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Hyperliquid, Pump.fun account for nearly 90% of record $638M crypto buybacks: FT

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Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token buybacks so far in 2026, as more protocols are turning their revenue into buybacks to return more value to token holders.

Published Date: 2026-08-31 11:21:57
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Markets pivot to September Fed rate hike: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

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Bitcoin approached the August monthly close below key resistance with markets once again pricing in a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike in September.

Published Date: 2026-08-31 10:51:49
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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More Markets lending reserve drained for $9.3M: Blockaid

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Blockaid said an attacker used an Ankr liquid staking token and E-mode to overborrow from More Markets and drain about $9.3 million in WFLOW from a lending reserve.

Published Date: 2026-08-31 08:57:10
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Cronos halts network after Tectonic exploit involving estimated $75M

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Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said the company’s app and exchange were unaffected by the Tectonic breach and continued operating normally.

Published Date: 2026-08-31 03:25:48
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Bitcoin’s new quantum defenses, 18.9M SOL cancelled: Hodler’s Digest

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Bitcoin moves toward a post quantum future, Solana validators agree to curb rampant inflation and the bull case from Bernstein is for Bitcoin to peak at $500K this cycle.

Published Date: 2026-08-30 23:36:16
Creator: Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton
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Saylor signals Strategy is ‘Back’ to Bitcoin buying

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Michael Saylor’s “We’re Back” post hints Strategy may resume Bitcoin buying after a two-month pause to strengthen its balance sheet.

Published Date: 2026-08-30 17:59:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin
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Here’s what happened in crypto today

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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Published Date: 2026-08-30 12:49:37
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Russia’s Sber eyes USDT loans, questions digital ruble demand

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Russia’s largest bank, Sber, plans to accept USDT and Ether alongside Bitcoin as loan collateral as the country introduces regulated crypto trading under a new law.

Published Date: 2026-08-30 09:55:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Real Trump Coins denies launching GOLD token, blames ‘bad actors’

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Trump-linked Real Trump Coins said it never authorized GOLD or any digital token as questions persisted over its X account, associated domains and the concentrated token supply.

Published Date: 2026-08-30 08:04:56
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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Polygon discloses security flaws fixed in recent hard forks

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The vulnerabilities posed denial-of-service and validator resource risks but were patched before Polygon publicly disclosed them.

Published Date: 2026-08-29 20:28:51
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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