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An expanded U.S. Treasury debt buyback program is reviving the so-called debasement trade across gold and crypto markets. The U.S. Treasury's decision to expand its debt buyback program has stirred fresh concern about the long-term value of the dollar.

Reports of large ETH sales raise questions about whether buyers can absorb the pressure Not every large Ethereum holder is accumulating right now. Several reports this week point to significant ETH sales by wallets often labeled "whales" in on-chain analytics circles.

Stablecoin issuer exits mining sites in Uruguay after a disagreement over electricity supply undercuts the plan. Tether has walked away from a $120 million Bitcoin mining project in Uruguay, according to reporting from crypto.news, CoinTurk News, Crypto News Flash and Cryptopolitan.

A rebound in Bitcoin above $79,000 pushed Strategy's 840,447 BTC treasury back into the black and lifted its stock to a two-month high. Strategy, the Nasdaq-listed company formerly known as MicroStrategy, saw its shares surge 11% in pre-market trading on August 21.

A sharp weekly surge pushed BTC above key moving averages and triggered widespread liquidations of short positions. Bitcoin surged approximately 20% over the past seven days, pushing the price to around $77,000. The move carried BTC decisively above key moving averages that traders use to gauge medium-term trend direction.

The memecoin hit its highest price since May, outpacing gains in Bitcoin and Solana over the past week. PEPE, the memecoin built on Ethereum, has risen 25% over the past week, according to data cited by multiple crypto outlets.

The update gives the wallet's large user base direct access to one of the busiest stablecoin networks in crypto. Bitcoin.com Wallet has integrated native support for TRON, the company confirmed. The update lets users store, send, and receive TRX, TRON's native token, alongside USDT issued under the TRC20 standard.

The bank now points to a possible retest of $126,000 before 2026 closes out. Standard Chartered is second-guessing a bitcoin price call it made earlier this year. The bank had set a year-end target of $100,000 for the largest cryptocurrency. Now it says that figure might undersell where bitcoin could actually land by December.

Four reports published this period give two irreconcilable versions of the same fact, and the gap between them is the story. Four reports published this period give two irreconcilable versions of the same fact, and the gap between them is the story.

A rebound in bitcoin's price has pushed the company's corporate treasury position back into significant paper gains. Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has amassed one of the largest corporate bitcoin treasuries in the world. Reports from CoinDesk and UNLOCK Blockchain now indicate the company's holdings carry an unrealized profit of $1.4 billion.

crypto.news and CryptoBriefing both cover Coldcard's firmware fix but disagree on whether an actual theft of Bitcoin occurred. crypto.news and CryptoBriefing both cover Coldcard's firmware fix but disagree on whether an actual theft of Bitcoin occurred.

A bullish price call collides with technical warnings after Ethereum's relative strength index climbs to 86 Ethereum's price trajectory is drawing renewed attention from analysts after a recent rally pushed the token toward a widely watched psychological level.

Only a handful of today's stories have an actual transmission channel into price before markets open, and this edition sorts those from the rest. Only a handful of today's stories have an actual transmission channel into price before markets open, and this edition sorts those from the rest.

The filing shows liabilities roughly 50 times greater than the company's reported assets. Poolin, once one of the larger mining pools in the crypto industry, has filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey. The filing was reported by crypto.news on August 21, 2026.

AI-related revenue reached just $341 million in the first half of 2026, a fraction of the capital deployed. Bitcoin mining companies have collectively spent $5.1 billion chasing revenue from artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to figures reported this week.

A bitcoin price rally has driven daily volume on South Korea's largest exchange to $1.84 billion. Upbit, the exchange that handles the bulk of South Korea's crypto trading, recorded a 273% jump in trading volume, reaching $1.84 billion.

New guidance clarifies the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve holds seized coins rather than buying on the open market. The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is drawing fresh scrutiny over what it actually does. According to reporting from Cryptonews.com and The Cryptonomist, the reserve's rules define it as a custodial holding structure.

The payment gateway now processes USDC transactions on Solana, aiming to tap a stablecoin market reported at $6.7 billion Finassets, a crypto payment gateway provider, has enabled USDC payment support on the Solana blockchain, according to reports from CryptoPotato and The Cryptonomist. The update lets merchants and users route USDC transactions through Solana's network infrastructure.