has listed the MRNAON/USDT trading pair on Spot, giving users a new opportunity to access U.S. stock markets as part of its expanding lineup of Ondo tokenized stock offerings. Moderna, Inc., a U.S.-based biotechnology company known for its mRNA vaccine platform, has seen its shares rally sharply in recent trading. On August 19, 2026, Moderna and Merck announced that their investigational personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, used in combination with Keytruda, met the primary endpoint of a late-stage melanoma trial, with the combination regimen meeting the main…

Eightco repurchased 14 million shares of common stock in the past two weeks under its previously announced $125 million share repurchase program Eightco treasury composition as of August 19, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, nearly 302 million WLD holdings, and $132M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $389 million Eightco recently participated in World Foundation’s $52.5M funding round, led by Pantera with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto, and additional investors Eightco provides indirect exposure to some of the most innovative private companies including OpenAI and Beast Industries EASTON, Pa., Aug. 20,…

VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 20th, 2026, Chainwire Global crypto exchange BYDFi is participating as a Gold Sponsor at Coinfest Asia 2026, taking place August 20-21 at Melasti Beach in Bali. Positioned as “The World’s Crypto Festival Built for Institutions, Builders & Traders,” the event brings together participants across digital assets, finance, technology, and trading. Attendees can meet the BYDFi team at Booth A1 throughout the two-day event. Coinfest Asia 2026 Returns for Its Fifth Edition Coinfest Asia 2026 marks the fifth annual edition of the event, spanning five beach clubs at Melasti Beach as one integrated venue. With more than 150…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 19, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced the launch of “MEXC Win: Infinity Arena,” a team-based futures trading competition. The competition offers 0-fee stock trading and a tiered prize pool of up to 10 million USDT. Early bird registration opens August 19 at 12:00 (UTC), with early participants eligible to share a 10,000 USDT futures bonus pool and additional rewards for early team formation.MEXC Win: Infinity Arena brings traders together through team competition, combining  collaborative strategies with individual performance. The format builds on strong participation in MEXC’s eighth-anniversary futures team trading competition…

Willemstad, Curaçao, August 19th, 2026, PlayNewswire 1win, a crypto entertainment platform, has added Crypto Genesys, Pragmatic Play’s new crypto-themed slot, giving its players access to a title currently available across only a limited selection of gaming platforms. As one of the few selected gaming platforms that offer Crypto Genesys, 1win is expanding its entertainment offerings beyond cryptocurrency transactions to include gaming experiences designed specifically for crypto-oriented audiences. Set in the world of crypto, AI, and digital culture, Crypto Genesys takes players into a neon-lit cyberpunk metropolis where digital currencies meet futuristic gameplay. A cyborg character overlooks the reels, while crypto-inspired…