Ethereum (ETH) surged 29.8% higher over the past seven days, smoking bitcoin’s 22.9% gain as returning exchange-traded fund (ETF) buyers, squeezed shorts, and a shrinking pile of readily tradable coins drove ETH to a weekly high of $2,546 on Saturday afternoon. ETH was trading around $2,435 late Saturday at 5 p.m. EDT after cooling from […]

TL;DR: During the August 20, 2026 broadcast of Mad Money, Jim Cramer advised buying Bitcoin directly rather than investing in sector stocks like Bitmine Immersion Technologies. The stance comes weeks after the host announced his intention to liquidate cryptocurrency holdings due to quantum computing warnings issued by IBM’s CEO. On August 21, 2026, Bitcoin’s price […]

TL;DR: Brian Armstrong pointed to September 15 and 16, 2026, as key dates for defining the regulatory framework in the United States. The CLARITY Act requires a minimum of 60 votes in the US Senate to overcome the procedural motion and advance toward legislative approval. The CFTC is preparing an alternative regulatory framework under its […]

Key crypto updates for Aug. 21: Bitcoin surges to $76,945, Strategy hits profit on $64.6B treasury, while XRP scales to $1.37 on Korean stock rotation.

With the launch of Crypto.com Pay, Emirates has become the first airline in the Gulf and one of the largest carriers to accept cryptocurrency for …

BTCS Inc. reduced its DeFi leverage in the second quarter, repaying $8.2 million in debt to the Aave protocol as the company shifted its balance sheet away from more aggressive borrowing. In its Q2 2026 Form 10-Q filing, BTCS reported ending the quarter with $317,113 in cash and stablecoins. The company also reported $36.0 million […]

Brussels is reviewing whether crypto lending should fall under MiCA, but DeFi lending vaults are making it harder to determine who, exactly, should be regulated.

The primary cryptocurrency experienced its most notable price recovery of the year, skyrocketing by 25% from under $65,000 to almost $80,000 within two days before its run was paused, at least for now. Although this surge is impressive on its own, Glassnode highlighted another notable development that makes it even more interesting: BTC has suddenly […]

US equities continue to draw upward revisions from major banks and institutional investors amid robust corporate earnings and economic resilience. The Swiss institution UBS Global Wealth Management now sees the S&P 500 (SPX) closing 2026 at 8,100, implying about 6% gains from recent levels near 7,674, reports Reuters. The wealth management division UBS points to […]

Bitcoin’s climb to multi-month highs ran on spot buying, not borrowed money, giving the rally a longer runway than a typical squeeze, Bitfinex analysts say. The coins now in profit could still trigger 2026’s largest wave of profit-taking. Why Bitfinex Sees a Longer Runway Than a Squeeze Bitcoin’s climb to a multi-month high has left […]

Bitcoin is witnessing a rapid price rally and its long-term investors who have been underwater for months are finally back in profit, especially Michael Saylor.

According to police, Mehetar and his associates allegedly lured investors by promising high returns through cryptocurrency investments before cheating …

The impending United States midterm election has created a high-tension scenario for the digital assets industry. With Congress in recess and the legislative window compressing, the fate of the CLARITY Act remains unresolved. The November electoral outcome will define not only the composition of the House and Senate but also the regulatory framework governing token classification, regulator jurisdiction, and […]

$SENT has had a rougher road than most AI tokens in 2026, and that’s precisely why it’s worth watching carefully now. It isn’t a memecoin riding the “AI” ticker trend. What Sentient actually is: a Singapore-based open-source AGI research lab building what it calls the GRID, a Global Research and Intelligence Directory, a decentralized network […]

Canary Capital has filed Amendment No. 4 to its registration statement for the Canary Staked TRX ETF, giving investors more detail on the proposed fund’s fee structure and staking approach. The filing, submitted on August 19, discloses a 1.10% management fee. It also outlines a staking strategy under which up to 90% of the trust’s […]

Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan received registration to provide domestic liquidity before expanding into institutional crypto trading.

An in-home caregiver has been arrested on multiple felony counts after allegedly siphoning more than $180,000 from a nearly 92-year-old client with significant vision impairment. Maryjean “Mary” Victoria Small, 26, worked through Concierge Care as an independent contractor for the victim in St. Johns County from early 2025 until mid-2026, reports News4JAX. She now faces […]

Although the deadline for the previous major protocol update passed days ago, the Core Team behind the project finally announced its successful deployment. Moreover, they provided more details about the upcoming one, which is scheduled to be the last planned upgrade. Save The New Date: September 15 The long process of upgrading the protocol began […]

Police in the United Arab Emirates detained two Binance employees at airports and questioned a third, as part of a fraud inquiry into funds moving through the exchange. All three have been released, and Binance says none of them were targets. Employees Held After Airport Stops, Then Released Emirati police pulled two Binance employees aside […]

Cryptocurrency LINK surges 22% to $11.45 as Chainlink deploys its new AI engine and targets the CFTC market defense loop.

… cryptocurrency. Benjamin Franklin portrait overlaid with digital code and blockchain text in blue. Image source: Getty Images. 2. Bitcoin's long …

TikTok is agreeing to pay $400 million to resolve allegations that it violated children’s online privacy laws under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The agreement resolves claims that TikTok, ByteDance, and affiliated companies unlawfully collected children’s data and improperly allowed account creation, says the Justice Department. TikTok will pay $300 million immediately and […]

The SEC has opened a public comment period on Cboe BZX Exchange’s proposal to list six daily 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum futures ETFs. The proposal, filed under SR-CboeBZX-2026-065, would cover commodity-pool products sponsored by Volatility Shares. The funds would seek three times the daily performance of front-month and next-month CME Bitcoin and Ethereum futures […]

Bitcoin volatility eased after BTC hit its highest level since mid-May, while gold joined the cryptocurrency in approaching three-month highs.

TL;DR Citadel has unwound more than 80% of the risk it acquired from Situational Awareness. The fund’s latest filing showed nearly $1.99 billion in Bitcoin miner positions, including major stakes in Core Scientific, Riot Platforms and IREN. The end of this forced selling could give miner stocks more room to trade on Bitcoin prices, operating […]

TL;DR: Two cryptocurrency exchange employees were temporarily detained at UAE airports during police investigations into third-party fund flows. An official company spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph that the questioned personnel were not the target of the inquiry and were consequently cleared and released. The company maintains a regulated presence in the region following the acquisition of […]

I don’t think I’ve seen a day quite like this one, where Step App and NoOnes, two entirely unrelated crypto platforms serving completely different purposes, hit their final shutdown deadline within hours of each other. Step App, the move-to-earn fitness platform that once had over a million downloads, and NoOnes, the peer-to-peer marketplace that served […]

Bitcoin Magazine Legendary Investor Ray Dalio Touts Bitcoin — With Gold — To Hedge Against Incoming Debt Crisis Top investor Ray Dalio has again sung Bitcoin’s praises. But only a little bit.  The billionaire hedge fund boss said in his latest essay that he expected  “non-government-produced monies like gold and bitcoin to do relatively well” […]

Bitcoin’s price went on a tear in the past few days, surging to its highest level since mid-May of just under $80,000 after being stuck below $65,000 for weeks and weeks. Naturally, this has changed the overall market sentiment, with on-chain data showing that investor greed is back to levels last seen right around the […]

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sent 81,000 warning letters to cryptocurrency investors over suspected unpaid taxes, while expanded international reporting could give the UK tax agency substantially greater visibility into offshore transactions beginning in 2027. HMRC Crypto Tax Letters Increase 25% The United Kingdom’s tax agency has intensified scrutiny of cryptocurrency investors, sending 81,000 warning […]

August 20th, 2026 – Sheridan, Wyoming THEO is Now Live on Hydrex — Autheo’s Internet Operating System Token Begins Trading Following its August 14 announcement, THEO enters the public market at $0.05, with 125 validators securing Mainnet and over 2 million wallets, 1.1 million smart contracts, and 10 million transactions on testnet. Autheo confirmed that […]

President Donald Trump is dismissing worries about bond market volatility amid the U.S. debt milestone. Total U.S. public debt outstanding reached $40.047 trillion on Tuesday, marking the first time it has crossed the $40 trillion mark, reports Reuters. The Treasury Department said the total includes $32.266 trillion in securities held by the public and $7.782 […]