vor 5 Std.Hana, SK Telecom's TwoYear Bet on BitGo Clears Korea's RegulatorSeoul is a rare expansion story in BitGo's rough first year as a public company.vor 14 Std.OCC races to finalize GENIUS Act stablecoin rules by NovemberThe OCC is stepping on the gas to finalize rules by November to implement a stablecoin law signed by President Trump.
vor 20 Std.LIVE: Iran is considering bombing Europe as Trump war keeps escalatingIran is weighing strikes on US military targets in Europe if Trump escalates the war. Bulgaria and Cyprus are among the locations being considered for possible retaliation. Tehran has also looked at hitting subsea fiber-optic cables in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions rise. Bitcoin whales are buying again, adding about 43,000 BTC worth $2. 75. . .vor 21 Std.The ShortSqueeze Mirage: Decoding Bitcoin’s Coordinated Whale Attack Amidst Geopolitical FogBitcoin’s market looks quiet on the surface, but $169 million in highly leveraged short positions is building pressure around a narrow $62,400–$64,400 range—setting up a potential squeeze or sharper breakdown.
vor 2TBinance Cuts Off HTX and 10 More Platforms as EU Sanctions Take EffectThe exchange is enforcing Brussels' sanctions list to the letter, down to the exact spelling of each entity's name — the same pattern it followed with Iran-linked platforms two weeks earliervor 2TUS Treasury seeks public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rulesUnder the law, entities generally cannot issue payment stablecoins in the U. S. without obtaining an appropriate federal or state license.
vor 2TU.S. Treasury Proposes GENIUS Act Stablecoin RuleThe core development is straightforward: the Treasury Department has advanced a proposed rule to implement the GENIUS Act's approach to stablecoins, according to a Treasury Department announcement. The step was also reported by CoinDesk on August 17, 2026.vor 2TBitcoin Price Recovers Above $63,500 as Report Says US, Iran Agree to Extend CeasefireBitcoin price recovers above $63,500 as reports say the US and Iran agreed to extend their ceasefire, while traders watch $65,500 resistance.8-17Tether Finally Gets the Audit It Spent Years Saying Was ComingKPMG issued a clean opinion on Tether's 2025 books, physically counted every gold bar in its reserves, and confirmed a $6. 8 billion surplus — replacing years of quarterly attestations with something regulators and critics can't wave away as a snapshot
8-16Trumplinked World Liberty Financial wins OCC bank approval as $112 million DeFi position sits near liquidationThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) gave World Liberty Financial, a DeFi venture associated with President Donald Trump, preliminary conditional approval to charter a national trust bank built around its roughly $4 billion USD1 stablecoin.