Monthly Archives: August 2026

The UK plans to expand the Bank of England’s remit to support digital payments innovation, including stablecoins, while keeping financial stability first. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-boe-innovation-mandate-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin price analysis reveals convergence of multiple trend lines and liquidity structures around spot price, keeping upside in check. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-faces-true-demand-test-above-83k-as-liquidity-thickens-glassnode?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitfinex Securities completed a record $50 million raise for Alkemya, whose token represents interests in a partnership that holds nickel assets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinex-securities-record-50-million-tokenized-nickel-project?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bithumb reportedly won first-instance rulings in two suits seeking proceeds from users who sold Bitcoin credited in its $40 billion error. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bithumb-wins-suits-mistakenly-credited-bitcoin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Core Lightning advised operators to use offline mode if they do not install the forthcoming update, keeping their nodes active but disconnected. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/core-lightning-vulnerabilities-node-security-update?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows slowed to $232.1 million as an eight-day streak reached $2.8 billion, while XRP funds posted their biggest inflow since Jan. 5. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-etf-inflows-slow-232-million-btc-under-80k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Dallas Fed economists said faster, programmable deposits could make bank funding less stable, potentially pushing lenders toward more expensive funding. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tokenized-deposits-us-credit-costs-dallas-fed-economists?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

StarkWare said the experimental transaction demonstrated quantum-resistant Bitcoin spending without a fork, but it cost up to $200 and required direct miner submission. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/starkware-quantum-resistant-bitcoin-transaction-mainnet?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for the SHRINCS signature scheme has just been published to upgrade Bitcoin to quantum secure. Here’s everything you need to know. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/shrincs-bip-is-published-quantum-secure-bitcoin-comes-with-a-catch?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Better and Coinbase have launched a crypto-backed mortgage product that lets US homebuyers pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment without having to sell it. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/better-launches-bitcoin-backed-mortgages-powered-by-coinbase?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound