Gemini Calls the Segment That Brought In $500,000 Its Biggest Growth Opportunity
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Gemini’s president is calling prediction markets the platform’s biggest near-term growth driver. However the claim has yet to be reflected in the segment’s revenue contribution. Gemini Space Station reported a $107.7 million net loss for the second quarter, its fourth consecutive quarterly loss since going public in September 2025, according to results published on 13 […]

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Trump-appointed regulator OKs banking license for Trump-linked crypto firm – POLITICO
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… cryptocurrency venture tied to President Donald Trump to obtain a … The Trump administration has granted preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency …

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Tether Secures First Full Audit With Clean KPMG Opinion
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Tether announced on 13 August that KPMG U.S. completed a full audit of Tether International, S.A. de C.V.’s financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 and issued an unqualified opinion. CFO Simon McWilliams said the audited statements report reserves exceeding liabilities by US$6.814 billion (AU$9.68 billion). The audit complements Tether’s quarterly reserve attestations, […]

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It’s Not Just Baltimore: Kalshi and Polymarket Face More Legal Trouble
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Baltimore has taken legal action against prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket, accusing both companies of offering illegal sports betting in the city. Mayor Brandon M. Scott and the Baltimore City Council filed separate lawsuits on August 13 in the Circuit Court. The cases allege violations of Baltimore’s Consumer Protection Ordinance and accuse the companies […]

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Dartmouth endowment’s crypto exposure drops by $2M amid falling prices
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The value of the university endowment’s holdings in the Bitwise Solana staking ETF, Grayscale Ethereum staking ETF and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF dropped to about $12 million.

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Chinese AI Beats Restricted OpenAI and Anthropic Cybersecurity Models, Bitcoin Industry Warns
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Bitcoin Magazine Chinese AI Beats Restricted OpenAI and Anthropic Cybersecurity Models, Bitcoin Industry Warns Bitcoin company leaders and open-source developers are publicly stating that Chinese AI models are currently outperforming restricted American frontier systems in defensive cybersecurity work, forcing researchers to rely on them to secure critical Bitcoin infrastructure. Rob Hamilton, CEO of AnchorWatch, a […]

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Russia Caps Crypto Buying at 300,000 Rubles for Retail Investors Under New Rules
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Key Takeaways: Russia offers non-qualified investors a limit of purchasing up to 300,000 rubles worth of crypto per year via intermediaries. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether’s USDT are the first assets available for public exchange trading. All investors are required to complete a crypto risk test before making any transactions, and qualified investors will not have […]

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Stablecoins Under Stress: A Technical Dissection of Reserve Architecture and Liquidity Risk
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The crypto sector habitually classifies digital assets into two buckets: volatile and stable. This dichotomy serves trading convenience but fails in systemic risk management. The de‑pegging events between 2022 and 2023 demonstrated that stability is not an intrinsic property of design, but rather a function of reserve composition and underlying settlement infrastructure. The premise of a […]

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Alleged $5M Crypto Fraudster Tiffany Milanovich Dumps Telegram Usernames After ZachXBT Investigation
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ZachXBT delivered a particular kind of irony that only crypto Twitter can produce, and this week it arrived right on schedule. Days after the on-chain investigator dragged Tiffany Milanovich out of the shadows and into a viral thread accusing her of running fake “support” scams worth millions, her prized Telegram usernames are already changing hands. […]

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JPMorgan Grows Bitcoin ETF Stake to $356M, Adds XRP Exposure
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JPMorgan Chase disclosed a $355.7 million stake in Blackrock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in its latest quarterly filing, alongside fresh XRP and ether exposure, even as the broader Bitcoin ETF market logged a $61 million outflow the same week. JPMorgan’s Bitcoin, Ether Holdings Climb in Q2 JPMorgan Chase & Co. filed its 13F-HR institutional […]

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Can Dogecoin (DOGE) Finally Reverse? Price Scratches Bottom
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Dogecoin’s state is questionable as the asset is being dragged against the local price bottom.

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Trump White House to Reportedly Host Crypto, Prediction Market Executives as SEC … – Benzinga
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The Securities and Exchange Commission called off a planned Friday meeting on cryptocurrency regulations, reportedly due to a scheduling conflict.

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City of Baltimore goes after prediction markets for sports betting
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The city’s complaint over gambling laws and deceptive trade practices included Robinhood, Webull and Coinbase as partners with prediction market platform Kalshi.

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MyEtherWallet (MEW) Integrates Ondo Perps, Unlocking 24/7 Leveraged Trading for Onchain Equities, & ETFs.
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[PRESS RELEASE – Los Angeles, United States, August 13th, 2026] MyEtherWallet (MEW), the world’s most intuitive digital wallet, today announced its integration with Ondo Perps, expanding its suite of decentralized financial products to include perpetual futures, derivative contracts with no expiration date. Through this integration, users can now trade continuous perpetual contracts with up to […]

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XRP Bridge Exploit Drains Nearly $202,000 in Real XRP
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The bridge account held 200,409.87 XRP immediately before the first payment and holds 493.54 XRP now, ledger records show. Every payment was sent by the bridge account itself, carrying 17 signatures from a signer list of 28 relayer keys. tx halted the bridge and says it has identified the vulnerability; co-founder Reza Bashash attributes it […]

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Data Breach at Trezor Leaks Info on Nearly 14,000 Bitcoin Wallet Users
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Bitcoin Magazine Data Breach at Trezor Leaks Info on Nearly 14,000 Bitcoin Wallet Users Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has announced a data breach exposing customer data.  Writing on X Thursday, the company said that 13,689 customers from the US, UK, Sweden, Colombia, Brazil, Italy, and Portugal who received an order 90 days prior to August […]

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SEC Charges Goliath Ventures in Alleged $425M Crypto Ponzi Scheme Targeting 1,300 Investors
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Key Takeaways: SEC claims that Goliath is responsible for the raising of at least $425M from 1,300+ investors. Investors were promised 3% – 10% monthly returns from crypto liquidity pools. SEC says at least $51M was diverted for personal spending by CEO Christopher Delgado. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News Goliath Ventures and […]

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SEC Delays Tokenization Exemption Again as CLARITY Act Stalls
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has further delayed its long-awaited tokenization “innovation exemption,” with the holdup tied to unresolved negotiations over the CLARITY Act’s tokenization provisions in Congress. Another Delay for the Innovation Exemption The SEC’s tokenization “innovation exemption,” a proposed framework that would let firms test blockchain-based trading of tokenized U.S. equities without meeting […]

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BlockDAG token sale and ecosystem: an in-depth look
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By mid-August 2026, total digital asset market capitalization was around $2.2 trillion, with market sentiment largely muted. Bitcoin traded in a roughly $63,000–$65,000 range, facing resistance amid soft U.S. employment figures, anticipation around upcoming CPI data, and correlations with broader equity and bond markets. American spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net capital outflows of about $145 […]

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Detailed History Of Top 5 AI Platforms: OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, and Meta AI
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I’ve spent a lot of time lately going back through the primary research logs, corporate charters, and technical white papers behind today’s dominant AI platforms, and one thing becomes clear fast: none of these systems emerged from some spontaneous flash of insight. Each one was forged under pressure, a specific technical wall, a corporate rift, […]

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Ripple-Backed Evernorth Rewrites $1 Billion Nasdaq Listing Formula Because of XRP Price
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Evernorth alters its listing formula as XRP hits $1, cutting the Nasdaq share supply to protect investor NAV with backing from Ripple, SBI Group, and Pantera Capital.

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Bullish’s Non-Trading Revenue Overtakes Transaction Income as Crypto Sales Fall 44%
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Bullish’s second-quarter results show why crypto platforms have to diversify from crypto: digital asset sales fell sharply, while transaction revenue contributes less than 50% to the bottom line. Digital asset sales fell 44% year-on-year to $32.6 billion from $58.6 billion. Adjusted transaction revenue rose 24% to $29.9 million from $24.1 million, while subscription, services and […]

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Trump Has 'Broken Every Norm' and 'Gone Too Far,' Says Anthony Scaramucci – Benzinga
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“Because his opposition won't give him a win on cryptocurrency regulation when he's behaving like that. … NewsPoliticsCryptocurrencyDonald Trump …

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Ethereum Foundation pivots away from Poseidon in post-quantum plan
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Advances in compact proofs have erased Poseidon’s previous performance advantage, according to researcher Justin Drake.

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Crypto Player Takes Home $1.749M After a Million PSG Bet on 1win
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[PRESS RELEASE – Willemstad, Curaçao, August 14th, 2026] A high-stakes crypto player connected to 1win’s Global Crypto Ambassador network received a 1.749 million USDC payout following a seven-figure wager on Paris Saint-Germain against Aston Villa in the 2026 UEFA Super Cup. The payout was received in USDC via the Ethereum network. Both the original deposit […]

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UBS Ups Bitcoin Position, Buys More Shares in BlackRock’s ETF 
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Bitcoin Magazine UBS Ups Bitcoin Position, Buys More Shares in BlackRock’s ETF  Switzerland’s largest bank has upped its exposure to Bitcoin, according to regulatory filings.  UBS bought more shares in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, bringing its total position to over $83 million across 2.5 million shares, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and […]

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MoneyGram’s 60M-Customer Network Goes Live on Solana
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Key Takeaways: MoneyGram Ramps has now launched on Solana via a single API. Multi-country services include cash to crypto and crypto to cash trading. Solana wallet Rift is the first to support MoneyGram Ramps. User Score 8.7 Follow us on Google News MoneyGram has brought its global cash network directly into the Solana ecosystem, giving […]

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Crypto Tokens Could Double as Revenue-Driven Buybacks Take Hold, Bitwise CIO Says
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Hougan argues crypto valuations may have significant room to rise as protocols increasingly return revenue to token holders through buybacks and burns. Hyperliquid, Uniswap, Aave, Pump.fun and Lighter demonstrate different approaches to connecting protocol activity with native-token economics. Revenue capture is also reaching layer-1 networks, although token holders remain exposed to changing community-set tokenomics rather […]

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ASX Shareholder Seeks Court Approval to Sue Former Directors Over Failed Blockchain Overhaul
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Rosherville is seeking court permission to pursue former ASX officials over alleged breaches connected to the failed CHESS replacement. The blockchain project was paused in November 2022 and abandoned in May 2023 after an Accenture review identified significant problems. ASX later faced ASIC enforcement, admitted misleading conduct and was ordered to pay A$16.5 million in […]

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Whale Places $203M Short Bet Against Tokenized SpaceX Stock
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A whale has placed roughly $203.47 million in limit short orders against tokenized SpaceX shares, betting on a pullback just as trading volume around the stock has surged to record levels. A Large Bearish Bet on Tokenized SpaceX Shares Onchain analytics account Lookonchain flagged a large short position against SPCX, the tokenized version of SpaceX […]

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Saylor Bridges Bitcoin to Stablecoin: Why the Biggest Corporate Holder Suddenly Needs USDT
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Michael Saylor stuns the market by integrating Tether’s USDT into Strategy’s new Bitcoin framework to solve the crypto’s transactional speed limits.

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Deribit to Route Most Spot Orders to Coinbase under New Dubai Licence
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Deribit has received a Broker-Dealer Licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), allowing the Coinbase-owned crypto derivatives platform to route most spot orders to Coinbase Exchange for execution. Deribit will remain the client-facing venue and retain its derivatives ecosystem, while Coinbase Exchange will provide main execution and liquidity for the upgraded spot product. Coinbase […]

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