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Nearly 1 in 5 crypto spot trades now happen on DEXs as centralized exchange volume collapses

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Nearly 1 in 5 crypto spot trades now happen on DEXs as centralized exchange volume collapses

August 20, 2026

Centralized crypto exchanges lost 31.2% of their spot crypto trading volume in July, falling to $727 billion...

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Bitcoin blasts past $72,000 as Trump, Treasury buybacks wipe out $3.1B in shorts

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Bitcoin blasts past $72,000 as Trump, Treasury buybacks wipe out $3.1B in shorts

August 20, 2026

Bitcoin surged above $70,000 for the first time since June as falling Treasury yields and Washington’s crypto...

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Bitcoin grabs 77% of $1.3 billion crypto fund surge as BlackRock leads the rebound

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Bitcoin grabs 77% of $1.3 billion crypto fund surge as BlackRock leads the rebound

August 20, 2026

Bitcoin accounted for 77.4% of the $1.297 billion in inflows recorded across US Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana...

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Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin whale, but Congress controls the wallet

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Trump wants the US to become a Bitcoin whale, but Congress controls the wallet

August 20, 2026

President Donald Trump said on Aug. 20 that the US is considering accumulating sizable amounts of Bitcoin...

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A crypto network just voted to abandon its standalone blockchain and unlock 27% of its token supply

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A crypto network just voted to abandon its standalone blockchain and unlock 27% of its token supply

August 20, 2026

GnosisDAO has approved a plan to retire Gnosis Chain’s standalone Layer 1, a shift that will unlock...

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Bitcoin flashes 8 capitulation signals, but traders just spent $552 million protecting against another crash

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Bitcoin flashes 8 capitulation signals, but traders just spent $552 million protecting against another crash

August 20, 2026

Bitcoin is showing some of the strongest capitulation signals of the current downturn, suggesting the selloff may...

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Bitcoin treasury Hyperscale sells 686 BTC to clear loans but says cash won’t cover next 12 months

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Bitcoin treasury Hyperscale sells 686 BTC to clear loans but says cash won’t cover next 12 months

August 20, 2026

In August 2026, Hyperscale Data sold approximately 686 Bitcoin for about $43.4 million, then used part of...

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Can tokenized assets continue to scale faster than the revenue models behind them?

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Can tokenized assets continue to scale faster than the revenue models behind them?

August 19, 2026

Securitize closed its first quarter as a public company with average tokenized assets under management hitting a...

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Bitcoin’s $69,000 breakout now hinges on yields after Fed warns more tightening may be needed

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Bitcoin’s $69,000 breakout now hinges on yields after Fed warns more tightening may be needed

August 19, 2026

Bitcoin ran from around $64,100 to nearly $70,000 within hours on Aug. 19, once the US Treasury...

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Down 50% on crypto and burning $8 million in cash, this Nasdaq firm just pivoted to event robots to survive

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Down 50% on crypto and burning $8 million in cash, this Nasdaq firm just pivoted to event robots to survive

August 19, 2026

AIxCrypto Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed company shifting from a digital-asset treasury toward robot rentals, plans an orderly exit...

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Solana is slashing per-block compute limits so its new 350ms speed boost doesn’t overload the network

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Solana is slashing per-block compute limits so its new 350ms speed boost doesn’t overload the network

August 19, 2026

Solana’s 350ms Mainnet target is set to take effect in epoch 1020, down from the current 400-millisecond...

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Bitcoin holders face potential exchange freezes as new chain rollout tests replay safety and market stability

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Bitcoin holders face potential exchange freezes as new chain rollout tests replay safety and market stability

August 19, 2026

Crypto exchange GMO Coin may suspend several Bitcoin services when eCash takes its first balance snapshot at...

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Hashdex liquidates $14.7 million Bitcoin ETF as IBIT draws $143.6 million

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Hashdex liquidates $14.7 million Bitcoin ETF as IBIT draws $143.6 million

August 19, 2026

Hashdex’s $14.7 million Bitcoin ETF is in liquidation after trading and creation orders ended, leaving remaining shareholders...

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Circle renews Coinbase deal creating two ways to challenge Coinbase’s USDC payouts, but neither works quickly

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Circle renews Coinbase deal creating two ways to challenge Coinbase’s USDC payouts, but neither works quickly

August 19, 2026

Circle’s renewed agreement with Coinbase preserves the existing economics around USDC for another three-year term and, starting...

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How crypto turned a 68-point deficit into a market lead as Bitcoin and top altcoins outrun the Nasdaq

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How crypto turned a 68-point deficit into a market lead as Bitcoin and top altcoins outrun the Nasdaq

August 19, 2026

Bitcoin trailed the Nasdaq 100 by 68 percentage points over the past year, and it has spent...

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