Fed decision making comes into focus as bitcoin holds steady, bond yields surge
Your dayahead look for Aug. 19, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
TikTok code includes peer-to-peer payments over messaging: Bloomberg
The feature, which follows earlier moves into financial transactions, is not yet being tested anywhere, a spokesperson said. Source：CoinDesk
Ripple raises $275 million in senior notes for prime brokerage push
Ripple Prime's inaugural senior notes carried an investment grade rating and drew institutional investors across key financial markets. Source：CoinDesk
OpenAI trails Anthropic as losses deepen and Altman pauses frontier AI training
Widening losses and intensifying competition coincide with a pause in frontier reinforcementlearning training as openai strengthens its safety controls.…
Live updates: Bitcoin remains above $64,000 as oil rises and the Kospi tumbles 6%
U.S. Treasury yields retreat from the highest levels in decades, while bitcoin holds above $64,000. Source：CoinDesk
Maya Protocol exploit drains bitcoin and other assets as pool value drops $11 million
A chain of six flaws caused the crosschain trading network to credit a pool with nearly 50 million tokens that were never properly funded, letting an attacker…
Robot maker Unitree’s IPO surges 600%, outpacing crypto traders’ premarket bets
A Hyperliquid perp priced Unitree far above its IPO valuation before Shanghai trading began, but the robot maker’s first public trade still opened roughly 75%…
‘It has to pass’: Andrew Cuomo warns U.S. is falling behind on crypto rules
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the CLARITY Act is key to linking crypto and traditional markets. Source：CoinDesk
Robinhood CEO urges U.S. to clear path for tokenized stocks as overseas markets advance
Vlad Tenev says tokenized stocks could bring realtime settlement and 24/7 trading, but U.S. rules remain a hurdle. Source：CoinDesk
U.S. accounting-standards group proposes way to see stablecoins as 'cash equivalent'
The Financial Accounting Standards Board, a nonprofit that governs accounting practices, proposed that certain stablecoins should fit the bill as cashlike.…
U.S. SEC proposes first major crypto rule in surprise announcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the "Regulation Crypto" proposal after having cancelled a meeting days before meant to vote on it. Source：CoinDesk
Wyoming joins $15 billion LayerZero exodus with state stablecoin move
This is the first time a U.S. government entity has publicly replaced its blockchain infrastructure specifically on security grounds. Source：CoinDesk