Przemysław Kral, the head of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, has reportedly been charged with participating in an alleged large-scale fraud and has begun cooperating with Polish prosecutors.Kral is seeking a reduced sentence in exchange for testimony that could include…

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen isn’t convinced that Bitcoin’s recent rally to $79,000 marks the end of the bear market.She is keeping a significant portion of her portfolio in stablecoins and watching for a drop of more than $25,000 from current…

The European Central Bank (ECB) is defending the privacy design of its planned central bank digital currency (CBDC).In an Aug. 10 interview published Monday, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the digital euro’s design would limit the amount of…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts the final week of August near its highest levels since mid-May as its bear-market recovery reaches a critical stage.Key points:Bitcoin sees a weekly candle close above its 50-week exponential moving average (EMA) for the first time since…

Germany widened its lead in the number of providers licensed under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), with six of its cooperative banks added in the latest register update.The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its MiCA…

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows surged last week after months of uneven flows, with investors pouring nearly $2 billion into the products amid a surge in Bitcoin’s price.Bitcoin ETFs recorded $1.92 billion in net inflows during the week…

Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has opened its licensing portal after notifying regulations governing crypto exchanges and other virtual asset service providers (VASPs) operating in the country. Companies providing virtual asset services on or before March 5 must submit an…

Decentralized lending protocol Term Finance lost an estimated $8.5 million after an attacker exploited governance control of its strategy vaults, according to blockchain security firms. On Sunday, PeckShield said the attacker drained about 2,843 Ether (ETH), valued at $6.87 million at…

Bitcoin suddenly surges: Is the bear market over?Confidence has returned to crypto markets after Bitcoin saw a sudden rally to gain more than 23% this week to trade around $77,559 at the time of writing. The price briefly topped $79,000…

A new Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper offers a provocative explanation for why cryptocurrency behaves so differently from traditional financial assets: Americans who buy crypto don’t simply have different demographics or risk appetites, they have radically different beliefs…

MiCA left crypto lending outside its original rulebook — but now Brussels is considering whether to bring it in.On May 20, 2026, the European Commission asked stakeholders to weigh in on areas left outside the original Markets in Crypto Assets…

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen expects Bitcoin to remain broadly around current levels through the end of the year despite its recent surge, citing interest rates and broader macroeconomic conditions as key factors shaping the cryptocurrency’s outlook.Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Trade Secrets…

Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated above $77,000 after Friday’s Wall Street open as gold joined the crypto rally to hit 14-week highs.Key points:Bitcoin and gold both hit their highest levels since May 15 against the US dollar.Analysis ties the strong performance firmly…

MarketsPublishedAug 21, 2026Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged. Shares of Bitcoin miners and digital asset treasury companies surged toward the end of the week, tracking…

Digital Asset, the creator of the Canton Network, and former US House Speaker Paul Ryan’s American Idea Foundation plan to pilot a blockchain-based system for distributing state-administered benefits across three US states using the Canton Network.The RISE program is expected…