Bitcoin

On Aug. 21, 2026, decentralized exchanges across the chains tracked by DeFiLlama processed about $10.5 billion in spot volume over 24 hours. SummarySolana handled about $48.5 billion…

Key TakeawaysRussia legalized broker crypto trading, expecting over $46B in official volume in its first year.Strict annual purchase caps of $3,800 for retail investors will limit total official market growth.Official exchanges can trade…

WEEK IN REVIEW Key TakeawaysCharles Schwab added SOL, AVAX and LINK as its $13T crypto push expands beyond BTC and ETH.Circle minted 5B USDC in 1 week, signaling stronger liquidity as stablecoin supply rebounds.Coinbase and Better launched…

Key TakeawaysSaylor’s cryptic post renewed speculation about a bitcoin purchase.Strategy held 840,447 BTC after pausing transactions for two weeks.Its $1.59 billion USD Cash account may finance bitcoin purchases. Saylor Revives Strategy’s…

A federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 28 that Kalshi had not shown Nevada’s regulation of its sports-event contracts was likely preempted by federal commodities law. SummaryNinth…

Cumulative stablecoin card spending has surpassed $10.9 billion, according to Paymentscan data cited by payment provider RedotPay on Aug. 25. SummaryPaymentscan data cited by RedotPay…

Ripple pledged $300,000 on Aug. 29 to support emergency relief following catastrophic floods across Nepal and China’s Tibet region. SummaryRipple pledged $300,000 to World Central…

Key TakeawaysJaredfromSubway.eth’s bot has extracted over 117,000 ETH (~$295M) from trades since March 2023.An attacker drained the sandwich bot of $7.5M in June 2026 using 66 fake token contracts.Three relays route 88% of MEV-Boost blocks,…

Key TakeawaysCrypto markets ended Aug. 29 flat at $2.73 trillion as volatility offset prior gains.Altcoins diverged sharply as SOL rallied on Charles Schwab listing news while DOGE fell 7.2%.Arch Lending CTO Himanshu Sahay expects bitcoin…

Key TakeawaysGabriel Perez must pay $172,539.02 after winning 39 of 43 Kalshi contracts.CFTC’s Perez case puts prediction market insider trading under sharper scrutiny in 2026.Perez faces a 3-year trading ban, while Van Dyke’s prediction…