2026-08-18 Silver fell to $63 per ounce, down 4.3% in 24 hours. 2026-08-18 Solana Policy Institute CEO: Clarity Act stuck in "August recess purgatory," only 10% chance of passage before midterm elections 2026-08-18 White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt: remains "optimistic and bullish" on the passage of the Clarity Act. 2026-08-18 Ripple's Head of Legal: September 15 will be a key barometer for the prospects of the Clarity Act. 2026-08-18 VanEck: 8 of 12 capitulation indicators are flashing, Bitcoin pullback may be nearing its end 2026-08-18 Holding $35.5 million in Strategy stock, the largest U.S. pension fund discloses a position of 381,048 shares. 2026-08-18 SEC Proposes New Crypto Rules: Establishing a Token Investment Contract Safe Harbor with a Maximum Issuance Amount of $75 Million 2026-08-18 Brian Armstrong: SEC advances token classification, urges swift passage of the CLARITY Act 2026-08-18 Interstice Digital, in partnership with FalconX, launches a cross-chain exchange engine connecting Canton, Ethereum, Solana, and Robinhood Chain. 2026-08-18 A 60/40 portfolio's annualized returns and risk-adjusted performance improve, with BlackRock stating that allocating 1% to 2% to Bitcoin can achieve this. 2026-08-18 The stock price has risen 24% since August 1, and CAN has been authorized to sell digital assets to repurchase shares. 2026-08-18 Total holdings reach 1,917 BTC; Singapore-listed Bitcoin mining company Canaan Inc. increases its position by 2 BTC. 2026-08-18 The SEC proposes to allow crypto projects to raise up to $75 million annually without full securities registration. 2026-08-18 Bitcoin hits $65,000, $56 million in leveraged short positions liquidated. 2026-08-18 The SEC Commission passed the "Regulation Crypto Assets" proposal, with commissioners voting separately outside the public meeting. 2026-08-18 Cloudflare NET is now live, supporting 10x leverage and 24/7 trading all year round. 2026-08-18 Gold fell to $4,350 per ounce, down 1.6% in 24 hours. 2026-08-18 Coinbase: Agents can now search over 2.2 million lodging listings, book hotels, and pay on-chain. 2026-08-18 The probability of GPT-6 being released at the end of September is approximately 72%. OpenAI previously slowed down the launch of Astra due to cybersecurity risks. 2026-08-18 Prediction market companies were not invited; the White House will hold a tech leaders event with Trump tomorrow. 2026-08-18 Holding approximately $127 million in HYPE, Multicoin Capital transferred 172,700 HYPE to Coinbase Prime. 2026-08-18 SEC Proposes Regulation Crypto Assets, Certain Crypto Asset Issuances to Be Exempt from Registration 2026-08-18 A 2012 Bitcoin wallet dormant for 14 years transferred 212 BTC, worth $13.72 million. 2026-08-18 Kraken's payment app, Krak, has launched a multi-asset debit card in the United States, supporting over 600 assets and offering up to 2% cashback. 2026-08-18 Anthropic Gains Favor with Banks, Credit Line Could Exceed $10 Billion Before IPO 2026-08-18 8 Bitcoin capitulation signals are currently triggered, and VanEck expects this pullback to be shallower than historical bear markets. 2026-08-18 After CASHCAT's listing on Robinhood, it dropped about 30%, and trader 0x4B1 is still holding with an unrealized loss of $412,000. 2026-08-18 An elderly man in his eighties in Hong Kong lost over HK$5 million in a month and a half, falling victim to a fake cryptocurrency app scam. 2026-08-18 Trump instructed his team not to negotiate with Iran for the time being, waiting for Iran to be ready to sign an agreement. 2026-08-18 Due to sanctions, NoOnes will gradually wind down its operations. 2026-08-18 Pre-market perpetual contracts can supplement the IPO process; trade.xyz and Hyperliquid jointly release an open letter. 2026-08-18 WLFI refers to WorldClaw as an independent company and refuses to disclose the financial relationship between the two parties. 2026-08-18 Ripple completes $275 million private placement of senior unsecured notes, receives BBB investment-grade rating 2026-08-18 Spot gold fell more than 1% intraday, breaking below $4,370. 2026-08-18 RBC, holding $1.8 trillion in assets, increased its stake in Bitcoin treasury company Strategy by 46,000 shares, with the position valued at $37.2 million. 2026-08-18 A whale with cumulative losses of $1.81 million and holding $125 million in BTC shorts has reduced its position by 200 BTC. 2026-08-18 Position value $93.3 million, an address's 1800 BTC short position partially liquidated, 360 BTC liquidated. 2026-08-18 BTC breaks through 65,000 USDT, with a 24H increase of 2.17%. 2026-08-18 $28,200 in value, EQGOOGL spot token purchased with 500.04 HYPE 2026-08-18 IREN is now listed, supporting 10x leverage and 24/7 trading. 2026-08-18 Philadelphia Semiconductor Index falls 5%, with MRVL, ARM, and INTC down nearly 7%. 2026-08-18 Iran: Will Never Open Hormuz Until Conditions Are Met, Has Shifted to a "Fully Offensive" Posture 2026-08-18 Toyota Finance opens retail direct subscription for 1 billion yen tokenized bonds. 2026-08-18 Arthur Hayes comes out of retirement to lead Flop Labs; FLOP expected to conduct a large-scale airdrop in Q4. 2026-08-18 Fabrinet fell over 14% after earnings, with the optical communications sector collectively declining. 2026-08-18 Securitize partners with Neuberger to launch multi-chain high-yield bond tokenized fund HINC, marking Neuberger's first role as sub-advisor. 2026-08-18 Supporting asset expansion, Cash App integrates MoonPay to offer trading in ETH, SOL, XRP, and USDT. 2026-08-18 Trump stated that no negotiations are currently underway with Iran, and the naval blockade remains fully in effect. 2026-08-18 Baidu's stock price plunged 10%, marking its biggest drop since June. 2026-08-18 Citigroup Inc. will launch bitcoin institutional custody services within the year.