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93 itemsAugust 25, 2026
- CryptoSlate
Cardano has days to close two huge voting gaps before governance hits a 3-seat bottleneck
Cardano’s vote to seat four elected Constitutional Committee members is now in its final week, and both voter groups remain far from the required marks. If support does not catch up before Sept. 1, committee-backed governance could hit a continuity break. The proposal would bring in four elected mem...
- CryptoSlateScore: 95
Bitcoin tops $80,000 as Treasury weighs $950 billion cash pile for bond buybacks
Bitcoin price has crossed $80,000 as the US Treasury explored tapping its roughly $1 trillion cash pile to fund an escalating effort to stabilize long-term government debt. Two senior Treasury officials told CNBC that the Treasury General Account, the federal government's operating account at the Fe...
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Bitcoin hits $80,000 for the first time since May as crypto recovery accelerates
BTC has now surged 38% following its June plunge as shifting U.S. Treasury policy helped bring buyers back to crypto, rejuvenating ETF demand.
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Bitcoin tops $80,000, solana jumps 8% but rally now runs into overbought warning
BTC is up more than 25% on the week after Treasury’s bond-buyback expansion sparked a rally, while Solana led majors Tuesday as validators vote on proposals to slow new SOL creation and raise daily burns.
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Live updates: Bitcoin ETFs draw a seventh straight day of inflows as the rally holds above $80,000
Spot bitcoin funds took in $337.56 million on Aug. 24, extending an unbroken run of inflows that has now put real money behind a rally that started with a short squeeze.
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Bitcoin extends 7-day advance to roughly 25%
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 for the first time since May, extending its seven-day advance to roughly 25%.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
US widens Iran crypto sanctions as dollar threat revives Bitcoin and gold debate
The United States is threatening to eject Iran’s trading partners from the dollar system while widening its power to sanction the country’s crypto sector, escalating a financial campaign that is already testing Washington’s leverage over China. On Aug. 24, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched “...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Ethereum proposal would cut 33,800 ETH issuance and break every deployed Altair light client
A newly merged Ethereum proposal would retire the network’s 512-validator sync committee, remove its rewards, and make the current Altair light-client interface obsolete by replacing it with offchain zero-knowledge proofs. The Draft EIP-8390 estimates that deleting the committee’s reward weight woul...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
US targets Iran’s crypto sector, cites over $100M in oil-linked payments
The US Treasury expanded sanctions to Iran’s digital asset sector, alleging a UAE-based broker processed over $100 million in crypto for oil sales.
- The BlockScore: 85
Bitcoin holds above $80,000 backed by ETF flows; bull market case ‘early but optimistic,’ analyst says
Analysts say it's still too early to tell if this will translate into a bull market, given sticky inflation and geopolitical uncertainty.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin ETFs add $338M as six-day inflow streak hits $2.26B
Bitcoin ETFs have drawn $2.26 billion over six trading days, while year-to-date net outflows have narrowed to about $2.57 billion.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
U.S. widens Iran crackdown to encompass crypto, gold, shipping and technology
Treasury says Ivan Obukhov processed over $100 million in crypto for IRGC-QF oil sales since 2023.
- DecryptScore: 85
US Can Now Sanction Anyone Operating in Iran's Crypto Sector
Digital assets are among five sectors in a campaign Treasury called an “Economic D-Day,” alongside technology, gold, aviation and shipping.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin ETFs inflow streak reaches $2.2 billion in 6 days as assets near $100 billion
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their inflow streak to six trading days on Monday, adding another $337.6 million and pushing the run to roughly $2.26 billion. The latest intake has put the funds on course for their strongest month of 2026. Bitcoin ETFs have attracted about $2.7...
- DecryptScore: 85
Gold Hits Three-Month High as Bitcoin Tests $80,000
Gold extended its August rally as a weaker dollar and falling yields boosted demand, while Bitcoin briefly climbed above $80,000 for the first time since May.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Traders start losing control of open positions as BitMEX begins its staged shutdown
As the BitMEX closure approaches, the derivatives exchange will enter reduce-only mode at 04:00 UTC on Aug. 26. Traders will lose the ability to place new positions, while the exchange may close existing positions during its wind-down. The BitMEX closure follows a strategic review by the board of HD...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin’s 7 million coin quantum problem just reached the US Treasury
The US Treasury has formally brought digital assets into the financial sector’s preparations for quantum computing threats. On Aug. 24, the US Treasury launched its Quantum-Readiness Task Force, with one of three workstreams dedicated to digital assets and emerging-technology risks. The other tracks...
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Bitcoin traders place $2.9 million bet on a rapid price jump above $82,000
Traders are spending millions to position for further Bitcoin upside after its staggering rally to $80,000, though demand for downside protection remains firm, according to Laevitas.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Galaxy puts Coldcard hack losses at 1,789 BTC, with 87% unmoved
Galaxy Research’s latest tally shows that more than half of 221 Coldcard hack victim reports involved individual losses exceeding 1 Bitcoin.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
A bitcoin short squeeze for the ages as futures open interest collapses
Falling open interest and subdued funding rates suggest the rally remains structurally healthy.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Thailand moves closer to Bitcoin, Ether ETFs with draft rules
Thailand’s SEC opened consultations on local Bitcoin and Ether ETF rules and qualification standards for foreign digital asset custodians.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Las Vegas businessman convicted in $24 million 'AI supercomputer' crypto Ponzi scheme
Brent Kovar has been found guilty of running a crypto Ponzi scheme, defrauding at least 400 investors out of $24 million.
- DecryptScore: 80
Bitcoin Rally Is Outrunning the Rest of the Market: Here’s Why
Bitcoin gained roughly 24% this week while the broader crypto market grew by less, a mismatch that shows up clearly in Bitcoin's rising share of the total crypto market.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Bitcoin enters ‘initial phase’ of new bull market, but $83K remains key: CryptoQuant
CryptoQuant says Bitcoin’s 24% rally has flipped key market indicators bullish, though rising profit-taking could bring near-term turbulence.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
FalconX asks SEC to bring single-stock perpetuals from DeFi under swap rules
FalconX Bravo wants US regulators to treat cash-settled perpetuals tied to a single security or a narrow-based security index as security-based swaps under SEC rules when they fall outside the joint SEC-CFTC security-futures framework. The filing expressly includes comparable contracts offered throu...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
BNB Chain activates Pasteur hard fork to strengthen bridge security
BNB Chain activates the Pasteur hard fork on BSC, closing bridge and validator security gaps while targeting greater transaction capacity.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Ledger patched an Ethereum app bug that could show one transaction and sign another
Ledger users should update the Ethereum app to version 1.22.2 after official code changes showed that a malicious dApp or other connected host could start a second signing command while a transaction was still under review. In the path described by security company TestMachine, pressing approve coul...
- The BlockScore: 75
Franklin Templeton partners with HashKey to offer tokenized money market fund in Asia
HashKey said it has launched the Franklin OnChain US Government Liquidity Fund on the platform's Earn channel.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Term Finance kills Meta Vaults after governance process clears path for $8.5 million drain
On-chain fixed-rate lending protocol Term Finance said it permanently shut down its Meta Vaults after a governance exploit, ending new deposits while leaving withdrawals open. Term Labs said it also revoked the vaults' DAO governance roles. Blockchain security firm PeckShield separately estimated th...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Business owner faces up to 280 years over $24M crypto Ponzi scheme
A federal jury convicted Brent Kovar of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering after he took $24 million from at least 400 investors.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Standard Chartered becomes first bank distributor of HKD stablecoin
The bank plans tokenized money market fund settlements in the fourth quarter as HKDAP expands its phased rollout into conventional banking.
- DecryptScore: 75
Jury Convicts Las Vegas Man of $24M AI Crypto Mining Ponzi Scheme
Brent Kovar told at least 400 investors a supercomputer was mining crypto for them, and that their money was insured by the FDIC.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
A 3% token move just triggered $36 million in Ethereum DeFi liquidations
One wallet bought heavily into a yield token, which pushed the price of its paired principal token down just enough to trigger liquidations across borrowers using it as collateral.
- DecryptScore: 75
Dozens of Fake Firefox Wallet Extensions Linked to Crypto-Stealing Malware
Forty are confirmed malicious, impersonating OKX, Rabby and TronLink to harvest recovery phrases from anyone who types one in.
- DecryptScore: 75
Crypto Group Warns Regulators Against Expanding Stablecoin KYC
The crypto trade group warned that forcing issuers to verify identities for peer-to-peer wallet transfers would “cripple the industry” as regulators implement the GENIUS Act.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
How Ethereum’s new 2,048 ETH staking rule could lock up user rewards longer than expected
Ethereum is considering a change that would let compounding validators set how much ETH should remain on a validator before excess rewards enter the network's automatic withdrawal sweep. An Aug. 20 edit to draft EIP-8148 lowered the proposal's minimum custom threshold from 33 ETH to 32 ETH and added...
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Solana transactions hit record 4.2B as SOL rallies 40%
Tokenized real-world assets on Solana are nearing $4 billion as network activity accelerates alongside a broader recovery in crypto markets.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express
Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money across borders.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Monad proposes wallet upgrade that could survive lost keys and quantum attacks
The Ethereum-compatible blockchain wants users to be able to replace the keys controlling an account without changing its address, opening the door to passkeys, recovery tools and post-quantum security.
- The BlockScore: 70
Las Vegas businessman faces 280 years in prison after $24 million crypto fraud conviction
A federal jury convicted Las Vegas businessman Brent Kovar in a $24 million cryptocurrency scheme involving at least 400 investors.
- DecryptScore: 70
Franklin Templeton's Tokenized Treasury Fund Lands on HashKey
The $1.8 trillion manager is putting its onchain money market fund on the Hong Kong exchange's Earn channel.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
A $215 billion altcoin rally rests on Bitcoin holding its reclaimed market structure
The altcoin rally added $215 billion in market capitalization between Aug. 19 and Aug. 22, pushing the combined value of coins outside Bitcoin (TOTAL2) up more than 24% and back above $1 trillion, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. Darkfost also found that 56% of Binance-listed altcoins have...
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Some Bitcoin holders tax bill is now set when they leave the country instead of when they sell
In Canada, Australia, and a handful of other countries, leaving now triggers a tax bill on Bitcoin gains that have never been sold. Both countries treat the moment someone stops being a tax resident as a disposal, calculating the gain at that day's market price whether or not a single coin ever chan...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
India plans first tokenized bonds using wholesale CBDC: Report
India plans to test tokenized corporate bonds in a September pilot, with state-controlled REC issuing the debt and select investors using wholesale CBDC payments.
- DecryptScore: 70
Crypto Fund Founder Convicted of Fraud Over Fake Trading Bot
Japheth Dillman told investors that Block Bits Capital's "Autotrader" software was finished and running, and took nearly $1 million.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin slips from $80K as gold cools with falling US bond yields
Bitcoin bulls battled for control of the $80,000 zone as gold came off its highest levels since mid-May on falling US bond yields.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Take-Two branded SEC filings push GTA VI Solana currency linked to memecoin trading
Two public-comment PDFs on a US Securities and Exchange Commission docket describe a proposed Grand Theft Auto VI currency called Sharkbux and a possible implementation on Solana. The PDFs display Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games branding, but corporate authorization of the submissions remain...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
LayerZero unveils trading infrastructure for crypto and tokenized markets, ZRO surges
The trading infrastructure runs on LayerZero's Zero blockchain, backed by Citadel Securities with DTCC and ICE exploring institutional market applications.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
South Korea trade giant POSCO brings trade receivables to Avalanche in latest tokenization move
The $22 billion trading company worked with Olea and Intain on the transaction, following an Injective pilot with LG CNS last month.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
World Liberty Financial launches USD1 natively on Canton Network
USD1 is the sixth-largest stablecoin, with a market capitalization of more than $4 billion, according to industry data.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
U.S. state banking associations plan to launch their own nationwide blockchain network
The "BankChain Alliance" is aiming for a 2027 launch, and would foster stablecoins, payments and tokenized deposits inside the banking system's regulatory sphere.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Franklin Templeton and Hashkey roll out U.S. tokenized money fund in Asia
Tokenized U.S. treasury and money market funds are one of the fastest-growing segments in the digital asset markets, growing fifteenfold in two years.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Tether’s $120 million Uruguay mining failure now shadows its next Bitcoin bet in Brazil
Tether’s abandoned Bitcoin mining venture in Uruguay, where a former contractor estimated spending reached about $120 million across two sites, is casting a shadow over the stablecoin issuer’s smaller renewable-energy pilot in Brazil. The Uruguay project unraveled after Tether’s local entity, Microf...
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Solana ETFs extend growth streak to 5 days after year's biggest inflows
Monday's $33.5 million was the largest single-day inflow since December, pushing cumulative net inflows to a record $1.22 billion and trading volume to $166.8 million.
- DecryptScore: 65
Grayscale Launches Zcash ETF Following Critical Privacy Flaw That Rocked the Cryptocurrency
The fund gives brokerage investors exposure to ZEC as Grayscale bets on demand for crypto assets beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Chainalysis-run sting targets child exploitation networks with aid of Binance, Coinbase
'Operation Lighthouse' went after child sex abuse materials, working with law enforcement to round up more than 14,000 investigative leads.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitwise launches self-custodied tokenized stock portfolios with Coinbase
Bitwise’s new portfolios automatically rebalance Coinbase tokenized stocks while allowing eligible non-US investors to keep the assets in their own wallets.
- The BlockScore: 65
ZRO token surges as LayerZero unveils ATLAS exchange infrastructure built on Zero blockchain
LayerZero has announced ATLAS, new exchange infrastructure built on its Zero blockchain for trading platforms and financial institutions.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Datavault hits Nasdaq deadline 68% below $1 as extension or delisting decision looms
Datavault AI reaches its Nasdaq minimum bid-price deadline on Aug. 24, with DVLT 68% below the exchange's $1 threshold and no disclosed decision on whether the company will receive more time or a delisting notice. DVLT's last sale was $0.3186 on Aug. 21, according to Nasdaq's official quote feed. Na...
- The BlockScore: 60
San Francisco-based gaming founder convicted of operating fraudulent crypto trading fund
Dillman faces a maximum penalty of 20 years and a $250,000 fine for each count of conviction, according to the DOJ.
- The BlockScore: 60
Blockchain Association backs Treasury’s proposed GENIUS Act rules for stablecoin issuers
It backs limiting client ID requirements to direct issuer-customer transactions in the primary market, while calling for clearer definitions.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Crypto rally spills into dog and cat memecoins as smaller tokens double in a week
Robinhood Chain-based Cash Cat jumped more than 50% in a day, while several smaller animal-themed tokens have gained between 50% and 130% over the past week.
- DecryptScore: 60
Morning Minute: Coinbase Puts Tokenized Stocks on Base
These aren’t derivatives tracking stock prices; each token has a direct claim on a share including its rights.
- The BlockScore: 60
Grayscale debuts first Zcash ETF of its kind as privacy coin surges
On Tuesday morning, Grayscale launched the first ETF to offer direct exposure to Zcash, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Chainalysis-led operation flags 7,700 accounts in child abuse probe
Operation Lighthouse generated 14,300 investigative leads across 11 crypto exchanges and payment services and flagged over 7,700 suspect accounts.
- The BlockScore: 60
Robinhood Chain DEX Arcus launches pTokens to turn perp accounts into transferable ERC-20s
Each pToken represents a pro-rata ownership stake in an underlying Arcus perpetuals account at a fixed market and leverage level.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Arcus launches tokenized perp positions on Robinhood Chain
Arcus introduced transferable ERC-20 tokens for perpetual positions and lets tokenized stocks back leveraged trades without requiring users to sell their holdings.
- The BlockScore: 60
Galaxy expands retail crypto lending with new BTC, ETH and SOL-backed credit line
The crypto-backed portfolio line of credit lets eligible GalaxyOne clients borrow cash against BTC, ETH & SOL without selling their holdings.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Nasdaq-listed crypto treasury avoids cash drain by pushing millions in defaulted SPAC debt onto future equity
Nasdaq-listed StablecoinX's debt restructuring covers $6.879 million of defaulted former-SPAC notes with about $344,000 in cash and two warrant tranches representing approximately 7.62 million potential Class A shares, according to an Aug. 24 regulatory filing. The deal shifts roughly $6.535 million...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Strive bought 1,110 Bitcoin, but shareholders gained less than 2% real BTC yield
Bitcoin treasury company Strive added 1,110 Bitcoin in a week, but the benefit to common shareholders was much smaller than the headline purchase. After accounting for the company’s rising share count, Bitcoin per effective common share increased just 1.19%. The week also added an estimated $5.74 mi...
- DecryptScore: 60
Bitcoin Open Interest Collapses to 12%. Is the Short Squeeze Over?
Crypto-margined Bitcoin futures have collapsed from near-total dominance to about 12%. But leveraged traders are still placing big bets.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Zerohash back for second effort at OCC trust bank charter
The crypto infrastructure firm failed to get approval when it first sought a U.S. charter, and the company is quickly back with what it said would be a narrower effort.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Crypto custody firm Copper has potential buyers. But offers are way below its $500 million asking price
Once valued at $2.5 billion, Copper was being marketed by investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald at around $500 million in May this year.
- The BlockScore: 55
Bitwise launches automated tokenized stock portfolios for Mag 7, AI and robotics themes
The portfolios, powered by Coinbase and implemented through Glider, will initially target themes including the Mag 7 and AI.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Bitwise turns Coinbase's tokenized stocks into automated AI, robotics and tech portfolios
The crypto ETF issuer is pushing deeper into onchain asset management as tokenization create new ways to build and manage investments.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
DGrid AI token jumps 93% after launch as decentralized AI network goes live
DGAI nearly doubled in its first day of trading as DGrid expands its distributed AI inference network and rolls out hardware for its personal AI agent.
- DecryptScore: 55
Mistral and HUMAIN Are Building 'Sovereign AI' in Saudi Arabia
Mistral and HUMAIN announced plans to build sovereign AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and across the region—a tie-up valued in the hundreds of millions of euros that deepens Gulf money flowing into European AI.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
MiCA revolutionised European crypto, and left Poland licking its wounds
Many in Poland may look back at 2026 as the year European crypto finally grew up, and one of Poland’s brightest economic ambitions faded into darkness, writes Mateusz Kara, founder and CEO of Morphic Financial Group.
- DecryptScore: 50
Crypto Market Flips From Fear to 'Extreme Greed' for First Time Since 2024
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index was at 36, firmly in the fear zone, just a month ago.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin RSI bullish divergence draws 2022 comparisons as analysis weighs new price trend
Bitcoin price analysis eyes the potential end of its current macro downtrend based on weekly RSI signals.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
Why major crypto asset manager’s 25% buyback plan might recycle shares to employees instead of shrinking supply
The proposed CoinShares buyback authority would cover up to 25% of its ordinary shares. But because CoinShares could keep any purchased stock in treasury and later transfer it through employee awards, the proposal cannot by itself guarantee a permanent reduction in the share count. CoinShares filed ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
This crypto firm lost $13M operating, but paper gains on its own token cleared a path to major payout bonuses
The9’s second-quarter profit was driven by accounting for its 9BIT token holdings rather than its operating businesses, with one fair-value gain alone exceeding the company’s bottom line. The Nasdaq-listed company reported $32.4 million of net income for the quarter ended June 30, up from $22.6 mill...
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Strategy’s $66B Bitcoin machine hinges on capital markets, not BTC price: Report
Strategy’s biggest risk may not be a Bitcoin crash, but losing access to the capital markets that help it service $1.76 billion in annual obligations.
- DecryptScore: 40
XRP Hot Streak Cools as Traders Hit a Wall: Where Does It Go Next?
XRP has given back two days of gains after a vertical recovery, and the charts say the bounce just met a wall.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Hugging Face hack exposes the open-weight AI cybersecurity paradox
Hugging Face relies on open weight Chinese models to defend itself from rogue AI agents. But a lack of safety guardrails makes those models potentially dangerous too.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Bitcoin's surging price faces 1 key level that could signal if the bear market is really over
Your day-ahead look for Aug. 25, 2026
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Shipyard winds down IPFS work after Protocol Labs ends funding
The funding loss leaves InterPlanetary File System software without dedicated maintainers and puts the future of key public services in Protocol Labs’ hands.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Hugging Face hack exposes the open-weight AI cybersecurity paradox
Hugging Face relies on open weight Chinese models to defend itself from rogue AI agents. But a lack of safety guardrails makes those models potentially dangerous too.
- DecryptScore: 30
What's the Deal With Nancy Pelosi and the Bloom Energy Stock Surge?
Pelosi disclosed millions of dollars in Bloom Energy investments weeks after shares and options were purchased through her husband's accounts, including a purchase just before the company reported record earnings.
- DecryptScore: 30
These Researchers Just Shrunk an AI Model and Somehow Made It Smarter
A smaller, cheaper AI usually means a dumber one. A new technique flipped that—and your phone might be the winner.
- DecryptScore: 30
Alibaba to Release Qwen 3.8-Flash-Next as a Preview of What Qwen 4 Will Offer
Alibaba's Qwen team is teasing its next architecture a day early—and the specs say it runs near-frontier scale on a fraction of the power.
- DecryptScore: 30
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Plans $100 Billion Louisiana Spaceport
The 10-year project in Vermilion Parish will include five launch complexes and infrastructure for Starship missions.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Treasury’s bond buyback plan fights the market and heightens the danger, billionaire Druckenmiller says
The billionaire investor argues the intervention removes a vital check on government borrowing and fiscal accountability while markets remain the better judge of prices.