Velvet Exits Top 100 Despite a 22% Price Gain
As of 09:00 UTC on 16 Aug 2026, Velvet exited CoinGecko's top 100 despite a 22.0% 24-hour price gain, the standout…
Velvet Exits Top 100 Despite a 22% Price Gain
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Clarity Act Will Pass in 2025, McHenry Says
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Clarity Act Will Pass in 2025, McHenry Says
The banking lobby's last-ditch fight over stablecoin yields mirrors the early-80s money market war it lost.
Altcoin Daily
IBIT: Harvard Holds 3.04M Shares Steady in Q2
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IBIT: Harvard Holds 3.04M Shares Steady in Q2
The pause comes amid mixed institutional positioning: Abu Dhabi funds held about $764M of IBIT with unchanged share counts, while JPMorgan added and Morgan Stanley trimmed.
TheBlock
Bitcoin Whale Activity Nears 2018 Lows
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Bitcoin Whale Activity Nears 2018 Lows
The composite spikes at both cycle tops and bottoms, so the read is observational, not directional. Supply is quietly rotating from 1K-10K holders down to the 100-1K band.
Benjamin Cowen
Bitcoin First Broke Through $4,400 in 2017
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Bitcoin First Broke Through $4,400 in 2017
The anniversary links Bitcoin's early four-digit milestone to a later six-figure level, offering historical context rather than a directional signal.
CoinTelegraph
Bitcoin tops 971K wallets holding at least 1 BTC
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Bitcoin tops 971K wallets holding at least 1 BTC
The figures sharpen Bitcoin's decentralization debate, but wallet counts do not equal unique holders because exchanges and custodians can pool addresses.
Bitcoin Whale Activity Stays Subdued as Large Trades Lag
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Bitcoin Whale Activity Stays Subdued as Large Trades Lag
Whale activity can accompany sharp Bitcoin moves in either direction, but it is not a standalone forecast and could change in coming months.
Solana $18B Liquidation Claim Clashes With Public Records
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Solana $18B Liquidation Claim Clashes With Public Records
The dispute puts liquidation estimates under scrutiny, while the FCA's 2027 deadline creates a separate authorisation choice for UK-facing crypto firms.
CryptoSlate
Hyperliquid user loses $550K in Google ad phishing attack
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Hyperliquid user loses $550K in Google ad phishing attack
The scam fits a pattern: crypto security nonprofit SEAL blocked 356 malicious Google ad URLs in April alone, several impersonating Hyperliquid.
Staked ETH ETF Loses $48M as 86% of ETH Stays Locked
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Staked ETH ETF Loses $48M as 86% of ETH Stays Locked
Broader BTC and ETH ETF outflows neared $2.7B in two weeks, while HYPE, XRP and Solana fund inflows point to institutional rotation rather than a clean exit.
Stablecoin Market Cap Falls Below January 1 Level
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Stablecoin Market Cap Falls Below January 1 Level
Stablecoins provide settlement liquidity for trading and collateral for DeFi lending, so a smaller base can tighten conditions across both markets.
Bitcoin Sets Record for Longest Run Below Fire Sale
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Bitcoin Sets Record for Longest Run Below Fire Sale
The record duration points to persistent market weakness, making a reclaim of the level the key technical sign that pressure is easing.
Hyperscale Data Sells 685 BTC for $43M to Fund Data Center
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Hyperscale Data Sells 685 BTC for $43M to Fund Data Center
The sale reduces Hyperscale Data's BTC exposure while redirecting capital toward data-center infrastructure, reflecting a wider shift from mining reserves to AI and high-performance computing.
Qwen Hits 3B Downloads, Tops Meta and Google
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Qwen Hits 3B Downloads, Tops Meta and Google
The milestone shifts the AI race from model launches to distribution, putting Alibaba's ability to convert broad reach into sustained usage under the spotlight.
CAP Jumps 79% to Lead This Week’s Crypto Gainers
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CAP Jumps 79% to Lead This Week’s Crypto Gainers
The leaderboard is a narrow altcoin signal: the strongest moves were concentrated in memecoins rather than spread across the broader market.
Crypto Rank News
Hyperliquid Perps Price Unitree at $38B, 4x IPO Value
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Hyperliquid Perps Price Unitree at $38B, 4x IPO Value
Hyperliquid's pre-IPO perp market lets speculators price Unitree at ~$38B before its Shanghai debut, framing the convergence as the real test: a 2x open at $45 would still liquidate roughly a third…
CoinDesk
Coinbase Builds AI-Native USDC Payment Layer
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Coinbase Builds AI-Native USDC Payment Layer
The design positions USDC as a settlement rail for autonomous commerce, extending stablecoin utility beyond human-led checkout.
BTC June bid wall drains under spot as buyers step aside
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BTC June bid wall drains under spot as buyers step aside
A thinner floor under spot means reflexive sell-offs now travel further before bids reappear. The structural cushion traders leaned on through the summer is rolling away quietly.
Glassnode
UBS Q2 IBIT calls surge 24x as puts drop 53%
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UBS Q2 IBIT calls surge 24x as puts drop 53%
The 24-fold call surge from a $7T-asset bank is the loudest institutional Bitcoin bid signal this quarter, but the cleaner tell is the other side: UBS cut its IBIT put hedges by more than half in…
IBIT: Paul Tudor Jones adds to Bitcoin ETF after year of selling
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IBIT: Paul Tudor Jones adds to Bitcoin ETF after year of selling
The dollar change is rounding error inside Tudor's $71.9B book, but the inflection is the story: a macro legend who sold into Bitcoin's $124K top now re-engaging with the ETF wrapper after a year of…