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US regulators have already found a home for true Bitcoin perpetuals inside the CFTC’s exchange framework. The SEC is now turning to another part of the same market: how a team can pay to build a network before its token has much use. A derivatives exchange starts with an established asset and places a new contract around it. A token project usually starts with a promise. Buyers provide the capital needed to write the code, launch the network, and make the token useful, while the founding team promises to do the work that could make their purchase more valuable. That…

Bitget’s Protection Fund closed out July 2026 with an average valuation of $351 million, a figure that highlights how the exchange’s reserve buffer moved in step with Bitcoin’s price recovery over the month. The Bitget Protection Fund valuation, tracked and published by the exchange itself, gives a real-time window into how much backup capital sits behind user accounts when markets get rough. For an industry still shadowed by memories of sudden exchange collapses, that kind of visibility carries weight far beyond a single monthly report. Key takeaways Bitget’s Protection Fund averaged a $351 million valuation in July 2026, swinging between…

Bitcoin’s improving market conditions have begun easing pressure on underwater holders, although the broader recovery remains incomplete. The unrealized loss ratio fell to 35.2%, dropping below the historical 40% deep-stress threshold after peaking at 42.2% in late June. That decline suggests fewer investors currently hold Bitcoin [$BTC] at a loss, reflecting reduced market stress. However, the indicator rebounded from 30.4% around the 21st of July, showing selling pressure has not disappeared entirely. Source: CryptoQuant Historical cycles suggest the first move below 40% rarely confirms a lasting recovery. Instead, similar phases often precede prolonged consolidation before either strengthening further or advancing…

Robinhood shares jumped by nearly 14% on Friday as the crypto market recovery reached companies that had a substantial exposure to digital assets. HOOD traded at $108.31 after reaching $109.71 during the session. The rally also arrived amidst Washington’s fresh attention on crypto regulation and prediction markets, with the two being the growing parts of Robinhood’s business. Crypto rally lifts Robinhood shares Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies continued gaining in price after President Donald Trump renewed his call for Congress to pass digital-asset market legislation. The push has improved sentiment around businesses that could benefit from clearer US rules, and…

The line between traditional equities and crypto is thinning again. KuCoin announced Tuesday the integration of Ondo tokenized stocks on KuCoin Alpha, a move that gives its users direct on-chain exposure to shares of major companies. The listing, detailed in the original report, marks another step in the exchange’s push into real-world asset tokenization. KuCoin Alpha is traditionally a launchpad for early-stage token projects. Adding tokenized stocks there—not just to the main spot market—suggests the exchange sees these instruments as high-growth opportunities rather than stable, mature products. That classification could attract a different kind of trader: one hunting for arbitrage…

Texas-based Bitcoin mining infrastructure company Bitari Inc. has taken a significant step toward going public. The company announced that it filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 21, 2026, outlining plans for a $30 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “BIAI.” IPO Details and Share Pricing According to the filing, Bitari intends to offer 4,285,715 shares at a price of $7.00 per share. After accounting for underwriting discounts and other related expenses, the company expects to net approximately $27 million from the offering. These…

The Blockchain Association and Crypto Council for Innovation filed the complaint on Aug. 21 in Sangamon County Circuit Court against Illinois Department of Revenue Director David Harris, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser. They want the Digital Asset Tax Act declared unlawful and preliminary and permanent injunctions blocking enforcement. Crypto Groups Take Aim at a Tax With No Real Peer The battle starts with how Illinois calculates the levy. Rather than taxing a customer’s profit, the law grabs 0.2% of the digital asset’s value when certain activities run through a digital asset broker. The complaint…

Crypto trading cooled off sharply last month. According to data compiled by WuBlockchain, cryptocurrency spot volume across major exchanges fell to roughly $429.0 billion in July 2026, a steep pullback from the previous month that touches every single platform tracked in the report. The numbers paint a picture of a market that went quiet almost everywhere at once, not just at one or two venues. Key takeaways Total spot trading volume across 14 exchanges reached about $429.0 billion in July 2026. Volume dropped 21.7% from June 2026’s $547.9 billion. All 14 exchanges in the sample recorded a month-over-month decline —…

Since facing rejection at $65,409 four days ago, Bitcoin [$BTC] has traded within a thin margin, holding between $62k and $63k. As of this writing, the king coin traded around $62838, marking a 1.01% drop on the daily charts, adding to its 4% weekly decline. Although Bitcoin’s August looks bleak so far, some traders remain optimistic and are betting on a major price rebound. Bitcoin traders take an $86 million bet As $BTC continues to hover around $62k, some whales are flipping optimistic and opening leveraged positions. According to Lookonchain, two wallets are heavily long on $BTC. These two wallets…

Crypto and blockchain companies announced approximately $1.298 billion across six disclosed transactions between Aug. 16 and Aug. 22, 2026. ZeroStack accounted for most of the total through a $1 billion noncash token contribution, while Ripple Prime completed a $275 million debt offering. The remaining disclosed rounds raised about $23 million across AI trading, privacy infrastructure, decentralized lending, and physical infrastructure networks. One additional strategic investment did not disclose its value and is excluded from the weekly total. Crypto Fundraising, DefiLlama, company announcements, regulatory filings, and crypto.news coverage was used to compile the weekly figures. The total includes debt and a…