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The USDC issuer's stock climbed alongside a broader crypto market rally, though it remains well below its yearly highs and faces lingering stablecoin risks. Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, saw its stock climb to $78.59 in recent trading.
Autheo's native token THEO is now listed and trading on the Hydrex platform, giving the project its first public market. THEO, the native token behind the Autheo project, is now live for trading on Hydrex. The listing gives the token its first appearance on a public exchange venue.
CNBC and Yahoo Finance both listed the companies among shares seeing notable premarket activity on August 20. Walmart, Coinbase, Moderna and Alibaba were named among stocks seeing notable premarket activity on August 20. Both CNBC and Yahoo Finance published lists identifying these companies as ones traders were watching ahead of the opening bell.
Shares of the Ethereum-focused mining and treasury firm climbed alongside crypto markets before stalling at a closely watched technical threshold. BitMine Immersion Technologies saw its stock price rise sharply on Wednesday, tracking a broader rebound in Ethereum's price. Shares climbed to $20.24, marking one of the stock's stronger sessions in recent weeks.
The agreement deepens Wall Street's push to secure Nvidia-powered computing capacity for algorithmic trading and research. CoreWeave has entered a multibillion-dollar agreement to provide artificial intelligence cloud infrastructure to Hudson River Trading, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance.
August 20, 2026
Coinfomania and crypto.news disagree on both the size of a Tornado Cash-related ETH phishing loss and whether the project's domain was actually hijacked. Coinfomania and crypto.news disagree on both the size of a Tornado Cash-related ETH phishing loss and whether the project's domain was actually hijacked.
August 20, 2026
A Chainlink executive compared the coming shift to scenes from Star Wars, pointing to machines as future network users. Chainlink executive McCormick offered a striking vision of blockchain's next phase this week. Machines, not people, will increasingly initiate transactions on decentralized networks, according to the comments.
The funding round will support infrastructure aimed at securing data and transactions across decentralized and AI-driven applications. Beldex has closed an $8 million funding round intended to expand its privacy-focused infrastructure for Web3 and artificial intelligence.
August 20, 2026
Michael Selig says the agency will move on digital asset oversight even if Congress fails to pass market structure legislation. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig said the agency intends to build out a crypto market structure framework whether or not Congress passes the CLARITY Act.
A new report says 152 wallets made roughly $8 million betting on prediction markets tied to US military events. A report published this week alleges that more than 150 wallets on Polymarket traded ahead of US military-related events, generating substantial profits. CryptoBriefing first reported the figure of over 150 wallets.
Reports of White House enthusiasm for the CLARITY Act coincided with a sharp bitcoin rally, though price forecasts on the legislation's impact vary widely. Bitcoin's price moved sharply higher this week, with multiple reports placing it above $72,000.
Technical indicators point to a possible pullback even as ETH pushes toward levels not seen in recent weeks. Ethereum's price is climbing toward a resistance zone that traders are watching closely this week. The Cryptonomist reported the token nearing $2,140, a level it described as a critical technical barrier.
Rising crude adds to macro uncertainty as diplomatic talks with Iran remain stalled. Crude oil prices moved higher after President Trump sharpened his public rhetoric toward Iran, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The comments came as diplomatic talks between the two sides remained at an impasse, with no clear timeline for resolution.
Four stories published today describe the same market events but give incompatible figures, and none of the underlying primary data is in front of us to settle which is right. Four stories published today describe the same market events but give incompatible figures, and none of the underlying primary data is in front of us…
Sharp rally lifts XRP's market value alongside a broader move in Bitcoin toward $71,000. XRP recorded a sharp single-day rally of approximately 15%, according to multiple market reports published on the same day. Estimates of the capital behind the move vary slightly across sources.
The threat centers on Iran's oil trade and could draw China into a widening dispute with Washington. President Trump has issued a warning to nations that provide support to Iran, threatening what he described as severe economic consequences. The statement was reported by CryptoBriefing on Thursday morning.
The state-backed token will now rely on Chainlink's cross-chain infrastructure instead of LayerZero, according to two reports. Wyoming has switched the underlying interoperability provider for its state-backed stablecoin, FRNT, from LayerZero to Chainlink. The change was reported by AMBCrypto and CoinGape, both covering the shift on the same day.
The South Korean memory chipmaker's preliminary labor agreement shifts a majority of bonus compensation from cash to equity. SK Hynix has struck a tentative wage deal that would convert the majority of employee bonus payments into company stock.