ExchangesMacro2 SourcesLuno Cuts 20% of Staff as Crypto Layoffs AccelerateLuno, the DCG-owned cryptocurrency exchange, is eliminating 20% of its global workforce, marking the latest in a series ...Aug 21, 2026, 02:16 AMLunoDCG
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
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
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
