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The Trump family-linked crypto platform's new tie-up brings Chinese-developed AI tools into its ecosystem, according to industry reports. World Liberty Financial has entered into a partnership with WorldClaw, according to reporting from CoinGape and Cryptopolitan. The arrangement is said to bring Chinese-developed artificial intelligence models into World Liberty Financial's platform.

Regulators are reportedly working on rules that would let tokenized shares trade continuously, beyond standard market hours. The Securities and Exchange Commission is drafting a framework that would permit tokenized U.S. stocks to trade around the clock, according to reports from CoinGape and crypto.news.

A weakening greenback failed to produce the outsized crypto rally many traders expected. The US Dollar Index touched a three-month low this week, according to reporting from BeInCrypto and Yahoo Finance. The greenback's decline against a basket of major currencies typically signals shifting expectations around interest rates, inflation, and global risk appetite.

The bank's move signals deepening ties between traditional finance and digital assets. JPMorgan Chase will accept Bitcoin as collateral for loans, according to reporting from crypto.news and UNLOCK Blockchain. Both outlets described the move as a significant shift in how the largest U.S. bank engages with digital assets.

Coinfomania and UNLOCK Blockchain agree on Cardano's two-phase Dijkstra timeline but describe different technical features for Phase 2. Coinfomania and UNLOCK Blockchain agree on Cardano's two-phase Dijkstra timeline but describe different technical features for Phase 2. What all sources agree on Cardano is rolling out its Dijkstra upgrade in two phases.

A top-ranked analyst lifted expectations for Apple shares while cutting its outlook for enterprise software firm Workday. A Wall Street analyst has issued an updated price target on Apple, according to reports from Finbold and Yahoo Finance.

Wide corroboration counts describe how far a claim travelled, not whether the outlets carrying it agree on what happened. Wide corroboration counts describe how far a claim travelled, not whether the outlets carrying it agree on what happened.

Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) and CryptoBriefing describe overlapping Groq funding events but disagree on which round carries the $3.5 billion valuation and how much money was raised in each. Yahoo Finance (Bloomberg) and CryptoBriefing describe overlapping Groq funding events but disagree on which round carries the $3.5 billion valuation and how much money was raised…

Security researchers say the Lumma Stealer program is bundled inside illegal downloads of the film, targeting cryptocurrency wallets and login credentials. Bitdefender has flagged pirated copies of 'The Odyssey' as a new distribution channel for Lumma Stealer, a piece of malware designed to extract sensitive data from infected machines.

The blockchain says it will reverse roughly 109,000 transactions following an exploit that produced counterfeit ONE tokens. Harmony, the layer-1 blockchain known for its cross-chain bridge, has said it plans to roll back its chain after forged versions of its native ONE token spread across the network.

The expansion widens access to the e-CNY system as Beijing pushes broader adoption of its central bank digital currency. China has expanded the operator network for its digital yuan, adding eight banks and bringing the total roster to 30 institutions.

The charter clears a path for the firm's USD1 stablecoin to operate under federal oversight World Liberty Financial has obtained a conditional charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to reports from NFTevening and Forkast.

Rising stablecoin use across the region highlights gaps in custody protection and regulatory oversight. Stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar are gaining traction across Latin America. Households and small businesses are using them as a hedge against inflation and currency depreciation.

The funding round fuels speculation that Anthropic's valuation could approach $2 trillion. Anthropic has closed a $65 billion Series H funding round, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist. The raise arrives alongside the launch of Claude Opus 5, the company's latest large language model, which has reportedly topped multiple AI performance benchmarks.

The enterprise-focused blockchain network's activity surge pushes cumulative transaction volume past a new milestone. XDC Network processed 27.7 million transactions in the past month, marking an all-time high for the platform. The figure was reported by CryptoBriefing and The Cryptonomist on August 17, 2026.

Two outlets report personal data tied to SafePal wallet users was exposed, raising fresh questions about crypto custody security. SafePal, a crypto wallet provider, is at the center of a reported data exposure affecting tens of thousands of customers. Coinfomania put the figure at 39,798 affected users.

Ethereum co-founder praises Bitcoin's Utreexo technology as a model for lighter, more efficient blockchain scaling. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has credited Bitcoin developers with scaling innovations that could inform Ethereum's own technical direction.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says clearing unwanted tokens from wallets remains too difficult, prompting calls for a design fix. Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, has called on Trust Wallet to rework how it lets users manage and hide unwanted tokens.