US Crypto Trust Charters Face Senate Scrutiny 
Payward Pushes Into AI, Prediction Markets as EBITDA Drops 66% 
Ethlabs Drops Quick Slots Plan to Fast-Track Ethereum Quantum Upgrade to 2027 
Unocoin Withdrawals Remain Halted Amid Crypto Transfer Probe 
HYPE up 1% as Hyperliquid OI hitting record $18.1b 
EU DeFi Proposals Could Restrict Crypto Access: Coinbase 
Trump Picks Hester Peirce Successor at SEC 
Tether Builds $4.8B US Stock Portfolio Across 13 Companies 
Ethereum Wallet Delegation Feature Faces Scrutiny After Attacker Findings
TLDR A peer-reviewed study for USENIX Security ’26 found attacker-linked contracts tied to 63% of Ethereum’s EIP-7702 authorization transactions. Researchers...
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Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation, Digital Asset Plan Canton Benefits Pilot
Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation plan to...
Pepe price rallies 25% as whale demand and futures interest surge
Key takeaways Pepe has gained 25% this week, including a combined 22% advance over the previous two days. Seven whale...
World Cup Prediction Markets Hit $20B as NFT Trading Reached $24M
The 2026 FIFA World Cup drove $20 billion in blockchain-based prediction market volume and $24 million in digital collectible trades,...
South Korea Bill Targets Unregistered Crypto Firms
Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across the crypto, blockchain, AI, and fintech industries.All news, reviews, and analyses...
Treasury Boss Targets Bond Yields
Key TakeawaysBessent said Treasury buybacks could exceed $4 billion per operation.Bitcoin stands above $72,000 per unit Aug. 20 as long-term...
Pi Network tops $0.09 as the broader crypto market rally
Key takeaways Pi Network trades at $0.09 after recording three consecutive bullish daily closes earlier this week. Expanded US Treasury...
GnosisDAO Approves Gnosis Chain for Ethereum Economic Zone
GnosisDAO approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone layer-1 network to a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) rollup.GIP-153 received 123,158...
Optimism Redirects 546.9M OP Airdrop Allocation to Ecosystem Fund
Blockchain Optimism’s governance has approved a proposal to repurpose 546.9 million OP tokens previously reserved for user airdrops to support...
KuCoin lands ISO 42001 certification as crypto’s AI race raises trust concerns
KuCoin earns ISO 42001 certification for its AI management system globally. ISO 42001 focuses on AI accountability, transparency and human...
Trump’s Hyperliquid Name-Drop Sends HYPE Charging Toward Record Highs
Key TakeawaysHYPE gained roughly 20%-25% after Trump discussed Hyperliquid on Aug. 19.Hyperliquid volume topped $1.3 billion as HYPE approached record...
Proof of Play Shuts Down After Blockchain Gaming Thesis Falls Short
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MiCA Cracks Down On USDT in Europe… But No One Else Cares
Europe’s crackdown on Tether’s USDT is entering a new phase.When Revolut told European users it would delist USDT after Aug....
Trump Opens Bitcoin Door as US Debt Blows Past $40 Trillion
Key TakeawaysU.S. debt reached $40.049 trillion Aug. 19 as federal interest costs climbed.Bitcoin neared $70,000 as Treasury buybacks helped ignite...
BitMart Account Demands Founder Explain Funds, Xia Calls Post Fake
BitMart’s official Chinese-language X account has publicly demanded that founder Sheldon Xia explain the whereabouts of user funds and produce...
Pump.fun retreats 3% as open interest and TVL reach record highs
Key takeaways PUMP is down 3% on Wednesday after rallying nearly 13% the previous day. Futures Open Interest climbed to...
Bitmine Ethereum Holdings Reach 4.8% of Total ETH Supply
TLDR Bitmine bought 9,926 more ETH, bringing its total holdings to 5.815 million ETH worth about $11 billion Holdings now...
Riot Platforms Sold 9,665 Bitcoin in H1 2026 to Fund AI Pivot
Key TakeawaysRiot Platforms sold 4,300 BTC in Q2 2026, cutting its treasury to 11,380 BTC by H1 end.Riot’s 191 megawatt...
Ripple raises $275M for US prime brokerage to meet institutional demand
Ripple said the $275 million raised will support its expansion into traditional financial services such as prime brokerage and multi-asset...
Hyperliquid targets $60 breakout as policy center urges SEC to allow pre-IPO markets
Key takeaways HYPE trades below $59 after recording a second consecutive day of gains. The Hyperliquid Policy Center and trade...
ZEC, SOL, and XRP Rally as Ethereum Breaches $2,000
Key TakeawaysDriven by a $4B Treasury buyback news, ETH surged past $2,000 on Aug. 19 to an intraday peak of...
Centrifuge Adds Symbiotic Liquidity Network Across $1.6B Tokenized Funds
Centrifuge has added Symbiotic’s liquidity network across three tokenized funds that represent about $1.6 billion in assets under management, giving...
