CFTC resolves FTX cases against Ellison and Wang
A U.S. federal court has resolved the CFTC’s cases against Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang by imposing five-year trading bans and registration bans of up to 10 years. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Aug. 19 that the U.S.…...
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Arthur Hayes proposes 20% FLOP testnet allocation
Arthur Hayes has proposed allocating roughly 20% of Flop Network’s FLOP token supply to testnet participants over 10 years as part of a self-funded decentralized computing network for artificial intelligence agents. Arthur Hayes said in an Aug. 19 Substack article…...
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BitGo Korea secures VASP registration ahead of new rules
BitGo Korea has secured VASP registration from South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit, becoming the first local entity owned by an overseas crypto company to complete the process directly. Yonhap News Agency reported on Aug. 20 that the Financial Intelligence Unit,…...
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Trump calls for ‘fair’ CLARITY Act at White House event
President Donald Trump has called on Congress to approve a “fair” version of the CLARITY Act as the crypto market structure bill approaches a 60-vote test in the Senate. President Donald Trump said during an Aug. 19 White House event…...
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Bitcoin price breaks past $68K as $1B short squeeze hits
Bitcoin price surged past $68,000 late Wednesday as a break above crowded liquidation levels forced short sellers to buy back positions, turning a gradual recovery into a one-minute price spike of roughly 4%. Market analyst Daan Crypto Trades said in…...
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Can human verification make AI answers more reliable? Geo founder explains
Geo founder Yaniv Tal has identified four weaknesses in online information that he says make AI answers unreliable: lost provenance, flattened authority, hidden disagreement, and repeated model-generated errors. Geo founder Yaniv Tal told crypto.news that unreliable AI answers often begin…...
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Mantle price jumps 6% as MNT eyes a 10% breakout
Mantle price rebounded more than 6% on Aug. 19 as MNT tested a key resistance level near $0.46, while liquidation data pointed to a larger pool of leveraged positions above the market. Mantle price approaches a breakout level According to…...
Read MoreBitcoin flashes 8 bottom signals, but rebound may take months: VanEck
Bitcoin has triggered eight of VanEck’s 12 capitulation signals after falling 49% from its peak, although the firm’s historical data has shown no return advantage within six months. VanEck said in its mid-August Bitcoin ChainCheck that the active signals place…...
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Despite sell-off pressure, XRP network activity surges 24%; how holders can turn the tide and earn $10,000 daily
XRP’s increased network activity contrasts with weak price momentum as EX DeFi promotes cloud mining as an alternative way for holders to seek passive income. XRP’s price momentum has recently slowed, hovering around the $1 mark; however, a surge in…...
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Coinbase adds 50x Hyperliquid perpetuals to Base App
Coinbase has added more than 290 perpetual contract markets to the Base App through Hyperliquid, giving eligible users access to leverage of up to 50 times. According to an Aug. 19 report, Coinbase said that the integration covers Bitcoin, Ethereum,…...
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New cryptocurrency trends for 2026: BTC, XRP, ADA, and DOGE holders gain new opportunities through FT Mining
Cloud mining is gaining attention as a lower-barrier alternative to traditional cryptocurrency mining, with FT Mining highlighting remote computing and managed operations. In today’s fast-paced and volatile cryptocurrency market, an increasing number of investors are shifting from short-term speculation to…...
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OCC targets November for final GENIUS Act rules
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has set a November target for completing its GENIUS Act regulations after receiving industry feedback on its proposed stablecoin framework. Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported in an Aug. 19 X post that…...
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Nethermind leaves LayerZero verifier role for Chainlink
Nethermind has ended its LayerZero verifier role and moved its cross-chain operations to Chainlink after reviewing the two infrastructure providers. Nethermind said Wednesday that it had migrated away from its decentralized verifier network operations and joined Chainlink as a node…...
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Ethena, FalconX launch $1 billion USDe lending facility
Ethena and FalconX have launched a $1 billion secured lending facility that will use assets backing USDe to finance overcollateralized loans for institutional borrowers. How the $1 billion USDe facility will work FalconX and Ethena said the warehouse financing arrangement…...
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Strive director buys 15,900 ASST shares as SATA nears par
Strive director Pierre Rochard has purchased 15,900 ASST shares worth $199,386 as the Bitcoin treasury company’s preferred stock has returned close to its $100 par value. Rochard has made his first reported ASST purchase The SEC Form 4 filing, submitted…...
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H100 Group records $10.3M quarterly loss as Bitcoin weighs on earnings
Sweden-listed H100 Group has reported a pre-tax loss of 98 million Swedish kronor ($10.3 million) for the second quarter as the decline in Bitcoin’s price weighed on the company’s treasury holdings. H100 Group said in its interim report published Wednesday…...
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Ripple raises $275 million to fund prime brokerage expansion
Ripple has raised $275 million through an upsized senior note offering by Ripple Prime to fund the brokerage unit’s expansion across financing, clearing, and other financial services in the United States. Ripple said Tuesday that the senior unsecured notes were…...
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Bitway price retreats after 250% surge, but momentum holds
Bitway price pulled back after briefly reaching a record high near $0.775 on Aug. 19, but strong capital inflows and a bullish trend structure suggest buyers have not yet lost control. Bitway price cools after reaching a record high According…...
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Global card issuing: What businesses need to know
WasabiCard is positioning its global card issuing infrastructure as a solution for businesses managing cross-border payments, distributed teams, and global operations. As remote work, cross-border e-commerce, digital advertising, and globally distributed teams continue to expand, the operating boundaries of modern…...
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Ethereum price rises but stalls below $2,000, breakout or bull trap?
Ethereum price rose 3% to around $1,920 on Aug. 19, but weak trend strength and nearby liquidation clusters kept the recovery below $2,000. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price traded at $1,919 at the time of writing after…...
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Here’s is everything investors need to know about staking XRP
XRP does not support native staking, but lending platforms such as LendProtocol offer an alternative through fixed-rate XRP and RLUSD deposits. No — XRP cannot be staked. The XRP Ledger does not run on proof-of-stake consensus, which means there are…...
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The real cost of a bitcoin ETF: expense ratios, tracking error, and what holders actually keep
Bitcoin ETFs charge fees that compound over years. This analysis runs the full arithmetic on expense ratios, tracking error, tax treatment, and self custody trade offs across all 11 U.S. spot funds. Every week brings a new headline about bitcoin…...
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Bitcoin price falls to $64,300 after $65K rejection, will support hold?
Bitcoin price pulled back to about $64,300 on Aug. 19 after failing to hold above $65,000, as weak spot demand, rising bond yields, and resistance near $65,400 limited the rebound. Bitcoin price stalls below $65,000 According to data from crypto.news,…...
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SpaceX stock vs crypto stocks: which 2026 IPO era bet actually pays
SpaceX is trading below its $135 IPO price. Marathon Digital is down 34% year to date. Coinbase has outperformed both. The math on which tech bet delivers risk adjusted returns has not been done until now. The largest IPO in…...
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Stablecoin regulation is not about consumer protection: it is about the dollar
The GENIUS Act mandates Treasury bill reserves. FASB wants stablecoins counted as cash. The Treasury is writing enforcement rules for January 2027. Every provision points the same direction, and it is not toward protecting retail investors. The debate over stablecoin…...
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Telegram applies for .gram domain to offer users personal websites
Telegram has applied to ICANN for the .gram top-level domain, which could allow more than one billion Telegram users to register addresses such as yourname.gram and build Telegram-hosted websites if the application is approved. Pavel Durov, Telegram’s founder, said in…...
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Nexo Australia launches regulated crypto-backed Credit Lines
Nexo Australia launched regulated crypto-backed Credit Lines after being appointed as a Credit Representative. Nexo Australia has launched crypto-backed Credit Lines after being appointed as a Credit Representative in Australia. The service lets eligible clients borrow against digital assets without…...
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Visa seeks stablecoin partner across 4 markets
Visa is reportedly seeking a stablecoin settlement partner licensed in four markets after Mastercard completed its BVNK acquisition....
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Singapore court freezes S$75m in Bitcoin, USDC over transfer dispute
A Singapore court has frozen about S$75 million ($58 million) in Bitcoin and USD Coin after a major crypto trading platform alleged that an internal ledger error caused it to mistakenly credit thousands of BTC and Bitcoin Cash to a…...
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Sei starts phased Eidos upgrade to prepare network for 200,000 TPS
Sei has begun rolling out its Eidos storage upgrade, rebuilding how the layer-1 network stores and verifies on-chain data as its Giga roadmap targets throughput of 200,000 transactions per second. Sei said in an Aug. 12 technical update that Eidos…...
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Nexo Australia launches crypto loans from 0.9%
Nexo Australia has launched crypto backed credit lines with rates from 0.9% after becoming an authorised credit representative....
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BitGo adds 3 regulated European stablecoins
BitGo Europe partnered with AllUnity to offer institutional liquidity, minting and redemption for euro, franc and krona stablecoins....
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What happens to XRP if the CLARITY Act dies in September
The Sept. 15 cloture vote has 10% odds. XRP sits at $1. Ripple already won its SEC case. But the victory that holders treat as permanent was a district court ruling, not a statute, and the next Congress may not…...
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XRP price holds $1 as ETPs draw $253.6M in Q2 inflows
XRP holds near $1 despite XRPL stablecoin supply rising 195% and XRP investment products attracting $253.6 million during Q2....
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Decred patches critical flaw that could enable mixing deanonymization attack
Decred has released a mandatory software patch v2.1.6 to fix a critical consensus vulnerability, a potential periodic mixing deanonymization attack, and several network denial-of-service risks. Decred said in an Aug. 19 post on X that users should upgrade to the…...
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Binance says it stopped $1.2M DAO governance attack
Binance says it helped stop a malicious DAO proposal that threatened $1.2 million in treasury tokens, with no funds reportedly lost....
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Interlace enters Brazil as stablecoin payment activity grows in Latin America
Interlace has opened an office in Brazil and assembled a local team as the stablecoin infrastructure company expands its payment and digital asset operations across Latin America. Interlace said the Brazil operation will connect local financial institutions, cross-border trade platforms,…...
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Arthur Hayes returns to lead Flop Labs AI network
Arthur Hayes will lead Flop Labs, which plans a fair-launch FLOP airdrop in Q4 2026 before Flop Network’s genesis block in Q1 2027....
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Kaito Pulse draws privacy questions over alleged device and X tracking
Kaito AI’s new Kaito Pulse browser extension has drawn scrutiny after a source-code review claimed the software can fingerprint devices, track detailed activity on X, and access account data from several third-party platforms during user-initiated verification. According to well-known analyst…...
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Bitcoin drop may signal demand, Scaramucci says
Anthony Scaramucci says Bitcoin’s shallower bear-market decline may indicate stronger demand, while forecasting an eventual return above $100,000....
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Binance users add 16,349 BTC as ETH, USDT fall
Binance’s 45th reserve report shows user BTC balances rising 2.55%, while Ethereum and USDT holdings both declined 2.57%....
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Bitcoin.com integrates UAE-regulated USDU stablecoin into its crypto wallet
Bitcoin.com has partnered with Universal Digital Intl. Limited to add UAE-regulated USDU to its self-custodial wallet, giving users access to a dollar-backed stablecoin with monthly reserve attestations. Bitcoin.com said USDU will be supported across its web and mobile wallet as…...
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Wyoming moves FRNT to Chainlink after security review
Wyoming moved its state-issued FRNT stablecoin from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP after reviewing security and disclosure practices....
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Bybit intercepted over $700M in potential losses after $1.46B hack
Bybit’s security systems blocked more than $700 million in potential user losses during the first half of 2026 as the exchange expanded real-time blockchain monitoring and AI-assisted threat detection after its $1.46 billion 2025 hack. Bybit’s H1 2026 Risk &…...
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Interstice Digital launches Canton cross-chain swap engine with FalconX
Interstice Digital has launched a non-custodial cross-chain swap engine with FalconX that connects the Canton Network with Ethereum, Solana, and Robinhood Chain while using FalconX to supply liquidity. Interstice Digital said in an Aug. 18 announcement that the engine lets…...
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Maya Protocol suffers $1.7 million exploit, halts network
Maya Protocol has halted its cross-chain network after an attacker exploited six linked software flaws to steal an estimated $1.7 million in Bitcoin and other crypto assets. Maya Protocol pseudonymous co-founder Aalux said on Wednesday that the attacker took about…...
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CLARITY Act faces 10% pre midterm odds, Solana policy CEO says
Solana Policy Institute’s CEO gives the CLARITY Act 10% odds before the midterms as the Senate prepares a Sept. 15 procedural vote....
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Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for US500, copper perps
Kalshi has asked the CFTC to approve perpetual futures tracking a 500 company U.S. stock index and the spot price of copper....
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Hyperliquid proposes 5 rule pillars for pre IPO perps
Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade[XYZ] asked the SEC to create rules for pre IPO perpetuals and eventually permit U.S. retail access....
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Coldcard theft: FBI may know 1,082 BTC attacker
Investigators traced the first Coldcard theft wave to a paid data account, but the FBI has not confirmed identifying or charging anyone....
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