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Ethereum also accelerated on complete days while Solana lagged, and key Aug. 19 issuer rows remain missing. The post Bitcoin grabs 77% of $1.3 billion crypto fund surge as BlackRock leads the rebound appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin approached $72,000 in a second day of upside as crypto short liquidations passed $3.1 billion. Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins are breaking records as short position liquidations pass $3 billion over two days. Key points: Read more

Conversations with X are ongoing, according to a person who also works with other social media platforms testing stablecoins to pay influencers.

President Donald Trump said on Aug. 20 that the US is considering accumulating sizable amounts of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Current law gives his administration several ways to increase federal crypto holdings, though no public authority gives Treasury a funded program for multibillion-dollar open-market purchases. For Bitcoin, Trump's 2025 executive order already directs Treasury and […] The post Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin whale, but Congress controls the wallet appeared first on CryptoSlate.

OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould told the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium the agency is moving at a rapid pace to beat a January statutory deadline, after already missing an earlier July target.

[PRESS RELEASE – VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 20th, 2026] Global crypto exchange BYDFi is participating as a Gold Sponsor at Coinfest Asia 2026, taking place August 20-21 at Melasti Beach in Bali. Positioned as “The World’s Crypto Festival Built for Institutions, Builders & Traders,” the event brings together participants across digital assets, finance, technology, and trading. […]

Backed by Hana Financial Group and SK Telecom, BitGo Korea built a locally registered entity from scratch to serve institutional and enterprise clients, rather than taking the acquisition route.

Bitcoin has gained 15% since monday, reclaiming several key technical and on-chain levels as bullish momentum builds.

Gnosis Chain was approved to transition to an EEZ rollup, enabling it to settle directly to Ethereum rather than continue with an independent validator set. GnosisDAO approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone layer-1 network to a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) rollup. GIP-153 received 123,158 GNO in support, 115 against and 151 abstaining across 54 voters, Gnosis Chain said in an X post. Turnout reached 123,425 GNO, exceeding the 75,000 quorum. Under the proposal, Gnosis Chain’s validator set would be retired and the network would settle transactions on Ethereum, making Gnosis Chain a layer-2 (L2) that relies on Ethereum’s validators for settlement. Read more

Bitcoin is on the run again, taking the entire market with it. Here are some of the possible reasons behind this impressive rally.

GnosisDAO has approved a plan to retire Gnosis Chain’s standalone Layer 1, a shift that will unlock roughly 350,000 staked GNO. Under GIP-153, Gnosis Chain will become a zero-knowledge-proven Ethereum Economic Zone rollup that settles directly to Ethereum every block. The network will eventually retire its independent validator set and inherit security from Ethereum validators […] The post A crypto network just voted to abandon its standalone blockchain and unlock 27% of its token supply appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ETH and HYPE are the two top gainers from the larger caps. XRP has successfully defended the $1.00 support.

Ripple’s $750 million buyback values the company at $50 billion, while Brad Garlinghouse leaves the IPO question open without a filing. The post Ripple’s $50B Valuation Keeps IPO Talk in Check appeared first on Cryptonews.

Regulators reportedly accepted BitGo Korea’s registration on Tuesday, two days before stricter VASP entry requirements took effect. BitGo Korea has secured a virtual asset service provider (VASP) registration in South Korea, providing a regulatory foundation to offer digital asset custody services to institutions.  On Thursday, BitGo announced that the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit accepted its local entity’s VASP registration, allowing it to provide virtual asset custody and transfer services to institutional and enterprise clients.  The company said it established the local entity instead of acquiring an existing registered provider and said it had built security, anti-money laundering, internal control and operational frameworks tailored to South Korean requirements.  Read more

Bitcoin is showing some of the strongest capitulation signals of the current downturn, suggesting the selloff may be entering a later stage even as the market offers little evidence of an imminent rebound. Eight of the 12 indicators tracked by VanEck are currently flashing capitulation, while all 12 reached extreme levels at some point during […] The post Bitcoin flashes 8 capitulation signals, but traders just spent $552 million protecting against another crash appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $517 million and ether funds $189 million on Aug. 19, the strongest daily hauls in months, as a broad rally torched $2.7 billion in bearish bets.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP rallied after Trump's crypto meeting, but the CLARITY Act still faces political disagreements in the Senate.

HYPE reached $72 after Trump said the CFTC was pursuing compliant US access for Hyperliquid, though no formal regulatory plan has been released. Hyperliquid’s native token surged more than 20% over 24 hours after United States President Donald Trump said regulators were working on a compliant pathway to make the decentralized trading platform available to American users. HYPE traded around $62 immediately before Trump’s remarks and subsequently jumped as much as 16% to a 24-hour high of $72.28, according to CoinGecko. It later settled to about $70, up approximately 20% in the last day, with 24-hour trading volume reaching $1.4 billion.  “I understand that Mike is also working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States in a fully compliant and legal fashion,” Trump said during a Wednesday White House event, referring to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig. “Working very hard on that.” Read more

Here's what happened behind the scenes before, during, and after XRP's major double-digit rally to $1.14.

The Hyperliquid wallet known as pension-usdt.eth was forced out of a 50,000 ETH short as ether surged, with five liquidation orders helping push the price higher during the unwind.