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The asset manager can now let existing mutual funds hold blockchain-based tokenized securities alongside conventional holdings. Franklin Templeton has secured clearance from the SEC allowing its traditional funds to hold tokenized assets. The move gives the asset manager a regulatory greenlight to bring blockchain-based instruments into products that have historically held only conventional securities.

Quarterly revenue rose 9%, but heavy investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure squeezed earnings and rattled investors. Alibaba disclosed a sharp decline in quarterly profit, down 75% from the same period last year. The drop came despite revenue growth of 9%, according to figures cited by Cryptopolitan.

A campaign dubbed StopAndProtect turned compromised WordPress installations into infrastructure for wallet-draining attacks. Nearly 2,000 WordPress websites have been hacked and converted into infrastructure supporting a cryptocurrency theft operation, according to security reporting. The campaign has been described using the name StopAndProtect.

Renewed government debt repurchases may inject liquidity that lifts risk assets, including Bitcoin, according to a market strategist. A strategist has tied a possible run toward $180,000 in Bitcoin to Treasury buyback activity, according to reports from CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing.

Officials say the buyback program will expand further to help steady long-term borrowing costs. The US Treasury has doubled the size of its debt buyback operations as long-term borrowing costs surge. Thirty-year Treasury yields have climbed to levels not observed since 2007, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and Bitcoin.com News.

The social platform is said to be exploring USDC payouts for its content creator rewards program. X is reportedly exploring the use of stablecoins to pay content creators through its royalty and rewards program. CryptoPotato reported the talks on August 20, describing the plan as still under discussion rather than finalized.

FBI secures return of alleged scheme founder after roughly a year evading capture in the Pacific nation A man described by prosecutors as the mastermind behind a $165 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme has been deported from Fiji, according to reports citing the FBI.

The funding round included participation from 0G Foundation, according to reports from BeInCrypto and CryptoBriefing. NeoSoul has raised $11 million in a Pre-A funding round. The company said the capital will support its expansion in what it describes as the AI economy. Reports from BeInCrypto and CryptoBriefing confirmed the raise on August 20, 2026.

Crypto Economy and Decrypt/Yahoo Finance both describe the same breakout above $70k-$72k but report sharply different 24-hour percentage gains and slightly different price levels. Crypto Economy and Decrypt/Yahoo Finance both describe the same breakout above $70k-$72k but report sharply different 24-hour percentage gains and slightly different price levels.

Corroboration widened across five of today's stories, but the causal claims inside them did not move at all, and that gap is the story. Corroboration widened across five of today's stories, but the causal claims inside them did not move at all, and that gap is the story.

Intercontinental Exchange is reportedly considering a follow-on stake in the prediction market platform after its valuation surged past $20 billion. Intercontinental Exchange, best known as the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, is reportedly considering putting more money into Polymarket.

A large share unlock added fresh supply to SpaceX equity markets, pressuring the price lower. SpaceX shares moved lower this week after 319 million new shares came to market, according to reporting from Yahoo Finance and CoinGape.

Industry groups from digital assets, artificial intelligence and prediction markets are pouring unprecedented sums into the 2026 election cycle. Spending on the 2026 US midterm elections has climbed to record territory, with crypto, artificial intelligence and betting firms named as leading contributors.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has signaled additional government intervention after Bitcoin's mixed response to prior moves. Bitcoin's price behavior over the past period has revealed a split reaction to US government intervention in markets.

The three firms plan to bring institutional-style credit infrastructure to the XRP Ledger. Clearpool, Ripple and Cicada Credit have agreed to build a new lending platform on the XRP Ledger. The announcement was reported by CryptoBriefing and CoinGape on August 20, 2026.

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.