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Bhutan sells 175 Bitcoin as BTC price nears $69K resistance

Bhutan Govt Offloads 300 BTC Again as Bitcoin Targets $65K Resistance
The Royal Government of Bhutan has once again sparked discussions among market participants, with its latest transfer of 300 Bitcoin.…
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CFTC Opens Public Comment on CPO and Commodity Trading Advisor Rules

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XRP News: Ripple Prime Closes $275M Upsized Offering to Support U.S. Expansion

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U.S.-Iran War Update: Trump Confirms No Talks With Iran Amid Strait of Hormuz Uncertainty

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Metaplanet Invests 2100 BTC to Launch US Bitcoin Treasury Superplanet

BREAKING: Metaplanet Invests 2100 BTC to Launch US Bitcoin Treasury Superplanet

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Securitize Launches HINC Tokenized High Yield Fund on Avalanche

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Wall Street Giant Citi Plans to Launch Bitcoin & Crypto Custody Later This Year

Wall Street Giant Citi Plans to Launch Bitcoin & Crypto Custody Later This Year

$3 trillion Wall Street giant Citi is preparing to roll out institutional digital asset custody services later this year, starting with Bitcoin. The move comes as Citi unveiled Custody+ amid…
August 18, 2026
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Blockchain.com Gains Approval to Operate Within Nigeria SEC Regulatory Sandbox

Blockchain.com has gained admission to Nigeria’s SEC regulatory incubation programme, allowing the crypto platform to operate within a defined sandbox as regulators assess its services, safeguards and compliance standards. Ad…
August 18, 2026
Kraken Launches US Stocks & xStocks Trading in European Economic Area

Kraken Launches Unified US Stocks & xStocks Trading in European Economic Area

Crypto exchange Kraken has expanded access to US stocks trading for eligible customers across the European Economic Area (EEA), building on its existing tokenized xStocks offering. The move will allow…
August 18, 2026
South Korea Media Regulator Votes to Block Polymarket Access

South Korea Media Regulator Votes to Block Polymarket Access

South Korea’s media regulator has voted to block domestic access to Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market. The Korea Communications Standards Commission made the ruling on August 18, 2026,…
August 18, 2026
Bank of America (BofA) Boosts Bitcoin, ETH & XRP ETFs, Cuts MSTR Stock Holdings by 70%

Bank of America (BofA) Boosts Bitcoin, ETH & XRP ETFs, Cuts MSTR Stock Holdings by 70%

Bank of America (BofA) has expanded its exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana through exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Wall Street giant also trimmed its holdings in Strategy (MSTR), American…
August 18, 2026
Trump Family’s $1.4B+ WLFI Deepens Ties to Restricted Chinese AI Models via WorldClaw

Trump Family’s $1.4B+ WLFI Deepens Ties to Restricted Chinese AI Models via WorldClaw

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is deepening its commercial footprint in a direction that contradicts the administration’s own national security posture. According to an exclusive Reuters report published on August…
August 18, 2026
XRP News: Ripple Partners with Korea's Bank to Replace SWIFT with Real-Time Payments

XRP News: Ripple Partners with Korea’s Bank to Replace SWIFT with Real-Time Payments

In major XRP news today, Ripple and Jeonbuk Bank partner to modernize cross-border payments for South Korea’s regional banking sector. It becomes the first regional bank in South Korea to…
August 18, 2026
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U.S. Treasury Seeks Public Comment on Stablecoin Issuance to Implement GENIUS Act

The U.S. Treasury Department has called for public comment on the GENIUS Act as it moves to implement the stablecoin law. This comes as the CLARITY Act, which provides a…
August 17, 2026
US SEC to Release Innovation Exemption for Tokenized Securities

SEC Prepares Framework for 24/7 Trading of Tokenized U.S. Stocks

The SEC is preparing a regulatory framework that could allow tokenized U.S. stocks to trade around the clock, moving blockchain-based equities closer to regulated 24/7 markets. Ad Ad SEC Prepares…
August 17, 2026
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OpenAI Secures 20-Year Ohio Data Center Lease With NVIDIA Backing

AI firm OpenAI has secured a 20-year lease at a data center in Ohio, backed by up to $105 billion from NVIDIA. This is part of a partnership with SB…
August 17, 2026
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