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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.

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.

Micron's stock pulled back on a day when AI-linked semiconductor names broadly declined, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. Micron Technology's stock price moved lower on August 18, 2026, according to a report from CryptoBriefing. The decline came as part of a broader retreat across companies linked to artificial intelligence chip production.

The agency is asking industry and the public to weigh in on changes affecting commodity pool operators and trading advisors, a category that increasingly includes digital asset fund managers. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed changes to the registration rules governing commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors.

Diversification into AI infrastructure has cushioned mining companies from a steep bitcoin price decline, with reports suggesting core mining economics could still recover. Bitcoin mining companies have found an unexpected lifeline in artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The crypto miner laid out plans to grow beyond bitcoin mining into artificial intelligence infrastructure. HIVE Digital Technologies used its most recent earnings call to present plans for expanding into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company positioned the move as a strategic step beyond its core bitcoin mining business.

The firm says the operation is the largest dedicated Zcash mining fleet built to date, funded through a Winklevoss-linked investment. Cypherpunk Technologies has announced the launch of a large-scale Zcash mining fleet, supported by a $33 million investment connected to the Winklevoss twins.

Rising sovereign debt yields worldwide are testing bitcoin's standing as a hedge against fiscal stress. The yield on the US benchmark Treasury note rose to its highest level since early 2025, according to CryptoBriefing. The increase came alongside a wider selloff in global government bonds.

The exchange's new debit card supports more than 600 currencies as it pushes into everyday crypto spending in the American market. Kraken has introduced the Krak Card to customers in the United States, according to an announcement from the exchange.

The Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm links its American push to a reported deal giving it a 95.7% stake in Super League for $132 million. Metaplanet has moved to formalize its ambitions in the United States, outlining a plan built around a vehicle it calls Superplanet.

Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm reportedly in talks that could hand it a majority stake in the US company Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed company known for building one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries outside the United States, is reportedly weighing a major move into a US company called Super League.

MoonPay now lets US Cash App users buy a wider range of digital assets using Cash App Pay Cash App, the mobile payments platform owned by Block, is broadening its cryptocurrency offering. The change comes through a new partnership with MoonPay, a crypto payments infrastructure company.

The bank expects to offer digital asset custody, including Bitcoin, later this year. Citi is moving ahead with plans to offer digital asset custody, including Bitcoin, according to CryptoBriefing and The Block. The new service will operate under a platform the bank calls Custody+.

Derivatives data show traders paying steep premiums to hold long positions, a signal some analysts read as bullish momentum Bitcoin's funding rate on perpetual futures contracts has climbed to its highest point since late 2024, according to data cited by several market observers on August 18.

LINK's price consolidates below key resistance while reported ETF demand raises questions about a move toward $10. Chainlink's native token, LINK, is trading near $9.56, according to reports covering the asset's recent price action.

Bitcoin posted gains while the S&P 500 fell, though sources differ slightly on the exact size of the move. Bitcoin moved higher on August 18 even as the S&P 500 slipped, a pattern that breaks from the tighter correlation the two assets have shown in recent years.

Analysts are split on whether BTC can finally clear its trading range, with one report flagging $65,000 as a key level. Bitcoin's price has remained largely rangebound for several weeks, according to two separate market analyses published in mid-August. Both reports frame the coming days as a potential turning point for the asset's short-term direction.