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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.

U.Today and crypto.news both cover Kinetics Internet Portfolio's Ripple Labs disclosure but give different dollar figures and disagree on whether it shows a new purchase. U.Today and crypto.news both cover Kinetics Internet Portfolio's Ripple Labs disclosure but give different dollar figures and disagree on whether it shows a new purchase.

The cryptocurrency exchange will attend the Bali gathering as part of its push into Southeast Asia's digital asset scene. BYDFi has announced it will join Coinfest Asia 2026, a recurring blockchain and cryptocurrency conference held in Bali, Indonesia.

Executives met Commerce Secretary Lutnick as Trump reportedly signaled a possible ethics arrangement tied to crypto policy Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has been engaged in high-level discussions with US government officials to advance the CLARITY Act. The legislation aims to establish clearer rules for how digital assets are classified and regulated.

The regulator says artificial intelligence tools are helping scammers build convincing fake trading platforms at record speed. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has disabled 3,106 cryptocurrency scam sites, according to reporting on the regulator's latest enforcement figures. The takedowns cover fake trading platforms, fraudulent investment schemes, and other crypto-related deception targeting Australian consumers.