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A future Bitcoin buyer may encounter the asset through a portfolio they already own. An adviser can add a small allocation, a brokerage account can hold a spot ETF, and future retirement products could place Bitcoin inside another familiar investment wrapper. Grayscale expects Bitcoin ownership to keep broadening as government deficits persist, blockchain finance reaches […] The post Why millions of everyday savers will soon own Bitcoin without ever downloading a crypto app appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bullish's second-quarter loss of $280 million was mostly attributable to a $244.6 million markdown on the company’s bitcoin holdings.

Can BTC explode by over 300%, or is a huge crash incoming?

The new framework could be announced as soon as Friday, in what could be the biggest development for crypto this year.

The SEC said it will not pursue enforcement action if Franklin Templeton’s funds start investing cash in the asset manager’s own tokenized money market fund. Franklin Templeton received the regulatory nod to invest in its own blockchain-based money-market fund under specific guardrails, without having to adhere to physical custody regulations. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter on Wednesday stating it won’t take enforcement action if Franklin Templeton fund managers invest cash in the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, an interest-bearing tokenized fund that invests in US government securities and aims to maintain a stable $1 share price. The SEC will also allow the affiliated transfer agent, Franklin Templeton Investor Services (FTIS), to act as custodian for the tokenized funds and hold their private keys without adhering to existing physical-custody rules. It comes in response to Franklin Templeton’s formal no-action request letter sent earlier on Wednesday.  R...

Metaplanet's CEO denies selling Bitcoin after a $322M transfer. Full breakdown of BTC price levels, the custody operation, and what traders should watch next. The post Bitcoin News: Metaplanet CEO Shuts Down BTC Sale Fears appeared first on Cryptonews.

Twitch's chief product officer says he does not know whether content had already been used for training before the setting appeared.

Your day-ahead look for Aug. 13, 2026

Two newly described vectors account for about $15.7 million, while the larger estimate covers the full detected misuse corpus. The post Study finds 65,340 risky crypto addresses tied to $574 million in losses appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The SEC may launch formal Regulation Crypto rulemaking on August 14, with potential implications for crypto offerings and XRP holders. The post Ripple Clarity Act: SEC Vote Could Set Crypto Rulemaking in Motion on August 14 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Crypto markets remain in a low volatility holding pattern, trading in a tight range following Wednesday's CPI report.

Here's what might be more compelling for Ripple and XRP aside from the price moves.

Flying Tulip founder Andre Cronje contends that DeFi protocols have evolved into a new financial paradigm of “onchain finance,” but have sacrificed some of their inherent immutability and decentralization. Most decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are no longer truly decentralized, according to Andre Cronje, founder of DeFi platform Flying Tulip and creator of Fantom Network. “I don’t think DeFi exists anymore outside of those very small niches,” Cronje told Cointelegraph during Thursday’s Chain Reaction X Spaces show.  He argued that “true DeFi” needs to be decentralized, immutable and without an intermediary, adding: “That statement isn’t really true for pretty much any other protocols running today.” Read more

Kalshi shutdown odds have fallen sharply, but a December funding cliff could keep fiscal risk and Bitcoin volatility in play. The post Shutdown Odds Sink, but December Still Hangs Over Bitcoin appeared first on Cryptonews.

A botched search of the platform's server host cost prosecutors the bulk of their case, cutting it from 2,800 alleged victims to about 1,100.

MUFG is preparing a proof-of-concept for onchain JGB transactions using the Canton network.

Zcash Labs launched Aug. 6 to move Zcash deeper into business and institutional use. The independent group is focused on integrations, infrastructure, and adoption projects for companies that want to use ZEC. Zcash Labs will front project costs and later seek retroactive reimbursement from ZEC holders with a 20% markup. Its first supported project, zcashtocash, […] The post Zcash is borrowing crypto’s new institutional playbook as privacy goes mainstream appeared first on CryptoSlate.

HYPE, AVAX, and UNI are also in the green on a daily scale.

Binance bStocks became the second-largest tokenized stock issuer less than two months after launch, narrowly ahead of Kraken’s xStocks. Binance bStocks have overtaken xStocks to become the second-largest tokenized stock issuer by value less than two months after launch. BStocks reached about $624 million on Aug. 3, surpassing xStocks at roughly $579 million but trailing Ondo Finance at about $927 million, according to Token Terminal data. As of Tuesday, bStocks remained in second place at $610.6 million, narrowly ahead of xStocks at $601.2 million. The issuer landscape has shifted sharply as the tokenized stock market has grown. A year earlier, xStocks led with $40.7 million, followed by Robinhood at $37.2 million, while Ondo held about $65,000. The total value tracked by Token Terminal has since surged from roughly $80 million to about $2.7 billion. Read more

Hackers have now stolen more than $50 million from this same whale after they reportedly lost $24 million in a phishing incident in 2024.