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Piero Cipollone said the Eurosystem would not be able to link individuals to transactions, though the banks handling them still could.

XRP is on course for its strongest monthly gain in more than a year after recovering from below $1, even as a fresh pullback and heavy whale activity test the durability of the rally. CryptoSlate's data shows the token trading near $1.40 as of press time, down about 5% over the past 24 hours, after […] The post XRP rebounds 32% from $1 as ETF money pours in and whales reposition appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bernstein expects Bitcoin to reclaim $125,000 by late 2026, before reaching $300,000 in 2029 under its base case, with a bull case of $500,000. Wall Street research company Bernstein expects Bitcoin to recover from its latest downturn, reclaim its 2025 high and set new records in the coming years heading into the peak of its historical cycle. Bernstein expects Bitcoin (BTC) to reclaim $125,000 by late 2026 under both its base and bull cases, according to a research report published Wednesday and seen by Cointelegraph. The company said Bitcoin gained 28% over the previous 10 days after falling about 50% from its October 2025 peak, a rebound that could signal the end of the current bear cycle. Read more

EURR has gone live for selected customers in Denmark, Poland and Portugal, with a Luxembourg subsidiary of Stripe holding the reserves.

IBIT supplied 90.5% of the latest inflow as PCE, GDP and durable goods converge on one macro test. The post Bitcoin holds near $78K as PCE, GDP and durable goods data land with muted reaction appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Taurus expects first institutional clients to connect in days, with initial DLT transactions through its platforms expected within weeks. Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has integrated its tokenization and custody platforms with Swift’s blockchain-based ledger.  Taurus said Wednesday in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph that its clients can connect their existing digital asset infrastructure to the ledger for payments using bank-issued tokenized deposits. The first client integrations are expected to go live within days, with the first distributed ledger technology transactions facilitated through its platforms expected within weeks. Read more

Despite the retreat, ADA still ranks among the 20 largest cryptocurrencies.

[PRESS RELEASE – Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, August 26th, 2026] CoinMarketCap has obtained a SOC 2 Type 1 attestation report, following an independent examination of the controls protecting the systems behind its market data. CoinMarketCap also completed the SOC 1 Type 1 examination. Both reports add to the international certifications the company already holds for […]

The market liked the news, with ZRO up 10% and jumping nearly 50% off its local bottom.

Programmable deposits and AI agents may enable instantaneous, automated bank switching for higher yields, driving up bank funding costs.

Bitcoin's brief pullback below $78,000 triggered more than $300 million in crypto liquidations as traders took profits after a sharp $80,000 rally driven by Treasury developments, ETF inflows, and a squeeze on bearish positions. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest cryptocurrency fell as low as $77,870 during the last 24 hours before recovering above $79,000 […] The post Why Bitcoin’s $80,000 rally just flipped from short squeeze to long squeeze appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Central bank officials say the Eurosystem will be structurally unable to link users to purchases, but civil society groups remain skeptical.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 26, 2026

Bitcoin struggled to establish support at $80,000 as investor cohorts all returned to net profitability. Bitcoin (BTC) remains sensitive to sell-side pressure at $80,000, even as investors broadly avoid mass profit-taking. Key points: Read more

The FSA, Finance Ministry, BOJ and financial institutions plan to study the infrastructure and produce a development plan by early 2027. Japan is reportedly preparing a blockchain-based system intended to enable immediate cash settlement of stock and Japanese government bond transactions at any time of day. The Financial Services Agency, Ministry of Finance, Bank of Japan (BOJ) and financial institutions plan to establish a study group this summer, Nikkei reported Wednesday. The group is expected to decide how the blockchain-based infrastructure will be built, divide responsibilities among public agencies and financial institutions and produce a development plan early in 2027.  Read more

The price of bitcoin fell to $79,000 on Wednesday after gaining 23% in seven days as August ETF inflows climbed above $3 billion.

The bitcoin treasury company has built nearly four years of preferred-dividend coverage while continuing to repurchase STRC below par.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the retrial by more than six months, with Storm's motion for acquittal still undecided.

BlackRock’s IBIT now reports a $1 million in-kind minimum, potentially widening access for mid-sized institutions through authorized participants. The post IBIT Opens In-Kind Bitcoin Process to More Institutions appeared first on Cryptonews.