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U.S. Representative Maxine Waters could be among several Democrats with significant crypto sway in the next Congress. (Eric Lee/Getty Images) If the crypto Clarity Act sinks this year, the same four congressional committees that worked on it will be central to whatever happens in the new session of Congress, and odds favor at least two of them being run by Democrats critical of crypto. The U.S. House of Representatives is the most likely to flip to Democrat control, which could leave Representat

Erebor close to completing a $1.5 billion financing round. (Andre Taissin/Unsplash) Erebor Bank is negotiating a $1.5 billion funding round for a total valuation of $9.5 billion, according to the Financial Times. The capital infusion is designed to meet a mandatory 12% leverage ratio while it expands lending operations, including a $200 million facility for Valar Atomics. Total deposits grew from $1.1 billion in March to $4.6 billion by July, driven by clients in crypto, AI and defense. Tech-ori

Pokemon cards are getting tokenized. (Getty Images) A booming Pokémon trading card market, now estimated at roughly $10 billion to $15 billion, has driven long lines at retailers like Costco and record-breaking sales, including Logan Paul’s $16.5 million Pikachu Illustrator card. Big-box chains such as Target and Walmart, along with eBay’s $2.62 billion in 2025 card sales, highlight how trading cards have evolved into a major alternative asset class that has recently outperformed the S&P 500 and

Anthony Soohoo, Chairman and CEO of MoneyGram, speaking at Consensus 2026 (CoinDesk) MoneyGram is extending its cash-to-crypto service, MoneyGram Ramps, to the Solana blockchain, allowing wallets, exchanges and developers on Solana to connect to its global cash network. The service lets users convert between cash and digital assets, supporting cash deposits in more than 25 countries and withdrawals in more than 170 countries and territories. The move deepens MoneyGram’s push into stablecoin-base

AUSTRAC suspended Cryptolink’s registration for three months, taking 96 crypto ATMs out of service across Australia. The regulator cited missing transaction reports and the company’s failure to respond to an information request. The move shows AUSTRAC is stepping up scrutiny of crypto ATMs because cash-to-crypto services can carry money-laundering risks. Australia’s financial crime watchdog suspended crypto ATM operator Cryptolink Pty Ltd for three months, forcing the firm to shut down 96 machin

Ravencoin could roll back four days of transactions after critical block flaw. (Anastasiya Dalenka/Unsplash) Ravencoin is attempting to rewrite several days of blockchain history after attackers exploited a critical software flaw that allowed invalid blocks to be added to the network. Two major mining pools, 2Miners and RavenMiner, are rebuilding the chain from just before the first bad block on Aug. 7, a move that could erase completed payments and leave exchanges and users with missing transac

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk) Coinbase is establishing an international tokenization hub in Abu Dhabi, securing a Financial Services Permission from the Abu Dhabi Global Market’s regulator to arrange investment deals and custody tokenized securities. The exchange plans to issue and register digital securities backed by underlying shares under Abu Dhabi oversight, positioning them as securities, blockchain-native tokens and DeFi-composable assets. The new Abu Dhabi operation, alongside

Black Monday 1987 may hold lessons for 2026. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter 'Daybook.' Sign up here , if you haven't already. Financial markets’ risk-free rate, the yield on U.S. Treasury securities, is rising again . Crypto maximalists often dismiss this as background noise, but when the rate rises sharply, it often competes for capital with stocks and other assets. History shows that the resulting market adjustments tend to be painful. Jurrien Timmer,

Alexander Blume, founder and CEO of Two Prime, speaks at Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk) Institutions are increasingly borrowing against bitcoin to fund acquisitions and capital expenditure while retaining exposure to the asset. Two Prime says the market is maturing as lenders offer larger facilities, longer durations and more bespoke financing terms. Institutional demand for bitcoin-backed loans is accelerating as lenders are offering larger facilities, longer maturities and more tailored te

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk data) Bitcoin is down 1.68% over 24 hours as Trump's demand for 50 years of compensation from Iran killed the Hormuz reopening narrative overnight, pushing Brent crude to $89.08, more than 12% above last week's low. XRP remains under pressure, with futures open interest growing the most of the day as it threatens to drop below $1 for the first time since 2024. Wednesday's CPI report is now the week's defining catalyst. The crypto market was little changed on Tuesday after

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Kalshi has allegedly used flight cancellation data illegally for bets on its platform. (Yeray Sanchez/Unsplash) Flight-tracking company FlightAware has sued prediction market platform Kalshi in federal court in New York, alleging unauthorized commercial use of its flight data and trademark to run bets on airline cancellations. The complaint says Kalshi violated FlightAware’s license terms, ignored a cease-and-desist letter, and continued to reference FlightAware data for settling contracts even

IGV, BTCUSD (TradingView) Software stocks break away as IGV hits a one-year high against bitcoin at 0.0016 mark. IGV has surged 40% from its april low and is nearing record highs, while bitcoin remains down 29% in 2026 Every previous negative-correlation episode ended with bitcoin catching up, but this time software may be breaking away for good Software stocks are breaking away from bitcoin BTC $ 63,685.01 . The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV), has climbed to a one-year high rel

Luke Dashjr (CoinDesk) Luke Dashjr, one of the key proponents of BIP-110 soft-fork attempt, has been removed from his position as an editor of such proposals for the development of the Bitcoin network. Dashjr was accused of abusing his editorial authority in doing so, such as attempting to assign the proposal a BIP number before it had been discussed and then quickly merging an update into the repository without following due process. He went on to announce that he is taking a sabbatical from hi

Nvidia wants to turn AI chips into an investable asset class. (Possessed Photography/Unsplash) Nvidia has signed memorandums of understanding with six major Wall Street firms to create financing platforms that could channel more than $500 billion into AI computing infrastructure. The company is pushing to have AI compute, largely powered by its GPUs in so-called AI factories, treated as long-lived, revenue-generating infrastructure assets rather than short-lived tech expenses. Nvidia’s move coul

(Shutterstock) The Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group noted repeated instances where crypto and digital asset firms have struggled to open accounts with U.K. banks. Banks with restrictions on crypto-related payments include HSBC, Nationwide, NatWest, Santander and Starling. A U.K. parliamentary group wrote to the bosses of the country’s largest lenders about the lack of banking services for crypto firms. The “Dear CEO” letter, signed by co-chairs of the Crypto and Digital As

Bitcoin mining racks can be repurposed for AI calculations. (Shutterstock) Riot Platforms shares surged more than 20% before U.S. equity markets opened on Tuesday after the company signed a $9.1 billion deal to provide Anthropic with computing resources for AI. The 20-year agreement gives Anthropic 191 megawatts of computing capacity, with potential extensions lifting the value to $16.1 billion. The agreement reflects an industry-wide pivot from bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure as miners seek

Tokenization of commercial ships is gathering pace. (Niklas9416/Pixabay) ADI Chain and Shipfinex are partnering to tokenize commercial ships. No tokens have been issued yet. Shipfinex only holds a preliminary regulatory approval from Dubai's VARA, not a full operating license. This isn't the category's first – rivals Galactica and Ethra Ship already have live maritime tokenization deals The world's commercial ships (the vessels themselves, not the cargo they carry) are worth an estimated $2 tril

BTCPay offers $190,000 bounty after bitcoin payment servers drained in exploit. (Unsplash) BTCPay Server is offering a bounty of 10% of any recovered stolen bitcoin, up to 3 BTC, to anyone with information leading to the funds’ return, including the attacker. The theft stemmed from a vulnerability that let attackers obtain LND Lightning node credentials and drain connected wallets, affecting merchants including Foundation and Citadel21. BTCPay has enlisted exchanges, blockchain analytics firms a

Bitcoin’s BIP-110 fork is 300 blocks behind BTC and six years from fixing itself. (Shutterstock) A proposed Bitcoin rule change known as BIP-110 triggered a chain split on Saturday, but the breakaway chain has produced only two blocks and has since stalled. Because the forked chain inherited Bitcoin’s high mining difficulty while its coin has no market value, miners have little incentive to support it, leaving it 326 blocks behind the main network. The forked chain cannot lower its mining diffic

XRP price today. (CoinDesk Data) Bitcoin slipped below $65,000 after a fourth failed attempt to hold that level, though it remains slightly higher on the week amid weak overall crypto sentiment. Ether and XRP led declines among major tokens, while Solana and BNB held weekly gains and HYPE, tron and dogecoin edged higher. Analysts see a buildup of short positions above $65,000 and view $70,000—near bitcoin’s 200-day moving average—as the key level that could shift sentiment, as broader markets fo

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has set a meeting to propose Regulation Crypto. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is about to act on its Regulation Crypto rulemaking, setting a meeting to propose the rule this week. The meeting will come just a week after the U.S. Senate left town without holding even a procedural vote on the Clarity Act, which is intended to explain how the SEC and its sister agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, can o

'Strong hands' are accumulating BTC again. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk) The number of bitcoin wallets holding at least 10,000 BTC has risen to 90, a six-month high, signaling renewed accumulation by large investors. Since July 29, wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC have added about $1.5 billion in bitcoin, while smaller “micro” wallets have been shrinking amid security fears and regulatory delays. Analysts at Santiment say this rotation of coins from smaller holders

President Donald Trump at the White House (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk) Trump Media held 9,477 bitcoin at the end of June, down from 9,542 at the end of 2025, while the position's fair value fell to $557 million from $836 million. The company recorded $360.6 million in losses on digital assets and digital assets pledged during the first half of 2026, much of it unrealized. The results come days after Trump Media and Crypto.com scrapped plans for a publicly traded CRO treasury company and abandoned a

The big picture: In an interview on CoinDesk’s Public Keys, Bitwise Head of Research Ryan Rasmussen said investors are underestimating Circle’s opportunity as stablecoins move toward a multi-trillion-dollar market. Rasmussen expects the stablecoin market to grow from roughly $300 billion to between $3 trillion and $5 trillion. He said Circle is particularly well positioned as U.S. stablecoin regulation takes shape, with its existing market share giving it a head start. “I think we'll look back f

What this means: Strategy CEO Phong Le said the company has adjusted its approach after discovering that preferred stock investors put a premium on cash liquidity. Strategy now holds $4.75 billion in cash, providing about 2.7 years of dividend coverage, Le said in an interview on CoinDesk’s Public Keys with Jennifer Sanasie. Le said he initially assumed investors would value bitcoin highly because it is liquid and has appreciated significantly over time. But institutions and investors putting sh