Friday, August 21, 2026

Sharplink Bets Big on Ethereum, Stakes Another 39,319 ETH Worth $91 Million

Sharplink Gaming has staked another 39,319 ETH worth roughly $91 million, adding to a treasury that already ranks among the largest corporate ether holdings in the world. Another Staking Batch, Another Data Point Lookonchain flagged the transaction, reporting that Sharplink Gaming staked another 39,319 ETH worth close to $91 million at current prices. The move […]

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BYDFi Joins Coinfest Asia 2026, Connecting With Institutions, Builders and Traders in Bali

VICTORIA, Seychelles, August 21, 2026 – Global crypto exchange BYDFi is participating as a Gold Sponsor at Coinfest Asia 2026, taking place August 20-21 at Melasti Beach in Bali. Positioned as “The World’s Crypto Festival Built for Institutions, Builders & Traders,” the event brings together participants across digital assets, finance, technology, and trading. Attendees can […]

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$1.2B Wiped out: Bitcoin Squeeze Returns Strategy to Profit

Michael Saylor bitcoin Strategy Inc 2Bitcoin surpassed $79,000, boosting market cap past $1.55 trillion and pushing the broader crypto market to $2.65 trillion amid growing fears over $40 trillion in U.S. national debt.   Short Sellers Squeezed as Liquidations Top $1B Bitcoin breached $79,000 Friday morning, pushing its dollar gains since Aug. 17 past $15,000. The cryptocurrency’s relentless ascent comes […]

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Bitcoin Approaches $80,000 as Vaneck’s Sigel Sees $100,000 Target by 2027

Vaneck’s head of digital assets research, Matthew Sigel, says his year-ahead bitcoin target and his 2029 cycle-peak call haven’t moved. Bitcoin is currently surging and has cleanly broken past the all-important $75,000 psychological threshold. A Target That Hasn’t Moved Sigel reiterated his stance on television this week, telling CNBC he still expects bitcoin to climb […]

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Thursday, August 20, 2026

Trump’s Hyperliquid Name-Drop Sends HYPE Charging Toward Record Highs

Hyperliquid chartHyperliquid’s HYPE token charged toward record territory after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed regulators are working on a legal pathway that could bring the crypto trading heavyweight into the American market. Trump Drops Hyperliquid Into Washington’s Spotlight Trump made the comments on Aug. 19 during a White House meeting with cryptocurrency, technology, and finance executives, […]

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Securitize Brings Neuberger’s $230 Billion Credit Platform Onchain

Securitize and Neuberger logosSecuritize has launched a tokenized fixed-income fund with Neuberger, extending institutional credit strategies onto public blockchains. The fund will invest mainly in high-yield bonds and will be available across Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. Securitize Launches High-Yield Bonds Across 4 Public Blockchains Securitize is pushing deeper into tokenized credit with a new fund that brings […]

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CFTC Seats Kalshi, Polymarket, Draftkings on Its New Advisory Panel

CFTC Cites Bitcoin Position in Emergency Order Shielding KalshiThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Innovation Advisory Committee holds its first meeting Thursday, with prediction markets on the agenda. Seven of its 35 members run companies at the center of the event-contract fight the agency is waging against nine state governments. Seven Seats for the Event-Contract Industry The CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee convenes for the […]

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