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NewsTrump Bitcoin Custody Policy: Federal Holdings Can Grow Without a Direct Buying Program
President Donald Trump can widen the ways Bitcoin flows into federal custody, but that authority does not amount to creating a predictable, multibillion-dollar government buyer of the asset.
CMCBYDFi Joins Coinfest Asia 2026, Connecting with Institutions, Builders and Traders in Bali
VICTORIA, Seychelles, 20th August 2026, Chainwire
NewsAI Agents Could Make Billion-Dollar Crypto Hacks Look Like Pennies
The core of the warning is a comparison of magnitude, not of kind. Where a major exploit today might drain a single protocol or exchange, the fear is that AI agents could run many such attacks in parallel, at machine speed, making current losses look small by comparison.
BitcoinChinese InsurTech Firm Zhibao Adds 2,380 Bitcoin to Treasury
Reporting on the transaction described it as a roughly $154 million acquisition of 2,380 BTC, based on coverage of the closed purchase . The specifics of custody, acquisition method, and exact timing are not established beyond what the filing supports.
BitcoinBitcoin Briefly Tops $70,000 for First Time Since June
Bitcoin climbed above $70,000 before easing back, marking its first visit to that threshold since June, as reported by CoinDesk . The move was brief rather than a confirmed hold above the level.
DeFiMaya Protocol Hack Halts Network After $1.4M Bitcoin Theft
Maya Protocol globally halted its network on August 19, 2026, after founder AaluxxMyth said the cross-chain protocol had likely been exploited for around 20 BTC, worth roughly $1. 4 million, in an incident that security researchers traced to a six-bug exploit chain.
NewsSen. Gallego Says Congress Can Still Advance Crypto Bill Despite Stalled Ethics Talks
Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego says Congress can still advance the crypto market structure bill even as ethics-related negotiations remain stalled, signaling that the legislation’s path forward is not necessarily blocked by the current impasse.
NewsNethermind Leaves LayerZero Verifier Role for Chainlink
Ethereum engineering firm Nethermind is stepping away from its verifier role on the cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero and moving toward Chainlink, according to reporting on the change.
NewsFairshake Faces $2M Setback in Florida Primaries
Fairshake, the crypto-industry political action committee, is reported to have suffered a roughly $2 million setback in Florida’s primaries, a result tied to campaign spending in state races rather than any token price move.
NewsTrump Says CFTC Is Working to Bring Hyperliquid to the US Compliantly
President Donald Trump said the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is working to bring Hyperliquid to the United States in a fully compliant fashion, a statement that puts the onchain derivatives venue’s path to US market access at the center of the regulatory conversation.
MarketsCrypto-Linked Stocks Rise as Strategy Jumps 12% and Coinbase Gains 9%
Crypto-linked stocks rallied sharply as Strategy climbed roughly 12% and Coinbase gained about 9%, with the two most-watched public proxies for digital-asset exposure leading a broad move higher across bitcoin-correlated equities.
MarketsCoinbase, Circle, Bullish Gain on Clarity Act Optimism
Shares of Coinbase, Circle and Bullish moved higher after backers of the Clarity Act expressed optimism about the digital-asset bill, tying the rally in the three crypto-linked companies to renewed hopes for legislative progress rather than any confirmed passage.