MarketsExchanges5 SourcesBitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Draw Billions as Bearish Bets UnwindSpot bitcoin and ether ETFs recorded their strongest week of 2026 through August 21, with a $23 billion asset value gain...Aug 21, 2026, 02:02 AMBitcoinEthereum
SecurityRegulation2 SourcesU.S. Charges 17 Iranian Hackers for Extortion Campaign Involving BitcoinThe Justice Department charged 17 alleged members of Iran's Mabna Institute with conducting a years-long hacking campaig...Aug 21, 2026, 01:08 AMMabna InstituteIran
Markets2 SourcesBitcoin Reaches $72,490 Amid Rally; Technical Analysts Warn of Pullback RiskBitcoin rose to $72,490 on August 20, extending a 15% gain since Monday as forced short covering pushed the asset throug...Aug 20, 2026, 02:02 PMBitcoinCoinbase
Markets2 SourcesBitcoin Breaks Back Above $70,000 on 7-12% Daily SurgeBitcoin rose between 7% and 12% on Wednesday, reclaiming $70,000 for the first time since June amid multiple positive ca...Aug 20, 2026, 01:15 PMBitcoin
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesMetaplanet to Acquire Superplanet in $134.6M Bitcoin-Funded DealMetaplanet announced plans to acquire Superplanet for $134.6 million, funding the deal partly through Bitcoin from its c...Aug 20, 2026, 01:01 PMMetaplanetSuperplanet
Markets2 SourcesBitcoin Breaks $71,000 as $3 Billion in Shorts LiquidateBitcoin rallied above $71,000 on Tuesday, snapping a six-week consolidation period and triggering $3 billion in short li...Aug 20, 2026, 12:03 PMBitcoinGrayscale
MarketsMacro2 SourcesBitcoin Holds Near $64K as Oil Spikes and Fed Signals Hawkish StanceBitcoin remained near $64,000 on Tuesday despite geopolitical tensions from Iranian ballistic missile strikes that sent ...Aug 20, 2026, 10:03 AMBitcoinFederal Reserve
Markets2 SourcesCrypto Market Cap Gains $113B–$200B as Bitcoin Tops $70KThe crypto market added between $113 billion and $200 billion in capitalization over the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin cli...Aug 20, 2026, 09:04 AMBitcoinEthereum
AdoptionExchanges2 SourcesBanco Santander Buys $4.3M Bitcoin via BlackRock IBIT ETFSpain's largest bank, Banco Santander, purchased $4.3 million in Bitcoin exposure through BlackRock's IBIT ETF, accordin...Aug 20, 2026, 08:16 AMBanco SantanderBlackRock
MarketsAdoption3 SourcesBitcoin Spot ETF Inflows Accelerate as Institutional Demand ReturnsUS spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded over 14,000 BTC in inflows across five days, with a single day seeing $517 million in net ...Aug 20, 2026, 06:08 AMBitcoinARP Digital
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesBlackRock: Bitcoin's Investment Case Holds Despite Year-to-Date DeclineBlackRock said Tuesday that Bitcoin's long-term investment thesis as a global monetary alternative remains valid despite...Aug 19, 2026, 11:12 PMBlackRockBitcoin
MarketsMacro3 SourcesBitcoin Surges to $77K as $1.2B Short Squeeze AcceleratesBitcoin rose 7.9% to around $77,000, liquidating approximately $1.2 billion in short positions as the asset extended its...Aug 19, 2026, 10:01 PMBitcoinFederal Reserve
