The exchange has hired White & Case as restructuring counsel, with a detailed roadmap expected by Sept. 9.
The Sandbox disabled bridging on affected networks to isolate tokens and warned users not to trade SAND on Base and BNB, citing an impact of under 0.01% of supply.
Fairmint CEO Joris Delanoue warns tokenized stocks risk recreating Wall Street’s 1960s paper crisis through fragmented systems and standards.
Washington state is cut off for Kalshi customers while the company combats the development in court and its federal regulator keeps pursuing new rules.
Bitcoin and crypto staged their strongest rally in months as Treasury intervention, regulatory moves and a historic short squeeze collided, while banks and technology companies pushed deeper into stablecoins.
ZEC traded above its January 2018 peak as futures volume hit billions of dollars and a Grayscale filing showed fresh progress toward converting its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF.
Treasury buybacks are not QE, analysts said, but the move helped pull long-term yields off 19-year highs and triggered a record short squeeze in a market already leaning too bearish.
The Crypto Council for Innovation and the Blockchain Association added another lawsuit against the state for its recently approved 0.2% crypto tax.
Reopening a settled provision four weeks before a vote would sink the bill, argues Summer Mersinger, CEO of the Blockchain Association.
ENA is rallying on a $1 billion FalconX deal, while HYPE tests its record, though flat dominance shows this is no broad alt season.
Three weeks of review turned up problems unrelated to the flaw that cost users $114 million, but updating still does not make a compromised wallet safe.
Market watchers say sudden sharp price spikes and forced short liquidations are the classic signs of a bottom, though macro risks still remain.
After years of stalled bills, misguided enforcement, and catastrophic collapses, almost any comprehensive crypto legislation began to look like progress. But Clarity is turning that hunger for progress into a political trap, argues Berkeley Law lecturer Hermine Wong.
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 21, 2026
Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto providers, with institutional trading services planned to follow as the appetite for crypto in Japan grows.
BTC has gained 24% since Monday and reached the level implied by its inverse head-and-shoulders break, with shorts still taking a contrarian position.
The rally in hard assets isn’t necessarily about what the Treasury is doing, but what its move signals to the market.
Strategy’s common stock rose 10% in Friday pre-market trading to $120, the highest level in two months.
Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $606 million on Aug. 20 and ether funds $221 million, both bigger than the prior day, confirming the institutional bid behind bitcoin's run.
The token touched $0.004126 minutes before the network stopped producing blocks, while MANTRA later said an attacker exploited a vulnerability in software used by the chain.
Clearpool and Cicada Partners are building an institutional lending product using RLUSD, though the XRP Ledger features underpinning it are still awaiting activation.
The two-day short liquidation total has reached about $3.8 billion, after Thursday's figure set a record going back to 2021.
Nvidia's denial highlights ongoing challenges in regaining China's AI market share amid US export restrictions and competitive pressures.
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Increased tensions could hinder diplomatic efforts, reducing the likelihood of a U.S.-Iran deal and impacting global energy markets.
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Upbit's expansion of trading pairs enhances global liquidity and price discovery, facilitating broader international access to diverse crypto assets.
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Altcoin trading amplifies market trends, leading to higher risks and rewards, but overall low win rates suggest significant capital erosion.
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Samsung's massive shareholder return could boost investor confidence, potentially influencing broader market trends and sector dynamics.
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The public network gives validators and infrastructure teams a place to test Glamsterdam’s client, builder and gas changes before the fork reaches established testnets and mainnet.
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The CFTC's focus on prediction market risks signals a shift towards stricter regulation, impacting market stability and innovation in financial sectors.
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The evolving self-custody philosophy highlights the increasing complexity and security needs in crypto asset management, emphasizing proactive measures.
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