Monthly Archives: August 2026

A key architect of the Trump administration’s digital asset agenda is leaving the Treasury Department as Congress struggles to advance landmark crypto legislation. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bessent-top-crypto-adviser-tyler-williams-leaves-us-treasury-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

According to Bloomberg, the digital asset prime broker is refocusing its Singapore strategy and withdrawing its local license application as crypto companies continue to trim costs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/falconx-workforce-reduction-amid-crypto-market-slump-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A new digital verification platform aims to reduce forged certificates by allowing employers and universities to authenticate academic records onchain. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kenya-avalanche-blockchain-academic-credentials-verification?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The asset manager introduced two blockchain-based money market funds designed to qualify as stablecoin reserve assets under the US GENIUS Act. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-launches-tokenized-money-market-funds-stablecoin-reserves?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The spot price Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which was never able to attract more than $18 million in net assets, will pay out investors and sell its 225 BTC in the coming weeks. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/hashdex-to-shut-smallest-bitcoin-etf-after-more-than-two-years?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The US and Japan coordinate on the yen for the first time since 2011 as Bitcoin traders brace for a historically rough August. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/us-hints-at-more-yen-intervention-five-things-to-know-in-bitcoin-this-week?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Fake World Assets turns forgotten NFTs into an onchain lottery — but is crypto’s latest obsession built to last? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/how-fake-world-assets-and-online-gacha-became-cryptos-latest-craze?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Michael Saylor’s Strategy sold 1,638 Bitcoin in its second-largest sale of the year to fund dividend payments and repurchase its preferred STRC stock. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-sells-bitcoin-dividend-strc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The South Korean exchange plans to seek preliminary listing review in 2027 while overhauling controls after a February crediting error. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bithumb-ipo-timetable-internal-controls?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bernstein said Congress’ failure to pass the CLARITY Act’s could trigger another leg down for crypto valuations and accelerate policy support from US regulators. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/clarity-act-failure-crypto-valuations-lower-bernstein?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound