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UAE clients will be able to buy and hold crypto through Capital.com’s app, expanding beyond price exposure through contracts for difference.

The BTC price reclaimed its 200-day moving average for the first time in nine months as its rally gained momentum after the US Treasury expanded its bond buybacks.

Michael Selig said at a meeting of the Innovation Advisory Committee that he had directed CFTC staff to explore developer protections and other crypto-related policies.

Binance’s Agent OS lets AI agents access market data, execute trades and make payments while giving users control over permissions and account access.

Analysts say the $40 trillion debt milestone could bolster Bitcoin’s long-term case, even as Treasury yields, dollar strength and liquidity remain key near-term drivers.

Nine public miners generated $341 million from AI and HPC operations in the first half of 2026 after spending more than $5 billion on capital assets.

A new poll showed 63% of 1,166 Americans varied sharply along partisan lines, with a majority of Republicans saying it was appropriate for Trump and his family to invest in crypto.

The governance vote redirects tokens previously reserved for user airdrops toward partnerships, incentives and Optimism’s growing institutional push.

Bitcoin saw new multimonth highs above $72,500 even as US stocks cooled amid US threats of “economic warfare” with Iran.

USDT is disappearing from regulated European platforms, but there is little sign that it has resulted in weakening global demand for Tether.

Bitdeer expects revenue from the five-year agreement to begin in early 2027 as it builds toward 350 megawatts of AI cloud capacity by 2028.

Rapid7 unveiled a new cryptocurrency phishing campaign targeting 885,000 phone numbers, aiming to steal investors’ holdings by redirecting them to fake wallet provider websites.

Investors have poured more than $1 billion into US spot Bitcoin ETFs this week as BTC neared $72,000 and Ether climbed 19% to about $2,286 on Thursday.

While Webull reported a record $198 million in second-quarter revenue, cryptocurrency trading only generated about $2.25 million of the quarter’s revenue stream.

Bitcoin approached $72,000 in a second day of upside as crypto short liquidations passed $3.1 billion.

Gnosis Chain was approved to transition to an EEZ rollup, enabling it to settle directly to Ethereum rather than continue with an independent validator set.

Regulators reportedly accepted BitGo Korea’s registration on Tuesday, two days before stricter VASP entry requirements took effect.

HYPE reached $72 after Trump said the CFTC was pursuing compliant US access for Hyperliquid, though no formal regulatory plan has been released.

Senator Ruben Gallego said the White House has not provided point-by-point feedback on a bipartisan ethics proposal as a September vote approaches.

The integration expands access to USDU, the UAE’s first central bank-registered US dollar stablecoin, as it builds distribution beyond institutional channels.

Donald Trump spoke from the White House on Wednesday, urging the Senate to pass a crypto market structure bill to keep the country “ahead of China.”

A Fairshake spokesperson said that the PAC was “just getting started“ on its expenditures as part of efforts to fill US Congress with lawmakers friendly to the crypto industry.

The $1 billion facility will deploy assets backing USDe into overcollateralized institutional loans, expanding Ethena’s sources of returns beyond crypto basis strategies.

The US banking regulator released a 376‑page proposal in February, calling for public comment on rules to implement the stablecoin bill ahead of its January 2027 effective date.

The transaction connected the banks’ separate tokenized deposit systems through Swift’s ledger, marking a step toward interoperable, 24/7 cross-border payments.

An options trader opened a large straddle on XRP, betting on wild price swings by Aug. 28.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig told the inaugural gathering of the Innovation Advisory Committee that his agency won't sit idle.

Longtime bond market investor Mark Connors sees routine government bond buybacks improving liquidity and bringing bitcoin’s next rally closer.

Bitcoin’s improving momentum could produce a golden cross, but the rally still faces an important test.

Banks are moving deposits on-chain using permissioned systems, not open ones. See why privacy and compliance dictate this path in this week's newsletter.

The approved plan reallocates 546.9 million OP from user airdrops to a Foundation-controlled Strategic Ecosystem Fund.

Three hours spanning the London afternoon and New York morning account for about 23% of XRP moving onchain, up from roughly 14% a year ago.

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Erald Ghoos, OKX Europe CEO, says U.S. crypto rules could blow new life into the market amid a rotation of capital from AI back to bitcoin.

Six weeks of compression ended in the largest short liquidation since at least 2021, with $3 billion of bearish bets forced to buy back into thin supply.

Conversations with X are ongoing, according to a person who also works with other social media platforms testing stablecoins to pay influencers.

Backed by Hana Financial Group and SK Telecom, BitGo Korea built a locally registered entity from scratch to serve institutional and enterprise clients, rather than taking the acquisition route.

Bitcoin has gained 15% since monday, reclaiming several key technical and on-chain levels as bullish momentum builds.

Markets seem likely to test the resolve of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's desire to lower long-term government bond yields.

The Hyperliquid wallet known as pension-usdt.eth was forced out of a 50,000 ETH short as ether surged, with five liquidation orders helping push the price higher during the unwind.

Traders betting against crypto lost $2.74 billion in a day, more than the short side of the October 2025 crash that remains the biggest liquidation event in the market's history.

Every major except tron posted double-digit weekly gains, with nearly $1.4 billion of short positions wiped out after the Treasury doubled its bond buybacks.

The largest crypto asset rose more than 7% on Wednesday after several catalysts sent crypto-related assets higher.

During a White House meeting Wednesday, President Donald Trump said CFTC Chair Mike Selig is working to bring the perpetual futures platform into the U.S. under federal rules.

The CEOs from companies across several tech-forward sectors met with the president in advance of this week's first Innovation Advisory Committee at the CFTC.

The token's steepest daily and weekly gains in months rode Bitcoin's record liquidation wave—though ETF flows and futures data hint the move is running on borrowed momentum.

Seventeen alleged members of Iran-based Mabna Institute were charged over hacks targeting hundreds of universities, companies, and government agencies.

The StopAndProtect operation used compromised WordPress websites to spread malware, steal crypto wallet files, and deploy ransomware.

Bitcoin punched above $72,000 Thursday, extending a two-day squeeze that's wiped out the most short positions on record and mounted the first real challenge to a bearish chart that's held since November.

At least, if Trump and the CFTC have their way. And the market really, really liked the news.

Scammers are impersonating crypto compliance services to trick users into approving transactions that could put their assets at risk.

The underlying code for "OS Investigate" has 69 preloaded AI prompts that turn Flock cameras into a super-charged surveillance system that identifies people by how they move.

OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould told the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium the agency is moving at a rapid pace to beat a January statutory deadline, after already missing an earlier July target.

Bitcoin's steepest daily gain since March caught traders off guard, and Myriad's pump-or-dump market swung from 70-30 odds to nearly even in a single day.

The president said the U.S. is far ahead of China in artificial intelligence and defended the rapid construction of data centers and power plants needed to fuel the industry.

Trump touted his administration’s crypto policies and said regulators are working to bring Hyperliquid into the U.S. under a compliant framework.

Strategy, Coinbase, Circle, and BitMine are riding Bitcoin's short squeeze toward $70K—and two of them may be squeezing equity bears of their own.

The prediction market operator is seeking CFTC approval for a copper perpetual as it moves further into traditional derivatives markets.

The cross-chain protocol said an attacker exploited six software flaws to drain Bitcoin and other assets, sending its CACAO token plunging.

A Phase 3 win against the standard of care sent the biotech's shares up 131% and left short sellers down $4.8 billion.

Base is narrowing its accelerator to 10 startups as it looks for teams building AI agents, payments, trading, and financing products.

A White House sitdown with crypto's biggest names and softer Fed signals lit the fuse. But the charts show why the pain for bears might not be over yet.

The Hyperliquid integration gives eligible Base App users access to more than 290 perpetual futures markets.

If the proposed rules are formalized, it could lead to an ICO boom in the U.S.

The Shanghai-based InsurTech firm closed a $154.7 million private placement funded entirely in crypto, with investors contributing Bitcoin directly rather than cash.

Edward Zimbardi allegedly lured thousands of investors into "The Crypto Program" with promises of 25% monthly returns before fleeing to Fiji.

The Nasdaq-listed privacy firm launched Cypherpunk Mining through a $33.33 million equity deal with Winklevoss Capital, adding roughly 18% of the Zcash network's hashrate to accelerate its treasury ambitions.

Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered new restrictions on large data centers aimed at shielding residents from higher electricity costs and giving communities more control over proposed projects.

The optional window puts an assistant of your choice next to your tabs, with a switch to disable it.

A tracking device planted in a book order ended at a Las Vegas facility where Amazon strips bindings to scan pages for training data.

X’s algorithm may turn argumentative replies into a feedback loop that serves users more content that clashes with their values, with the effect stronger among Democrats, researchers found.

The proposed rules would let crypto projects raise capital through token sales without full securities registration and create a path for tokens to separate from investment contracts.

Traders are betting OpenAI's next frontier model lands within weeks—even after the company pumped the brakes.

WorldClaw accepts World Liberty’s USD1 stablecoin while offering AI models from Chinese companies facing U.S. national security restrictions.

The Swiss hardware-wallet maker found two severe bugs with the help of frontier AI models, and warns that older firmware leaves you exposed.

The bankrupt airline’s internal communications and business records could soon be used to improve Google’s AI systems.

ASTER gains momentum as volume surges and key EMAs are reclaimed, putting the $0.80 range high in focus.

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AVAX gained nearly 6% while Avalanche’s reported tokenized-asset value climbed above $3 billion.

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AVAX approaches $7 as surging volume and bullish positioning confront fresh whale-led exchange supply.

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BitGo’s entry shows how South Korea is making local crypto access easier while placing tighter controls on offshore platforms.

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Pendle’s [PENDLE] supply pressure was renewed when a whale transferred all of its tokens, valued at $1.28 million, to Binance without staking them. The whale’s Binance deposit immediately sparked distribution concerns since transfers to exchanges usually create more available selling pressure. Before depositing, the whale had withdrawn roughly $1.338 million worth of PENDLE from Bybit across Continue reading "PENDLE crypto breaks downtrend with 12% rally – Can bulls target $2?"

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Crypto sentiment entered greed as Bitcoin extended its rally and bearish traders suffered $1.44 billion in liquidations.

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How Ethereum ETFs's largest single day inflows in 10 months forced a price breakout.

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There's also a big tokenized equities share to consider.

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Bitcoin’s rally now depends on whether buyers can absorb rising profit-taking from short-term holders.

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HYPE’s rapid repricing puts whale positioning and leveraged liquidity at the center of its next market test.

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The industry is pursuing a three-way strategy to mitigate against potential regulatory risk.

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