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@CoinDesk
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@theabornesmith
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@VitalikButerin
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@saborAR
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@CryptoHayes
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@iabornesmith
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@CoinDesk

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@VitalikButerin

Ethereum co-founder

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@CryptoHayes

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@Cointelegraph

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Latest News

BNB Chain activates Pasteur hard fork to strengthen bridge security

BNB Chain activates the Pasteur hard fork on BSC, closing bridge and validator security gaps while targeting greater transaction capacity.

CoinTelegraph·58m agosecurity

Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express

Asia’s biggest crypto hubs are locked in a tax-cut arms race, while Ripple will help Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank move money across borders.

CoinTelegraph·2h agostablecoins

Bitcoin hits $80,000 for the first time since May as crypto recovery accelerates

BTC has now surged 38% following its June plunge as shifting U.S. Treasury policy helped bring buyers back to crypto, rejuvenating ETF demand.

CoinDesk·3h agomarket

Hugging Face Explores $13 Billion Sale a Month After a Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked It

The open-source AI hub is fielding buyout interest at nearly triple its 2023 valuation, weeks after a security breach and days after Stripe's OpenRouter deal reset the price of AI infrastructure.

Decrypt·6h agoregulation

CFTC, US soldier accused of illegal Polymarket bet spar over interpretation of prediction markets

A judge stayed the CFTC’s civil case against a soldier who allegedly used nonpublic information for a Polymarket bet, but the regulator is trying to weigh in on the criminal case.

CoinTelegraph·7h agoregulation

Strive Buys $81.5 Million in Bitcoin After Issuing More Shares

The company increased its Bitcoin holdings by 5.5%, but its Bitcoin per fully diluted share rose only about 1.4%.

Decrypt·7h agobitcoin

Gemini plans to distribute crypto prediction markets through Apex brokerages

The proposed deal would make Gemini the exclusive venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s FCM, expanding its prediction-market reach to brokerage clients.

CoinTelegraph·8h agomarket

AI Model Ox Alpha Is Free, Beats Claude Fable, and Nobody Knows Who Built It

Ox Alpha is topping benchmark scores, reads a million tokens, takes video as input, and has developers guessing who's behind it.

Decrypt·8h agoai

Why the Bitcoin Rally Looks Like a Vote Against the Dollar

Bitcoin and gold rose as the dollar weakened following expanded Treasury bond buybacks, reflecting concerns about U.S. fiscal policy, analysts say.

Decrypt·8h agomarket

Bernstein sees new USDC growth cycle, sets $140 Circle price target

USDC supply increased by roughly $2 billion in seven days, with Bernstein citing higher transaction activity and several factors that could support further growth.

CoinTelegraph·8h agoregulation

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.

CoinTelegraph·8h agoregulation

Coinbase Brings Tokenized Stocks to Ethereum L2 Base

The tokens represent shares held by regulated custodian Alpaca and can be traded or used in decentralized finance applications on Base.

Decrypt·9h agoregulation

Bitcoin nears $80,000, but analysts say the next pullback will be key

Analysts say consolidation could strengthen bitcoin’s rally, while thin trading above $80,000 may set up sharper price moves.

CoinDesk·9h agomarket

Coinbase-affiliated advocacy group endorses candidates for US midterms

With just over two months until the US general election, Stand With Crypto announced its pick for politicians in its efforts to “elect the most pro-crypto Congress in history.”

CoinTelegraph·9h agoregulation

Coinbase tokenized stocks go live on Base with Chainlink price feeds

Coinbase’s B20 equities bring stocks including Apple and Nvidia onchain, allowing eligible non-US users to trade them 24/7 and use them across DeFi.

CoinTelegraph·9h agomarket

Hyperliquid Hits Record High as $1.2 Billion Token Unlock Looms

Hyperliquid's token is riding a record into its largest remaining supply release.

Decrypt·10h agoregulation

Zcash Hits Eight-Year High as Futures Bets Nearly Double

ZEC broke above $880 while open interest in perpetual futures climbed to $1.8 billion.

Decrypt·11h agoregulation

Bitcoin price hits $80K as 24-hour crypto short liquidations pass $220M

As BTC tops $80,000 for the first time since May, price analysis warns that the market still needs to sustain higher levels to challenge the bear-market thesis.

CoinTelegraph·11h agomarket

Crypto political group details list of U.S. congressional allies its backing this year

Stand With Crypto, a member group that rates the crypto friendliness of politicians, is supporting 32 U.S. House incumbents, with more endorsements coming.

CoinDesk·11h agoregulation

Coinbase debuts tokenized stocks on Base network, joining race to bring equities on blockchain

The crypto exchange is starting with tokenized versions of Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet, issued under its new Abu Dhabi framework.

CoinDesk·11h agoai

Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs Grew $23 Billion Last Week—Only $2.6 Billion Was New Money

Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs booked their strongest inflow week since October, but most of the gain came from coins investors already owned getting more valuable.

Decrypt·11h agoregulation

Strive buys 1,110 Bitcoin for $81.5M, holdings top 21K BTC; ASST shares surge 11%

Strive’s Nasdaq-traded shares surged more than 11% as the Bitcoin treasury company said it paid an average of $73,409 per BTC, pushing its holdings to 21,356 Bitcoin.

CoinTelegraph·12h agobitcoin

Bitmine Buys Another $81M in Ethereum as ETH Outperforms Bitcoin

Bitmine is about 187,000 Ethereum short of its 5% of supply target.

Decrypt·13h agobitcoin

Tom Lee's Bitmine buys $81 million of ETH in largest weekly haul since early July

The treasury firm stepped up its ETH buying as Tom Lee said the crypto’s 30% weekly rally could signal a larger move ahead.

CoinDesk·15h agomarket

Morning Minute: Saylor’s Strategy Back in Green As BTC Soars to $78k

Bitcoin just closed its biggest weekly candle of all time in notional value, and 10 alt leaders put up 50%+ gains in massive crypto rebound.

Decrypt·16h agobitcoin

New Solana vote could ramp daily SOL burns to $800,000 and slow new token creation

Two of the three proposals would reduce SOL supply growth by speeding up Solana’s inflation decline and raising daily fee burns from about 650 SOL to as much as 9,000 SOL.

CoinDesk·16h agoai

Strategy raises $2 billion through MSTR sales and creates new USD Cash pool

The company sold 18.26 million MSTR shares, increased its USD Reserve to $5.1 billion and repurchased another $136.4 million of STRC.

CoinDesk·16h agoregulation

Standard Chartered becomes first bank to distribute Hong Kong dollar stablecoin

The London-based multinational bank with $850 billion in assets announced it will distribute Anchorpoint's HKDAP to eligible clients and partners.

CoinDesk·17h agoregulation

Pakistan kicks off crypto licensing regime with Sept. 5 registration deadline

PVARA said companies have until the deadline to submit their application for a no-objection certificate or otherwise cease operating.

CoinDesk·17h agoai

Financial repression: The new buzzword for bitcoin bulls

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 24, 2026

CoinDesk·17h agomarket

Prediction Markets

via Polymarket

Norwich City FC vs. Burnley FC: Both Teams to Score

58%
Vol: $100.00

Will Space Exploration Technologies’ market capitalization be between $1.00T and $1.25T at the end of September 2026?

16%
Vol: $99.99

Will Josh Shapiro announce a Presidential run before 2028?

68%
Vol: $99.99

Will Tre Tucker have 774.5+ receiving yards in the 2026-27 NFL regular season?

21%
Vol: $99.99

Will Brazil’s Annual Inflation in 2026 be between 5.50% and 5.99%?

21%
Vol: $9,997

Will the lowest temperature in Los Angeles be between 78-79°F on August 25?

1%
Vol: $10.00

Will a 1+ Year Enrichment Moratorium be in a US-Iran deal in 2026?

10%
Vol: $99,967

Will OpenAI be the third-best Code Arena | WebDev AI lab at the end of September 2026?

7%
Vol: $999.62

Market

BTC
BTC
$80,282+4.48%
ETH
ETH
$2,494+2.42%
SOL
SOL
$101.12+7.68%
ADA
ADA
$0.2253+2.77%
AVAX
AVAX
$7.65+2.20%
DOT
DOT
$0.9128+0.38%
MCap: $2.71TBTC Dom: 59.3%ETH Dom: 11.1%
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Key Metrics

Total Market Cap
$2.71T
24h Volume
$134.3B
BTC Dominance
59.3%
BTC Price
$80,282
+4.48%
ETH Price
$2,494
+2.42%
Active Cryptos
18,664