By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Bitcoin pushed above $65,000 during early trading on Aug. 10 before slipping back below the level, extending its recovery as investors reassessed the U.S. interest rate outlook. BTC was trading near $64,955 at the time of writing, up 0.3% over 24 hours and 3.4% over seven days. Its intraday high
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $853.5 million during five consecutive inflow sessions as August demand reversed the previous week’s withdrawals. Bitcoin ETF inflows reverse previous week’s withdrawals U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs opened August with $170.1 million in net inflows on Aug. 3, followed by $211.5 million on Aug. 4, according
By Lawrence Mondal from crypto.news U.S. authorities sanctioned crypto exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether after alleging that the platforms helped Iran evade restrictions and move funds connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. OFAC targets Shelbit and Aban Tether The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the sanctions on Aug. 7 as
By Olivia Stephanie from crypto.news Wintermute USA has registered as a broker dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and joined FINRA, giving the crypto market maker a regulated foothold in American securities markets. Wintermute announced the registration on Aug. 6, saying the New York based affiliate will focus on proprietary trading and exchange
By Nikhilesh De from CoinDesk The U.S. Senate won't go on its August recess just yet but it will not vote on the Clarity Act this month, dimming hopes that the bill can become law this year. The U.S. Senate will not vote on the crypto market structure bill before it breaks for the rest
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news Circle Internet Group said on Aug. 5 that its Coinbase USDC agreement had renewed on existing terms, keeping the stablecoin at the center of the U.S. exchange’s products. Circle confirmed the renewal during its second quarter 2026 earnings call. The agreement’s initial term began in August 2023. Circle’s collaboration agreement
By Lawrence Mondal from Crypto.news US and UK financial regulators have expanded talks on stablecoins, tokenization and digital asset oversight as Washington begins implementing the GENIUS Act. US, UK regulators discuss stablecoin policy Senior officials from HM Treasury and the US Treasury met in London for the 13th UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group meeting, according
By James Van Straten from CoinDesk U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed Sunday that the U.S. joined Japan in coordinated foreign exchange intervention last Friday, calling it a move to counter “disorderly yen movements.” The USD/JPY pair almost hit 164 its weakest level since 1986 before snapping back to 156.5 on Monday. “We will not
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news SEC review leaves Nasdaq Bitcoin options unable to launch Nasdaq PHLX proposed cash-settled, European-style options under the ticker QBTC. The contracts would track the CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index divided by 100. Final settlement would use the New York variant of the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate, also divided
By Olivia Stephanie from Crypto.news Trump Media-linked wallets transferred 2,628 Bitcoin, valued at about $165 million, to Crypto.com on Aug. 2, according to on-chain analysts Lookonchain. Trump Media transfer is not a confirmed sale The movement reportedly reduced the wallets’ remaining balance to about 4,261 BTC. Lookonchain described the movement as another sale and estimated
