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The next phase of tokenization is utility

The following is a guest post and opinion from Vincent Maliepaard, VP of Marketing at Sentora. Tokenized funds have stopped being a novelty. Tokenized US Treasury funds alone now hold roughly $16 billion in distributed value and the list of issuers includes most of the largest na

Stock futures slip as US and Canada barrel toward full-blown trade war

The escalating trade tensions risk destabilizing North America's integrated supply chain, potentially leading to higher consumer prices and economic fragmentation. The post Stock futures slip as US and Canada barrel toward full-blown trade war appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Treasury Steps In, Bitcoin Wakes Up, and More – Week In Review

This week’s stories centered on liquidity, regulation, and signs of a possible market turn. Scott Bessent moved to expand Treasury buybacks as long-term yields came under pressure, while bitcoin surged toward $70,000 in a $1.3 billion short squeeze. Trump’s Hyperliquid comments s

United States enters economic D-Day in confrontation with Iran

Escalating US-Iran tensions risk global economic instability, impacting oil markets and international relations, especially with China. The post United States enters economic D-Day in confrontation with Iran appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

OpenAI and Anthropic build out Washington lobbying machines to shape AI legislation

The increased lobbying by AI firms highlights the growing influence of tech companies in shaping regulatory landscapes, impacting future AI governance. The post OpenAI and Anthropic build out Washington lobbying machines to shape AI legislation appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Crypto Market Surge: $500B Added as Market Cap Hits $2.74T

Following a U.S. Treasury bond buyback announcement and supportive White House discussions under the Trump administration, the global crypto market cap surged by $500 billion to peak near $2.74 trillion, its highest level since May. Bitcoin Trims Year-to-Date Drawdown After a slu

S&P 500 dividend yields fall below 10Y Treasury note income, fewest stocks outyielding bonds since 2007

The shift in yield dynamics may drive income-focused investors towards bonds, potentially impacting equity market valuations and strategies. The post S&P 500 dividend yields fall below 10Y Treasury note income, fewest stocks outyielding bonds since 2007 appeared first on Cryp

Trump family moves into banking as OCC grants charter for stablecoin trust company

The Trump family's entry into crypto banking could reshape regulatory landscapes, raising potential conflicts of interest and influencing stablecoin adoption. The post Trump family moves into banking as OCC grants charter for stablecoin trust company appeared first on Crypto Brie

Wall Street just poured nearly $90 million into altcoins as XRP, SOL and HYPE rip higher

US-listed crypto exchange-traded funds outside Bitcoin and Ethereum drew nearly $90 million last week. Investors followed a sharp market rally into XRP, Solana, Chainlink and Hyperliquid. XRP products led the group with $39.78 million of net inflows in the week ended Aug. 21, the

The White House shifts Iran war strategy to Treasury Department

The shift to economic sanctions over military action could reshape global financial systems, impacting international relations and oil markets. The post The White House shifts Iran war strategy to Treasury Department appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

UBS raises S&P 500 year-end target to 8,100, citing an earnings reset driven by AI, tech, and broad sector strength

UBS's optimistic S&P 500 forecast highlights AI and tech's transformative impact, but risks like inflation and AI returns could challenge growth. The post UBS raises S&P 500 year-end target to 8,100, citing an earnings reset driven by AI, tech, and broad sector strength a

Three Crypto Investing Mistakes Could Be Hiding a Much Bigger Opportunity

Bitwise CIO warned that crypto investors may be focusing too narrowly on today's market while missing where the industry could go next.

Ripple CEO Says Crypto Rules Near Finish After White House Meeting

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says U.S. crypto regulation is approaching a decisive point after White House and CFTC meetings. His assessment connects current momentum with a seven-year campaign for clear federal market rules. Garlinghouse Sees White House Shift on Crypto Ripple C

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs just had their biggest week of 2026 as crypto exploded higher

US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs recorded their strongest inflow week of 2026 as a sharp crypto rally pulled investors back into funds that had struggled to attract sustained demand for much of the year. Bitcoin ETFs drew $1.918 billion in the five trading sessions through Aug.

Peter Schiff Says AI Could Turn Into Bitcoin’s Biggest Threat

American economist Peter Schiff is warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could become a threat to the leading crypto asset bitcoin. Schiff further argued that the two technologies compete for money, electricity and infrastructure, while increasingly powerful AI could potentia

Bitcoin Core considers dropping encrypted routing support as poor node health exposes users to eclipse attacks

The 32.x warning and 33.x removal sequence remains a proposal as maintainers test whether sparse fallback routes add resilience. The post Bitcoin Core considers dropping encrypted routing support as poor node health exposes users to eclipse attacks appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Looks Ready to Rally – But Is a Pullback Coming First?

Ethereum’s explosive breakout has shifted the broader structure decisively in favor of buyers, but the rally has now encountered a major resistance zone. With ETH pulling back after reaching roughly $2.55K, the market appears to be entering a corrective phase following the highly

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Bitcoin miner IPO demands 99.8% of funds from public buyers while handing them just 10% equity

The preliminary S-1 compares $30,000,005 from new investors with $45,000 from existing holders and leaves buyers immediately diluted. The post Bitcoin miner IPO demands 99.8% of funds from public buyers while handing them just 10% equity appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin Mining Hits a Crossroads as Difficulty Hovers Near the Floor

Yesterday, at block height 963648, Bitcoin logged its 17th difficulty adjustment of 2026, and the numbers tell a brutal story. This has not been a year of steady hashrate expansion. It has been a grind of miner capitulation, sharp rebounds and repeated failures to make those reco

Pakistan gives crypto platforms a September 5 deadline to comply or leave

Covered nonfilers must cease affected services, but the rules do not prescribe a universal customer exit sequence. The post Pakistan gives crypto platforms a September 5 deadline to comply or leave appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Michael Saylor Defines Bitcoin’s ‘Most Profound Breakthrough’

Michael Saylor says bitcoin’s defining advance is converting economic energy into digitally controlled value for people, companies, machines, and nations. His own company, Strategy Inc., sits on 840,447 BTC bought for $63.36 billion, and has been selling over the past few m

63% of Religious Books on Amazon Are Likely AI-Written, Study Finds

Witchcraft books had the highest rate of likely AI-generated content at 78%, according to an Originality.ai analysis of more than 2,000 titles.

Ripple ETFs See Best Week Since May as XRP Exploded to 7-Month High

Unlike the BTC and ETH ETF inflows, Friday was actually the best day for the XRP ETFs.

XRP on track for biggest weekly gain in 21 months as Treasury buyback spurs 'curve control' hopes

How a $20M crypto payout left a micro-cap firm with under $83K in usable cash reserves

The August 21 filing said 205,512.5 tokens remained unmonetized, with their receipt-date fair value still unresolved. The post How a $20M crypto payout left a micro-cap firm with under $83K in usable cash reserves appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Senator Seeks Trump Crypto Ban as 63% Call His Profits Inappropriate

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is demanding an enforceable ban on presidential crypto profits in market structure legislation. Her renewed push follows a new poll finding 63% of Americans consider Trump and his family’s crypto profits inappropriate. Gillibrand Makes Crypto Ethic

Fed study finds crypto investors driven by beliefs, easily swayed by returns

A Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland study finds crypto investors hold sharply different views on returns and risk, while information about Bitcoin’s past gains can increase both desired allocations and actual crypto purchases.

Crypto card spending tops $1 billion as stablecoins move into everyday purchases

Crypto Market Went From ‘Frozen’ to Chaos in Days: What Is Really Happening?

What led to the major narrative change and the $500b+ freshly entered capital?

Robot Brains Could Have Their ‘ChatGPT Moment’ by 2027, ACE Robotics Chairman Says

The breakthrough could come from AI models that help robots understand and interact with the physical world, though widespread adoption may still be years away.

The US approved high-leverage Bitcoin trading while crypto founders remain legally blocked from raising funds

On May 29, the CFTC approved a Bitcoin perpetual contract for a regulated US exchange. Almost three months later, on Aug. 18, the SEC proposed a legal route through which crypto projects could someday raise money from the public under rules written for token networks. That's a pr

Paul Sztorc’s Bitcoin Fork ECX Rips Past 25,000 Blocks in Just 13 Hours

Since Paul Sztorc’s ECX hard fork kicked off, more than 25,092 blocks have been mined during the Alpha phase, and block times have swung wildly. The network has already chewed through several difficulty adjustments, with some delivering massive upward jolts. ECX Blasts Through 25

Crypto’s next billion users might be AI agents, and they’re paying with stablecoins

XRP Bulls Face One Final Test After the Surge – And This Level Will Decide Ripple’s Fate

XRP went on a wild ride in the past several days but it has now pulled back. What's next for the asset?

Institutional Demand Is Back: Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Inflows Reached 10-Month High

The funds tracking both assets recorded a perfect week of net inflows only.

Hyperliquid (HYPE) Hits New All-Time High, Bitcoin (BTC) Cools Off: Weekend Watch

TRUMP, CRO, and WLD have dumped the most during the Sunday correction.

XRP Just Rebounded 70%: We Asked 3 AIs if Ripple’s Bear Market Is Over, But They Cautioned Us

The answers were not as bullish as the XRP Army might have hoped.

Eric Trump Denies New Coin Launch as TRUMP Jumps 38%

The rumor included an unverified claim about a 290 ETH Robinhood Chain wallet, while MELANIA gained 18.4% over 24 hours.

Microsoft Fixes 'Perfect 10' Exploit That Could Have Let Hackers Run Code Remotely

The Entra ID flaw earned the highest possible severity score, but Microsoft says it patched the bug before publishing the CVE and found no evidence it was ever exploited.

The Sandbox Says It Contained Bridge Exploit That Minted Unbacked SAND on Base and BSC

Upbit and Bithumb froze SAND transfers under South Korea's user-protection law, with Upbit halting deposits and withdrawals on Ethereum — the chain the studio says was not affected.

AI Has Made Bitcoin Software a Target—This Group Is Fighting Back

A group of 20-odd developers is scanning the Bitcoin ecosystem for AI-discoverable flaws, warning that cheap, powerful models have handed attackers unprecedented reach.

Crypto exchange BitMart weighs partial restart and creditor payouts weeks after announcing shutdown

Web3 gaming network Sandbox stops Base and BNB chain bridging after exploit

Tokenized stocks risk repeating Wall Street’s 1960s ‘paper crisis,’ Fairmint CEO says

A Third of the Post-ChatGPT Web Is AI-Written, Pew Finds

Pew Research scanned nearly half a million webpages with an AI detector and found the fingerprints concentrated on .com domains—and multiplying fast.

Kalshi off-limits in multiple states as prediction markets, CFTC team up for battle

MiCA is coming for DeFi vaults, but regulation will be difficult

Brussels is reviewing whether crypto lending should fall under MiCA, but DeFi lending vaults are making it harder to determine who, exactly, should be regulated.

Solana Activates 350-Millisecond Slots on Mainnet

The first cut since Solana’s inception shortens the block-production window for validators and begins an epoch-by-epoch path toward 200 milliseconds.

Bitcoin Posts Biggest Week Since 2024 as Trump Pushes Senate on CLARITY Act

Bitcoin gained 22.6% over seven days, its largest advance over any seven-day window since November 2024, after the president told crypto executives at the White House that Congress needs to pass market structure legislation.

Coldcard Adds New Security Measures After $130 Million Bitcoin Exploit

Coinkite's latest firmware requires users to add their own randomness when generating wallet seeds and fixes additional security issues uncovered during a three-week review.

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

Binance Theft Lawsuit Can Proceed In Federal Court, Appeals Panel Rules

Binance Theft Lawsuit Can Proceed In Federal Court, Appeals Panel Rules - Read the full analysis.

Bitget CEO sees Bitcoin near current levels at year-end, doubts US will buy BTC

Gracy Chen says macroeconomic uncertainty could keep Bitcoin within $10,000 to $20,000 of current levels, while US government purchases remain unlikely within the next two years.

Wall Street and Washington Fuel Bitcoin Rally: Here's What's Going On

Institutional buying, improving macro conditions and a friendlier regulatory outlook are supporting Bitcoin's rally, while billions in short liquidations have accelerated the move.

Ray Dalio says to buy ‘a bit’ of Bitcoin amid potential debt crisis

The hedge fund founder with an estimated net worth of $15 billion recommended that investors overweight Bitcoin and gold rather than bonds.

SEC Reg Crypto Proposal Starts 60-Day Federal Register Comment Clock

SEC Reg Crypto Proposal Starts 60-Day Federal Register Comment Clock - Read the full analysis.

Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week

The CFTC ordered a trading ban for former Alameda and FTX executives, and US prosecutors opposed a motion from a US soldier accused of profiting from the removal of Nicolas Maduro.

Bitcoin seeks support near $77K as BTC, gold near 100-day highs

Bitcoin volatility eased after BTC hit its highest level since mid-May, while gold joined the cryptocurrency in approaching three-month highs.

Hashdex Liquidates DEFI As First US Spot Bitcoin ETF Closure Arrives

Hashdex Liquidates DEFI As First US Spot Bitcoin ETF Closure Arrives - Read the full analysis.

Solana Just Got Faster—Is It Bullish for SOL?

Solana has activated the first reduction in its block timing since launch, speeding up transactions on the network.

SEC Opens Comment Period On Cboe 3x Bitcoin And Ethereum ETF Proposal

SEC Opens Comment Period On Cboe 3x Bitcoin And Ethereum ETF Proposal - Read the full analysis.

Canary Files Fourth Staked TRX ETF Amendment With 1.10% Fee

Canary Files Fourth Staked TRX ETF Amendment With 1.10% Fee - Read the full analysis.

BTCS Repays $8.2M Aave Debt As Ethereum Balance Sheet Strategy Shifts

BTCS Repays $8.2M Aave Debt As Ethereum Balance Sheet Strategy Shifts - Read the full analysis.

Digital Asset, Paul Ryan foundation target US state benefits with Canton pilot

The RISE program would use the Canton Network to combine and distribute state-administered benefits across three US states beginning in 2027.

Uniswap Founder Warns CFTC That US Crypto Builders Are Moving Overseas

Uniswap Founder Warns CFTC That US Crypto Builders Are Moving Overseas - Read the full analysis.

EIP-7702 Wallet Delegation Faces Scrutiny After Phishing Research

EIP-7702 Wallet Delegation Faces Scrutiny After Phishing Research - Read the full analysis.

Circle Targets Sept. 16 for Arc Public Mainnet Launch

Official materials name Circle and 11 founding validators, while an Arc documentation page describes approximately 20 validators at launch.

Illuvium Team Cuts Wages To Extend Runway

Co-founder Kieran Warwick says the reduction puts the Ethereum game studio past 12 months of runway, with the remaining team working almost entirely on its Overworld MMO.

MANTRA Halts Chain, Blames Cosmos EVM Module

The Dubai-licensed RWA Layer 1 has been frozen since Thursday evening. MANTRA says the incident touched two wallets it controls and that no user funds were taken, and has not said whether anything left those wallets.

Judge Keeps Sun's World Liberty Claims In Court

Justin Sun's individual claims will be heard in open court, and the two sides must negotiate which of the claims brought by his corporate plaintiffs go to a private arbitrator. No written order had been entered on the docket as of Thursday afternoon.