Kraken’s Krak debuts US debit card as Payward broadens financial services push August 18, 2026, 1:39 pm
The multi-asset card lets US customers spend crypto and fiat and earn cashback as Kraken’s parent company expands across financial services.
Federal prosecutors blast ex-Celsius CEO’s motion to vacate as ‘without merit’ August 18, 2026, 12:49 pm
Despite already serving a 12-year sentence in federal prison, Alex Mashinsky continues to explore legal avenues to vacate his conviction related to activities at Celsius.
Metaplanet expands Bitcoin treasury strategy to US with 2,100-BTC Nasdaq play August 18, 2026, 12:21 pm
The proposed deal with Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise would give the Tokyo-based company a foothold in US capital markets while using existing Bitcoin rather than additional purchases.
Neuberger teams with Securitize on multi-chain tokenized fixed-income fund launch August 18, 2026, 11:59 am
The $613 billion asset manager will subadvise a high-yield fund tokenized across Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche and Sui.
Bitcoin tags $65K as S&P 500 rebounds from 2-week lows on US-Iran rhetoric August 18, 2026, 11:27 am
Bitcoin returned to $65,000 for the first time in a week as fresh BTC price volatility accompanied US claims that the Strait of Hormuz was “open and operating.”
Toyota Finance opens tokenized bonds to retail investors via mobile payment app August 18, 2026, 9:41 am
Retail investors can apply to buy the 1 billion yen bond without a securities account and receive perks through Toyota’s payment app.
MoonPay adds Cash App Pay for crypto purchases by US customers August 18, 2026, 9:00 am
Eligible US users can fund MoonPay crypto purchases with Cash App balances as the payments firm expands beyond its core onramp business.
Here’s what happened in crypto today August 18, 2026, 8:53 am
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Kraken launches US-listed stock trading for EEA customers August 18, 2026, 6:53 am
Eligible EEA users can trade conventional US shares alongside more than 700 tokenized xStocks through Kraken’s European entity.
Bitcoin price spike to $64.5K was ‘low-volume liquidity trap’: Analysis August 18, 2026, 5:31 am
Bitcoin derivatives markets created a short squeeze that took BTC price action 3% higher on Monday.