Here’s what happened in crypto today August 25, 2026, 2:34 pm
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.
Bitcoin enters ‘initial phase’ of new bull market, but $83K remains key: CryptoQuant August 25, 2026, 2:13 pm
CryptoQuant says Bitcoin’s 24% rally has flipped key market indicators bullish, though rising profit-taking could bring near-term turbulence.
Solana transactions hit record 4.2B as SOL rallies 40% August 25, 2026, 2:08 pm
Tokenized real-world assets on Solana are nearing $4 billion as network activity accelerates alongside a broader recovery in crypto markets.
Strategy’s $66B Bitcoin machine hinges on capital markets, not BTC price: Report August 25, 2026, 12:47 pm
Strategy’s biggest risk may not be a Bitcoin crash, but losing access to the capital markets that help it service $1.76 billion in annual obligations.
Bitwise launches self-custodied tokenized stock portfolios with Coinbase August 25, 2026, 12:32 pm
Bitwise’s new portfolios automatically rebalance Coinbase tokenized stocks while allowing eligible non-US investors to keep the assets in their own wallets.
DGrid AI token jumps 93% after launch as decentralized AI network goes live August 25, 2026, 11:53 am
DGAI nearly doubled in its first day of trading as DGrid expands its distributed AI inference network and rolls out hardware for its personal AI agent.
Bitcoin slips from $80K as gold cools with falling US bond yields August 25, 2026, 11:15 am
Bitcoin bulls battled for control of the $80,000 zone as gold came off its highest levels since mid-May on falling US bond yields.
Arcus launches tokenized perp positions on Robinhood Chain August 25, 2026, 10:00 am
Arcus introduced transferable ERC-20 tokens for perpetual positions and lets tokenized stocks back leveraged trades without requiring users to sell their holdings.
Hugging Face hack exposes the open-weight AI cybersecurity paradox August 25, 2026, 9:30 am
Hugging Face relies on open weight Chinese models to defend itself from rogue AI agents. But a lack of safety guardrails makes those models potentially dangerous too.
Chainalysis-led operation flags 7,700 accounts in child abuse probe August 25, 2026, 9:00 am
Operation Lighthouse generated 14,300 investigative leads across 11 crypto exchanges and payment services and flagged over 7,700 suspect accounts.