CFTC seeks public input on AI compute futures contracts as CME eyes October launch August 17, 2026, 1:11 pm
The regulatory review could shape an emerging market that lets companies and investors trade and hedge the cost of increasingly scarce AI computing power.
US Treasury moves forward with rules on GENIUS Act after July deadline August 17, 2026, 12:29 pm
The stablecoin bill signed into law last year is scheduled to go into effect in January 2027, potentially without finalized regulations from US government agencies.
Bitcoin hits $64K as gold gains while oil shakes off Trump Oman threat August 17, 2026, 12:16 pm
Bitcoin price strength saw BTC/USD pass $64,000 on 2% daily gains as gold pushed higher while US stocks wobbled on fresh US-Iran rhetoric.
Bitmine nears 5% of Ethereum supply despite $8.4B in unrealized losses August 17, 2026, 12:04 pm
Tom Lee’s Ethereum treasury company keeps buying the second-biggest crypto through the downturn, while more than 5 million staked ETH is projected to generate $287 million in annual rewards.
Here’s what happened in crypto today August 17, 2026, 9:20 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.
Strategy raises $334M through stock sales but buys no Bitcoin August 17, 2026, 8:51 am
Proceeds funded STRC dividends and repurchases, while $149.1 million was added to Strategy’s US dollar reserve, which reached $4.8 billion.
Harmony plans rollback, wiping 109,000 transactions after ONE exploit August 17, 2026, 8:31 am
Harmony said selectively restoring transactions could create inconsistent chain state, as Ravencoin faces a separate rollback dispute after an exploit.
BTC price loses 200-week trend line as 2022 repeats: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week August 17, 2026, 7:38 am
Bitcoin confirmed a weekly candle close below its 200-week moving average, copying the 2022 bear-market as traders warn of further BTC price downside next.
Binance gave Russian authorities client data used in terrorism financing case: Report August 17, 2026, 7:38 am
Reuters reported that Binance supplied transaction records and identity documents later used in a terrorism-financing case against Yuri Belenkiy.
Bitpanda fined in Austria’s first published MiCA penalty August 17, 2026, 5:31 am
The FMA said Bitpanda breached MiCA rules on crypto white papers and marketing communications, with the decision now final.