[BNB Chain Announces BSC Pasteur Hard Fork to Launch on August 25] According to the official announcement from BNB Chain, the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) Pasteur hard fork will be officially activated on August 25, 2026, at 10:30 (UTC+8). This upgrade includes BEP-682, which fixes cross-chain bridge verification vulnerabilities; BEP-695, which improves the validator key rotation mechanism; and BEP-675, which optimizes the block construction process. On the testnet, TPS has increased from 1237 to 2324, and the average block gas usage has risen from 46.35M to 84.15M.

Israel's largest bank, Leumi Bank, plans to provide Bitcoin trading services to 2.5 million customers in early 2027. （Bitcoin Archive）

3.72 million UNI tokens have been transferred to Binance, Coinbase, OKX, Bybit and other exchanges through market maker Cumberland in the past 23 hours. The UNI price has dropped from $3.59 to $3.22, a decrease of 10%. (Ashes)

According to Bloomberg, Kraken's parent company Payward's adjusted pre tax profit for the second quarter of 2026 was $23 million, a decrease of 71% from $79.7 million in the same period last year. Adjusted revenue for the same period increased by 17% year-on-year to $508 million. Payward stated that the weak trading volume in the cryptocurrency market is putting pressure on profitability.

Verition Fund has increased its stake in IBIT by 19%, currently holding 3.07 million IBITs with a total value of $110 million. （Bitcoin Archive）