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Chairman Selig orders a regulatory backup plan as Congress weighs digital asset market structure legislation CFTC Chairman Selig has instructed staff to prepare crypto regulations that the agency could issue on its own. The directive would apply if the Clarity Act does not advance through Congress.

Layer-1 network says a single-transaction design can support AI agent activity at a reported peak above 6 million transactions per second. Sui used its Basecamp event to detail a transaction model designed specifically for artificial intelligence agents operating on-chain.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report T. Rowe Price's acquisition of F/m Investments but cite conflicting figures for F/m's assets under management. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report T. Rowe Price's acquisition of F/m Investments but cite conflicting figures for F/m's assets under management. What all sources agree on T. Rowe Price is acquiring F/M Investments.

The exchange chief pushed back publicly on regulatory approach to fast-growing event contracts Terry Duffy, the chief executive of CME Group, publicly clashed with CFTC Chair Selig over the regulation of prediction markets, according to BeInCrypto.

Coinfomania and AMBCrypto give different endpoints for the same sentiment shift on August 20 — one says the index reached Neutral, the other says it hit 62, in Greed territory. Coinfomania and AMBCrypto give different endpoints for the same sentiment shift on August 20 — one says the index reached Neutral, the other says…

The AI-focused data company is moving to add banking sector capabilities through the acquisition, according to a report from Finextra Blockchain. Datavault AI is preparing to acquire BankWyse, according to a report from Finextra Blockchain. The report, published on August 20, 2026, named the two companies but did not include financial terms of the deal.

There is a quiet problem at the centre of crypto marketing: nobody can tell what a placement is worth. A project pays for a banner and gets a number back from the seller.

Security researchers say scam sites posing as compliance tools push victims to approve malicious wallet permissions Malwarebytes has warned crypto users about fraudulent websites disguised as anti-money laundering, or AML, screening tools. These sites imitate the compliance checkers legitimate exchanges and platforms use to flag risky transactions.

A court has ruled partly in favor of the TRON founder in his dispute with the Trump family-linked decentralized finance venture. Justin Sun, founder of the TRON blockchain, has won a partial court victory in a lawsuit connected to World Liberty Financial.

The agency is said to be drafting a regulatory framework as a fallback if the CLARITY Act stalls on Capitol Hill The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly moving to establish crypto market rules independent of legislative action, according to reports published this week.

A 12% two-day surge pushed Bitcoin to $72,000, though overbought indicators suggest the advance may pause. Bitcoin's price reached $72,000 this week, marking a notable rebound after a period of consolidation. The move came quickly.

The derivatives regulator opens a public comment period on a rule change affecting how certain swaps are executed on registered platforms. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a public comment period on a proposal to remove the order book requirement for certain swap transactions.

The social media giant is reportedly spending heavily on Microsoft's cloud infrastructure to support its artificial intelligence ambitions. Meta has become one of Microsoft's largest customers for artificial intelligence services, according to reports published on August 20.

Corporate customers reportedly object to a new policy requiring Anthropic to hold user data for a minimum of 30 days. Anthropic has put in place a mandatory 30-day data retention policy covering its frontier AI models, CryptoBriefing reported.

Market watchers say buying pressure, not just forced short covering, is driving the latest leg higher. Bitcoin climbed past $72,000, marking a fresh milestone in a rally that traders and analysts are calling historic.

Wallets untouched for over a decade transferred hundreds of Bitcoin in a single 24-hour window, reigniting debate over early-holder behavior. A group of Bitcoin wallets that had sat untouched for eleven years suddenly sprang to life, according to blockchain data reviewed by multiple crypto outlets.

U.S. authorities allege the group ran a broad cyber operation that included ransom payments demanded in bitcoin. U.S. authorities have charged a group of Iranian hackers accused of running an extensive cyber campaign that included a $6 million bitcoin extortion scheme.

The Coinbase chief executive pointed to a range of $300,000 to $400,000 as bitcoin's price climbed past $72,000. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has offered a long-term price outlook for bitcoin, suggesting the asset could reach $400,000 by 2030.