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BTC hit a three-month peak above $81,000 earlier today. A week ago, it struggled below $65,000.

The altcoin rally added $215 billion in market capitalization between Aug. 19 and Aug. 22, pushing the combined value of coins outside Bitcoin (TOTAL2) up more than 24% and back above $1 trillion, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. Darkfost also found that 56% of Binance-listed altcoins have reclaimed their 200-day moving averages, a sharp reversal […] The post A $215 billion altcoin rally rests on Bitcoin holding its reclaimed market structure appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Thailand’s SEC opened consultations on local Bitcoin and Ether ETF rules and qualification standards for foreign digital asset custodians. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advanced its framework for locally listed spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from proposed principles to draft regulations while revising its approach to foreign digital asset custodians. The regulator said Monday it is seeking feedback on two consultation papers. One contains draft regulations for Thai crypto ETFs, while the other proposes principles governing the qualifications of foreign digital asset custodians engaged by mutual and private funds investing in digital assets. During the initial stage, asset managers could establish passive ETFs tracking Bitcoin (BTC) or Ether (ETH), the only two eligible crypto assets. Read more

Bitcoin holds near $80,500 as mining stocks dodge anti-AI data center backlash. Full technical breakdown, key levels, and presale rotation analysis. The post BTC Price Hits $80,000 as Bitcoin Miners Dodge Data Center Backlash Crushing AI Stocks And BTC Just Hit $80,000 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The bank plans tokenized money market fund settlements in the fourth quarter as HKDAP expands its phased rollout into conventional banking. Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), or SCBHK, has become the first bank authorized to distribute HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial.  On Monday, the bank said it is engaging eligible institutional clients and partners on uses including tokenized fund settlements, treasury operations and cross-border payments during a phased rollout. Standard Chartered’s addition expands HKDAP distribution into conventional banking nearly two weeks after Anchorpoint began beta access through HashKey Group and OSL. SCBHK said it expects to introduce new commercial applications over the coming months. Read more

POL, INJ, BTW, XMR, and SOL are the top gainers from the alts today.

The $1.8 trillion manager is putting its onchain money market fund on the Hong Kong exchange's Earn channel.

Bitcoin price has crossed $80,000 as the US Treasury explored tapping its roughly $1 trillion cash pile to fund an escalating effort to stabilize long-term government debt. Two senior Treasury officials told CNBC that the Treasury General Account, the federal government's operating account at the Federal Reserve, could help finance expanded bond buybacks. The officials […] The post Bitcoin tops $80,000 as Treasury weighs $950 billion cash pile for bond buybacks appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Treasury says Ivan Obukhov processed over $100 million in crypto for IRGC-QF oil sales since 2023.

Galaxy Research’s latest tally shows that more than half of 221 Coldcard hack victim reports involved individual losses exceeding 1 Bitcoin. The vast majority of Bitcoin stolen in the Coldcard hack remains unmoved, according to researchers tracking one of the largest hardware wallet exploits. Galaxy Research has attributed the theft of 1,789.28 Bitcoin from 8,865 addresses to the Coldcard hack, according to a Monday X post by Alex Thorn, Galaxy’s head of research. The funds were worth $114.7 million at the time of theft. Thorn said attackers have not spent 1,561 Bitcoin, or 87.3% of the attributed losses. The funds remain in attacker-controlled collection or holding addresses, including all Bitcoin stolen during the first three attack waves. Read more

XRP's order book shows major sell pressure clustered near the $1.70 and $2.00 levels, with large buy orders just below $1.52.

A power-allocation dispute ended two Uruguay mining sites, leaving Tether’s smaller Adecoagro pilot to prove it can secure dependable energy on workable terms. The post Tether’s $120 million Uruguay mining failure now shadows its next Bitcoin bet in Brazil appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The CLARITY Act faces a 60-vote Senate hurdle as Trump presses lawmakers, with the outcome shaping crypto regulation and token markets. The post CLARITY Act 60-Vote Hurdle Puts Crypto Rules in Focus Days After White House Meeting appeared first on Cryptonews.

A federal jury convicted Brent Kovar of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering after he took $24 million from at least 400 investors. A business owner in Las Vegas faces a statutory maximum sentence of 280 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of running a $24 million crypto Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 400 investors. The US Justice Department said Monday that Brent Kovar was found guilty of 11 counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud and two counts of money laundering following a nine-day trial. Kovar owned Profit Connect from late 2017 to July 2021. The company purportedly used artificial intelligence software on a supercomputer to mine crypto and verify other crypto transactions. Read more

Tokenized U.S. treasury and money market funds are one of the fastest-growing segments in the digital asset markets, growing fifteenfold in two years.

Spot bitcoin funds took in $337.56 million on Aug. 24, extending an unbroken run of inflows that has now put real money behind a rally that started with a short squeeze.

Bitcoin ETFs have drawn $2.26 billion over six trading days, while year-to-date net outflows have narrowed to about $2.57 billion. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $337.6 million in net inflows on Monday, marking their sixth consecutive trading day of inflows totaling $2.26 billion. The new inflows have cut the Bitcoin ETFs’ year-to-date net outflows to about $2.57 billion, according to SoSoValue data. Last week alone, the funds recorded $1.92 billion in net inflows, their strongest week since October 2025. Cumulative net inflows since launch rose to $54 billion, with total net assets reaching $98.56 billion. Read more

The billionaire investor argues the intervention removes a vital check on government borrowing and fiscal accountability while markets remain the better judge of prices.

The revised model is now live. Here's what users have to know.

The Ethereum-compatible blockchain wants users to be able to replace the keys controlling an account without changing its address, opening the door to passkeys, recovery tools and post-quantum security.