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Crude climbed and Asian equities turned mixed following a reported US military strike on Iranian rocket launchers Oil prices rose on Monday after reports emerged of a US military strike targeting Iranian rocket launchers in the Persian Gulf. CryptoBriefing reported the price move as a roughly 1% climb.

Russia's largest bank says a new legal market limited to Bitcoin, Ether and USDT could handle tens of billions in trading within twelve months Sberbank has projected that Russia's first year of regulated cryptocurrency trading could reach $46 billion in volume.

Paolo Ardoino pushes back against the Bank for International Settlements as it raises concerns about stablecoin risks. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has publicly criticized the Bank for International Settlements over its push for tokenized bank deposits. The comments were reported separately by Bitcoin.com News and crypto.news on August 31, 2026.

Reports disagree on which date Metaplanet's 2,400 BTC ($186M) deposit into Coinbase Prime actually occurred. Reports disagree on which date Metaplanet's 2,400 BTC ($186M) deposit into Coinbase Prime actually occurred. What all sources agree on Metaplanet moved large amounts of Bitcoin into Coinbase Prime in transactions clustered around late August.

Legislative delays on U.S. crypto market structure coincide with a pullback in spot Bitcoin ETF performance. The CLARITY Act, a legislative effort meant to define regulatory oversight of digital assets in the United States, appears to be stalling. Reports from Cryptonews.com and Yahoo Finance both point to slower progress on the bill.

BeInCrypto and Yahoo Finance report a Bitcoin hard fork is scheduled for September 1, prompting questions about what changes for holders. BeInCrypto and Yahoo Finance both reported on August 31 that Bitcoin holders face a hard fork scheduled for September 1.

The Japanese firm's 1,350 BTC transfer to an exchange-linked custody address has drawn scrutiny from market watchers Metaplanet has shifted 1,350 bitcoin, valued at approximately $108 million, to Coinbase Prime, according to reports from CoinGape and Cryptopolitan.

Investors held back from major moves ahead of remarks from former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh. US stock indexes moved without clear direction on Thursday as traders waited for a speech from Kevin Warsh. Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, has drawn market attention because of his history of commentary on monetary policy.

The digital asset custodian expands into derivatives as institutional demand for consolidated crypto services grows. BitGo has agreed to purchase the institutional trading unit of NYDIG, a firm known for its bitcoin custody and financing services. The acquisition adds derivatives and trading capabilities to BitGo's existing lineup of custody, settlement, and prime brokerage products.

Between this morning's first reports and tonight's count, corroboration widened for two stories, held steady for one, and stayed thin for a fourth. Between this morning's first reports and tonight's count, corroboration widened for two stories, held steady for one, and stayed thin for a fourth.

The open-source wallet shipped a patch after an AI-assisted review identified issues needing fixes. Sparrow Wallet has pushed out version 2.5.4, according to reporting from Decrypt and CryptoBriefing. The update follows a code review in which artificial intelligence tools flagged issues that developers then addressed.

The brokerage giant is broadening its digital asset lineup beyond Bitcoin and Ether. Charles Schwab is preparing to expand its cryptocurrency offerings by adding trading support for Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK).

Changpeng Zhao revives the long-running comparison between bitcoin and gold as stores of value. Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance and one of the most influential voices in cryptocurrency, said bitcoin could eventually surpass gold in total market value. Yahoo Finance reported the remarks on August 27.

The treasury firm's latest capital raise deepens its bet on Hyperliquid's native token as corporate crypto treasuries gain traction. Hyperliquid Strategies has raised $647 million, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The firm used the capital to expand its holdings of HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid perpetuals exchange, to 29.3 million tokens.

Outlets covering StarkWare's first quantum-safe Bitcoin mainnet transaction give different figures for how much the off-chain computation cost. Outlets covering StarkWare's first quantum-safe Bitcoin mainnet transaction give different figures for how much the off-chain computation cost. What all sources agree on StarkWare executed what it describes as the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction confirmed on mainnet.

The brokerage giant is broadening its digital asset lineup beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. Charles Schwab is preparing to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to its crypto trading platform. Multiple outlets reported the plan on August 27, citing the brokerage's intent to widen client access to digital assets.

Developers held a quiet emergency period before publicly urging node operators to upgrade. Core Lightning, a widely used implementation of Bitcoin's Lightning Network, reportedly entered a secret 14-day emergency lockdown after developers discovered a wave of security flaws.

Chipmaker's quarterly results and rising AI demand lift shares after a rocky start to trading Nvidia's stock rebounded on Wednesday as executives opened the company's latest earnings call, according to CryptoBriefing. The rally followed a weaker start to the trading session, with shares recovering ground once the call began.