Bitcoin faces $80,000 test as thinner weekend liquidity looms
Your dayahead look for Aug. 21, 2026 Source：CoinDesk
Nomura-backed Laser Digital wins Japan's first crypto approval in four years
Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto providers, with institutional trading services planned to follow as the appetite for crypto in…
Bitcoin tops $77,000 as best week since 2023 pulls altcoins along for the ride
BTC has gained 24% since Monday and reached the level implied by its inverse headandshoulders break, with shorts still taking a contrarian position.…
Treasury's latest measure isn't QE or YCC. Still, bitcoin is skyrocketing. Here's why.
The rally in hard assets isn’t necessarily about what the Treasury is doing, but what its move signals to the market. Source：CoinDesk
Strategy sits on $1.4 billion profit on bitcoin holdings as price surges
Strategy’s common stock rose 10% in Friday premarket trading to $120, the highest level in two months. Source：CoinDesk
Live updates: Bitcoin, ether ETFs pull in $800 million as inflows surge for a second day
Spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in $606 million on Aug. 20 and ether funds $221 million, both bigger than the prior day, confirming the institutional bid behind…
MANTRA token plunges 18% to record low as blockchain halts after exploit
The token touched $0.004126 minutes before the network stopped producing blocks, while MANTRA later said an attacker exploited a vulnerability in software used…
Ripple backs an RLUSD credit fund amid XRP's best week in months
Clearpool and Cicada Partners are building an institutional lending product using RLUSD, though the XRP Ledger features underpinning it are still awaiting…
Bitcoin, ether and solana climb as another $1 billion shorts get wiped out
The twoday short liquidation total has reached about $3.8 billion, after Thursday's figure set a record going back to 2021. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin pushes past $75,000 as rally continues.
"Bears in pain, right now," wrote bitcoin analyst James Check. Source：CoinDesk
A $2 million bet on XRP volatility crosses the tape as prices surge
An options trader opened a large straddle on XRP, betting on wild price swings by Aug. 28. Source：CoinDesk
U.S. CFTC chief puts staff on notice to create crypto regulations if Clarity Act fails
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig told the inaugural gathering of the Innovation Advisory Committee that his agency won't sit idle.…