DEOD expands its ecosystem as major 24 August catalysts approach: Why crypto investors are watching DEOD
Decentrawood is positioning DEOD at the intersection of AI and web3, with a new exchange reveal, Task AI Agent, and DEOD DAO launches planned for August 23–24. Every crypto bull market has its biggest winners. In past cycles, meme coins,…...
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Blockchain Association urges SEC to drop NMS rules for tokenized markets
The Blockchain Association has backed a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to repeal two market rules adopted in 2005, arguing that their removal could make it easier for tokenized securities to trade on public blockchains. The Blockchain Association said…...
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Kraken launches 7,000 U.S. stocks alongside xStocks in Europe
Crypto exchange Kraken has launched trading in more than 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks for eligible customers across the European Economic Area, placing traditional shares alongside more than 700 tokenized xStocks and over 600 crypto assets in the same account. The Block…...
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BitBox patches wallet flaws that could install malicious firmware
BitBox has released a firmware update fixing two severe vulnerabilities that could have exposed hardware wallet users to malicious firmware or caused Bitcoin to be locked to an unintended address. BitBox said in a security disclosure on Monday that the…...
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HTX denies sending suspected poisoning transfers
HTX denied initiating unusual small transfers linked to labeled exchange wallets as it investigates their source and reported account restrictions....
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Strategy faces Chanos $80B Bitcoin arbitrage claim
Jim Chanos called Strategy and Bitcoin an $80 billion arbitrage opportunity, although current market values show a much narrower premium....
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Solana’s Agave 4.2 goes live: 90% rent cut, 3.3x larger transactions and the road to 200ms slots
Three feature gated upgrades began activating on Solana mainnet the week of August 17. A 90% rent reduction, 3.3 fold larger transactions, and staged slot time cuts from 400ms toward 200ms mark Solana's biggest infrastructure shift since Firedancer reached mainnet....
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The stablecoin distribution war: why issuing dollars stopped being the hard part
Open USD launched with 140 partners including Visa, Mastercard and BlackRock. Standard Chartered began rolling out a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin. World Liberty Financial got a bank charter to issue its own. The competition has moved from who can mint a token to who controls the rails it travels on....
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The CLARITY Act dropped from 82% to 10% odds: what killed crypto’s best shot at US regulation
Galaxy Digital slashed its passage odds to 10%. Polymarket fell from 82% to under 20%. The bill that was supposed to give the $2.28 trillion industry a permanent regulatory framework is running out of calendar, votes and political goodwill. Here is what went wrong and what replaces it if it fails....
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The summer of crypto breaches: why your shipping address is now the most dangerous thing you own
Three hardware wallet and broker breaches in a single week exposed 253,487 customers. The common thread is not the companies themselves but the third party vendors they trusted with physical addresses, and a single Metabase zero day that connected two of the three incidents....
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XRP price slips below $1 as whale activity jumps 280%
XRP slipped below $1 as large transactions rose 280% and Binance open interest increased, while bearish indicators limited its recovery....
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South Korea orders Polymarket block over illegal gambling concerns
South Korea has ordered access to Polymarket to be blocked after regulators found that the crypto-based prediction market provides an illegal gambling environment to domestic users. South Korea’s Broadcasting, Media and Communications Review Committee voted on Aug. 18 to issue…...
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DOJ antitrust probe targets a16z over competing AI board roles
The U.S. Justice Department has spent nearly a year investigating Andreessen Horowitz over whether partners at the venture capital firm are improperly serving on the boards of competing artificial intelligence companies. Bloomberg News reported on Aug. 17, citing people familiar…...
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EU opens door to country-wide crypto bans over Russia sanctions evasion
The European Union has expanded its Russia crypto sanctions to 14 foreign service platforms while creating a country-level transaction ban that could cut EU operators off from crypto providers in jurisdictions accused of repeatedly enabling sanctions evasion. According to the…...
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Bitcoin price breaks $64K as major altcoins struggle
Bitcoin rose 1.2% above $64,000 as VVV and HYPE outperformed, while Worldcoin and Filecoin led losses across a mixed crypto market....
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Circle’s euro stablecoin EURC tops €400 million in circulation
Circle’s euro-backed stablecoin EURC has surpassed €400 million in circulation after its supply more than doubled over the past year as the token gained support across exchanges, payment providers and institutional platforms. Circle said in an Aug. 17 update that…...
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Hyperliquid Policy Center backs SEC Rule 611 repeal
Hyperliquid Policy Center and Douro Labs backed repealing SEC Rule 611 while seeking clearer best execution rules for onchain markets....
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Ethereum devs warn Glamsterdam upgrade could break wallets and gas tools
The Ethereum Foundation has warned that wallets, indexers and gas estimators could break as Glamsterdam changes the 21,000-gas assumption for some ETH transfers, with the upgrade due to activate on the Platåberget testnet on Aug. 20. The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol…...
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BitMine adds 9,926 ETH as BMNR stock gains 3.7%
BitMine added 9,926 ETH, lifted holdings to 5.82 million and repurchased 1.7 million shares as BMNR stock gained 3.7%....
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CFTC seeks input as CME targets Oct. 5 compute futures
The CFTC plans to seek public input on AI compute futures as CME targets an Oct. 5 launch for two contracts based on GPU rental prices....
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Binance plans UK return with FCA license bid: report
Binance reportedly plans to seek FCA authorization for a UK relaunch as Britain prepares to introduce its full crypto regime in October 2027....
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Compound approves $52M institutional DeFi program
Compound named a new leadership team and approved a milestone based $52 million program to build institutional lending and RWA products....
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Crypto Ponzi suspect faces 25 charges after deportation
Edward Zimbardi faces 25 U.S. fraud and money laundering charges after Fiji deported him over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme....
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Farcaster seeks new operator seven months after sale
Neynar is seeking a new operator for Farcaster and Clanker less than seven months after acquiring the decentralized social protocol....
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Jane Street reports over $1B in Bitcoin ETF shares
Jane Street reported over $1 billion in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF shares, including roughly $828 million in BlackRock’s IBIT at June 30....
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Blockchain Association urges SEC to drop 2 trading rules
The Blockchain Association urged the SEC to repeal two Regulation NMS rules it says could obstruct tokenized securities markets....
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Ripple signs first Korean regional bank payments deal
Ripple partnered with Jeonbuk Bank to provide near real time cross border settlement for South Korean businesses using Ripple Payments....
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Payward taps Claude Mythos 5 for crypto security
Payward joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and plans to use Claude Mythos 5 to scan its environments for software vulnerabilities....
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World Liberty wins conditional approval for US trust bank
World Liberty Financial has received preliminary OCC approval to establish a national trust bank that would issue USD1, manage its reserves, and provide digital asset custody across the United States. World Liberty bank cannot open until conditions are met The…...
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Crypto investors should not judge seed startups by recurring revenue, Truth Ventures CEO says
Truth Ventures CEO Varun Datta has urged crypto investors not to demand recurring revenue from seed-stage companies, as RootData has listed 99 crypto projects that closed, entered bankruptcy, or became inactive in 2026. RootData listed 99 crypto projects that had…...
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Cardano price nears $0.17 despite Dijkstra roadmap
Cardano price fell about 1% to $0.174 as traders weighed a two-stage Dijkstra upgrade roadmap against a bearish chart structure and nearby liquidation risks. Cardano price action today According to data from crypto.news, Cardano (ADA) price was trading near $0.174…...
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Fireblocks names former SEC acting chair Elad Roisman as policy chief
Fireblocks has appointed former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Acting Chairman Elad Roisman as its chief regulatory and policy officer and general counsel for regulatory affairs. Roisman will lead Fireblocks’ regulatory work Fireblocks said in an Aug. 17 press release…...
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Printr to shut down by Aug. 31 with no token airdrop
Printr has started closing its token launch platform and will end all operations by Aug. 31 after failing to secure the capital and distribution support needed to continue. Printr shutdown begins with automatic unstaking Printr said in an official Aug.…...
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Ethereum weighs self-funded privacy pools for 2027 upgrade
Ethereum researchers have proposed prioritizing two transaction changes for the 2027 Hegotá upgrade that could let privacy pools pay network fees without third-party intermediaries. Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter said in an Aug. 17 X post that the Protocol Architecture…...
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Ethereum price rises as $2,000 resistance breakout nears
Ethereum price rose nearly 2% on Aug. 17 as ETH reclaimed $1,900, while improving daily momentum and nearby short-liquidation clusters put the $2,000 level back in focus. Ethereum price moves back above $1,900 According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH)…...
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NAVI Prime launches institutional lending framework on Sui
NAVI Protocol has launched NAVI Prime, a Sui-based lending framework designed for funds seeking more clarity, transparency, and control over capital management. NAVI Protocol said NAVI Prime was built for funds with more demanding requirements around clarity, transparency, and control.…...
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RIOT stock gains 4.7% as JPMorgan lifts target to $22
RIOT stock has climbed 4.7% to $19.91 after JPMorgan raised its Riot Platforms price target to $22 following the Bitcoin miner’s $9.1 billion data center agreement reportedly involving Anthropic. JPMorgan sees momentum building at Riot Platforms On Aug. 1, JPMorgan…...
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A year from now: Two crypto investors, one who bought $500 in BlockDAG at stage 1 and one who waited
BlockDAG’s presale stage pricing highlights how entry timing can affect allocation size, as investors weigh acting early against waiting for more confirmation. Picture two investors, both with $500 set aside for crypto, both looking at the BlockDAG (BDAG) presale on…...
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The Odyssey pirated downloads target crypto wallets
Fake downloads of The Odyssey have begun spreading Lumma Stealer malware through files disguised as high-quality movie releases, putting crypto wallets, passwords, and browser sessions at risk. Bitdefender reported on Aug. 6 that its researchers had found malicious Windows executables…...
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Bitcoin price reclaims $64K as volatility trap hits 91
Bitcoin price rose nearly 2% to reclaim $64,000 on Aug. 17, but weak daily momentum and unusually compressed volatility leave the next major move uncertain. Bitcoin price returns above $64,000 According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price traded near…...
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An insight into Bitcoin’s safety: Coldcard firmware vulnerability exposed; $112 million in Bitcoin Stolen
As BTC, ETH, and XRP face heightened volatility, EX DeFi is attracting attention with a cloud mining model focused on long-term digital asset participation. The cryptocurrency market has recently been rocked by another shocking security incident. Attackers exploited a vulnerability…...
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OpenAI secures 20-year Ohio data center lease backed by Nvidia
OpenAI has signed a 20-year lease for 4.25 gigawatts of initial AI capacity at an Ohio data center supported by up to $105 billion in guarantees from Nvidia. Nvidia’s Aug. 17 announcement said OpenAI will use the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus…...
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SEC plans regulatory path for 24/7 tokenized stocks
The SEC has begun preparing a regulatory route that could let qualified platforms trade tokenized U.S. stocks 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is working on an “innovation exemption” that could give…...
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XRP price loses $1 support as sellers target $0.98
XRP price slipped 2.8% over the past seven days and briefly fell below the psychological $1 level as weak daily momentum, persistent capital outflows, and a broader downtrend kept buyers on the defensive. XRP price action today According to data…...
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US Treasury seeks feedback on new GENIUS Act stablecoin rules
The U.S. Treasury has proposed new rules defining when payment stablecoins are issued, offered, or sold in the United States as regulators prepare for key GENIUS Act restrictions beginning in January 2027. The U.S. Treasury Department said on Aug. 17…...
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Strategy skips Bitcoin purchase after raising $333.7M from MSTR sales
Strategy has raised $333.7 million through common stock sales without buying or selling Bitcoin last week, leaving its holdings unchanged at 840,447 BTC. According to a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 17, Strategy…...
Read MoreEthereum price rebounds as bulls target $1,960 breakout
Ethereum price climbed nearly 2% on Aug. 17, rebounding from the $1,872 area as buyers defended short-term support and pushed ETH above $1,900. Ethereum price action today According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price traded at approximately $1,908 at…...
Read MoreBitcoin price rebounds to $63,600, but can BTC break $65,500?
Bitcoin price recovered from the $62,700 area as buyers defended a key support zone, but ETF outflows, weak trend signals, and heavy overhead liquidity continue to limit the rebound. Bitcoin price action today According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC)…...
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Tudor Investment adds 109,446 shares to BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake
Tudor Investment has increased its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF stake by 18.9% in the second quarter, ending a year-long run of reductions while cutting most of its reported call-option exposure to the fund. The Securities and Exchange Commission filing submitted on…...
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Dutch prosecutors sell Knaken’s seized crypto for €2.2M after exchange goes bankrupt
Dutch prosecutors have sold cryptocurrency seized from bankrupt trading platform Knaken for €2.2 million ($2.5 million), leaving the proceeds as the only money currently available in an estate facing customer claims estimated at €10 million to €12 million. Dutch regional…...
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