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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.
MarketsBitcoin Nears $69K, Ether Jumps on Treasury Buybacks, SEC Proposal
Bitcoin climbed toward $69,000 and ether jumped about 10% on August 19, 2026, as traders priced in a larger U. S.
NewsCoinbase Adds 50x Crypto Perpetuals to Base App Through Hyperliquid
The launch framing comes from Coinbase-linked announcement material, including an official Coinbase post on X and follow-on coverage describing 50x perpetuals arriving in the Base app via Hyperliquid. For related coverage, see Report: FCA and HTX in Settlement Talks Over Illegal UK Crypto Promotions .
BitcoinBitcoin Above $68K on Treasury Buyback Short Squeeze
The rally followed a Treasury debt-management announcement that markets read as a liquidity boost, pulling capital back into risk assets. Yet crypto sentiment stayed cautious, leaving the move looking more like a liquidity shock and short squeeze than a fully euphoric reset.
NewsDeribit to Launch Stock and ETF Perpetual Contracts August 31
Deribit is preparing to introduce stock and ETF perpetual contracts on August 31, marking a move into real-world-asset (RWA) derivatives. Deribit describes this instrument category in its own documentation on RWA perpetual contracts .