TL;DR: Bitcoin perpetual futures recorded approximately $1.1 billion in short position liquidations within 24 hours. The total liquidation volume in the cryptocurrency market reached $1.92 billion on the same day. The price of the leading cryptocurrency touched an intraday high of $68,982.40 before stabilizing above $68,100. During the day on August 19, the price of […]

Bitcoin’s latest rally has triggered the largest-ever daily wave of short liquidations.

We’re thrilled to announce that USDGO is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading USDGO trading is live as of August 19, 2026. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’.  Make sure to deposit your tokens into networks supported by Kraken. Deposits […]

Base App was built around Coinbase’s bet on crypto-native social features, but in reality, most users just need leverage. Coinbase has integrated Hyperliquid’s perpetual futures trading into Base App. Eligible self-custody users now have access to more than 290 markets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, tokenised stocks and commodities. The platform announced leverage of up to 50x […]

The biggest cryptocurrency news today is not a candle on a chart. President Trump is hosting Coinbase, Ripple, Gemini, Nasdaq, NYSE, CME, and DTCC …

David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO emeritus, has warned that government rules around AI safety and copyright could give authorities unprecedented control over political and social speech. His argument centers on who gets to decide what AI systems can create, know, and discuss. Two Legal Fights, One Argument Schwartz laid out the case in a reply thread […]

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.

Bitcoin Magazine President Trump To Host Crypto Execs at White House  U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host crypto bigwigs at the White House Wednesday.  The meeting — first reported last week by POLITICO — will see executives from the prediction market and digital asset space meet to discuss regulation.  According to reports, some […]

Key Takeaways: Neuberger Berman and Securitize have introduced their first tokenized fund called HINC. Investors can participate in HINC’s offerings via Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. The fund is primarily looking at high current income via high-yield bonds, CLOs and bank loans. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News The tokenization push is moving […]

Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang received multiyear CFTC bans under final orders resolving their FTX-related civil cases. The regulator cited extensive cooperation and declined to seek restitution, disgorgement or civil penalties at this time. CFTC Finalizes Multiyear Restrictions The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Aug. 19 that former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joined a high-profile lineup of crypto executives and regulators at the White House crypto summit.

A majority of Americans believe President Trump has profited inappropriately from a cryptocurrency empire while in office and disapprove of his …

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.”

The leading firm in Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization, Securitize, presented a formal Request for Comments (ARFC) on the Aave governance forum. The initiative proposes incorporating the tokenized shares of the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund ($HINC) as collateral within the institutional market Aave Horizon, allowing qualified participants to borrow stablecoins like USDC, GHO, and […]

XRP’s struggle near $1 continues even as its peers display modest gains this week. The crypto asset is down by almost 10% over the past month. Despite the weakness, much more XRP is being withdrawn than deposited across major platforms. Reserves Slide According to the latest analysis shared by CryptoQuant, XRP reserves across Upbit, Binance, […]

A teacher lost nearly $9,000 after scammers allegedly posed as Wells Fargo’s fraud department and convinced her to move money while pretending to protect her account. Jayme Eubanks says the ordeal began when she received a text message asking whether she recognized a charge on her bank account, reports WBRC News. She says she did […]

Traders betting against Bitcoin and the crypto markets are getting liquidated as BTC’s price pushes higher. In the last 24 hours, a total of $1.93 billion in leveraged crypto bets have been liquidated, according to the market data tracker CoinGlass. The vast majority of the liquidations hit traders going short, coming in at $1.75 billion. […]

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Shortsellers Get Destroyed With $1.7B in Positions Liquidated Following BTC Price Jump  Daily liquidations of Bitcoin positions surged on Wednesday after the price of the leading digital asset flirted with $70,000.  Over $1.7 billion in positions held by traders shorting the biggest cryptocurrency have been closed in the past 24 hours, according […]

Key Takeaways: Kraken added 7,000+ stocks from the USA to eligible EEA customers. A user can trade stocks or 700+ xStocks and 600+ crypto currencies through a single account. Total transaction volume for the xStocks is in excess of $38 billion. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Kraken has now extended its crypto […]

The social media platform X wiped out a cluster of high-volume bitcoin and crypto-related accounts after an alleged operation spanning more than ten accounts was accused of lifting other creators’ content and pulling more than $250,000 from the platform’s revenue-sharing program over roughly two years. An Alleged $250,000 Content Farm Gets X’s Attention The hammer […]

It’s not clear who’ll take an upper hand on the cryptocurrency market: bulls or bears.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent more than 81,000 letters warning cryptocurrency holders they may owe capital gains tax in the past year. A …

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

TL;DR Stablecoin criteria: FASB proposes examples showing when certain stablecoins may qualify as cash equivalents. Disclosure rules: All entities would need to provide clearer details on significant components of cash equivalents. Next steps: Public comments are open until on stablecoins November 19, 2026, before FASB sets an effective date. The Financial Accounting Standards Board is […]

TL;DR Exploit details: An attacker used six chained bugs to steal $1.7 million and trigger major liquidity issues across MAYAChain. Pool manipulation: Miscalculated compensation inflated an ARB.LINK pool, allowing the attacker to gain 99.93% control and withdraw 48.87 million CACAO. Market fallout: CACAO crashed 88.7%, deepening losses as MAYAChain halted operations and began working on […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, August 19th, 2026] Swapiz Telegram Swap Bot announces its public launch. Designed with Telegram users in mind, the Swapiz Telegram Swap Bot allows users to make crypto-to-crypto swaps directly within the Telegram messaging app, without opening an external browser or exchange interface. Swapiz currently supports more than 50 […]

Bitcoin Magazine Trump Urges Senate to Pass Crypto’s CLARITY Act, Teases More Bitcoin Buys U.S. President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to pass the Clarity Act on Wednesday — and also hinted that the government may accumulate more bitcoin.  After gathering with crypto executives at the White House, President Trump said that getting the Clarity Act […]

Key Takeaways: Metaplanet will be contributing 2,100 BTC valued at approximately $132.1 million to Super League. Super League will go under the name Superplanet, a U.S. bitcoin treasury site on the ticker SUPA. Following the closing of the transaction, Metaplanet will own approximately 95.7% of the Company. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News […]

Bitcoin ETFs attracted $189.30 million on Tuesday, extending their strong start to the week. Ether funds added $71.47 million, while XRP and solana ETFs also finished in positive territory.   Ether ETFs Pull in $71M as 5 Funds Attract Fresh Capital The week’s institutional bid remained firmly in place. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) followed Monday’s […]

Bitcoin maintained its appeal as a diversification investment despite dropping more than 50% from all-time high, a BlackRock report stated.

Any cryptocurrency rally or growth you see on the market nowadays is most likely shallow as there’s barely any funding on the market.

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