Digital Asset, Paul Ryan foundation target US state benefits with Canton pilot August 21, 2026, 12:25 pm
The RISE program would use the Canton Network to combine and distribute state-administered benefits across three US states beginning in 2027.
Bitcoin rally sends crypto stocks soaring as miners, treasury companies jump August 21, 2026, 12:11 pm
Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged.
Crypto Biz: Treasury’s ‘Not-QE’ playbook sends Bitcoin higher August 21, 2026, 11:50 am
Bitcoin rallied as Treasury bond buybacks fueled the “not-QE” trade, while Metaplanet expanded to the US and Cypherpunk made a $33 million Zcash mining bet.
Solana cuts blockchain slot time to 350 milliseconds August 21, 2026, 9:45 am
Solana reduced its slot time for the first time since genesis as it works toward a 200-millisecond target aimed at reducing network latency.
Laser Digital gets Japan’s first crypto exchange approval in 4 years August 21, 2026, 9:08 am
Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan received registration to provide domestic liquidity before expanding into institutional crypto trading.
Binance says employees questioned in UAE cleared and released August 21, 2026, 8:48 am
Binance’s employees were cleared and released after providing statements to UAE authorities about third-party fund flows through a company client account, a spokesperson told Cointelegraph.
Standard Chartered wavers on $100K Bitcoin year-end call, says it may be ‘too low’ August 21, 2026, 7:58 am
Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick said Bitcoin could move toward its $126,000 all-time high after Oct. 6 as spot Bitcoin ETF inflows recover.
Coldcard strengthens seed generation with firmware update August 21, 2026, 6:13 am
Coinkite urged Coldcard users to generate new seed phrases, warning that existing vulnerable seeds remain unsafe despite the security upgrade.
Strategy Bitcoin treasury hits breakeven point as BTC price passes $77K August 21, 2026, 4:48 am
Bitcoin gains 20% in two days as Strategy sees its BTC treasury climb out of the red.
Bitcoin ETFs draw $608M as Ether ETFs see largest inflow since October August 21, 2026, 3:50 am
Bitcoin ETF inflows pushed August’s total to a 2026 high of $2.07 billion as Bitcoin traded above $75,000 and Ether climbed to $2,357.