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Bitcoin is trading at a premium on Coinbase after a long time. Here's what it means

The indictor has flipped positive for the first time since May as BTC looks to establish a foothold above $80,000.
Solana’s faster supply cuts lead vote while $800,000 daily burn plan trails

All three proposals have cleared quorum, but a plan to slow new SOL creation is only narrowly passing while a separate vote to sharply increase token burns remains below the two-thirds support needed.
Here’s why Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech is a major event for bitcoin and gold

Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech could shape expectations for Fed support of Treasury buybacks, with implications for bitcoin, gold and long-term yields.
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Live updates: Bitcoin options worth $6.4 billion just expired as prices hover near $80,000

The $6.4 billion expiry cleared after bitcoin’s run from roughly $62,000 to $80,000, leaving traders to rebuild positions around a very different price range.
Kraken users briefly locked out after a flood of sanctioned crypto transactions

The activity, appearing to spread sanctioned funds to trigger account restrictions, occurred between Aug. 17 and Aug. 24.
Visa doubles down on South Korea with Upbit operator Dunamu on stablecoin payments

Following a deal with Shinhan Financial, the global payments giant is widening its footprint in Asia’s major crypto hub through South Korea's largest exchange.
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Bitcoin hits highest level in 3 months before pulling back as altcoins consolidate

BTC briefly touched $81,455 overnight, its highest since May 15 as Nasdaq futures slipped and gold extended gains heading into the weekend.
Bullish backs USD.AI with $100 million in financing to drive GPU-backed loans

Cryptocurrency platform Bullish is extending a $100 million debt facility to USD.AI to finance GPU-backed loans for artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Circle's USDC takes over Chelsea's jersey in Premier League's first sponsorship deal

Financials were not disclosed, though reports from earlier this year suggested Chelsea was targeting 65 million pounds a year ($88.3 million) for the sponsorship berth.
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SBI acquires 20% stake in Indonesia's Ajaib for $270 million to expand yen stablecoin in Southeast Asia

The Japanese financial giant is acquiring a 20% stake in the Indonesian online brokerage to build a cross-border, blockchain-based settlement network.
Ethena looks beyond crypto to squeeze yield from booming equity perpetuals

The issuer of the $4 billion USDe token said it expects real-world asset perpetuals to eclipse crypto derivatives in its backing within 12 to 24 months.
BitGo to buy NYDIG trading arm for $42.5M in cash and stock plus $15M earnout

The deal to buy NYDIG IF Holdings comprises $7 million in cash and around $35.5 million, as well as the $15 earnout.
Solana vote to double disinflation passes by a hair in dramatic finish

Solana's first network-wide vote went down to the wire, with a Kraken-linked validator switching sides before the disinflation proposal narrowly passed.
Kalshi takes legal blow in court ruling confirming state powers over prediction markets

This latest U.S. appeals court ruling sets up a rift between federal courts on event contracts, suggesting the U.S. Supreme Court may need to settle the matter.
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Ripple is preparing XRP Ledger for quantum computers before ‘Q-Day’ arrives

An Anthropic model cut the work needed to break a leading post-quantum signature candidate by a factor of 67 million last month, while Bitcoin and Ethereum published their own migration plans this week.
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Bitcoin wallets untouched for 10 years moved $40 million. Most avoided exchanges

Six decade-old wallets moved $40 million this month, but Galaxy's data shows dormant coin activity at its lowest since 2022 and 2026 on pace for under half of last year's total.
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Swift’s $1.5 quadrillion network faces a blockchain test

Crypto executives say new blockchain payment infrastructure could make Swift obsolete. Bankers say its 11,500-institution network gives it the power to absorb the technology instead.
The next trillion-dollar currency may not be a stablecoin — it might not even have a name yet

AI agents are coming. They will need to pay each other. Crypto executives agree on the problem but disagree sharply on the solution, and one thinks the answer has not been invented yet.
Ditching 'digital gold': BPI study suggests everyday Americans prefer control and micro-investing

A new survey suggests some of bitcoin's most familiar sales pitches of changing the world may be poorly suited to a majority of prospective buyers.
A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%

The exploit caused the neobank's AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24-hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losses.