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The vote will determine eligibility rules and key protocol decisions tied to the network's next major upgrade. Zcash developers have confirmed a timeline for a coinholder vote tied to the network's upcoming NU7 upgrade.

One market analyst projects sharp upside for Coinbase shares despite months of volatile trading in 2026. Coinbase's stock has moved unevenly through 2026, mirroring swings across the wider cryptocurrency market. Shares of the exchange have alternated between rallies and pullbacks, leaving the stock without a clear directional trend for much of the year.

RUM Group shares jumped 10% after the agreement was disclosed, according to Yahoo Finance. An affiliate tied to Rumble has entered a $13.7 billion agreement to provide GPU computing services to a US cloud customer. CryptoBriefing first reported the deal on August 24, 2026.

The bitcoin-focused company built a sizable cash reserve as its debt and preferred-equity obligations continue to grow. Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has added a $1.59 billion cash pool to its corporate balance sheet, CryptoBriefing reported. The addition arrives as the company contends with financing pressures linked to its aggressive bitcoin accumulation strategy.

Persistent redemptions from crypto exchange-traded funds are challenging the narrative of unstoppable institutional appetite. Crypto exchange-traded funds have spent much of the past two years as a symbol of institutional acceptance. Spot bitcoin and ether products drew billions of dollars in inflows after their launches, reinforcing the idea that traditional finance was steadily absorbing digital…

Gemini and Apex Fintech Solutions have struck a partnership to bring CFTC-regulated prediction markets to Apex's brokerage clients. Gemini has agreed to provide technology behind Apex Fintech Solutions' prediction market offerings, according to reports from crypto.news and CoinGape.

The new protocol aims to give decentralized applications and autonomous AI agents secure, non-custodial wallet infrastructure. human.tech has introduced a new wallet protocol running on the Ika Network, according to reports published Monday. The protocol is designed to serve both decentralized applications and AI agents that need to hold and manage digital assets independently.

The hardware wallet maker disputes the severity of a bug reported by researcher group TestMachine, calling the claims overstated. Ledger, the maker of widely used hardware wallets, has addressed reports of a signing flaw in its Ethereum application. The company says the vulnerability was already patched before it became public knowledge.

The two event organizers say the joint summit will adopt a decentralised format for its Singapore edition CoinFerenceX and The Best Event have announced they are joining forces to launch a new crypto industry gathering. The event will be called CoinFerenceX The Best Event Singapore.

The latest purchase extends Strive's bitcoin treasury strategy as its holdings climb past 21,000 coins. Strive has expanded its bitcoin treasury with a fresh purchase of 1,110 BTC, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and CryptoPotato. The transaction, valued at approximately $83 million, brings the company’s cumulative bitcoin holdings to 21,356 BTC.

The company set aside proceeds in a new USD cash pool instead of immediately buying more bitcoin. Strategy, the business intelligence firm known for its large bitcoin treasury strategy, has raised approximately $2 billion through sales of its MSTR common stock.

The optics-technology firm says the stake gives it indirect access to Bitcoin without holding the asset directly. MicroCloud Hologram, a company known for optics and holographic display technology, has disclosed a purchase of shares in Strategy. Strategy is the business-intelligence firm formerly named MicroStrategy, which trades under the ticker MSTR.

A sharp rise in network usage on August 21 pushed Solana's fee-burn mechanism to one of its largest single-day totals this year. Solana recorded a sharp increase in onchain activity on August 21, with the network’s daily token burn reaching approximately 87,000 SOL.

The new power system targets sudden electricity swings caused by massive AI computing facilities. GE Vernova has launched a medium-voltage uninterruptible power supply aimed at AI data centers, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance. The product is designed to prevent large AI computing facilities from destabilizing the electrical grids that power them.

The crypto exchange's new tie-up aims to broaden distribution for its prediction markets offering Gemini has entered into a partnership with Apex intended to expand access to its prediction markets platform, according to reports from CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing.

The latest update to the bloc's crypto-asset service provider register shows German banks accounting for a growing share of authorized firms. Germany has widened its lead in the European Union's crypto-asset licensing regime after six banks were added to the bloc's MiCA register, according to reports from Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing.

Analysts say Circle's growth story does not depend on passage of the stablecoin market structure bill. Bernstein has restated its $140 price target for Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, according to reporting from crypto.news and The Block.

Sources say New Delhi is preparing to bring government debt onto blockchain rails for the first time. India is preparing to launch its first tokenised bond issuance in September, according to sources cited in reporting from Yahoo Finance and CryptoBriefing.