According to BlockBeats, Informal Systems announced that its high-performance consensus engine, Malachite, has been acquired by global fintech company Circle Internet Group (CRCL). The acquisition aims to support the launch of Arc, a Layer-1 blockchain network specifically designed for stablecoin finance. Circle's integration of Malachite is expected to enhance the performance, reliability, and security of stablecoin payments, advancing the vision of a low-cost, borderless, and trustworthy financial infrastructure. The Malachite codebase will remain under the Apache 2.0 open-source license, ensuring continued innovation within the industry.

According to PANews, the Starknet community has approved the v0.14.0 update proposal, scheduled to go live on the mainnet on September 1, 2025. This update marks a significant milestone in decentralization. The new version introduces a multi-sequencer architecture and Tendermint consensus mechanism, along with a pre-confirmation feature for sub-second user experience. It will support multiple sequencers taking turns to produce blocks and operate the consensus mechanism. Additionally, the update introduces a transaction state 'pre-confirmation,' significantly enhancing transaction processing speed. The fee market, based on EIP-1559, aims to optimize resource pricing, with a minimum fee set at 3 gFRI. The upgrade is expected to require approximately 15 minutes of downtime.

On Aug 18, 2025, 15:50 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Bitcoin has crossed the 116,000 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 116,034.882813 USDT, with a narrowed narrowed 1.86% decrease in 24 hours.

'ICP Experiences a Significant Decline in Key Support Levels as the Token's Value Plummets by 7% Due to Heavy Selling Pressure from Institutional Investors.' source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/08/18/icp-loses-key-support-as-token-falls-7-in-heavy-institutional-selling

On Aug 18, 2025, 15:40 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has crossed the 840 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 840.039978 USDT, with a narrowed narrowed 2.42% decrease in 24 hours.

Partnership with FOMO Pay brings digital currency payments to cars and services in Singapore. source: https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/innovation/volkswagen-rolls-out-crypto-payments-for-customers

BTC slides to $115k despite stability in stocks. ETH & SOL weakest in majors, LINK leads alts. Fed ends crypto supervision program. US weighs digital ID verification in DeFi source: https://decrypt.co/videos/interviews/tHkDhiqQ/crypto-slides-link-leads-alts-fed-ends-crypto-supervision

Plume (PLUME) jumped 18% in one hour after Binance announced its airdrop listing, sparking fresh interest in the RWA blockchain. source: https://cryptopotato.com/binance-airdrop-sends-this-altcoin-up-18-in-1-hour/

NFT market recovery ends abruptly with $1. 2B weekly decline shedding value from $9. 3B to $8. 1B as CryptoPunks loses $300M amid Ethereum's 9% pullback. source: https://cryptonews.com/news/short-lived-nft-market-recovery-ends-with-1-2-billion-weekly-decline/

Tensions are escalating in a spirited debate between MicroStrategy (MSTR) investors and skeptics about whether the stock is a Ponzi scheme. source: https://protos.com/the-great-mstr-ponzi-scheme-debate/

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