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Binance's TradFi perpetuals segment reportedly hit $6.87 billion in volume as SanDisk trading outpaced its Bitcoin and Ethereum counterparts. Binance's perpetual contract tracking SanDisk stock has reportedly recorded higher trading volume than its Bitcoin and Ethereum equivalents within the exchange's TradFi perpetuals offering.

Reports diverge on whether Hyperliquid's token is rejecting resistance or building momentum after a reported $23 million investment. HYPE, the token that powers the Hyperliquid derivatives exchange, has run into resistance near the $60 mark. One report said the token failed to clear that level, prompting speculation about large short positions in the market.

A freeze order halts movement of crypto assets valued at roughly $58 million while a transfer disagreement is resolved A Singapore court has issued an order freezing cryptocurrency assets valued at S$75 million, or approximately $58 million, according to reports from crypto.news and Cryptopolitan.

The messaging platform's filing could let its global user base spin up personal web pages directly from the app. Telegram has filed an application for the .gram top-level domain, according to reporting from crypto.news and BeInCrypto.

The debt raise funds a prime brokerage expansion, yet traders show little reaction in XRP markets. Ripple's brokerage division has secured $275 million through a senior notes offering, according to reporting from CoinDesk and BeInCrypto.

The agency's plan offers token issuers two capital-raising paths and a safe harbor, including a $75 million exemption tier. The Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled a proposed rule known as Regulation Crypto Assets. It is designed to create new exemptions for companies raising money through digital tokens.

The former BitMEX chief is putting his name behind a new venture focused on the AI agent economy. Arthur Hayes, the former BitMEX chief executive turned crypto commentator and investor, has emerged as the public face of a new venture called Flop Labs.

The state-backed stablecoin drops its prior cross-chain protocol in favor of Chainlink following an audit of its infrastructure. Wyoming has completed a migration of its state-issued Frontier Stable Token to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, known as CCIP. The change was reported by CryptoBriefing and crypto.news on August 18 and 19, 2026, respectively.

The crypto market structure bill is stuck in what the executive calls 'August recess purgatory,' with midterm elections looming. The Solana Policy Institute's chief executive has offered a blunt assessment of the Clarity Act's prospects. He said the bill is sitting in what he called August recess purgatory.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report $18.3M in SPYx deposits across DeFi, but they disagree sharply on how much of that sits on Morpho and which venue leads. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report $18.3M in SPYx deposits across DeFi, but they disagree sharply on how much of that sits on Morpho and which venue leads.

CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report SPYb's $6.3M DeFi liquidity but disagree on whether the token has any trading volume. CryptoBriefing and Coinfomania both report SPYb's $6.3M DeFi liquidity but disagree on whether the token has any trading volume. What all sources agree on SPYb is a tokenized S&P 500 product issued by Binance bStocks.

AMBCrypto and CoinTurk News EN both cover the same whale wallet's ETH purchase but differ sharply on how much of the holding was actually staked. AMBCrypto and CoinTurk News EN both cover the same whale wallet's ETH purchase but differ sharply on how much of the holding was actually staked.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.