ARK Invest’s Lorenzo Valente sees specialized RWA markets redistributing power across DeFi, which could give customer-facing applications greater control over liquidity and revenue. That evolution could reshape fee allocation without triggering a broad migration toward app-specific chains. Specialized RWA Venues Could Reshape Onchain Liquidity Real-world asset (RWA) growth is chang
ARK’s Valente Sees RWA Trading Reshaping DeFi Platform Economics
In August 20 remarks, Selig directed agency staff to explore a regulatory fallback for digital asset markets using existing statutory powers. His framework would let certain crypto exchanges apply for designation as CFTC-regulated “crypto asset markets” dedicated to leveraged or margined trading. The move injects a federal agency blueprint directly into the policy debate while the
CFTC Pushes for Crypto Backup Plan if CLARITY Act Fails
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has ordered agency staff to prepare a backup regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets if Congress fails to advance the stalled Clarity Act. Speaking Thursday at the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee’s inaugural meeting in Washington, Selig explained that legislation remains his preferred route but made clear
Selig Turns up the Heat as CFTC Readies Its Own Crypto Rules
The BTC price reclaimed its 200-day moving average for the first time in nine months as its rally gained momentum after the US Treasury expanded its bond buybacks.
Bitcoin breaks above 200-day moving average for first time since November
Gamers have been waiting years to see gameplay footage from Grand Theft Auto VI, but this week, an individual or group known as CyberLeek has started posting possible clips online. For anyone who has not spent years following every scrap of GTA 6 news, here is why this matters: The game is the long-awaited next installment in Rockstar Games’ enormously popular open-world crime seri
What is CyberLeek? Everything we know about the alleged GTA 6 leakers.
Michael Selig said at a meeting of the Innovation Advisory Committee that he had directed CFTC staff to explore developer protections and other crypto-related policies.
CFTC chair says agency will move forward on crypto regulation if CLARITY fails
Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets roared back to life Thursday as total value locked (TVL) jumped 9.15% in 24 hours, decentralized exchange (DEX) volume punched through $10 billion, and Hyperliquid swallowed a massive chunk of derivatives trading. Defillama TVL data at about 10:30 a.m. EDT on Aug. 20 showed $83.216 billion parked across DeFi protocols, sharply […]
DeFi Roars Back as $10B DEX Boom Sends TVL Flying Above $83B
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. Dormant Bitcoin wallets move $94 million Bitcoin.com reported on Aug. 20, citing btcparser.com data,…
Bitcoin whale moves $86M after 11 years of dormancy
Binance’s Agent OS lets AI agents access market data, execute trades and make payments while giving users control over permissions and account access.
Binance opens crypto trading to AI agents with user-set controls
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. Armstrong sees a possible Bitcoin bull cycle In an Aug.…
Bitcoin could be at the start of its next bull cycle: Coinbase CEO
Bitcoin has climbed toward $73,000 after a record short squeeze and falling U.S. Treasury yields powered an 11% rally, but analysts have warned that continued ETF and spot demand will decide whether the breakout holds. Bitcoin’s short squeeze has accelerated…
Bitcoin’s $73K push may hinge on ETF demand: Analysts
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs drew $517.19 million on Wednesday, their strongest daily inflow since May 4, as bitcoin climbed above $70,000. Ether funds also surged with $189.15 million in net inflows, while XRP and solana ETFs finished higher. Bitcoin ETFs Add $517M as Bitcoin Breaks Above $70,000 A price breakout quickly turned into an ETF […]
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Pull In $706 Million as Crypto Demand Surges
XRP rebounds 10% as Bitcoin short liquidations top $1 billion, while UE Crypto expands cloud mining access XRP has recently staged a strong rebound, with its price briefly climbing near $1.10 — a single-day gain of 10.17% and its largest…
XRP surges 10%: UE Crypto offers cloud mining plans with daily returns exceeding $10,000
Coldcard has released firmware versions 5.6.1 and 1.5.1Q after a three-week security review, while warning that users with affected seed phrases must create new wallets and move their Bitcoin. Coldcard firmware adds mandatory user entropy Coldcard said in an Aug.…