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The Dollar is Mostly Firmer but in Narrow Ranges   north  
The US dollar is mostly firmer against the major currencies. The Australian and Canadian dollars are the exception, but their gains are minor. Still, the Canadian dollar’s resilience in the face of the US tariffs it faces first thing tomorrow is notable. While some progress has been reported, [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-18 10:49:00
The Dollar is Mostly Firmer but in Narrow Ranges
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South Korea moves to block Polymarket over gambling concerns   north  
The Korea Media and Communications Commission said Polymarket’s structure and operations amount to illegal gambling despite its noncustodial design and smart contracts.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Yohan Yun ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-18 08:39:57
South Korea moves to block Polymarket over gambling concerns
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BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk   north  
BitBox recommended all users update to firmware version 9.26.5 and said it had received no reports of exploitation or fund losses.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Ezra Reguerra ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-18 08:07:04
BitBox patches ‘severe’ wallet flaws that could put funds at risk
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‘Fabricated rumors’ about BitMart founder, Binance bStocks dominate: Asia Express   north  
Binance’s bStocks are the second largest tokenized stock issuer just two months after launch, and BitMart’s internal feud erupts into the spotlight ahead of its closure
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Andrew Fenton ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-18 01:28:37
‘Fabricated rumors’ about BitMart founder, Binance bStocks dominate: Asia Express
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Allocation Update - Q2 2026   north  
Q2 2026 carried forward our focus on advancing Ethereum’s resilience and capabilities, supporting key work in zero-knowledge proofs, client diversity, formal verification, and open-source tooling. See the list below of the projects and ecosystem efforts supported this quarter as builders build [...]
Keywords: Ecosystem Support Program

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-18 00:00:00
Allocation Update - Q2 2026
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Bitcoin hits $64K as gold gains while oil shakes off Trump Oman threat   north  
Bitcoin price strength saw BTC/USD pass $64,000 on 2% daily gains as gold pushed higher while US stocks wobbled on fresh US-Iran rhetoric.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-17 16:16:40
Bitcoin hits $64K as gold gains while oil shakes off Trump Oman threat
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Strategy raises $334M through stock sales but buys no Bitcoin   north  
Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Yohan Yun ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-17 12:51:03
Strategy raises $334M through stock sales but buys no Bitcoin
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Binance gave Russian authorities client data used in terrorism financing case: Report   north  
Reuters reported that Binance supplied transaction records and identity documents later used in a terrorism-financing case against Yuri Belenkiy.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Yohan Yun ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-17 11:38:43
Binance gave Russian authorities client data used in terrorism financing case: Report
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Dollar's Losses Extended, but Stabilizing Ahead of the North American Session   north  
The US dollar continues to trade heavily after the series of softer than expected data since the loss of US jobs in July. The stabilization of price pressures and the decline in retail sales have seen the market downgrade the chances of a rate hike next month. At the end of July, the market [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-17 10:46:59
Dollar's Losses Extended, but Stabilizing Ahead of the North American Session
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BitMart account demands founder explain funds status, Xia calls claims ‘fabricated’   north  
BitMart’s Chinese-language X account demanded an Aug. 19 repayment plan, while Sheldon Xia called its claims of blocked withdrawals and non-payment of salaries “fabricated rumors.”
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Yohan Yun ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-17 08:30:00
BitMart account demands founder explain funds status, Xia calls claims ‘fabricated’
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Announcing the Platåberget Testnet   north  
tl;dr: Meet Platåberget: Glamsterdam's (Gloas + Amsterdam) early testing ground open to public participation. This upgrade comes with breaking changes for application developers. Notably, any tool that relies on a hardcapped maximum gas limit (think wallets, indexers and gas estimators) will [...]
Keywords: Protocol Announcements

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-17 00:00:00
Announcing the Platåberget Testnet
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Fiat Balances in Polygon OMS   north  
Hold Dollars in Polygon's Open Money Stack. Convert to Stablecoins the Moment You're Ready.

Source: Polygon Blog — Payments & Stablecoin Insights ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-17 00:00:00
Fiat Balances in Polygon OMS
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Transaction v1 and the ALT Trade-off   north  
Solana is introducing a new transaction format (v1) alongside an increase of the maximum transaction size from 1232 bytes to 4096 bytes. The v1 format aims to unlock new possibilities on-chain. This is done trading-off Account Lookup Tables (ALT) usage. In this research we explore in details [...]

Source: Solana News: Ecosystem and Developer Updates | Solana Media ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-17 00:00:00
Transaction v1 and the ALT Trade-off
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Data of 54,000 wallet users leaked, CLARITY odds just 10%: Hodler’s Digest   north  
Owners of Trezor and SafePal crypto wallets at high risk of phishing attempts after separate data leaks, CLARITY odds at 10% despite White House meeting this week.
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Andrew Fenton ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-16 23:54:50
Data of 54,000 wallet users leaked, CLARITY odds just 10%: Hodler’s Digest
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DefiLlama delayed mobile launch over phishing apps on Apple Store, founder says   north  
DefiLlama’s founder said Apple removed one fake app within days after the company documented it draining funds from a small crypto wallet.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-16 12:48:09
DefiLlama delayed mobile launch over phishing apps on Apple Store, founder says
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Ethereum devs to narrow 66 proposals tied to Hegotá upgrade   north  
The Hegotá upgrade aims to introduce more native privacy for Ethereum applications.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-16 11:12:51
Ethereum devs to narrow 66 proposals tied to Hegotá upgrade
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Bitcoin to $1M by 2030 is ‘mathematically impossible’ says Markus Thielen   north  
The trillions required to boost Bitcoin to a price of $1 million per coin is not going to happen by 2030... or perhaps ever, says party pooper Markus Thielen.
Keywords: Magazine

Authors: Ciaran Lyons ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-15 13:30:00
Bitcoin to $1M by 2030 is ‘mathematically impossible’ says Markus Thielen
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Bitcoin could bottom in October, altcoins are ‘basically dead,’ Swan CEO says   north  
Klippsten said Bitcoin could bottom about a year after its previous peak and argued that crypto’s best outcome is to become part of TradFi.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-15 12:57:58
Bitcoin could bottom in October, altcoins are ‘basically dead,’ Swan CEO says
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Week Ahead: Downward Data Surprise Stretch the US Dollar's Momentum Indicators   north  
The combination of a loss of US jobs in July and softer inflation gauges, and an unexpected decline in July retail sales saw the derivatives market downgrade the chances that the three hawkish dissents last month will manage to convince their colleagues to hike rates at next month's FOMC [...]
Keywords: Macro, Prices

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-15 11:05:00
Week Ahead:  Downward Data Surprise Stretch the US Dollar's Momentum Indicators
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Kalshi ordered to stop broad range of prediction markets in Washington   north  
Kalshi must implement initial geofencing by Aug. 19 and a GeoComply multi-source geofencing system by Sept. 2.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-15 10:44:52
Kalshi ordered to stop broad range of prediction markets in Washington
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Galaxy lowers CLARITY Act odds to 10%   north  
Galaxy cited unresolved ethics, stablecoin yield and developer protection issues, along with a narrow Senate window when lawmakers return in September.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-15 08:40:59
Galaxy lowers CLARITY Act odds to 10%
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Morgan Stanley’s BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings rise 23% in Q2   north  
Morgan Stanley’s reported IBIT holdings rose to 16.5 million shares in Q2, while Ether ETF positions and several crypto-linked stocks also increased.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-14 14:22:57
Morgan Stanley’s BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holdings rise 23% in Q2
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USD Trades Heavier and Look for North America to Follow Suit   north  
Tomorrow is the 55th anniversary of the end of Bretton Woods. R.I.P. It was an economic agreement, pegging the dollar to gold and the other currencies to the dollar, and establishing the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. Ultimately, however, it was political in nature. It was an [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-14 10:46:44
USD Trades Heavier and Look for North America to Follow Suit
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Bitcoin eyes new August lows as Binance longs face ‘cleanout’   north  
Bitcoin futures open interest on Binance fell alongside BTC price as analysis published on CryptoQuant flagged mounting pressure on leveraged longs.
Keywords: Markets

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-14 10:43:57
Bitcoin eyes new August lows as Binance longs face ‘cleanout’
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RedotPay US IPO delayed amid regulatory, legal hurdles: Report   north  
RedotPay’s US IPO has reportedly been delayed as it seeks regulatory approvals, while the company says it secured a US money transmitter license.
Keywords: Latest News

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2026-08-14 09:53:50
RedotPay US IPO delayed amid regulatory, legal hurdles: Report
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