The Block - 2026-08-07 ​
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1. Trump Media and Crypto.com end partnerships as companies shift priorities ​
Author: RT Watson
Published: 8/7/2026, 9:01:36 PM
Categories: Companies, Crypto Ecosystems, Deals, Markets, People, Policy, Web3, Crypto, Donald Trump
This ends plans Trump Media, Crypto.com and Yorkville Acquisition Corp. had to turn Yorkville into a CRO treasury company.
2. US sanctions two more Iranian crypto exchanges under ‘Economic Fury’ campaign ​
Author: Kyle Baird
Published: 8/7/2026, 7:49:33 PM
Categories: Companies, Legal, Policy, Regulation, U.S. Policymaking, Sanctions, Treasury Department
The U.S. Treasury Department traced more than $3 million in transfers between Shelbit and IRGC-linked wallets.
3. SharpLink CEO warns EIP-8363 could kill ETH’s biggest advantage over Bitcoin ​
Author: Daniel Kuhn
Published: 8/7/2026, 7:37:14 PM
Categories: Crypto Ecosystems, DeFi, Infrastructure, Layer 1s, Markets, Token Projects, Ethereum, Validators
The "Tapered Issuance Burn" proposal would phase in a rising burn of consensus rewards to limit the amount of ETH staked.