Crypto for Wednesday, August 26, 2026

• Avalanche Treasury doubles down on its strategy to build shareholder value after a $44 million hit
• SEC resurrecting U.S. crypto custody rule the previous administration failed to land
• Russian Influence Network Used ChatGPT to Masquerade as Academic Experts
• Bill Gates Wants a Robot Tax and Jobs Humans Can't Be Fired From
• 2 Important Binance Updates Concerning ETH and Other Altcoin Traders
• Thailand is rewriting its stock exchange rules to trap billions in Bitcoin ETF wealth strictly inside its own borders
• Nvidia Shares Surge in After-Hours Trading After Record $96.2 Billion Revenue
• A hidden Bitcoin node database just shrank by 40 GB, but only if runners rebuild it
• Nvidia shares rise after earnings top estimates, guides to $108 billion in revenue next quarter
• What Traders Are Watching for Bitcoin's Next Move
• Better launches Bitcoin-backed mortgages powered by Coinbase
• Altcoin Volume Dominance Hits Two-Year High as Traders Pour $135B Into the Market
• Galaxy Opens Retail Crypto-Backed Credit Lines on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana
• Strategy’s MSTR quietly outperforms Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally as STRC closes in on $100
• US Banks Join Forces to Build a Blockchain of Their Own
• A 2,712 BTC treasury company just lost its Bitcoin strategy chief with no successor named
• Bitcoin Wallets Dormant for Over a Decade Move $40M in One Week
• XRP Price Prediction: Korea and Binance Power the Rally, But Can XRP Keep Going?
• Viral Altcoin RAIN Soars 20% Daily: What Fueled the Pump and What’s Next?
• Solana Treasury Firm Invites Investors to Look 'Beyond the Price of SOL'
• Chainalysis estimates $457B in taxable crypto activity, says CARF misses most
• Bitcoin’s security risk starts when one block gets far more fees than the next
• 'The Government Doesn't Own Our Data': Prosecuted GrapheneOS User
• Crypto CEO Faces US Extradition Over Alleged $20 Million Token Scheme
• Bitcoin Whales Have Moved $5B Into BlackRock’s IBIT: Here’s Why
• Banks found a way to copy stablecoins without losing the money that funds their loans
• SEC sends crypto custody rule overhaul to White House for review
• Tokenized Deposits Could Drain $700 Billion From Bank Lending, Dallas Fed Warns
• 77% of Americans see crypto in retirement plans as risky: Survey
• Bitcoin dips below $78K as stocks, gold fall on higher US PCE Inflation data
• Why this XRP ETF could drift from XRP price as fees, trading costs and fund structure stack up
• Will Bitcoin (BTC) Reach $100K This Quarter? Here’s What 3 AIs Predict
• XRP Leads Crypto Pullback as Leverage Unwind Tests Rally
• Shinhan and Visa team up to test stablecoin issuance and B2B settlements in South Korea
• Ethereum Devs Propose Deposit Contract Overhaul to Quantum-Proof Staking
• Protocol upgrade decouples consensus from execution to solve scaling bottlenecks
• Crypto Long & Short: Tokenized equities: the model underneath the trade
• Polymarket CLARITY Act Odds: Senate Path Remains Uncertain After Cloture Step
• Bitcoin Price Analysis: Is BTC’s Rally in Trouble After Failing to Reclaim $80K?
• MSTR holders just funded a $1.59 billion cash pile that may never become Bitcoin
• XRP Soars, But What’s Really Happening? Can Ripple Blast Past $10 This Year?
• Rent TRON Energy and Reduce USDT Fees: TronBid Expands Marketplace
• Old Lightning nodes may be exposed to a full-channel wipeout after LND fix lands later than disclosed
• SEC’s proposed crypto rules probably won’t spark new ICO boom
• Ethereum developers propose first step to protect ETH staking from quantum attacks
• Bitcoin Enters Early Stage of New Bull Cycle, Says CryptoQuant
• Students want crypto classes but learn on social media: OKX survey
• The evidence doesn't support the banks' case against stablecoin rewards
• Digital Euro Will Offer 'Maximum Level of Privacy,' ECB Board Member Says
• XRP rebounds 32% from $1 as ETF money pours in and whales reposition
• Bernstein forecasts Bitcoin to reclaim $125K by late 2026 ahead of cycle peak
• Revolut Launches Euro-Pegged EURR Stablecoin
• Bitcoin holds near $78K as PCE, GDP and durable goods data land with muted reaction
• Taurus links digital asset platforms to Swift’s blockchain ledger
• Cardano (ADA) Slips 6% in 24 Hours: Healthy Correction or the Return of the Bears?
• CoinMarketCap Obtains SOC 1 & 2 Attestations and Dual ISO Certifications
• Morning Minute: LayerZero Announces ATLAS as New Settlement Engine
• Dallas Fed warns tokenized deposits could strip $700 billion from U.S. banks' lending capacity
• Why Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally just flipped from short squeeze to long squeeze
• ECB claims digital euro will offer 'maximum level of privacy' amid surveillance fears
• The 3 catalysts that could define bitcoin's next move
• Supply absorption ‘key question’ as Bitcoin fails to reclaim $80K: Analysis
• Japan weighs blockchain fast lane for securities cash settlement
• Bitcoin takes a breather after adding 23% in 7 days as ETF demand holds steady
• Strategy cuts net leverage to near zero as cash nearly matches convertible debt
• Roman Storm's Tornado Cash Retrial Pushed to April 2027
• IBIT Opens In-Kind Bitcoin Process to More Institutions
• Profit Connect owner convicted over $24M AI crypto fraud scheme
• Kalshi’s $1.5B equity offering is three-quarters sold at $1.12B
• Ethereum Price Hits $2,500 Resistance Wall as Fear and Greed Reaches Extreme Levels
• Ripple News: Network Activity Jumps, Will XRP Follow?
• Euro stablecoins get a mainstream push as Revolut begins rolling out EURR in Europe
• Dealer Hedging Puts Bitcoin $80,000 Zone in Focus
• Bitcoin traders hedged $60k and loaded up above $78k leaving the low $70k exposed
• Bitcoin (BTC) Rejected at $80K, Ripple’s XRP Plunges Hard as Rally Cools: Market Watch
• Japan to start stocks and bonds tokenization development plans this year
• XRP Price Analysis: Where Will Ripple Token Go Next?
• Live updates: Zcash pulls back 8% as its Grayscale ETF goes live, capping a 60% rally
• Revolut rolls out euro stablecoin in 3 European markets
• A zero-balance bug let empty wallets seize control of 82 Provenance assets
• A massive $6.4 billion bitcoin options expiry on Friday could amplify volatility
• Bitcoin Could Hit $90K – But This Major Test Comes First, Analysts Say
• BetFury and Pragmatic Play Release New Slot: BetFury Sugar Rush 1000
• Coinbase CLARITY Act: Armstrong Expects 60+ Votes Despite Kalshi 22% Odds
• Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s retrial delayed to April 2027
• Bitcoin ETFs tear through 2026 outflows in 7-day hot streak
• US bank lobby wants stablecoin holders to open an account before cashing out
• Wall Street is making it easier for bitcoin whales to ditch self-custody: report
• Moonwell has a $1.8M liquidity hole and its latest plan allocates $0 to fix it
• Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Starts Trading on NYSE Arca With a 2.5% Sponsor Fee
• XRP’s 44% rally brings leverage back, raising risk of sharper pullback
• Crypto greed gauge hits highest since just before October’s $19 billion wipeout
• US banking groups plan nationwide blockchain network for 2027
• Bitcoin holds $79,000, ether, solana slip as traders bank a week of gains
• 40 malicious Firefox add-ons targeted crypto wallets, and 9 began as sports-score tools
• Ripple (XRP) Just Posted a Huge Network Jump: Here’s the Level That Matters Now
• Soluna’s 1 billion-share proposal exposes the funding challenge behind its AI and Bitcoin expansion
• Phantom’s plan to drop Sui exposes the hidden power wallet interfaces hold over user funds
• Bitcoin miner Sphere 3D faces $2.2M tariff claim equal to 77% of its cash
• Dogecoin (DOGE) Rises 30% in a Week: What Are the Next Targets?