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The asset manager's tracker suggests the current Bitcoin correction could be approaching its later stages. VanEck, the asset management firm known for its exchange-traded fund products, has published an update on its Bitcoin capitulation framework. The firm reports that 8 of 12 signals it monitors are currently active.

Reports indicate the AI company's debt raise will surpass its original goal ahead of a planned public listing. Anthropic's pre-IPO credit facility is set to exceed its original $10 billion target, according to reports published by CryptoBriefing and Invezz on August 18.

A weaker-than-expected report from the optical components maker triggered a broader pullback across AI-linked hardware stocks. Fabrinet, a manufacturer of optical components used in data centers and networking equipment, saw its stock decline after releasing quarterly earnings. The results failed to meet market expectations, according to reports from Yahoo Finance and CryptoBriefing.

AMBCrypto and CryptoBriefing both report a surge in Binance XRP open interest around August 17-18, 2026, but give conflicting dollar figures for the metric. AMBCrypto and CryptoBriefing both report a surge in Binance XRP open interest around August 17-18, 2026, but give conflicting dollar figures for the metric.

Jane Street led the new funding round, which pushed Etched's valuation past its level from just one month earlier. Etched, a startup building specialized chips for artificial intelligence workloads, has closed a $700 million funding round. The raise doubled the company's valuation within roughly one month, according to reports from Cryptopolitan and CryptoBriefing.

Micron's stock pulled back on a day when AI-linked semiconductor names broadly declined, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. Micron Technology's stock price moved lower on August 18, 2026, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The decline came as part of a broader retreat across companies linked to artificial intelligence chip production.

The agency is asking industry and the public to weigh in on changes affecting commodity pool operators and trading advisors, a category that increasingly includes digital asset fund managers. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed changes to the registration rules governing commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors.

Reports indicate holders will receive the token ahead of the network it is meant to power. Arthur Hayes, the former chief executive of derivatives exchange BitMEX, is again drawing attention in crypto circles. This time it concerns a new token tied to his name.

Diversification into AI infrastructure has cushioned mining companies from a steep bitcoin price decline, with reports suggesting core mining economics could still recover. Bitcoin mining companies have found an unexpected lifeline in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The raise will reportedly support growth plans across the United States, though reports differ on which Ripple entity led the deal. A Ripple-linked entity has completed a $275 million private placement, with proceeds earmarked for expanding operations in the United States.

The crypto miner laid out plans to grow beyond bitcoin mining into artificial intelligence infrastructure. HIVE Digital Technologies used its most recent earnings call to present plans for expanding into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company positioned the move as a strategic step beyond its core bitcoin mining business.

The new platform pairs transaction privacy with compliance tools aimed at institutional and regulated trading activity. Provable has begun early access rollout for Shield Swap, a trading venue built to keep transaction details confidential while still meeting compliance expectations. The announcement was reported by BeInCrypto and AMBCrypto on August 18, 2026.

The wallet, inactive for roughly two years, has added $3.6 million in SOL, echoing its earlier accumulation pattern. A wallet tracked by on-chain analysts has resumed buying Solana after roughly two years of inactivity, according to reports from BeInCrypto, Watcher.Guru, CoinTurk News and AMBCrypto.

The firm says the operation is the largest dedicated Zcash mining fleet built to date, funded through a Winklevoss-linked investment. Cypherpunk Technologies has announced the launch of a large-scale Zcash mining fleet, supported by a $33 million investment connected to the Winklevoss twins.

Higher yields can hurt bitcoin through opportunity cost or help it through loss of faith in sovereign debt — the numbers so far don't settle which is winning.

Rising sovereign debt yields worldwide are testing bitcoin's standing as a hedge against fiscal stress. The yield on the US benchmark Treasury note rose to its highest level since early 2025, according to CryptoBriefing. The increase came alongside a wider selloff in global government bonds.

Total capital raised stayed roughly flat even as the number of funded deals declined, according to new data. Crypto fundraising totaled roughly $1.36 billion in July, according to data reported by Invezz and Cryptopolitan. The figure held near recent levels even as the number of individual deals declined during the month.

The exchange's new debit card supports more than 600 currencies as it pushes into everyday crypto spending in the American market. Kraken has introduced the Krak Card to customers in the United States, according to an announcement from the exchange.