Bitcoin.com integrates UAE-registered US dollar stablecoin into self-custodial wallet
The integration expands access to USDU, the UAE’s first central bank-registered US dollar stablecoin, as it builds distribution beyond institutional...
Month: August 2026
Trump pushes for CLARITY Act passage alongside crypto leaders
Donald Trump spoke from the White House on Wednesday, urging the Senate to pass a crypto market structure bill to...
Crypto PAC notches primary wins, but loses $2M Florida race
A Fairshake spokesperson said that the PAC was “just getting started“ on its expenditures as part of efforts to fill...
FalconX, Ethena bring USDe backing assets into $1B institutional credit facility
The $1 billion facility will deploy assets backing USDe into overcollateralized institutional loans, expanding Ethena’s sources of returns beyond crypto...
Bitcoin price hits 11-week high as US Treasury doubles debt buyback size
Bitcoin joined US stocks in a broad rally after the US Treasury announced that it was at least doubling the...
X Suspends Major Crypto Accounts Over Alleged $250K Content Scheme
The social media platform X wiped out a cluster of high-volume bitcoin and crypto-related accounts after an alleged operation spanning...
CFTC Bans Caroline Ellison From Trading for 5 Years Over FTX
Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang received multiyear CFTC bans under final orders resolving their FTX-related civil cases. The regulator cited...
Bitcoin Rips Toward $70K as $1.3B Short Squeeze Erupts
Bitcoin raced to $69,749 on Aug. 19 as falling Treasury yields and a cascade of forced short liquidations turned weeks...
Treasury Doubles Long-End Buybacks as Bitcoin and US Stocks Advance
The U.S. Treasury will at least double the maximum size of its buybacks for older long-term bonds to $4 billion...
OCC head promises final GENIUS rules by November
The US banking regulator released a 376‑page proposal in February, calling for public comment on rules to implement the stablecoin...
StanChart, HSBC execute first live transaction on Swift blockchain ledger
The transaction connected the banks’ separate tokenized deposit systems through Swift’s ledger, marking a step toward interoperable, 24/7 cross-border payments....
Standard Chartered analyst eyes $100K BTC as US Treasury doubles long-end buybacks
Bitcoin’s rebound toward $69,000 is gaining momentum as Geoff Kendrick points to improving liquidity conditions and a potential cycle bottom....
US commodities regulator imposes 5-year trading ban on ex-Alameda, FTX execs
The consent orders ended the CFTC’s case against two former crypto executives after FTX and Alameda agreed to $12.7 billion...
Injective receives SEC transfer agent registration for institutional services arm
Injective’s affiliated entity can now maintain securities ownership records, adding regulated market infrastructure to its growing push into tokenized assets....
200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ deployed to scam bait online fraudsters
Apate’s 200,000 fake AI ‘victims’ are so good at scam baiting, the company has a monthly KPI for how many...
