USDC: Circle Still Pushes Noble on Coinbase After Cutoff
Coinbase's role gives Open USD added weight, while Circle defends USDC's liquidity and distribution moat.
USDC: Circle Still Pushes Noble on Coinbase After Cutoff
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CryptoSlate
Clarity Act Faces Sept. 15 Senate Floor Bellwether Vote
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Clarity Act Faces Sept. 15 Senate Floor Bellwether Vote
The 60-vote threshold on Sept. 15 is a real stress test. Even if Clarity stalls, the SEC and CFTC have telegraphed they'll keep rulemaking without it.
TheBlock
Hyperliquid Routed $576M Off-Book to Avoid Systemic Crash
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Hyperliquid Routed $576M Off-Book to Avoid Systemic Crash
A drought in major exchanges' order-book depth turns modest selling into outsized price swings, making liquidity a core market-structure risk.
Bitcoin Volatility Hits Cycle Low as Traders Rotate
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Bitcoin Volatility Hits Cycle Low as Traders Rotate
Low leverage has reduced the risk of Bitcoin liquidation cascades, while AI stocks, tokenized equities and prediction markets draw short-term traders seeking bigger swings.
CoinDesk
CLARITY Act Faces Senate Vote on Sept. 15, Lummis Says
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CLARITY Act Faces Senate Vote on Sept. 15, Lummis Says
The date puts US crypto market structure before the Senate, making regulatory clarity a near-term test for exchanges, issuers and institutions.
CoinTelegraph
Crypto Card Spending Hits $642M in July
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Crypto Card Spending Hits $642M in July
The $4.5B cumulative total underscores crypto cards' growing role in everyday payments, with USDT gaining share while USDC remains dominant.
Crypto Rank News
SEC Proposes Crypto Safe Harbor and $75M Offering Track
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SEC Proposes Crypto Safe Harbor and $75M Offering Track
The proposal offers issuers a potential capital-raising route while Congress remains short of a market-structure law, but it still faces a 60-day comment period and months of review.
Bitcoin ETF Flows Jump $137M as IBIT Leads Rebound
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Bitcoin ETF Flows Jump $137M as IBIT Leads Rebound
The $137M improvement repaired only a third of recent losses, making follow-through across the next few sessions more important than the single-day headline.
Strategy Sells $395M in BTC and MSTR to Buy Back STRC
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Strategy Sells $395M in BTC and MSTR to Buy Back STRC
The $81M STRC buyback aims to push the preferred stock back toward par, while a $4B cash reserve and fresh MSTR dilution reopen a crucial funding channel.
Bitcoin Recovery Lifts Fear & Greed Index to 41
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Bitcoin Recovery Lifts Fear & Greed Index to 41
Returning ETF inflows and easing September Fed-hike expectations give the sentiment shift support beyond Bitcoin's rebound.
Bitcoin Miners’ AI Pivot Commands 12.3x EV, 2x Pure Plays
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Bitcoin Miners’ AI Pivot Commands 12.3x EV, 2x Pure Plays
Power infrastructure and long-term compute contracts, not bitcoin production, are where the market has priced the real value, and a 21% hashrate drop is reshaping pure-play miner economics.
BTC Hedge Tested as 30-Year Yield Tops 5.33%
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BTC Hedge Tested as 30-Year Yield Tops 5.33%
Gold has gained 10% this month on the same debt fears, while BTC has lagged for nine straight months. The digital-gold hedge narrative is being stress-tested in real time.
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Ends the Flat 21,000-Gas Rule
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Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Ends the Flat 21,000-Gas Rule
Wallets, fee calculators and trackers must distinguish existing accounts from fresh addresses, turning a familiar gas estimate into an infrastructure deadline before mainnet.
CMC Top 100 Keeps Top 10 Steady as SKY and VVV Rise
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CMC Top 100 Keeps Top 10 Steady as SKY and VVV Rise
As of 15:00 UTC on 18 Aug 2026, CoinMarketCap's top 10 kept the same order while the top 100 rotated selectively across…
BTC ETFs Lead $331M Inflows as ETH, LINK and AVAX Gain
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BTC ETFs Lead $331M Inflows as ETH, LINK and AVAX Gain
Four-way breadth is constructive, but BTC supplied the clear majority, leaving the session's demand heavily concentrated.
Cash App adds ETH, SOL, XRP and USDT through MoonPay
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Cash App adds ETH, SOL, XRP and USDT through MoonPay
With more than 50M users, Cash App is widening a mainstream crypto gateway while MoonPay provides the asset and wallet infrastructure.
XRP Drops Below $1 to Lowest Level Since November 2024
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XRP Drops Below $1 to Lowest Level Since November 2024
The drop highlights a disconnect between positive business news for Ripple and near-term pressure on XRP, leaving the $1 threshold as the market's immediate reference point.
Crypto News
MoonPay Adds Cash App Pay for US Crypto Purchases
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MoonPay Adds Cash App Pay for US Crypto Purchases
The integration makes payment distribution a bigger part of the US on-ramp race, linking a familiar consumer checkout experience with crypto access.
BTC Stays Defensive at 30/100, Glassnode Compass Shows
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BTC Stays Defensive at 30/100, Glassnode Compass Shows
Macro provided a 24-point lift, but light flows at 30/100 leave the reading defensive despite valuation sitting at the cycle's discounted end.
Glassnode
Polymarket Prices CLARITY Act Passage Near 20%
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Polymarket Prices CLARITY Act Passage Near 20%
Five days remain before the Senate recess, with no vote scheduled and disputes unresolved, including a battle over Trump's crypto profits.