CRYPTO MARKET NEWS UPDATE – AUGUST 25, 2026💥 BTC is trading around $79,700 as the crypto market sees a fresh wave of major blockchain upgrades, exchange changes, security incidents and new crypto products.
Top News Today:
BNB Chain activates Pasteur hardfork: BNB Smart Chain has activated the Pasteur upgrade, introducing improvements to bridge validation, validator governance and block-processing capacity. Grayscale Zcash ETF begins NYSE trading: Grayscale’s Zcash Trust is expected to begin trading on NYSE Arca under ZCSH, marking a major step for Zcash’s move into U.S. exchange-traded products. BitMart prepares to halt trading: BitMart will discontinue spot, futures and other trading services on August 26 at 01:00 UTC, with users facing an immediate deadline to close positions and submit withdrawal requests. LayerZero to drop support for 15 chains: LayerZero is ending support for 15 networks on August 28, requiring users with affected Stargate balances to move their assets before the deadline. Term Finance exploit investigation continues: Term Finance suffered an estimated $8.5M loss after an attacker exploited its governance system, making it one of the latest major DeFi security incidents. The Sandbox suspends SAND bridging: The Sandbox halted bridging between Base and BNB Chain after discovering a vulnerability that allowed attackers to mint unbacked SAND.
Today’s Focus:Security and infrastructure remain the key themes, with BNB Chain rolling out a major upgrade, new U.S. crypto products launching, and several protocols and platforms dealing with security or operational changes.
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