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The e-commerce giant raised the funds to expand its artificial intelligence investments, but investors reacted with a sharp sell-off. Alibaba's stock declined 8% after the company completed a $10 billion share sale in Hong Kong, according to CryptoBriefing. Yahoo Finance reported that the funds raised are earmarked for the company's artificial intelligence initiatives.

A weekly outlook flags a technical shift traders have watched for months. Bitcoin has reclaimed a bear-market trend line it had not held above since 2025, according to Cointelegraph's weekly market outlook. The publication frames the move as one of five developments traders should track this week.

The trading firm paired a large short position on the derivatives platform with a substantial move of ether off exchange. Abraxas Capital has opened $783 million in short positions on Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetual futures exchange, according to reports from CryptoBriefing, Coinfomania and Bitcoin.com News.

A White House crypto summit spotlighted the stalled market-structure bill while the SEC moves to address oversight questions in the meantime. President Trump has continued to press for passage of the CLARITY Act, a proposed law meant to define regulatory jurisdiction over digital assets.

Markets brace for the Federal Reserve's annual symposium as bitcoin approaches a closely watched price level. Bitcoin is approaching $80,000, a level traders view as its next significant test. The move comes as attention turns to the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium.

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 widely watched sentiment gauge has moved firmly into greed territory, according to two separate reports. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has jumped to 73, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and Yahoo Finance. A reading at that level falls within the range typically labeled as greed.

The mechanisms with money already attached before US trading begins are a bought governance vote, a scheduled hard fork, a licensing deadline and short positions that have not yet been forced to cover. The mechanisms with money already attached before US trading begins are a bought governance vote, a scheduled hard fork, a licensing deadline…

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.

Strategy's chairman argues Bitcoin meets the investment standard wealthy allocators apply to scarce assets. Michael Saylor, chairman of Strategy and one of Bitcoin's most prominent corporate advocates, has offered new guidance on how everyday investors should approach the asset.

Bearish positioning persists among a small group of firms even as both assets post strong gains. Three trading firms have maintained short positions on Bitcoin and Ethereum even as both cryptocurrencies posted sharp price gains, according to reporting from Yahoo Finance and BeInCrypto.

The mining pool operator says the expanded program will pay ongoing commissions to participants who refer new miners. ViaBTC, one of the larger cryptocurrency mining pools, has updated its Ambassador Program to offer lifetime referral commissions to miners. The change was reported by BeInCrypto and AMBCrypto on August 24, 2026.

The BSC Mainnet upgrade is scheduled to go live roughly 24 hours after being flagged by industry outlets. BNB Smart Chain, commonly known as BSC, is set to undergo a network upgrade called the Pasteur hard fork. U.Today reported on August 24, 2026, that the fork would arrive within 24 hours.

Two CryptoBriefing stories published six minutes apart, plus a Cryptonomist EN story, describe the same Fidelity gold move but give opposite accounts of where gold prices have been heading. Two CryptoBriefing stories published six minutes apart, plus a Cryptonomist EN story, describe the same Fidelity gold move but give opposite accounts of where gold prices…

Lawmakers are moving to fast-track comprehensive crypto legislation before the end of the year. South Korean lawmakers are pushing to accelerate the Digital Asset Framework Act, with a goal of passing the bill this fall. The legislation would expand the country's regulatory approach to digital assets beyond the narrower protections already in force.

A power dispute has cut electricity to Tether-linked bitcoin mining sites worth roughly $120 million in Uruguay. Tether's bitcoin mining business in Uruguay has run into a serious setback. Reports indicate a dispute over power supply led to electricity being cut to mining sites valued at roughly $120 million.