HTX said an internal review found no official accounts in reported address-poisoning transfers. WuBlockchain cites known cases of up to about $4.2 million after Kraken freezes. That figure is not a Kraken statement.
Ethereum held around $2,256 Thursday after a close through the 200-day at $2,126. ETHA took $122.12 million of Wednesday's $189.15 million ETF bid. 1.618 extension $2,271 still overhead.
Bitcoin trades around $69,576 Thursday after a $517 million Wednesday ETF bid and a close through $67,292. Treasury lifted long-end buybacks to $4 billion. 200-day $71,515 still overhead.
White House press pool: Trump said CFTC is working to bring Hyperliquid to the US. Bitcoin accumulation has been talked about. No official readout. Skip the HYPE price.
Attorney Bill Morgan says SEC Regulation Crypto’s $75 million yearly cap does not fit Ripple’s $300 million monthly XRP escrow. The useful clause is the safe harbor if essential managerial efforts have ceased.
White House due to sit Atkins, CFTC chair Selig, Coinbase, Polymarket, Ripple, Gemini, Nasdaq, NYSE, CME and DTCC on 19 Aug. No official readout. CLARITY stuck. SEC Reg Crypto is the paper.
Maya Protocol founder AaluxxMyth said the protocol was exploited for about 20 BTC and $300,000 in other assets. Global halt. About 48.87 million CACAO drained from Asgard.
Binance Pay integrated with DK Bank’s Bhutan QR network on Monday. More than 3,700 merchants. Scan existing codes, enter BTN, settle in USDT. Promo through 31 December 2026.
CoinDesk reported Tuesday that Visa is looking for a new stablecoin settlement partner after Mastercard completed its BVNK purchase on 3 August. Price was up to $1.8 billion in March, including $300 million contingent.
A Blockworks-labeled series put July onchain tokenized-equity volume at $9.0 billion. CoinDesk Data had $11.3 billion, with Binance QQQB at $9.27 billion.
Arthur Hayes said Tuesday he is coming out of retirement to lead Flop Labs. FLOP: no presale, no VCs, fair launch. Airdrop Q4 2026. Genesis Q1 2027.
Ripple Prime closed an upsized $275 million senior unsecured private placement on Tuesday. KBRA rated the notes BBB. Piper Sandler led. Proceeds are working capital.