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The South Korean exchange's listings coincided with gains across all four assets, led by ETHGas's GWEI token. Upbit, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has expanded its trading offerings with new BTC and USDT pairs for four tokens. The additions cover BICO, BMT, NIL and GWEI, according to CryptoBriefing.

Ranked by how many outlets actually stand behind them, the night's best-supported story is a stablecoin payments talk, not the Bitcoin print or the regulatory contingency plan. Ranked by how many outlets actually stand behind them, the night's best-supported story is a stablecoin payments talk, not the Bitcoin print or the regulatory contingency plan.

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.

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…

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 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.

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.

The AI startup is said to be considering a public listing that would place it among the most valuable private companies ever taken public. Anthropic is reportedly considering an initial public offering that could rival or surpass the $75 billion valuation record set by SpaceX, according to a report from CryptoBriefing.

Wall Street banks assess a fresh Bitcoin rally while longtime critic Peter Schiff dismisses the move as Treasury-fueled and unsustainable. Bitcoin's push past $72,000 has become the latest flashpoint in the debate over what is driving crypto markets higher. Major financial institutions and outspoken critics are offering competing explanations for the move.

A wave of forced Bitcoin short covering appears to have carried XRP to its strongest week in nearly two years. XRP has logged its strongest week since the surge that followed the 2024 U.S. presidential election, according to reports published by Yahoo Finance and CryptoBriefing.

The expanded buyback program adds a new variable to the debate over the Federal Reserve's next rate decision. The US Treasury has doubled the size of its bond buyback program to $4 billion, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. Yahoo Finance separately reported that the upsized buybacks may complicate the Federal Reserve's monetary policy work.

CoinTurk News EN and Yahoo Finance report Ether ETF net inflows of $189.2 million on Aug 19, while NewsBTC reports $17.7 million for the same session. CoinTurk News EN and Yahoo Finance report Ether ETF net inflows of $189.2 million on Aug 19, while NewsBTC reports $17.7 million for the same session.

A rapid short squeeze helped drive Bitcoin's price above $69,000 within hours, part of a wider $3.5 billion liquidation event across crypto markets. Bitcoin's price broke above $69,000 within hours on August 20, according to a report from AMBCrypto that outlined three contributing factors behind the move.

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.