The BTC price reclaimed its 200-day moving average for the first time in nine months as its rally gained momentum after the US Treasury expanded its bond buybacks. Bitcoin’s latest rally has pushed the cryptocurrency above a key long-term technical indicator for the first time in about nine months, offering a potential signal that its …
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Michael Selig said at a meeting of the Innovation Advisory Committee that he had directed CFTC staff to explore developer protections and other crypto-related policies. Michael Selig, who chairs the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), signaled that the agency would not be idle while Congress continued to debate provisions in a cryptocurrency market structure …
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Binance’s Agent OS lets AI agents access market data, execute trades and make payments while giving users control over permissions and account access. Binance has launched Agent OS, a developer platform that allows AI agents to access market data, monitor user accounts and execute crypto trades on the exchange. According to a company announcement, the …
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Global crypto exchange BYDFi is participating as a Gold Sponsor at Coinfest Asia 2026, taking place August 20-21 at Melasti Beach in Bali. Positioned as “The World’s Crypto Festival Built for Institutions, Builders & Traders,” the event brings together participants across digital assets, finance, technology, and trading. Attendees can meet the BYDFi team at Booth …
A Florida woman accused of posing as a bank representative to scam a senior citizen was arrested after deputies said they found $3,200 in cash hidden inside her body when she was taken to jail. Moniquie Love Turnbull, 31, of Miami, allegedly showed up at a senior citizen’s home pretending to work for the victim’s …
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Analysts say the $40 trillion debt milestone could bolster Bitcoin’s long-term case, even as Treasury yields, dollar strength and liquidity remain key near-term drivers. As US federal debt tops $40 trillion for the first time, there is renewed debate over whether mounting government borrowing could strengthen Bitcoin’s case as a scarce, non-sovereign asset. Interest costs …
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Nine public miners generated $341 million from AI and HPC operations in the first half of 2026 after spending more than $5 billion on capital assets. Public Bitcoin miners are spending billions chasing artificial intelligence and high-performance computing revenue, though returns have yet to keep pace, underscoring the massive upfront investment required to diversify beyond …
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A new poll showed 63% of 1,166 Americans varied sharply along partisan lines, with a majority of Republicans saying it was appropriate for Trump and his family to invest in crypto. A new poll conducted by Reuters/Ipsos found that a majority of respondents in the US believed it was not “appropriate” for US President Donald …
The governance vote redirects tokens previously reserved for user airdrops toward partnerships, incentives and Optimism’s growing institutional push. Blockchain Optimism’s governance has approved a proposal to repurpose 546.9 million OP tokens previously reserved for user airdrops to support ecosystem growth and institutional adoption. OP currently has a market cap of roughly $214 million, with a …
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces an Aug. 20 deadline to submit a plan for distributing a $123.1 million fund paid by Jump Crypto subsidiary Tai Mo Shan to investors harmed by Terra’s 2022 collapse. The proposal is expected to determine who qualifies for compensation, how losses will be calculated, whether investors must …
Edward Zimbardi has been returned to the US after being deported from Fiji, putting the alleged mastermind of a $165 million crypto investment scheme back within reach of federal prosecutors. A federal grand jury in Georgia indicted Zimbardi on July 8 on 12 counts of wire fraud, 12 counts of money laundering, and one count …
Ionic Digital, a Bitcoin miner repositioning its power sites for AI infrastructure, generated 90% of its second-quarter revenue from leasing. Its Q2 accounts show an uneven transition: operating revenue has shifted away from mining faster than reported earnings have shifted away from Bitcoin. The Ward County lease with AI infrastructure provider Nscale produced $43.8 million …
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Centralized crypto exchanges lost 31.2% of their spot crypto trading volume in July, falling to $727 billion and marking the lowest monthly total since October 2023. Decentralized exchanges also lost volume, but only 9.82%, settling at $176 billion. That gap pushed DEXs to a record 19.5% share of combined spot volume. Venue type July spot …
Bitcoin surged above $70,000 for the first time since June as falling Treasury yields and Washington’s crypto push crushed bearish bets. Data from CryptoSlate shows that BTC extended its breakout above $72,000 on Thursday, taking its gain since Monday to roughly 15%. It has climbed to $72,207 as of press time. Blockchain analysis firm Glassnode …
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Bitcoin accounted for 77.4% of the $1.297 billion in inflows recorded across US Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana crypto ETPs from Aug. 17 through Aug. 19, making the rebound heavily Bitcoin-weighted in dollar terms. Farside Investors’ Bitcoin table shows $297.5 million of net inflows on Aug. 17, $189.3 million on Aug. 18, and $517.2 million on …
