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Bitcoin crash forced Riot to pledge 1,825 BTC, but this huge rally may now free up 1,500 BTC
News Article Aug 22, 2026
Bitcoin crash forced Riot to pledge 1,825 BTC, but this huge rally ma…

Riot Platforms entered 2026 with 3,977 BTC pledged against a $200 million Coinbase loan. Bitcoin then fell far enough t…

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Bitcoin hits $80,000’s doorstep just as the ETF bid disappears for the weekend
News Article Aug 22, 2026
Bitcoin hits $80,000’s doorstep just as the ETF bid disappears for th…

Bitcoin enters the weekend within striking distance of $80,000, registering an intraday high at $79,500 on Aug. 21. The…

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Treasury just put a deadline on offshore stablecoins’ access to US customers
News Article Aug 22, 2026
Treasury just put a deadline on offshore stablecoins’ access to US cu…

By July 18, 2028, a stablecoin could still move freely across blockchains and yet disappear from the buy menu on an Ame…

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Adam Back’s Bitcoin treasury deal died, but its $15M obligation did not
News Article Aug 22, 2026
Adam Back’s Bitcoin treasury deal died, but its $15M obligation did n…

The public Bitcoin treasury structure is gone, while two 2026 payments carry a narrow seven-day release condition. The …

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Zcash jumps 48% to over $800 as Grayscale spot ETF push adds to ‘next bitcoin’ buzz
News Article Aug 22, 2026
Zcash jumps 48% to over $800 as Grayscale spot ETF push adds to ‘next…

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How a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge 25% to nearly $80,000 in days
News Article Aug 22, 2026
How a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge 25% to nearly $80,0…

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Dario Amodei Claude AI Predicts Solana Could Be Heading for a Bigger Comeback Than Expected
News Article Aug 22, 2026
Dario Amodei Claude AI Predicts Solana Could Be Heading for a Bigger …

Storing an account on Solana used to cost $0.16 and now costs $0.016. Dario Amodei Claude AI predicts that a tenfold re…

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Illuvium says six months of cuts bought it another year as MMO becomes its main remaining bet
News Article Aug 22, 2026
Illuvium says six months of cuts bought it another year as MMO become…

Warwick says six months of cost reductions restored runway, but the studio has not published its current burn. The post…

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Ethereum researchers are racing to close a zkEVM security gap before December
News Article Aug 22, 2026
Ethereum researchers are racing to close a zkEVM security gap before …

The better.codes contest puts Ethereum’s abstract security target against live certificates, but its score covers only …

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MANTRA Chain stays offline after exploit as Aug. 21 restart hinges on patch test
News Article Aug 21, 2026
MANTRA Chain stays offline after exploit as Aug. 21 restart hinges on…

Transactions, transfers and staking remain unavailable after MANTRA said an attacker exploited an upstream dependency. …

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Crypto advocates join in suing Illinois over digital asset tax
News Article Aug 21, 2026
Crypto advocates join in suing Illinois over digital asset tax

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Trump-backed $4 billion USD1 stablecoin has wallet powers its own GitHub does not show
News Article Aug 21, 2026
Trump-backed $4 billion USD1 stablecoin has wallet powers its own Git…

The gap is verifiable, even as Justin Sun’s broader claims of fraud remain unsupported by available evidence. The post …

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