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The threat centers on Iran's oil trade and could draw China into a widening dispute with Washington. President Trump has issued a warning to nations that provide support to Iran, threatening what he described as severe economic consequences. The statement was reported by CryptoBriefing on Thursday morning.

The state-backed token will now rely on Chainlink's cross-chain infrastructure instead of LayerZero, according to two reports. Wyoming has switched the underlying interoperability provider for its state-backed stablecoin, FRNT, from LayerZero to Chainlink. The change was reported by AMBCrypto and CoinGape, both covering the shift on the same day.

The Senate Banking Committee chair says opposition led by Elizabeth Warren's team aims to push digital assets out of the U.S. Senator Tim Scott, chair of the Senate Banking Committee, has sharpened his criticism of Democratic lawmakers over the CLARITY Act.

Institutional demand for spot Bitcoin ETFs strengthens as fund flows accelerate over multiple sessions U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $517 million in net inflows, according to reports from CoinTurk News, Coinfomania and UNLOCK Blockchain. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust led the group, drawing the largest share of the new capital.

President met with crypto industry leaders to press for swift Senate action on market structure legislation President Trump used a White House meeting with crypto industry leaders to press for passage of the CLARITY Act. The gathering, reported by multiple outlets on August 19 and 20, 2026, brought together executives who back the legislation.

A single evening saw sharp gains across biotech, crypto and precious metals, according to market digests from Invezz and Yahoo Finance. Moderna's stock price surged after the company reported a breakthrough tied to a cancer drug, according to Yahoo Finance. The outlet cited a 177% increase in the share price following the news.

The social media platform is said to be weighing digital dollar-pegged tokens as a faster way to settle creator payouts. Elon Musk's social media platform X is reportedly exploring stablecoins as a payment method for influencers and content providers. CoinDesk first reported the development, with CryptoBriefing publishing a similar account shortly after.

Regulatory clarity efforts and Trump's public support for the CLARITY Act have lifted Coinbase shares and broader crypto sentiment. Coinbase's stock price climbed 8% following news that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, intends to finalize rules tied to the GENIUS Act by November.

CoinGape and Coinpedia both describe the same crypto rally fueled by short liquidations, Treasury bond buybacks, and ETF inflows, but they report sharply different figures for how much Ethereum gained. CoinGape and Coinpedia both describe the same crypto rally fueled by short liquidations, Treasury bond buybacks, and ETF inflows, but they report sharply different figures…

Before US markets open, four stories carry an actual mechanism for moving price today, not just a mood. Before US markets open, four stories carry an actual mechanism for moving price today, not just a mood.

The exchange becomes one of the few crypto platforms to secure the international standard governing artificial intelligence oversight. KuCoin has secured ISO/IEC 42001 certification, according to reports from Invezz and CoinJournal. The standard sets requirements for how organizations govern artificial intelligence systems. It covers areas such as risk management, transparency, and accountability in AI deployment.

Trading platform Capital.com will offer spot virtual-asset services in the UAE after its affiliate Capital Vault obtained regulatory approval. Capital.com plans to introduce spot virtual-asset trading in the United Arab Emirates, according to reports from Invezz and Finbold. The expansion is tied to a regulatory licence secured by Capital Vault, an entity affiliated with Capital.com.

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says a legal US pathway for Hyperliquid could boost regulatory clarity across the industry. Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has publicly welcomed reports that the Trump administration is encouraging Hyperliquid to seek a legal entry point into the United States.

GSR executive Andy Baehr argues tokenized bonds and money-market instruments may fill a collateral gap traditional finance has struggled to solve. Andy Baehr, an executive at crypto trading firm GSR, has argued that tokenized fixed income instruments could become a central piece of institutional collateral infrastructure.

Redfearn contends the regulator held back an innovation exemption to avoid complicating the pending market structure legislation. A Securitize executive says the Securities and Exchange Commission has delayed a proposed crypto innovation exemption because of politics surrounding the Clarity Act.

Custodian BitGo and the state of Wyoming are among the entities moving billions in tokenized value onto Chainlink's cross-chain infrastructure. A large-scale migration of tokenized value is underway from LayerZero to Chainlink, with the total figure cited at roughly $15 billion.

The exchange is removing three altcoins from trading as each project faces its own separate difficulties. Binance plans to remove ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT), and Storj (STORJ) from its trading platform by September 3. The exchange periodically reviews listed assets and removes tokens that no longer meet its internal standards.

The exchange lets users run several trading strategies from a single account without splitting capital across separate logins. Bitget has rolled out CFD Sub-Accounts, a new structure designed to let traders operate multiple strategies from a single master account. The feature addresses a common problem for active traders.