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Zcash Surges 48% to $800 as Grayscale ETF Filing Fuels Rally
Treasury Bond Buybacks Send Bitcoin Higher as Markets Bet on Easier Conditions
Strategy Returns to $1.4B Bitcoin Profit as BTC Surges
South Korea Lawmakers Seek Expanded FIU Powers Over Unregistered Crypto Firms
Bitcoin Nears $75,000 as Another $1 Billion in Shorts Get Wiped Out
Capital.com Plans UAE Spot Crypto Services After Affiliate Wins CMA License
Bitcoin Reclaims $75,000 as Rally Accelerates
Trump's Hyperliquid Name-Drop Sends HYPE Toward Record Highs
Bitcoin Breaks Above $72K as Fed Liquidity and Dollar Weakness Shape Next Move
Bitcoin Rally Sparks Debate Over Whether CLARITY Act Is Already Priced In
Bitcoin Tops $71K as Short Sellers Lose Nearly $3 Billion in Record Squeeze
Bybit Credits AI with $700M Recovery After $1.46B Hack Loss
Bitcoin Correction Nears End as VanEck Reports 8 of 12 Capitulation Signals
Ripple Raises $275M in Senior Notes to Expand Prime Brokerage
Maya Protocol Loses $11M in Multi-Stage Exploit Draining Bitcoin
ASIC Shuts Down 3,106 Crypto Scam Sites in 182% Surge
OpenAI Losses Deepen as Anthropic Surges Ahead and Frontier AI Training Pauses
Robinhood CEO Urges U.S. to Clear Path for Tokenized Stocks
Unitree IPO Surges 629% as Crypto Traders Underestimate Debut
Cuomo Urges Congress to Pass CLARITY Act as U.S. Risks Falling Behind
Bitcoin Whale Moves $13.7M After 14 Years, Realizes 584,725% Gain
Crypto's Easy-Money Era Ends as Weak Projects Face a Shakeout
Visa Seeks New Stablecoin Settlement Partner After BVNK Sale
Bitcoin Faces New Risk as Diesel Crack Spread Hits Record $102
Bitcoin Holds Near $64,000 as Rising Yields and Oil Pressure Risk Assets
Bitcoin Beats S&P 500 as BTC Rises 2.6% While Stocks Fall
BitBox Patches Severe Wallet Flaws That Could Put Bitcoin Funds at Risk
South Korea Moves to Block Polymarket Over Gambling Concerns
China Adds 8 Banks to Digital Yuan Network as Operator Count Hits 30
Zcash Surges 48% to $800 as Grayscale ETF Filing Fuels Rally
Zcash surged 48% to over $800 on Friday, reaching its highest price since 2016, as Grayscale's progress toward converting its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF intensified market momentum. The privacy-focused cryptocurrency eclipsed its January 2018 peak while futures trading volume swelled to billions of dollars.
Treasury Bond Buybacks Send Bitcoin Higher as Markets Bet on Easier Conditions
Bitcoin surges above $77,000 as expanded U.S. Treasury bond buybacks weaken the dollar, ease bond-market pressure and revive demand for hard assets.
Strategy Returns to $1.4B Bitcoin Profit as BTC Surges
Strategy has returned to an estimated $1.4 billion unrealized profit on its Bitcoin holdings as BTC rallies nearly 22% in five sessions.
South Korea Lawmakers Seek Expanded FIU Powers Over Unregistered Crypto Firms
South Korean lawmakers have proposed expanding the FIU’s authority to investigate and refer unregistered crypto businesses to law enforcement.
Bitcoin Nears $75,000 as Another $1 Billion in Shorts Get Wiped Out
Bitcoin climbs toward $75,000 as another $1 billion in short positions are liquidated, pushing the two-day liquidation wave toward $4 billion.
Capital.com Plans UAE Spot Crypto Services After Affiliate Wins CMA License
Capital.com plans to launch spot crypto services in the UAE after affiliate Capital Vault secured a full virtual-asset license from the Capital Market Authority.
Bitcoin Reclaims $75,000 as Rally Accelerates
Bitcoin breaks above $75,000 for the first time since May as BTC gains 8% in 24 hours and 19% over the past week.
Trump's Hyperliquid Name-Drop Sends HYPE Toward Record Highs
President Donald Trump's comments about a potential legal path for Hyperliquid to enter the U.S. market sent HYPE sharply higher, pushing the token toward its previous all-time high.
Bitcoin Breaks Above $72K as Fed Liquidity and Dollar Weakness Shape Next Move
Bitcoin climbs above $72,000 as Treasury support signals, dollar weakness and shifting liquidity expectations strengthen the bullish case for BTC.
Bitcoin Rally Sparks Debate Over Whether CLARITY Act Is Already Priced In
Bitcoin's rally above $72,000 has revived debate over whether a potential U.S. CLARITY Act could fuel further gains or whether regulatory optimism is already reflected in BTC's price.
Bitcoin Tops $71K as Short Sellers Lose Nearly $3 Billion in Record Squeeze
Bitcoin's surge above $71,000 triggered nearly $3 billion in crypto liquidations, with short sellers accounting for about 92% as leveraged bearish bets were forced closed.
Bybit Credits AI with $700M Recovery After $1.46B Hack Loss
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit reported that artificial intelligence systems helped the platform recover $700 million in the twelve months following last year's $1.46 billion hack attributed to North Korean state actors. The disclosure marks the first time a major centralized exchange has quantified the financial impact of AI-driven security measures.
Bitcoin Correction Nears End as VanEck Reports 8 of 12 Capitulation Signals
Bitcoin's 11-month correction may be approaching its end, according to VanEck's latest on-chain analysis. The asset manager reported that 8 of 12 capitulation signals have now fired, while long-term holders shed 356,000 BTC in the past 30 days—a pattern historically associated with market bottoms.
Ripple Raises $275M in Senior Notes to Expand Prime Brokerage
Ripple has raised $275 million through an upsized senior-notes offering as its Ripple Prime business expands U.S. clearing, prime brokerage and institutional financing services.
Maya Protocol Loses $11M in Multi-Stage Exploit Draining Bitcoin
Maya Protocol lost $11 million in Bitcoin and other digital assets in a sophisticated exploit on August 19, 2026. The cross-chain trading network fell victim to a chain of six vulnerabilities that allowed an attacker to mint nearly 50 million unbacked tokens and drain real assets from liquidity pools.
ASIC Shuts Down 3,106 Crypto Scam Sites in 182% Surge
Australia's securities regulator shut down 19,400 online scam operations in fiscal year 2026, a 182% increase from the prior year, with cryptocurrency investment platforms accounting for 3,106 of the removals. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission warned that AI-generated deepfakes and automated infrastructure are now central to syndicate operations targeting retail investors.
OpenAI Losses Deepen as Anthropic Surges Ahead and Frontier AI Training Pauses
OpenAI's second-quarter revenue reached $6.7 billion, but operating losses widened to $12.3 billion as Anthropic surged ahead and OpenAI paused some frontier AI training.
Robinhood CEO Urges U.S. to Clear Path for Tokenized Stocks
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is urging U.S. regulators to establish clear rules for tokenized stocks, arguing that blockchain-based markets could enable 24/7 trading, faster settlement and easier asset transfers.
Unitree IPO Surges 629% as Crypto Traders Underestimate Debut
Unitree Robotics opened 629% above its IPO price in Shanghai, beating the valuation implied by Hyperliquid's synthetic perpetual market and highlighting the risks of pre-IPO crypto trading.
Cuomo Urges Congress to Pass CLARITY Act as U.S. Risks Falling Behind
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the U.S. must pass the CLARITY Act to provide clearer crypto regulations and prevent businesses from moving to jurisdictions with more defined rules.
Bitcoin Whale Moves $13.7M After 14 Years, Realizes 584,725% Gain
A Bitcoin whale wallet dormant since 2012 suddenly moved 212 BTC worth $13.72 million on August 15, realizing a staggering 584,725% gain after remaining untouched for more than 14 years. The transaction marks the latest in a wave of ancient Bitcoin addresses activating in August 2024.
Crypto's Easy-Money Era Ends as Weak Projects Face a Shakeout
Crypto is facing a major shakeout as weak business models, inflated valuations and declining venture funding force projects to shut down, restructure or disappear.
Visa Seeks New Stablecoin Settlement Partner After BVNK Sale
Visa is searching for a new stablecoin settlement and OTC partner after Mastercard acquired BVNK. The payments giant wants support for multiple stablecoins and licenses across key markets including the U.S., UK, Canada and Singapore.
Bitcoin Faces New Risk as Diesel Crack Spread Hits Record $102
Bitcoin faces a new macroeconomic risk as the diesel crack spread reaches a record $102.20 per barrel. Higher fuel costs, oil supply disruptions and rising bond yields could limit BTC's upside.
Bitcoin Holds Near $64,000 as Rising Yields and Oil Pressure Risk Assets
Bitcoin remains near $64,000 as rising Treasury yields and oil prices pressure risk assets. Traders are watching Fed minutes, derivatives positioning and options activity for the next major BTC move.
Bitcoin Beats S&P 500 as BTC Rises 2.6% While Stocks Fall
Bitcoin rose 2.6% to above $64,000 on Monday while the S&P 500 fell 0.52%, giving BTC a rare daily win over U.S. stocks after months of underperformance.
BitBox Patches Severe Wallet Flaws That Could Put Bitcoin Funds at Risk
BitBox has patched two severe vulnerabilities affecting BitBox02 devices and its Silent Payments implementation. The company said it has received no reports of exploitation or user fund losses.
South Korea Moves to Block Polymarket Over Gambling Concerns
South Korean authorities have ordered access to Polymarket to be blocked, ruling that the crypto prediction market's operations constitute illegal gambling under the country's laws.
China Adds 8 Banks to Digital Yuan Network as Operator Count Hits 30
China’s central bank has added eight banks to the digital yuan operator network, expanding the e-CNY system to 30 institutions. The new operators will begin providing digital yuan services after completing technical and operational preparations, potentially broadening access for regional businesses and cross-border transactions.
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