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Piero Cipollone said the Eurosystem would not identify digital euro users as central bank digital currencies face privacy concerns worldwide. The European Central Bank (ECB) is defending the privacy design of its planned central bank digital currency (CBDC). In an Aug. 10 interview published Monday, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the digital euro’s design would limit the amount of transaction information available to the central bank. “The Eurosystem would not be able to identify the users making or receiving payments,” Cipollone said. Read more

PVARA said companies have until the deadline to submit their application for a no-objection certificate or otherwise cease operating.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 24, 2026

A September 3 vote would cut holder balances 160-for-1, then return authorized capacity to 3 billion shares. The post $400M AI crypto treasury firm seeks second reverse split while restoring capacity for 3 billion shares appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The planned tie-up would make Gemini the exclusive CFTC-regulated venue for crypto event contracts offered through Apex’s futures commission merchant.

Kevin Warsh gives his first Jackson Hole keynote as Fed chair on Friday, with futures now pricing a September rate hike at 36%.

BTC was little changed Monday after last week's 24% surge triggered by a Treasury buyback announcement that squeezed over $3 billion in shorts.

Germany expands its lead in EU MiCA authorizations with 79 crypto asset service providers, ahead of France and the Netherlands. Germany widened its lead in the number of providers licensed under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with six of its cooperative banks added in the latest register update. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its MiCA register on Friday, bringing the number of authorized crypto asset service providers (CASPs) to 331. Compared with an update from Aug. 12, the six additions were all German cooperative banks: Raiffeisenbank Aidlingen, Ihre Volksbank, VR-Bank Mittelfranken Mitte, Volksbank Euskirchen, VR Bank Ried-Überwald and Volksbank Backnang. Read more

Volante supports FedNow and Ripple through separate platform capabilities; Federal Reserve materials do not link FedNow with XRP. The post Ripple Payment Rails Separated From FedNow Access by Volante appeared first on Cryptonews.

The privacy coin reached its highest price tag in nearly a decade.

The company had 502.1 million shares outstanding on Aug. 20, while conditional offering warrants cover another 524.2 million. The post Cleaning firm dumps Dogecoin to fund $100M AI pivot amid stock dilution warning appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Households shown bitcoin’s prior-year return were 23% more likely to report owning crypto in a follow-up survey.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.92 billion last week, their strongest weekly inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $78,000 on Friday. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows surged last week after months of uneven flows, with investors pouring nearly $2 billion into the products amid a surge in Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.92 billion in net inflows during the week ending Friday, marking their strongest weekly performance in nearly 10 months, according to SoSoValue data. ETF analyst Nate Geraci said Sunday that spot Ether ETFs also attracted about $700 million. He added that Bitcoin and Ether funds each posted their strongest weekly inflows since October 2025. Read more

The validator-coordinated response is broader than TAC's May bridge containment, but the project has not disclosed the affected supply or a restart timetable. The post EVM network halts block production after supply exploit as TON connection remains dark appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Treasury buybacks, ETF inflows and a weaker dollar ignite crypto’s breakout.

XRP’s 50% rally has drawn ETF inflows, but overbought signals and heavy leverage raise fresh profit-taking risks for investors. The post XRP News: Price Rally, Take Profit or Let It Run? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 24

The $71,000 level remains crucial for Bitcoin, while $78,500 stands between the current market and a possible move toward $82,000.

Bitcoin holds its gains near $77,000 after a 22% week, while last week's biggest altcoin winners steady, with focus turning to Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole debut.

Open interest fell 2.65% and funding stayed near baseline, pointing to leverage clearing rather than longs rebuilding. The post Bitcoin weekend blip wiped out $250M in over leveraged long traders while open interest weakens appeared first on CryptoSlate.