August 18, 2026
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Polymarket's 20% CLARITY Act odds sit on a market one $100K trade could radically reprice
An anonymous trader on Polymarket holds a No position on the CLARITY Act worth about $414,895, roughly 2.6 times larger than the $160,200 in liquidity currently available on the market where it sits. CryptoSlate's live...
Bitcoin price spike to $64.5K was ‘low-volume liquidity trap': Analysis
Bitcoin derivatives markets created a short squeeze that took BTC price action 3% higher on Monday.
Bitpanda Hit With Europe's First Published MiCA Penalty in Austria
Austria's Financial Market Authority fined the Vienna-based exchange 70,000 euros for procedural and disclosure breaches, an early marker of how EU regulators intend to enforce the bloc's new crypto rulebook.
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $64,000 as surging yields and oil drain risk appetite
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $64,000 as surging yields and oil drain risk appetite
Bitcoin turned $10,000 into $870,000 in a decade where 87% of active stock funds failed to beat passive rivals
Bitcoin returned 87 times over a decade, while only 13% of actively managed US large-cap equity funds beat comparable passive funds' benchmarks through June 30, according to Morningstar data reported by The Wall Street...
China adds 8 banks to digital yuan network as operator count hits 30
The newly authorized lenders will begin offering e-CNY services after completing operational and technical preparations.
Kraken Parent Payward Joins Glasswing, Gets Access to Claude Mythos to Hunt Security Flaws
Payward is joining Project Glasswing, Anthropic’s program for giving vetted organizations access to its powerful cybersecurity AI.
The bitcoin price level where leveraged bulls could get whacked
The bitcoin price level where leveraged bulls could get whacked
KuCoin's new perp rule can turn one funding-rate extreme into 36 hours of hourly settlements
USDT and USDC contracts move from the next period, while returning to four-hour settlement requires 36 stable hours. The post KuCoin’s new perp rule can turn one funding-rate extreme into 36 hours of hourly settlements...
South Korea moves to block Polymarket over gambling concerns
The Korea Media and Communications Commission said Polymarket’s structure and operations amount to illegal gambling despite its noncustodial design and smart contracts.
Minnesota Says xAI's Grok Created 'Marketplace for Digital Sexual Violence'
Elon Musk’s AI firm says the state’s first-of-its-kind nudification ban violates the First Amendment. Minnesota says it regulates a tool, not speech.
XRP sinks below $1 for first time since 2024 even as Korean bank adopts Ripple Payments
XRP sinks below $1 for first time since 2024 even as Korean bank adopts Ripple Payments