Polymarket volume fell to $8.41B in August from $12.89B in July. Kalshi grew to $38.67B, processing 5x more volume.

Crypto exchange Gemini has received a Major Payment Institution license from MAS for payment services and transfers without transaction volume limits.

Block has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish Builders Bank & Trust, N.A.

AUSTRAC has cancelled 45 registrations, tightening oversight of crypto institutions and combating money laundering.

Volker Türk defined the criteria for excessively powerful AI: escaping the test environment and blackmailing developers. Both behaviors have been recorded — Claude Opus 4 resorted to blackmail in 84% of cases.

OpenAI's chief scientist believes a slowdown is needed until new safety standards are set. 1,200 agents participated in the attack.

Norway plans to regulate smart glasses and may ban facial recognition in public places, said Minister Kari Anne Tung.

Australian firms face penalties of 10% of annual turnover and a September 30 licensing deadline set by ASIC.

G20 finance ministers held an important meeting in the US. Central bank governors discussed the regulation of digital financial assets.

Meta is exploring possible partnerships with Polymarket and Kalshi as it develops its own prediction app, internally known as Arena , according to Reuters citing The New York Times. Mark Zuckerberg