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Rising demand for AI and cloud infrastructure is spilling over into manufacturers of industrial equipment and components A wave of data-center construction across the United States is generating demand that reaches far beyond the technology industry itself.

The prediction-market platform wants regulators to let it apply a trading structure born in crypto exchanges to traditional equities and metals. Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to approve a new kind of contract for stocks and copper. The filing borrows a structure long associated with cryptocurrency exchanges: perpetual futures.

SkyBridge Capital's founder frames the next halving cycle as the catalyst that could restore six-figure Bitcoin prices Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, has said Bitcoin could return to prices above $100,000. He linked that outlook to the network's next scheduled halving in 2028, according to reports from CryptoPotato and Finbold.

A consensus-level flaw threatened to unmask users of Decred's built-in coin-mixing privacy feature before developers issued a patch. Decred has shipped a critical patch fixing a consensus bug tied to its coin-mixing privacy tool, according to reporting from crypto.news and The Cryptonomist.

New figures suggest Anthropic's Q2 revenue roughly doubled, edging past OpenAI as growth in the sector diverges. Anthropic's revenue for the second quarter has reportedly doubled compared to the previous period. Two separate reports place the figure at either $12 billion or $11.6 billion.

Total stablecoin holdings on exchanges slid to $64 billion, with Binance capturing a larger share of what remains. Stablecoin reserves sitting on cryptocurrency exchanges have fallen sharply, dropping 20% to reach approximately $64 billion.

The debt raise funds a prime brokerage expansion, yet traders show little reaction in XRP markets. Ripple's brokerage division has secured $275 million through a senior notes offering, according to reporting from CoinDesk and BeInCrypto.

Coinfomania describes Nexo Booster as a rebrand of Nexo Growth, while crypto.news and The Cryptonomist EN describe them as two distinct products launched alongside each other. Coinfomania describes Nexo Booster as a rebrand of Nexo Growth, while crypto.news and The Cryptonomist EN describe them as two distinct products launched alongside each other.

The agency's plan offers token issuers two capital-raising paths and a safe harbor, including a $75 million exemption tier. The Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled a proposed rule known as Regulation Crypto Assets. It is designed to create new exemptions for companies raising money through digital tokens.

Monthly outlays on crypto-linked payment cards rose sharply even as Bitcoin's price weakened Crypto payment cards recorded a sharp jump in usage during July, with total spending reaching $759 million. That figure represents a 2.5-fold increase, according to data cited by crypto.news.

The Financial Times reports Beijing has softened restrictions on advanced Nvidia hardware for two of its largest tech firms. China has reportedly eased restrictions on Nvidia's H200 chips for ByteDance and Tencent, according to a report from the Financial Times cited by CryptoBriefing.

The exchange's 2026 security report credits new defenses with intercepting threats following last year's $1.46 billion breach Bybit has disclosed that security measures put in place following a major hack have prevented approximately $700 million in potential losses.

The exchange's latest disclosure shows bitcoin reserves rising 2.55% while ether and USDT balances decline. Binance has published an updated Proof of Reserves report showing that bitcoin held on behalf of users climbed to 657,000 BTC. The increase represents a 2.55% rise, according to figures cited by Coinpedia and The Cryptonomist.

The former BitMEX chief is putting his name behind a new venture focused on the AI agent economy. Arthur Hayes, the former BitMEX chief executive turned crypto commentator and investor, has emerged as the public face of a new venture called Flop Labs.

The integration gives millions of Bitcoin.com wallet users access to a stablecoin regulated by the UAE's central bank. Bitcoin.com has added USDU to its wallet platform, giving its user base direct access to a stablecoin registered with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.

Tenev says tokenizing real-world assets is the most practical route to modernizing US finance as Robinhood rolls out its own blockchain network Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has forecast what he calls a global tokenization supercycle, according to CryptoBriefing.

The state-backed stablecoin drops its prior cross-chain protocol in favor of Chainlink following an audit of its infrastructure. Wyoming has completed a migration of its state-issued Frontier Stable Token to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, known as CCIP. The change was reported by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news on August 18 and 19, 2026, respectively.

A reserve check proves an exchange controls a pile of crypto. It rarely proves the pile is big enough to cover what customers are owed - and that gap is where the real risk lives.