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Trump Media sued over Truth API’s paywall for presidential posts

Imagine paying a six-figure monthly bill just to read what the President of the United States posts on social media a few milliseconds before everyone else. That’s not a hypothetical. It’s a product, it has customers, and now it has a lawsuit. The Intercept and Freedom of the Press Foundation sued President Donald Trump on Wednesday over Truth Social’s Truth API service, arguing that selling faster access to the president’s public statements violates the First and Fifth Amendments. The legal argument The plaintiffs are framing the lawsuit around two constitutional pillars. First, the First Amendment angle: they argue that paywalling…

LegalAug 22

Coinbase Adds ALIGN to Listing Roadmap: What Traders Should Know

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, has added ALIGN to its official listing roadmap, signaling a potential future listing of the token on its platform. The announcement was made via the company’s standard communication channels, where it routinely updates the public on assets under review for possible trading support. Understanding Coinbase’s Listing Roadmap Coinbase’s listing roadmap is a transparency initiative that provides early visibility into tokens the exchange is actively evaluating. Assets on the roadmap are not guaranteed to be listed, but their inclusion indicates that Coinbase is conducting technical, legal, and compliance reviews. This…

ExchangesAug 22

Flowra Launches Open Orderflow Auction for Solana Block Building

Flowra launches its Open Orderflow Auction to introduce competitive bidding for Solana transaction inclusion. The new Programmable Block Policy gives validators more control over transaction inclusion and compliance requirements. Solana’s ecosystem is undergoing a major infrastructure shakeup. Flowra, a blockchain infrastructure company has launched a new block-building system for Solana called the Open Orderflow Auction (OOA), which is designed to create more competition around transaction ordering and give validators a larger share of the value generated by MEV. Right now, a huge portion of Solana’s transaction ordering and MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) market remains tightly concentrated. Traditionally, many validators rely…

BlockchainAug 22

3.32% Surge Triggers Rare Nasdaq 100 Bullish Signal for Bitcoin

The Nasdaq 100 just did something it has only done a handful of times in ten years, and Bitcoin traders are paying close attention. On Tuesday, the tech-heavy index surged 3.32% in a single session, a move statistically rare enough that options analytics firm Nations Indexes flagged it as one of the ten most bullish trading days the index has produced since 2016. For an asset that has grown increasingly tethered to Nasdaq momentum, that kind of Nasdaq 100 bullish signal doesn’t stay contained to equities for long. Key takeaways The Nasdaq 100 gained 3.32% in a single session, closing…

BitcoinAug 22

Digital asset trading platform Uphold cuts 17% of global headcount as crypto winter bites

The cuts come as the crypto industry grapples with a prolonged downturn. After three consecutive quarters of declines, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization fell to around $2.1 trillion at the end of the second quarter, while trading volumes weakened and retail participation slowed amid higher interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty and persistent outflows from crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF). U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded a combined $6.9 billion of net outflows in May and June. While flows have recovered in July, including a six-day streak of inflows, the rebound remains modest relative to the withdrawals seen during the broader market downturn. Uphold…

RegulationAug 22

Where Smart Money Is Rotating Instead of Top Altcoins

Large-cap cryptocurrencies are spending much of mid-2026 moving sideways. While Bitcoin has stabilized, several leading altcoins are struggling to regain momentum as higher interest rates and cautious institutional activity keep volatility under control. That slower environment is changing investor behavior. Instead of focusing only on established assets, many market participants are exploring earlier-stage projects where new products and ecosystems are still taking shape. MemeToro ($MT) is one of the AI-focused presales attracting attention during this period. $XRP, Ethereum and Solana Face a Slower Market Each of these major cryptocurrencies is dealing with different challenges. $XRP started July trading close to…

AltcoinsAug 22

Slovenia joins EU’s MiCA stablecoin register with first issuer

Slovenia has appeared for the first time in the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) register of electronic money token (EMT) issuers. Dinaro, a Slovenia-based electronic money institution supervised by the Bank of Slovenia, joined the EMT list in the latest European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) register update on Wednesday. According to its website, Dinaro provides payment services, including card issuing and acquiring, and says it holds Mastercard principal membership. Its addition marks the first appearance of a Slovenia-based issuer in ESMA’s EMT dataset. The update also changed the EU register of authorized crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), which…

LegalAug 22

Circle Targets Sept. 16 for Arc Public Mainnet Launch

Circle says Arc is on track for a Sept. 16 public mainnet launch that would open its production blockchain to users and applications while keeping block production within a permissioned validator set. In a separate post on X, Circle reported more than half a billion testnet transactions, nearly 3 million wallets and more than 100 partners active on private mainnet. It said an initial validator cohort is expected to help operate the network alongside Circle. Arc’s deployment documentation describes public mainnet as open to all users and applications. Developers can deploy contracts and send transactions without approval, but validation remains…

BlockchainAug 22

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee warns quantum computers may threaten 7 million BTC by 2028

Fundstrat cofounder Tom Lee has warned that quantum computers might compromise the security of Bitcoin as soon as 2028 or 2029. Lee cited recent research from Google, claiming advancements in quantum technology could soon render Bitcoin’s existing protections obsolete, and cautioned that the crypto sector currently does not have a unified mitigation strategy. Ethereum and Solana seen as less vulnerable Lee also suggested that networks such as Ethereum and Solana may face lower risks from emerging quantum threats. He stated that their protocols offer stronger protection compared to Bitcoin’s, although he did not elaborate on specific security features in his…

BitcoinAug 22

America First ETF Acquisition Puts MAGA Fund Under Truth Social

A politically themed America First ETF acquisition just reshaped one of the more unusual corners of U.S. asset management. On July 27, 2026, Yorkville America Equities announced the completion of its acquisition of the Point Bridge America First ETF, folding the fund into the Truth Social Funds family and relaunching it under a new name — and a ticker that leaves little to the imagination. Key takeaways Yorkville America Equities completed the acquisition of the Point Bridge America First ETF, effective July 27, 2026. The fund was reorganized and renamed the Truth Social America First ETF, trading on NYSE Arca…

RegulationAug 22