Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin whale, but Congress controls the wallet
President Donald Trump said on Aug. 20 that the US is considering accumulating sizable amounts of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies....
Month: August 2026
Bitcoin Hits $72,850 as Traders Lose $650M in Shorts
Bitcoin surged past $72,000 to a session high of $72,850, gaining approximately 14% over four days and raising its market...
‘We’re Going to Increase the Buyback’: Treasury Boss Targets Bond Yields
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC Thursday that U.S. debt buybacks could blow past $4 billion per operation as Washington...
Strategy Breaks Down 6 Securities Built Around Its Bitcoin
Strategy has published updated explanations of MSTR and five preferred securities, showing how each divides bitcoin-linked corporate risk, dividend rights,...
11-Year-Old Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Move 1,214 BTC Worth $86M in 24 Hours
With bitcoin ripping to a weekly high of $72,400, vintage coins are suddenly crawling out of cold storage at a...
Trump’s Hyperliquid Name-Drop Sends HYPE Charging Toward Record Highs
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token charged toward record territory after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed regulators are working on a legal pathway...
Securitize Brings Neuberger’s $230 Billion Credit Platform Onchain
Securitize has launched a tokenized fixed-income fund with Neuberger, extending institutional credit strategies onto public blockchains. The fund will invest...
BTC Nears $72K as Altcoins Surge and Short Sellers Lose $3B
Driven by a U.S. Treasury announcement and bullish comments from President Donald Trump, bitcoin hit a session high of $71,992,...
S&P 500 Witnessing One of the Best Decades in History, Soars Over 140% in Seven Years
The S&P 500 (SPX) is in the midst of a raging bull run as the index more than doubles its...
Ethereum (ETH) Price: Surges 18% as Trading Volume Jumps 402%
TLDR ETH surged 18% in 24 hours, pushing its weekly gain to 19.65% Trading volume jumped 402% as price broke...
BlackRock Attributes Bitcoin’s Steep Pullback to Deleveraging and Flows
BlackRock is upholding Bitcoin’s (BTC) value as a distinctive portfolio diversifier and emerging monetary alternative despite its sharp recent decline....
MiCA cracks down on USDT in Europe… but no one else cares
USDT is disappearing from regulated European platforms, but there is little sign that it has resulted in weakening global demand...
Bitdeer signs $400M AI cloud computing deal for Malaysia facility
Bitdeer expects revenue from the five-year agreement to begin in early 2027 as it builds toward 350 megawatts of AI...
CFTC Seats Kalshi, Polymarket, Draftkings on Its New Advisory Panel
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Innovation Advisory Committee holds its first meeting Thursday, with prediction markets on the agenda. Seven...
Metaplanet Puts 2,100 BTC Into Super League for US Expansion
Metaplanet will contribute 2,100 BTC and $2.5 million in cash to Nasdaq-listed Super League, creating a U.S. bitcoin treasury platform...
