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Regulation
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Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorism

Russia's FSB has formally charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, a move that could result in life i...

Aug 22, 2026, 07:03 AM
TelegramPavel Durov
MarketsMacro
2 Sources

Bitcoin Surges Above $75K on Treasury Buyback Announcement, Triggering Short Squeeze

Bitcoin rose 25% to nearly $80,000 over several days following a surprise U.S. Treasury announcement about resuming buyb...

Aug 22, 2026, 07:01 AM
BitcoinU.S. Treasury
MarketsMacro
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Bitcoin Rises on US Treasury Bond Buyback Expansion

Bitcoin rose sharply Tuesday following an expansion of US Treasury bond buyback operations, which pushed yields lower an...

Aug 22, 2026, 06:05 AM
BitcoinUS Treasury
RegulationMarkets
2 Sources

CME and Kalshi Clash Over Prediction Markets at CFTC Hearing

CME Group Chairman Terry Duffy and Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara traded sharp criticism at a CFTC roundtable over t...

Aug 22, 2026, 06:03 AM
CME GroupKalshi
Adoption
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Illuvium Cuts Wages to Extend Runway Past 12 Months

Illuvium's co-founder Kieran Warwick said the studio reduced wages to push its cash runway beyond 12 months, with the te...

Aug 22, 2026, 04:04 AM
IlluviumKieran Warwick
AdoptionStablecoins
2 Sources

Shinhan Asset Management Tests Won-Tokenized Fund on Solana

Shinhan Asset Management has signed a four-party agreement to pilot a Korean won tokenized fund on Solana ahead of South...

Aug 22, 2026, 03:05 AM
Shinhan Asset ManagementSolana
Layer 1Security
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MANTRA Blockchain Offline After Exploit, Restart Delayed Pending Patch

MANTRA Chain halted all network activity after validators discovered an exploit in an upstream dependency, keeping mainn...

Aug 22, 2026, 12:10 AM
MANTRACosmos
Markets
3 Sources

Bitcoin Stalls Below $80K as Altcoins Retreat on Weekend Weakness

Bitcoin touched $79,999.99 on Coinbase Thursday before easing, its highest level since May, while 80 of the 123 largest ...

Aug 21, 2026, 11:03 PM
BitcoinCoinbase
RegulationDeFi
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Trump Says CFTC Working to Bring Hyperliquid Onshore in Compliant Fashion

President Trump said Aug. 19 that CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring the geoblocked perpetual futures venue Hy...

Aug 21, 2026, 11:02 PM
HyperliquidCFTC
Security
3 Sources

Coldcard Releases Firmware Patch, Urges Users With Affected Seeds to Migrate

Coldcard released firmware versions 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q following a security review, introducing mandatory user entropy dur...

Aug 21, 2026, 10:07 PM
ColdcardCoinkite
Markets
2 Sources

XRP Rises 15% as On-Chain Activity Shifts to Banker Hours

XRP jumped 15% Tuesday after breaking above a bearish moving-average crossover that had constrained the token throughout...

Aug 21, 2026, 09:04 PM
XRPRipple
Markets
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Bitcoin Hits $77,000 in Best Week Since 2023 as Short Positions Unwind

Bitcoin rose 24% since Monday to breach $77,000, marking its strongest weekly performance in over a year. The move has t...

Aug 21, 2026, 08:04 PM
BitcoinEthereum