The crypto miner laid out plans to grow beyond bitcoin mining into artificial intelligence infrastructure. HIVE Digital Technologies used its most recent earnings call to present plans for expanding into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company positioned the move as a strategic step beyond its core bitcoin mining business.
August 18, 2026
Provable Launches Early Access to Shield Swap, a Confidential Trading Venue for Compliant Markets
The new platform pairs transaction privacy with compliance tools aimed at institutional and regulated trading activity. Provable has begun early access rollout for Shield Swap, a trading venue built to keep transaction details confidential while still meeting compliance expectations. The announcement was reported by BeInCrypto and AMBCrypto on August 18, 2026.
The wallet, inactive for roughly two years, has added $3.6 million in SOL, echoing its earlier accumulation pattern. A wallet tracked by on-chain analysts has resumed buying Solana after roughly two years of inactivity, according to reports from BeInCrypto, Watcher.Guru, CoinTurk News and AMBCrypto.
The firm says the operation is the largest dedicated Zcash mining fleet built to date, funded through a Winklevoss-linked investment. Cypherpunk Technologies has announced the launch of a large-scale Zcash mining fleet, supported by a $33 million investment connected to the Winklevoss twins.
August 18, 2026
US Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since Early 2025 as Global Bond Selloff Spreads
Rising sovereign debt yields worldwide are testing bitcoin's standing as a hedge against fiscal stress. The yield on the US benchmark Treasury note rose to its highest level since early 2025, according to CryptoBriefing. The increase came alongside a wider selloff in global government bonds.
Total capital raised stayed roughly flat even as the number of funded deals declined, according to new data. Crypto fundraising totaled roughly $1.36 billion in July, according to data reported by Invezz and Cryptopolitan. The figure held near recent levels even as the number of individual deals declined during the month.
The exchange's new debit card supports more than 600 currencies as it pushes into everyday crypto spending in the American market. Kraken has introduced the Krak Card to customers in the United States, according to an announcement from the exchange.
The Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm links its American push to a reported deal giving it a 95.7% stake in Super League for $132 million. Metaplanet has moved to formalize its ambitions in the United States, outlining a plan built around a vehicle it calls Superplanet.
The new HINC fund brings tokenized exposure to high-yield credit, with Avalanche among the supported networks. Securitize has introduced the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund, a new product built to give investors blockchain-based access to high-yield credit markets. The fund, trading under the ticker HINC, is being made available across four separate blockchain networks.
August 18, 2026
New Tokenized High Income Fund Backed by Neuberger Berman Debuts on Four Blockchains
The tokenized fund, reported to trade under the ticker HINC, is live on Avalanche alongside three other networks Securitize has introduced a new tokenized fund built in connection with asset manager Neuberger Berman, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and CoinGape.
Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm reportedly in talks that could hand it a majority stake in the US company Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed company known for building one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries outside the United States, is reportedly weighing a major move into a US company called Super League.
The auto lender's finance arm is letting everyday users buy digital bond products directly from a smartphone payment application Toyota Finance has started allowing retail investors to purchase tokenized bonds directly through a mobile payment application. The development was reported by Cointelegraph and CryptoBriefing on August 18, 2026.
Two separate disputes over the same Ripple partnership show corroboration and correctness are not the same thing. Two separate disputes over the same Ripple partnership show corroboration and correctness are not the same thing. A Cross-Border Deal Has Two Different Banks Attached Nine feeds carried a report, drawn from six independent publishers including CoinGape, Cointelegraph…
MoonPay now lets US Cash App users buy a wider range of digital assets using Cash App Pay Cash App, the mobile payments platform owned by Block, is broadening its cryptocurrency offering. The change comes through a new partnership with MoonPay, a crypto payments infrastructure company.
The new teen-focused build arrives as OpenAI faces a growing number of legal complaints over its chatbot's interactions with minors. OpenAI has introduced a version of ChatGPT built for users under the age of 18, according to reports published on August 18, 2026.
The card network is searching for a replacement after rival Mastercard bought its stablecoin infrastructure partner BVNK. Visa is searching for a new stablecoin settlement partner following Mastercard's acquisition of BVNK, according to reports from CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing. BVNK had reportedly worked with Visa on stablecoin settlement infrastructure before Mastercard moved to acquire the company.
Technical bullish signal appears alongside a rebound in earnings for the Solana-based token launch platform. PUMP has recorded its first golden cross since the token began trading, a technical pattern that traders often read as a bullish signal.
The long-standing base cost for simple ETH transfers is being revisited as part of Ethereum's next network upgrade. Ethereum's base transaction cost has stayed at 21,000 gas since the network went live. That figure represents the minimum amount of computational work required to move ether from one address to another.