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
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesHSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Swift Ledger TransactionHSBC and Standard Chartered executed the first live cross-border transaction on Swift's 24/7 blockchain ledger in a pilo...Aug 19, 2026, 08:02 PMSwiftHSBC
MarketsMacro3 SourcesBitcoin Tops $68,000 as Treasury Buyback Plan Triggers $1.7B in Short LiquidationsBitcoin reached $68,982 Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury announced plans to at least double long-dated bond buybacks, t...Aug 19, 2026, 06:02 PMBitcoinEthereum
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesChina Expands Digital Yuan Network to 30 Banks in Latest RoundChina's central bank added eight commercial banks to its digital yuan operating network this week, bringing total e-CNY ...Aug 19, 2026, 01:01 PMPeople's Bank of ChinaChina
RegulationMacro2 SourcesU.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Bitcoin Insurance Scheme for Strait of Hormuz ShippingThe U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Hormuz Safe platform, which allegedly accepted bitcoin and other digital ass...Aug 19, 2026, 04:12 AMU.S. Treasury DepartmentHormuz Safe
MacroMarkets2 SourcesU.S. and Japan Intervene in Yen Markets, Reviving Carry-Trade Volatility FearsThe U.S. and Japan coordinated a currency intervention on August 3, with preliminary data suggesting Tokyo deployed near...Aug 16, 2026, 06:14 PMJapanUnited States
AdoptionMacro2 SourcesWells Fargo Joins JPMorgan, Citi to Tokenize Settlement InfrastructureWells Fargo has joined JPMorgan and Citibank in developing tokenized payment rails for Wall Street settlement, with depo...Aug 16, 2026, 04:02 AMWells FargoJPMorgan
MacroMarkets2 SourcesGalaxy Digital Shares Fall on Q2 Revenue Miss; Helios Data-Center Pivot BeginsGalaxy Digital's stock fell 5% after second-quarter results missed expectations, though the company's Helios data-center...Aug 16, 2026, 12:13 AMGalaxy DigitalHelios
