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The US financial regulator gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s charter bid as ten Democrats signed onto a bill to “prevent corruption in banking applications.“

Binance’s UK arm has been barred from offering regulated activities in the country since June 2021, but the company will reportedly move to secure licensing under new crypto rules.

The regulatory review could shape an emerging market that lets companies and investors trade and hedge the cost of increasingly scarce AI computing power.

The stablecoin bill signed into law last year is scheduled to go into effect in January 2027, potentially without finalized regulations from US government agencies.

Bitcoin price strength saw BTC/USD pass $64,000 on 2% daily gains as gold pushed higher while US stocks wobbled on fresh US-Iran rhetoric.

Tom Lee’s Ethereum treasury company keeps buying the second-biggest crypto through the downturn, while more than 5 million staked ETH is projected to generate $287 million in annual rewards.

Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion.

Harmony said selectively restoring transactions could create inconsistent chain state, as Ravencoin faces a separate rollback dispute after an exploit.

Bitcoin confirmed a weekly candle close below its 200-week moving average, copying the 2022 bear-market as traders warn of further BTC price downside next.

Reuters reported that Binance supplied transaction records and identity documents later used in a terrorism-financing case against Yuri Belenkiy.

The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final.

BitMart’s Chinese-language X account demanded an Aug. 19 repayment plan, while Sheldon Xia called its claims of blocked withdrawals and non-payment of salaries “fabricated rumors.”

Greenlane recorded a $19.1 million noncash valuation loss as BERA’s price fell nearly 76% year to date.

The sealed complaint leaves Chainalysis’ specific objections and requested remedy undisclosed as briefing continues.

Owners of Trezor and SafePal crypto wallets at high risk of phishing attempts after separate data leaks, CLARITY odds at 10% despite White House meeting this week.

DefiLlama’s founder said Apple removed one fake app within days after the company documented it draining funds from a small crypto wallet.

The Hegotá upgrade aims to introduce more native privacy for Ethereum applications.

The additions come as Bybit’s TradFi perpetuals lineup grows to more than 200 products spanning equities, ETFs, commodities, indices and private companies.

Tokenized equities reached 1.31 million holders over the past month, as monthly transfer volume surged 179% to $23.13 billion and distributed value rose 5.9% to $2.38 billion.

The trillions required to boost Bitcoin to a price of $1 million per coin is not going to happen by 2030... or perhaps ever, says party pooper Markus Thielen.

Klippsten said Bitcoin could bottom about a year after its previous peak and argued that crypto’s best outcome is to become part of TradFi.

Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2.

Galaxy cited unresolved ethics, stablecoin yield and developer protection issues, along with a narrow Senate window when lawmakers return in September.

Binance data showed Gen Z allocating a growing share of equity activity to ETFs while trading less frequently and using less leverage than older working-age cohorts.

The proposed policies under Ireland’s AML framework included stricter measures on transfers from private crypto wallets and overseas digital asset companies.

Sheldon Lee said a Chinese-language X account making the claims was hacked. Users want wallets, assets and liabilities disclosed.

The protocol pioneered decentralized finance lending, but assets locked have tumbled from a peak five years ago. Now it's looking to attract institutions after retail traders lost interest.

The Treasury proposal would establish some of the core definitions and jurisdictions in the law Congress completed last year.

A community built on verification spent five years outsourcing its judgment to one man, writes Foundation CEO Zach Herbert.

The crypto treasury company bought another 9,926 ETH last week, extending a buying streak that began in June 2025.

Crypto’s favorite maxim, “don’t trust, verify” wasn’t followed in the case of Coldcard’s code.

Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company raised $333.7 million via the sale of common stock.

Developers are narrowing the list for the Hegotá upgrade, including a package to change how wallets approve and pay for transactions, giving developers of privacy apps more of the tools they need inside Ethereum itself.

Funds and digital assets were not touched, but names, bank account details, and national ID numbers may have been exposed in what the company says was a wider global attack.

Bitcoin’s implied volatility is near a seasonal floor, but options continue to price substantially more movement than the market is delivering.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 17, 2026

The fine stems from Bitpanda failing to submit a mandatory white paper 20 days before publication and omitting required disclosures in marketing materials.

The price of bitcoin tracked a bounce in equities, but a $390 million ETF outflow streak and 10% odds on landmark crypto legislation leave markets searching for direction.

Binance says it cooperates with lawful requests, despite exiting the Russian market in 2023 to improve its compliance strategy.

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 17

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a near halt as the 60-day truce lapses with no deal, reviving the oil-price risk that has capped crypto all summer. ETF flows, meanwhile, are quietly turning.

Soft economic data has Goldman Sachs doubting a September rate increase, offering good news for bitcoin bulls.

The market may be facing a dangerous liquidity mismatch as futures open interest outpaces trading volume by a significant margin.

Futures open interest climbed to $2.78 billion and traders on Binance and OKX leaned heavily long, even as social sentiment hit a three-month low.

Every major gained on Sunday, though bitcoin, ether, XRP and solana are all lower over seven days.

XRP is clinging to the dollar price line it's defended since Trump's 2024 win. But both the daily and weekly charts are now flashing red.

The native token of Solana's Pump.fun is up 8%, and the pattern bulls have been waiting for is starting to form on the daily chart.

A proposed package would let privacy pools pay their own transaction fees without relying on intermediaries.

The securities regulator cited an "unforeseen scheduling issue," but sources point to a legal threat from Wall Street trade group SIFMA and an administration waiting to see whether the Clarity Act passes in September.

Stripe just bought the layer that decides which AI model answers your prompt—and it was already collecting the money for it.

The firm says it's 96% of the way to owning 5% of Ethereum's total supply, according to Chairman Tom Lee.

The Dutch cyber agency says attackers exploited an authentication flaw in macOS Screen Sharing to gain root access and plant Monero miners, with public proof-of-concept code now circulating.

The meeting comes while progress on the Clarity Act has been delayed and the SEC's latest rulemaking postponed.

The Bitcoin treasury firm halted BTC sales after three weeks, with equity issuance covering dividends, a STRC buyback and the dollar reserve.

Bitdefender says fake downloads of the newly released blockbuster are already spreading Lumma Stealer, malware that scrapes crypto wallets, passwords and browser sessions from infected machines.

The macro fund raised its iShares Bitcoin Trust stake 18.9% to 688,529 shares worth $22.9 million in Q2, while sharply cutting its call options—a shift from leveraged bets toward direct spot exposure.

The trustee says Knaken bought the coins in its own name, leaving customers with a euro claim against a company that has collapsed.

A flaw in an order-tracking plug-in of bitcoin wallet provider SafePal exposed names, addresses and phone numbers of nearly 40,000 customers.

Three weeks after a Flash release that couldn't produce a working file, Google's budget tier zero-shots a playable game. It still can't reason, and a free 27B model still writes better.

A California bill is awaiting an Assembly vote to "place guardrails" around AI chatbots and prevent them from acting as therapists.

Apple is pairing its in-house model with Alibaba’s Qwen as it prepares to bring Apple Intelligence to Chinese iPhones.

The filing would turn raw footage into labeled clips of who did what, without anyone opting in.

The proposed World Liberty Trust Company would take over issuance of the USD1 stablecoin from BitGo.

A hacker is reportedly selling personal and financial records tied to more than 678,000 taxpayers and businesses in France.

The Chinese lab says the release beats comparably sized open models on code benchmarks. The blog's own numbers show it trails the closed frontier and at least one open rival.

Sharplink plans to stake roughly 12% of its total Ethereum holdings through Lido, earning yield while staying active in DeFi.

Current and former OpenAI employees reportedly say pressure to release new AI products made it harder to prioritize safety.

Galaxy Research says the lull likely means vulnerable holders migrated, or were already emptied.

Bank Leumi's 2022 attempt died at the Bank of Israel. A softer regulatory line and Galaxy's custody stack now give it another shot in early 2027.

Bitcoin miner Hyperscale sold most of its Bitcoin but said it plans to rebuild its holdings through mining and future purchases.

Malware planted during a bogus coding assessment harvested a session token, bypassing multi-factor authentication to reach a code repository.

The country's first strategy of its kind also brings stricter due diligence for firms dealing with overseas crypto companies.

It seems Tether passed, putting an end to the longest-running open criticism of the leading stablecoin company.

No replacement date has been set for the meeting, which was cancelled due to an “unforeseen scheduling issue.”

A King County judge gave the exchange until August 19 to stop offering sports, election and politics wagers in the state.

The taker buy volume was at historically low levels, a condition that has accompanied previous cycle bottoms

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Crypto lending contracts gradually as stablecoin activity stays elevated and Aave signals renewed borrowing demand.

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VELVET's explosive rally gains strength as open interest, volume and short liquidations point to rising bullish momentum.

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BitFuFu swung to a $20.5 million loss as lower customer demand reduced cloud-mining revenue and forced changes across its operations.

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Ethereum’s tightening supply and persistent whale demand could strengthen the case for a $1,950 breakout.

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The Sui crypto price action has had a bearish swing structure since November 2025.

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Treasury's proposal could restrict US access to stablecoins from unauthorized issuers and require exchanges to conduct additional checks.

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Investors are closely watching this week’s key macro events. Could this week set the stage for the worst crypto liquidations of this cycle?

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BNB crypto saw a 75% daily trading volume surge but upward momentum has slowed down at the $617 resistance level.

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CASHCAT is likely to rebound as market data suggests undervaluation, but caution remains important.

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Could Chainalysis succeed in getting the TRM Labs contract overturned?

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