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Bitcoin17 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

Bitcoin14 Aug, 2026

Bitcoin Volatility Falls to 2026 Low Despite Geopolitical and Debt Risks

Bitcoin Slips Below $63,000 as Spot ETF Outflows Resume

Crypto Payments Barely Register Among Euro Area Merchants, ECB Finds

Bitcoin14 Aug, 2026

RedotPay US IPO Delayed Amid Regulatory and Legal Hurdles

Hyperliquid User Reportedly Loses $550K in Google Ad Phishing Scam

Bitcoin Under Pressure From Multiple Headwinds, XRP Nears $1

Bitcoin14 Aug, 2026

Bitcoin Treasuries Face Potential MSCI Index Exclusion

Regulation14 Aug, 2026

JPMorgan Ended Banking Relationship With Polymarket: FT

Bitcoin Red Team Finds 7,958 Issues Across 501 Open-Source Projects

Regulation14 Aug, 2026

SEC Delays Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Securities

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.

RegulationEmma Collins · 14 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Binance to Restrict Transactions Involving HTX and 10 Other Crypto Platforms

Binance will restrict transactions involving HTX and 10 other crypto platforms and service providers from Aug. 23, citing recent regulatory developments and compliance requirements.

BitcoinJames Walker · 14 Aug, 2026 · 4 min

Bitcoin Volatility Falls to 2026 Low Despite Geopolitical and Debt Risks

Bitcoin volatility has returned to a 2026 low near 36% even as U.S.-Iran tensions, rising Treasury yields and crypto risks keep markets on edge.

MarketsEmma Collins · 14 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Bitcoin Slips Below $63,000 as Spot ETF Outflows Resume

Bitcoin fell below $63,000 as spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded consecutive outflows for the first time since late July, while derivatives data pointed to cautious positioning across the crypto market.

MarketsEmma Collins · 14 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Crypto Payments Barely Register Among Euro Area Merchants, ECB Finds

Crypto payments remain a marginal option among euro area merchants, with just 0.2% of online businesses accepting crypto assets, according to a new ECB survey.

BitcoinJames Walker · 14 Aug, 2026 · 3 min

RedotPay US IPO Delayed Amid Regulatory and Legal Hurdles

RedotPay has reportedly delayed its U.S. IPO as it works through regulatory requirements and a nearly $473 million legal dispute involving Binance affiliates.

MarketsJames Walker · 14 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Hyperliquid User Reportedly Loses $550K in Google Ad Phishing Scam

A Hyperliquid user reportedly lost $550,000 in USDC after interacting with a phishing website promoted through a Google search advertisement.

MarketsEmma Collins · 14 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

Bitcoin Under Pressure From Multiple Headwinds, XRP Nears $1

Bitcoin remains under pressure as regulatory delays, weak ETF flows and rising Treasury yields weigh on crypto markets, while XRP struggles to hold the $1 level.

BitcoinEmma Collins · 14 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Bitcoin Treasuries Face Potential MSCI Index Exclusion

Strategy and Metaplanet could face removal from MSCI indexes under a new proposal targeting companies classified as non-operating businesses.

RegulationEmma Collins · 14 Aug, 2026 · 5 min

JPMorgan Ended Banking Relationship With Polymarket: FT

JPMorgan reportedly ended its banking relationship with Polymarket in late 2025 amid regulatory concerns, according to the Financial Times.

MarketsJames Walker · 14 Aug, 2026 · 6 min

Bitcoin Red Team Finds 7,958 Issues Across 501 Open-Source Projects

Bitcoin Red Team has identified 7,958 potential issues across 501 Bitcoin-related open-source projects, with AI model Kimi K3 accelerating the security review.