Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said Bitcoin could be entering its next bull cycle as the asset trades above $72,000 ahead of a key U.S. Senate vote on crypto legislation. Summary Bitcoin has climbed above $72,000 after gaining more than 11% within 24 hours. Armstrong identified the September CLARITY Act vote as the market’s next…
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“HSBC’s interoperability transaction with Standard Chartered via SWIFT is a landmark moment for the promise of tokenised deposits,” said HSBC exec. HSBC and Standard Chartered executed the first live tokenized deposit transaction on SWIFT’s blockchain-based ledger, the two banks said on August 19, six weeks after the network opened to an initial cohort of…
A team of astronomers has just detected the fastest star in the galaxy. Its anomalous speed has a more unsettling explanation: It orbits Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, the mass of which is equivalent to four million times that of the sun. S301, as astronomers have named…
Key Takeaways Selig ordered CFTC staff on Aug. 20 to prepare backup crypto market rules. CFTC rules could give exchanges a new path if the 2026 Clarity Act stalls. Senate action could return in September, with the Clarity Act needing 60 votes. Speaking Thursday at the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee’s inaugural meeting in Washington, Selig…
A group of Bitcoin wallets dormant since 2014 has transferred 1,214.42 BTC worth about $86 million as the cryptocurrency traded near a weekly high of $72,400. Summary 28 dormant wallets transferred 1,314.41 BTC worth $94.03 million within 24 hours. 2014 wallets supplied 92.4% of the Bitcoin moved during the period. 21 transactions carried exactly 50…
I traveled to Las Vegas in May to watch the Enhanced Games — a one-of-a-kind sports competition that lets athletes compete while using the kind of performance-enhancing drugs typically banned in professional sports. The games, derided as the “steroid Olympics,” were put on by a telehealth company backed by the likes of Peter Thiel and…
Meanwhile, ZEC exploded by over 11% in the past 24 hours to exceed $560. Grayscale has disclosed discussions with a Digital Currency Group (DCG) subsidiary over a contribution of roughly 200,000 ZEC to its Zcash Trust, in an August 18 amendment to the registration statement that would move the fund onto NYSE Arca. Grayscale…
The Pixel 11 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro now have the same starting price: $1,099 with 256GB of storage. That makes the comparison unusually direct. Google emphasizes Gemini and long-range still photography, while Apple leans on professional video tools and its wider device ecosystem. At the same price, the choice comes down to which strength…
Key Takeaways Defillama shows decentralized finance TVL jumping 9.15% to $83.216B on Aug. 20. DEX platform volume hit $10.886B, its first move above $10B since June 5. The perp DEX Hyperliquid captured roughly 45% of perp DEX volume with $15.205B in 24 hours. Defillama TVL data at about 10:30 a.m. EDT on Aug. 20 showed…
