Monthly Archives: August 2026

Perpetual futures trading volume on crypto exchanges fell to its lowest level in 31 months, while perpetual trading on decentralized platforms neared a one-year low. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cex-futures-volume-falls-4t-july-lowest-level-2023?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Binance saw a record divergence between daily spot and futures trading volumes, with the latter reaching nearly $58 billion. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/binance-bitcoin-volume-ratio-hits-record-as-futures-outweigh-spot-eight-times-over?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

CleanSpark’s shares fell 5.5% on Thursday after the Bitcoin miner reported $138 million in quarterly revenue, narrowly missing Wall Street’s consensus estimate. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cleanspark-wall-street-revenue-estimates-shares-sink?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Stripe-owned Bridge has entered the EU MiCA register following Luxembourg approval, joining regulated providers under the bloc’s crypto framework. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bridge-mica-stablecoin-issuer-esma-register?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Industry figures warned that continued legislative limbo could slow institutional adoption, revive regulation by enforcement and push innovation offshore. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/clarity-act-delay-asian-crypto-hubs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Coldcard exploit, which caused more than $100 million in losses, helped push July crypto thefts to $247 million, making it the second-worst month of 2026. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coldcard-exploit-july-second-worst-month-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Japanese authorities called for address registration, customer-specific limits and stronger authentication as part of a broader push to curb misuse of exchange accounts. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-fsa-crypto-exchanges-withdrawal-delays-scams?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The latest bipartisan ethics proposal would reportedly require Trump to divest crypto businesses while allowing him to defer capital gains taxes on those sales. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/proposed-clarity-ethics-deal-could-save-trump-millions-in-taxes-bloomberg?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto exchange Bitget has signed an agreement with Gelephu Mindfulness City Authority to pursue a regulated local presence. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitget-explores-licensed-crypto-presence-in-bhutan?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Senate Majority Leader John Thune reportedly confirmed that the chamber was “punting” the vote until September. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-senate-pushes-clarity-act-vote-to-september-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound