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Regulation18 Aug, 2026

Monad Offered Early Investors Up to $60M to Sell Locked MON — Almost All Declined

Bitcoin18 Aug, 2026

Bitcoin Climbs Above $64,000 as Crypto Majors Slip

Bitcoin18 Aug, 2026

Saylor Says MSTR Buyback Is Not a Priority as Strategy Builds $4.8B Cash Reserve

Markets18 Aug, 2026

Alleged $165M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Faces US Charges

Strategy Raises $333.7M but Keeps Bitcoin Holdings Unchanged

Bitcoin Options Remain Expensive Despite Summer Calm

Bitcoin Loses 200-Week Trend Line as 2022 Pattern Returns

Bitcoin’s Biggest Corporate Holders Double Down on Long-Term Thesis

Regulation17 Aug, 2026

Bitpanda Fined $82K in Austria’s First Published MiCA Penalty

Binance Shared User Data With Russia in Ukraine Donation Case

Crypto Week Ahead: FOMC Minutes, USDC Deal and Key Token Unlocks

Bitcoin Gains as Goldman Says September Fed Hike Is ‘Very Unlikely’

Ripple Mints 10M RLUSD as Supply Reaches $1.71B

Bitcoin Futures Face Liquidity Risk as Open Interest Outpaces Volume

XRP Traders Bet on Rebound as $1 Support Comes Under Pressure

Bitcoin Holds Above $64K as HYPE Leads Weekly Crypto Gains

Regulation17 Aug, 2026

Chainalysis Sues US Over $94.6M ICE Contract Awarded to TRM Labs

DeFi15 Aug, 2026

Wall Street’s Private Blockchain Push Risks a “Race to the Bottom,” Ethereum Advocate Warns

Galaxy Cuts CLARITY Act 2026 Passage Odds to 10%

Bitcoin15 Aug, 2026

African Finance Corporation Issues $431M Digital Bond

Markets15 Aug, 2026

Robinhood’s $225.5M Venture Fund Opens 10% Below IPO Price

Bitcoin15 Aug, 2026

Bithumb swings to a $15.7M quarterly loss

World Liberty Financial gets preliminary OCC approval

Trump Expected to Meet Crypto CEOs at White House

Trump-Backed World Liberty Wins Conditional Bank Charter

Regulation14 Aug, 2026

Binance to Restrict Transactions Involving HTX and 10 Other Crypto Platforms

RegulationEmma Collins · 18 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

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.

MarketsJames Walker · 18 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

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.

BitcoinEmma Collins · 18 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Bitcoin $57K Level Could Trigger a Wave of Long Liquidations

Bitcoin is trading near $64,000, but the $57,000 level could become a major danger zone for leveraged bulls. Thin liquidity and crowded futures positions could amplify a sharp BTC sell-off.

MarketsEmma Collins · 18 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

XRP Falls Below $1 as Korean Regional Bank Adopts Ripple Payments

XRP slipped below $1 despite Ripple securing a new partnership with South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank. The bank will use Ripple Payments for 24/7 cross-border transfers, but it remains unclear whether XRP or RLUSD will be used for settlement.

AltcoinsEmma Collins · 18 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Monad Offered Early Investors Up to $60M to Sell Locked MON — Almost All Declined

Monad offered early investors up to $60 million to sell their locked MON tokens ahead of scheduled unlocks, but almost all declined. The move comes as MON trades below its public-sale price while Monad’s DeFi activity continues to expand.

BitcoinJames Walker · 18 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin Climbs Above $64,000 as Crypto Majors Slip

Bitcoin gained more than 1% to move above $64,000, while most major cryptocurrencies declined. Meanwhile, Bitcoin miners are increasingly redirecting computing capacity toward AI.

BitcoinJames Walker · 18 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Saylor Says MSTR Buyback Is Not a Priority as Strategy Builds $4.8B Cash Reserve

Strategy is prioritizing liquidity, STRC and its cash reserves over MSTR buybacks, while Saylor says the company could repurchase shares if they trade at a deep discount to net asset value.

MarketsJames Walker · 18 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Alleged $165M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Faces US Charges

Edward Zimbardi was deported from Fiji to the US to face charges over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme involving thousands of investors and 25% monthly returns.

BitcoinEmma Collins · 17 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

Strategy Raises $333.7M but Keeps Bitcoin Holdings Unchanged

Strategy raised $333.7 million through common-stock sales last week but made no Bitcoin purchases, instead increasing its dollar reserve and repurchasing $132.2 million of STRC preferred stock.

MarketsEmma Collins · 17 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin Options Remain Expensive Despite Summer Calm

Bitcoin’s realized volatility has fallen to seasonal lows, but options markets continue to price in significantly larger future moves, keeping BTC protection relatively expensive.

BitcoinJames Walker · 17 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Bitcoin Loses 200-Week Trend Line as 2022 Pattern Returns

Bitcoin has fallen below its 200-week moving average, reviving 2022 bear-market comparisons as traders monitor Fed policy, ETF outflows and whale activity.

BitcoinEmma Collins · 17 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin’s Biggest Corporate Holders Double Down on Long-Term Thesis

Strategy and Metaplanet continue to defend their long-term Bitcoin strategies, arguing that BTC’s fixed 21 million supply offers protection against expanding global money supply despite recent price weakness.

RegulationJames Walker · 17 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

Bitpanda Fined $82K in Austria’s First Published MiCA Penalty

Austria’s FMA fined Bitpanda €70,000 for breaches of MiCA disclosure and marketing rules, marking its first published final crypto penalty under the framework.

MarketsJames Walker · 17 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

Binance Shared User Data With Russia in Ukraine Donation Case

Binance reportedly provided Russian investigators with customer information used in a terrorism-financing case involving cryptocurrency donations to Ukrainian organizations.

MarketsEmma Collins · 17 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Crypto Week Ahead: FOMC Minutes, USDC Deal and Key Token Unlocks

Crypto markets face a busy week as investors watch the Fed’s FOMC minutes, Coinbase-Circle USDC developments, EU crypto restrictions, major token unlocks and key economic data.

BitcoinJames Walker · 17 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin Gains as Goldman Says September Fed Hike Is ‘Very Unlikely’

Bitcoin gained as Goldman Sachs said a September Fed rate hike is very unlikely, while markets price only a 30.6% chance of a 25-basis-point increase.

MarketsJames Walker · 17 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Ripple Mints 10M RLUSD as Supply Reaches $1.71B

Ripple minted 10 million RLUSD on the XRP Ledger, pushing circulating supply to about $1.71 billion as the company expands its institutional stablecoin infrastructure.

BitcoinEmma Collins · 17 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin Futures Face Liquidity Risk as Open Interest Outpaces Volume

Bitcoin futures open interest has climbed to nearly $48 billion while trading volume lags behind, raising concerns that a sudden wave of liquidations could trigger outsized price swings.

MarketsEmma Collins · 17 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

XRP Traders Bet on Rebound as $1 Support Comes Under Pressure

XRP traders are leaning bullish despite the token hovering around $1, with futures open interest rising and long positions dominating on Binance and OKX as sentiment turns increasingly bearish.

BitcoinJames Walker · 17 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin Holds Above $64K as HYPE Leads Weekly Crypto Gains

Bitcoin climbed above $64,000 in Asian trading as a weaker dollar and reduced Fed rate-hike expectations offered support, while HYPE outperformed major cryptocurrencies.

RegulationJames Walker · 17 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Chainalysis Sues US Over $94.6M ICE Contract Awarded to TRM Labs

Chainalysis has sued the U.S. government over a $94.6 million ICE contract awarded to rival blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs.

DeFiEmma Collins · 15 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Wall Street’s Private Blockchain Push Risks a “Race to the Bottom,” Ethereum Advocate Warns

Etherealize CEO Vivek Raman argues that Wall Street’s growing interest in permissioned blockchains could create isolated networks and limit the interoperability and liquidity benefits of public blockchain infrastructure.

RegulationEmma Collins · 15 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

Galaxy Cuts CLARITY Act 2026 Passage Odds to 10%

Galaxy Digital has cut its estimate for the CLARITY Act becoming law in 2026 to just 10%, citing unresolved political issues and a narrow Senate window in September.

BitcoinJames Walker · 15 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

African Finance Corporation Issues $431M Digital Bond

Africa Finance Corporation has issued a $431 million digital bond through Switzerland's SIX and SDX, marking another major step for institutional asset tokenization.

MarketsJames Walker · 15 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Robinhood’s $225.5M Venture Fund Opens 10% Below IPO Price

Robinhood Ventures Fund II raised $225.5 million and began NYSE trading at $22.50, 10% below its $25 IPO price, as Robinhood expands retail access to private markets.

BitcoinJames Walker · 15 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Bithumb swings to a $15.7M quarterly loss

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb reported a $15.7 million net loss in Q2 2026 as revenue dropped 35.8% year over year amid weaker trading activity.

RegulationJames Walker · 15 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

World Liberty Financial gets preliminary OCC approval

World Liberty Financial has secured preliminary conditional approval from the OCC to establish a national trust bank focused on USD1 stablecoin issuance, custody and reserve management.

RegulationJames Walker · 15 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

Trump Expected to Meet Crypto CEOs at White House

President Trump is expected to meet leading crypto, prediction-market and AI executives as U.S. officials push for clearer digital-asset regulations.

RegulationJames Walker · 15 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

Trump-Backed World Liberty Wins Conditional Bank Charter

World Liberty Trust Co. receives preliminary conditional OCC approval to operate as a national trust bank and plans to issue USD1 and provide crypto custody.