XRP trading has developed a pronounced weekday peak during overlapping London and New York business hours. Evernorth highlighted that the three-hour window captured 23.5% of weekday on-chain volume in July, up from 14.3% a year earlier. XRP Trading Develops a Weekday Rush Hour XRP treasury company Evernorth shared Aug. 18 that weekday on-chain activity increasingly […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms20 Aug
Treasury Department figures and debt clock readings reported Aug. 19 put total public debt at a staggering $40.049 trillion. About $32.266 trillion sits with the public, while another $7.782 trillion is effectively Washington owing money to federal accounts, including trust funds. The tab has more than doubled from roughly $19.95 trillion when U.S. President Donald […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman20 Aug
A planned revival of the failed BIP-110 stalled fork is putting an old cryptocurrency hazard back in the spotlight: replay attacks, where a transaction intended for one blockchain can potentially be copied onto another. The issue matters because Luke Dashjr and other BIP-110 supporters are discussing a hard fork that would replace the minority chain’s […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman20 Aug
President Donald Trump brought cryptocurrency executives, financial market leaders, and federal regulators together at the White House on Aug. 19. Participants discussed digital asset legislation, capital formation, tokenization, and U.S. technological competitiveness. Trump Says His Administration Ended the War on Crypto President Donald Trump convened executives from cryptocurrency platforms and traditional financial institutions on Aug. […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms19 Aug
Skybridge Capital CEO Anthony Scaramucci remains confident that bitcoin will surge past $100,000, arguing that the supply cuts from the halving cycle will drive the next major breakout. Bold Scaramucci Thesis: $100K Bitcoin Ahead Skybridge Capital founder and CEO Anthony Scaramucci remains steadfastly bullish on bitcoin, even as the flagship token endures its narrowest volatility […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara19 Aug
Ethereum broke above $2,000 for the first time in over two months, peaking at $2,112 following a U.S. Treasury announcement to double bond buybacks to $4 billion. Analyst Predicts End of Bear Market if Key Levels Hold On Wednesday, ethereum (ETH) breached the $2,000 mark for the first time in more than two months, surging […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara19 Aug
Cash App users can now buy XRP, solana, ether, and USDT directly through a new Moonpay integration, giving the app’s 59 million users access to tokens that Block has never listed directly on its own platform. A Major Expansion for Cash App’s Crypto Lineup Cash App has integrated Cash App Pay as a funding method […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati19 Aug
Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to approve perpetual futures tied to a U.S. large-cap stock index and the price of copper, extending its push from prediction markets into mainstream financial products. The two Aug. 18 filings seek permission to list the US500 and COPPERPERP contracts. KalshiEX LLC is a CFTC-registered designated […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman19 Aug
Bitcoin’s sudden price surge on Wednesday caused over $1.9 billion in total market liquidations within 24 hours, heavily liquidating $1.74 billion in short positions. Bitcoin Rally and Consolidation After falling just short of hitting $70,000 on reports that the U.S. Treasury is doubling bond buybacks to $4 billion, bitcoin appeared to consolidate above $68,200. Despite […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara19 Aug
Bitcoin ETFs attracted $189.30 million on Tuesday, extending their strong start to the week. Ether funds added $71.47 million, while XRP and solana ETFs also finished in positive territory. Ether ETFs Pull in $71M as 5 Funds Attract Fresh Capital The week’s institutional bid remained firmly in place. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) followed Monday’s […]
Bitcoin.com News•Emmanuel Musa19 Aug
The social media platform X wiped out a cluster of high-volume bitcoin and crypto-related accounts after an alleged operation spanning more than ten accounts was accused of lifting other creators’ content and pulling more than $250,000 from the platform’s revenue-sharing program over roughly two years. An Alleged $250,000 Content Farm Gets X’s Attention The hammer […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman19 Aug
Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang received multiyear CFTC bans under final orders resolving their FTX-related civil cases. The regulator cited extensive cooperation and declined to seek restitution, disgorgement or civil penalties at this time. CFTC Finalizes Multiyear Restrictions The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Aug. 19 that former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and […]
Bitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms19 Aug
Bitcoin raced to $69,749 on Aug. 19 as falling Treasury yields and a cascade of forced short liquidations turned weeks of quiet trading into a sudden run toward $70,000. The move unfolded rapidly during late morning U.S. trading. Bitcoin had spent weeks largely trapped between about $61,500 and $65,000, leaving volatility unusually low and traders […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman19 Aug
The U.S. Treasury will at least double the maximum size of its buybacks for older long-term bonds to $4 billion per operation, a move that helped push yields lower and supported U.S. stocks, bitcoin and gold on Wednesday morning. The larger limit applies to liquidity-support buybacks in the 10- to 20-year and 20- to 30-year […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman19 Aug
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new rules that could give certain crypto projects clearer ways to raise money in the United States while requiring investor disclosures and, in larger offerings, ongoing reporting. The proposal, called Regulation Crypto Assets, was announced Aug. 18 and would establish a securities offering framework for some investment […]
Bitcoin.com News•Jamie Redman19 Aug
Large bitcoin holders added roughly 43,000 BTC worth about $2.75 billion over the past 60 days, according to Cryptoquant, ending months of steady selling from the same cohort. Whales Reverse Course After Months of Selling Large bitcoin holders, wallets that exclude exchanges and mining pools, added approximately 43,000 BTC over the past 60 days, a […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati19 Aug
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has fully migrated its state-backed Frontier Stable Token from Layerzero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol. Commission Cites Security Review in Layerzero Deprecation The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has said that Wyoming has fully migrated its state-backed digital asset, the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), off Layerzero and adopted Chainlink’s Cross-Chain […]
Bitcoin.com News•Terence Zimwara19 Aug
Blackrock says bitcoin’s more than 50% pullback from its October 2025 high hasn’t changed the asset’s long-term investment case, and the firm still recommends a 1-2% portfolio allocation funded out of equities. Blackrock’s Case for Staying the Course In a new report titled “Re-Underwriting Bitcoin,” Blackrock laid out why it believes the cryptocurrency’s steep decline […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati19 Aug
Blockchain security firm Peckshield says Maya Protocol was exploited for roughly $1.7 million, with the bulk of the stolen funds, 20 BTC worth $1.34 million, sitting untouched in a single wallet. What Peckshield Found Peckshield said Maya Protocol, a decentralized multi-chain liquidity network, was exploited for approximately $1.7 million, with the largest single piece of […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati19 Aug
Vaneck says bitcoin’s 11-month correction may be nearing its end, with 8 of 12 capitulation signals now firing and long-term holders shedding 356,000 BTC in just 30 days. What Vaneck’s Latest Report Found Asset manager Vaneck published its mid-August Bitcoin Chaincheck report, authored by Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel and Senior Investment Analyst […]
Bitcoin.com News•Shiraz Jagati19 Aug