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The South Korean electronics giant is reportedly planning its largest-ever capital return as demand for AI-related memory chips lifts earnings. Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to return up to $79 billion to shareholders, according to a report published by CryptoBriefing. The figure, if confirmed, would represent the largest shareholder distribution in the company's history.

Brad Garlinghouse links artificial intelligence adoption to broader US economic momentum even as crypto markets slide. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has credited artificial intelligence with helping the United States economy grow, according to a report from U.Today. He connected the technology's rapid adoption to wider gains across American industry.

crypto.news and Cryptopolitan both report a Hong Kong Court of Appeal ruling upholding a 56-month sentence tied to human trafficking and USDT ransom laundering, but they name the defendant differently. crypto.news and Cryptopolitan both report a Hong Kong Court of Appeal ruling upholding a 56-month sentence tied to human trafficking and USDT ransom laundering…

CoinGape and CryptoBriefing both cover Treasury's doubled debt buybacks and Fed tension but report different current inflation figures for the same period. CoinGape and CryptoBriefing both cover Treasury's doubled debt buybacks and Fed tension but report different current inflation figures for the same period.

The filing shows liabilities roughly 50 times greater than the company's reported assets. Poolin, once one of the larger mining pools in the crypto industry, has filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey. The filing was reported by crypto.news on August 21, 2026.

Two outlets say malicious actors dominated initial use of Ethereum's account delegation upgrade Ethereum's newest smart wallet feature has drawn scrutiny after reports found attackers accounted for the majority of its early activity.

AI-related revenue reached just $341 million in the first half of 2026, a fraction of the capital deployed. Bitcoin mining companies have collectively spent $5.1 billion chasing revenue from artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to figures reported this week.

A bitcoin price rally has driven daily volume on South Korea's largest exchange to $1.84 billion. Upbit, the exchange that handles the bulk of South Korea's crypto trading, recorded a 273% jump in trading volume, reaching $1.84 billion.

The partnership positions Ripple's stablecoin as collateral for institutional lending, not just cross-border payments. Ripple has partnered with Clearpool and Cicada to launch a credit fund aimed at institutional investors, using its RLUSD stablecoin as the underlying asset.

OpenAI's assistant can now text on a Mac owner's behalf, but details on data handling remain unclear ChatGPT can now interact with Apple's Messages app on Mac devices, according to reports published Thursday. The integration allows OpenAI's assistant to send text messages on behalf of a user directly from the Mac operating system.

The announcement follows a buyback move by rival chipmaker SK Hynix and points to a shift in capital allocation strategy. Samsung Electronics is expected to reveal a large shareholder return package on Friday, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and CNBC Finance.

Budapest scraps criminal penalties of up to eight years for unlicensed crypto activity as it moves toward the bloc's common standard. Hungary has repealed a national crypto law that carried some of the harshest penalties in the European Union.

New guidance clarifies the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve holds seized coins rather than buying on the open market. The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is drawing fresh scrutiny over what it actually does. According to reporting from Cryptonews.com and The Cryptonomist, the reserve's rules define it as a custodial holding structure.

A sharp double-digit price move has traders eyeing $1.50 resistance and asking how far the run can go. XRP climbed to roughly $1.31 in a rapid move that outlets described as either an 18% or 22% gain, depending on the measurement window used.

The costly, years-long legal fight is reshaping how Washington lawmakers approach digital asset rules. Ripple's protracted legal fight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has produced a costly outcome that is now shaping policy discussions in Washington.

The payment gateway now processes USDC transactions on Solana, aiming to tap a stablecoin market reported at $6.7 billion Finassets, a crypto payment gateway provider, has enabled USDC payment support on the Solana blockchain, according to reports from CryptoPotato and The Cryptonomist. The update lets merchants and users route USDC transactions through Solana's network infrastructure.

A rebound in bitcoin's price pushed Strategy's holdings back into unrealized gains, while BitMine's ether position remains deep in the red. Strategy’s bitcoin treasury has swung back into positive territory after bitcoin’s price rebounded past the company’s average purchase level of $75,385. The company, formerly known as MicroStrategy, is the largest corporate holder of bitcoin.

The transfer comes as Bitcoin trades above $75,000, drawing renewed attention to the kingdom's sovereign holdings. Bhutan's government transferred 490 BTC, worth approximately $32.7 million at current prices, to new wallet addresses, according to reports from crypto.news and CoinGape.