The bank expects to offer digital asset custody, including Bitcoin, later this year. Citi is moving ahead with plans to offer digital asset custody, including Bitcoin, according to CryptoBriefing and The Block. The new service will operate under a platform the bank calls Custody+.
August 18, 2026
Fabrinet Stock: Post-Earnings Slide or Bullish Surge?
Yahoo Finance and The Cryptonomist EN give opposite accounts of how Fabrinet shares moved after its Q4 2026 earnings release. Yahoo Finance and The Cryptonomist EN give opposite accounts of how Fabrinet shares moved after its Q4 2026 earnings release. What all sources agree on Fabrinet reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 revenue of $1.316 billion.
The network says its new infrastructure has already processed 20,000 AI-driven jobs over 11 months Apex Fusion has introduced a settlement layer built specifically for AI agents, marking a new attempt to connect blockchain infrastructure with autonomous software systems.
W Group repositions Whitechain around user distribution rather than pure technical differentiation in the crowded Ethereum scaling market. Whitechain has relaunched as an Ethereum Layer 2 network under the direction of W Group. The project now frames itself explicitly as distribution-first, a positioning that emphasizes reach and adoption channels rather than raw throughput or novel…
Hayden Adams argues automated market makers could handle the growing wave of tokenized stocks and real-world assets more efficiently than existing rails. Hayden Adams, the founder of decentralized exchange Uniswap, has publicly argued that automated market makers offer an efficient way to handle the expanding market for tokenized real-world assets.
Derivatives data show traders paying steep premiums to hold long positions, a signal some analysts read as bullish momentum Bitcoin's funding rate on perpetual futures contracts has climbed to its highest point since late 2024, according to data cited by several market observers on August 18.
LINK's price consolidates below key resistance while reported ETF demand raises questions about a move toward $10. Chainlink's native token, LINK, is trading near $9.56, according to reports covering the asset's recent price action.
The exchange adds a structured product built around tokenized shares of US equities Bitget has rolled out Fixed Coupon Notes tied to its rTokens representing US stocks. The product connects the exchange's structured investment offerings with tokenized equity exposure for the first time. Both Invezz and BeInCrypto reported the launch on August 18, 2026.
Bitcoin posted gains while the S&P 500 fell, though sources differ slightly on the exact size of the move. Bitcoin moved higher on August 18 even as the S&P 500 slipped, a pattern that breaks from the tighter correlation the two assets have shown in recent years.
Analysts are split on whether BTC can finally clear its trading range, with one report flagging $65,000 as a key level. Bitcoin's price has remained largely rangebound for several weeks, according to two separate market analyses published in mid-August. Both reports frame the coming days as a potential turning point for the asset's short-term direction.
The Swiss hardware wallet maker patched vulnerabilities that could have let attackers install unauthorized firmware and expose user funds. BitBox, the Swiss maker of hardware wallets used to store cryptocurrency offline, has issued patches for a set of vulnerabilities described as severe.
Bullish options positioning suggests traders expect the metal's rise to continue past August's sharp move higher. Gold has posted an 8% gain in August, one of its stronger monthly moves in recent memory. Options traders are responding by adding positions that would benefit from further price increases, according to reports from Yahoo Finance and BeInCrypto.
The crypto trade group says removing the rules would clear the way for tokenized markets to develop within existing regulatory structure. The Blockchain Association, a trade group representing major players in the digital asset industry, has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to drop two trading rules under the National Market System framework.
Reports say a crypto wallet tied to Changpeng Zhao was discarded once followers began copying its trades for gains. A crypto wallet linked to Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance widely known as CZ, has been abandoned, according to reports from Cryptonews.com and Yahoo Finance.
Analysts weigh whether the pullback reflects healthier deleveraging or early signs of stress reminiscent of the 2022 credit collapse. The crypto lending market has fallen 17% to approximately $56 billion, according to figures reported by BeInCrypto and Yahoo Finance on August 18.
The Trump family-linked crypto venture, holding assets above $1.4 billion, faces new questions over its association with a platform tied to Chinese AI systems. World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance venture associated with the Trump family, is reportedly expanding its links to Chinese AI models through a platform identified as WorldClaw.
Large-holder activity on the XRP network spiked sharply while the token's price stayed anchored above the $1 mark. XRP whale transactions jumped 280% over a 24-hour period, according to reporting from CryptoBriefing and CoinTurk News.
Regulators cite illegal gambling risk as the trigger for the move against the crypto-based platform. South Korean regulators have ordered a block on Polymarket, according to reports from crypto.news and Cointelegraph. The action stems from concerns that the platform's betting-style markets amount to illegal gambling under local law.