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A new swap engine aims to connect Canton's institutional ledger with major public blockchains and Robinhood's in-house chain FalconX has partnered with Interstice to link the Canton Network to three separate blockchain environments. The connections cover Ethereum, Solana and Robinhood Chain, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.

The new social layer aims to attach verified crypto activity and reputation signals directly to posts on X. Kaito has rolled out Pulse, a new feature designed to merge off-platform trading activity with the social feed on X.

A political action committee funded by the two crypto firms spent heavily on a Florida congressional contest while campaign messaging largely avoided digital asset policy. A political action committee funded by Ripple and Coinbase has spent about $2 million on a congressional race in Florida, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.

SEC News and CryptoBriefing both report the SEC's fraud lawsuit against Tricolor's Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, but they give different start dates for the alleged scheme. SEC News and CryptoBriefing both report the SEC's fraud lawsuit against Tricolor's Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, but they give different start dates…

Paris reportedly plans to route sensitive government AI and cyber-testing work to domestic providers instead of American vendors. France appears to be shifting its procurement strategy for artificial intelligence tools used by government agencies. According to reports from CryptoBriefing and Cryptopolitan, officials plan to favor companies developing so-called sovereign AI systems.

Ripple's chief legal officer says the mid-September date will signal whether the crypto market structure bill can clear the Senate. Ripple's top lawyer has put a specific date on the calendar for anyone tracking crypto's biggest pending piece of legislation.

The agency's plan includes new fundraising exemptions, marking a notable shift in its approach to digital assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission has put forward a proposed rulebook for crypto assets, according to Bitcoin Magazine. The plan arrives as the Clarity Act, legislation designed to settle jurisdictional questions over digital assets, remains stuck in Congress.

A $56 million short squeeze added fuel as Bitcoin tracked a broader recovery in equities tied to easing US-Iran tensions. Bitcoin reached $65,000 on Tuesday, moving in tandem with a rebound in US equities.

The bank's analysts point to sustained demand for AI processors as the driver behind their bullish call. Bank of America has issued a price target of $350 per share for Nvidia, according to a report cited by CryptoBriefing on August 18.

The bank plans to fold digital asset custody into its Custody+ platform, with a rollout targeted later in 2026. Citi is preparing to launch a bitcoin custody service for institutional clients, according to reports published August 18.

The agency's plan arrives as lawmakers remain stalled on broader digital asset legislation. The Securities and Exchange Commission has put forward a new set of proposed rules addressing crypto asset investment contracts. Investing.com Crypto reported the proposal on Monday, framing it as a formal regulatory step for digital asset offerings.

With comprehensive market-structure legislation stuck in the Senate, federal regulators are moving to write their own crypto rules Federal financial regulators under the Trump administration are moving to shape crypto policy through agency action rather than wait for Congress.

Traders debate whether the pullback marks a dead-cat bounce or a genuine bottom as the network details its next major upgrade. Cardano's native token, ADA, has continued to drift lower, with reported prices touching $0.17 even as the project's development team laid out details of an upcoming initiative known as Dijkstra.

Washington and Ottawa discuss a possible tariff reprieve as a key deadline for new US duties draws near. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have held direct talks as a deadline for new US tariffs on Canadian imports nears.

Small, traceable transfers tied to the sanctioned platform HTX are reportedly reaching unrelated wallets. An unidentified party has been sending small, traceable amounts of cryptocurrency linked to sanctioned exchange HTX to unrelated wallet addresses, according to a report from Protos.

Of eight stories in today's run, only three are independently established; the rest, including a Bitcoin treasury deal that cannot agree on its own size, remain single-threaded. Of eight stories in today's run, only three are independently established; the rest, including a Bitcoin treasury deal that cannot agree on its own size, remain single-threaded.

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.