Cointelegraph — Markets and CryptoBriefing both report Bitcoin closed below its 200-week moving average echoing 2022, but disagree on when this happened and at what price levels. Cointelegraph — Markets and CryptoBriefing both report Bitcoin closed below its 200-week moving average echoing 2022, but disagree on when this happened and at what price levels.
HYPE and LINK outperform the broader altcoin market even as US Bitcoin funds record heavy withdrawals. Bitcoin held near $63,460 on August 17, keeping its position within a tight recent trading band. The price stability came even as US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a combined outflow of $390 million, according to data cited across…
August 17, 2026
Stock Perpetual Trading on Crypto Exchanges Surges in 2026, Reports Diverge on Scale
Weekly volume for tokenized stock perpetual futures has climbed sharply this year, though estimates of the exact multiple vary widely between reports. Centralized crypto exchanges have expanded a product category that lets users trade price exposure to individual stocks using perpetual futures contracts.
Stablecoin issuer signals a move into artificial intelligence tools aimed at developing markets. Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, says its user base has surpassed 650 million people. The company disclosed the figure alongside plans to move into artificial intelligence applications aimed at developing markets.
Tudor Investment Corporation raised its stake in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF by 19% to about $23 million. Tudor Investment Corporation, the firm founded by billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones, has increased its exposure to BlackRock's spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. The move marks a reversal after roughly a year of steady selling of the position.
The two largest corporate Bitcoin holders are structuring their strategies around per-share accumulation metrics rather than short-term price moves. Strategy and Metaplanet have emerged as the two biggest corporate holders of Bitcoin. Both companies are reportedly emphasizing a strategy built on accumulation math rather than price forecasts.
Stablecoin issuer moves from routine attestations to a full audit by a major global accounting firm. Tether has completed what is being described as its first audit carried out by a Big Four accounting firm, according to a report from Forkast. KPMG signed off on the stablecoin issuer's 2025 financials, the outlet reported.
August 17, 2026
$14 Million XRP ETF Position Reveals Jane Street’s Bet Across Bitwise, Franklin, Grayscale
Regulatory filings show the trading firm also holds positions in Franklin, Grayscale, Canary and 21Shares XRP products. Jane Street, a major global trading firm, has disclosed a $14 million position in the Bitwise XRP ETF. The disclosure appeared in regulatory filings reviewed by multiple outlets covering institutional crypto exposure.
crypto.news and CoinGape both report an Aug. 19 ultimatum to BitMart over reserves and unpaid wages, but they name the exchange's founder and his associate differently. crypto.news and CoinGape both report an Aug. 19 ultimatum to BitMart over reserves and unpaid wages, but they name the exchange's founder and his associate differently.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed capital for the week while Ethereum ETFs broke a five-week run of inflows. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds bled $390 million in net outflows over the past week, marking a notable reversal from recent inflow trends. The figure was reported consistently across multiple crypto news outlets tracking fund flow data.
The five-year contract adds an estimated $70 million in annualized revenue as the Bitcoin miner expands its AI compute business. HIVE Digital Technologies' high-performance computing arm, BUZZ HPC, has signed a five-year GPU cloud contract worth $350 million, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and The Block.
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.
Rising borrowing tied to AI infrastructure has pushed Oracle toward a junk-level credit rating and put Meta under closer investor watch. Meta and Oracle are facing increased attention from bond markets as their debt loads grow alongside heavy spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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.
August 17, 2026
BitMart Shutdown Turns Contentious as Staff Allege Unpaid Wages
Founder says he will report employee claims to police as exchange winds down operations BitMart's exit from the crypto exchange business has taken a contentious turn. Employees have publicly alleged unpaid wages connected to the platform's shutdown process, according to reporting from Cryptopolitan.
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.